The following companies will conduct searches for new products to add to their existing lines, as well as give feedback to inventors:

The Clorox Company

Schroeder & Tremayne

Tupperware Brands

Stanley Black & Decker

Hampton Direct

Jarden Consumer Solutions

Quickie Manufacturing

Jasco Products

SkyMall

Inventors with appropriate new products, fitting the criteria, will have the opportunity to present their inventions to representatives from these companies at INPEX^®.

Keep checking back to my blog, as I’ll tell you in the coming months the different criteria that each of these companies require. Also, we’re working every day to add more product searches to INPEX^® 2012, so keep your eye out for more information!

If you have a product that you think fits any of these companies’ profiles, don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to meet with company representatives. Call 1-888-54-INPEX to speak with one of our account representatives, and book your booth today!

Aside from being able to see hundreds of new product ideas, this year’s INPEX® is holding its first Open Innovation Conference June 14 and 15 during show floor hours.

This new innovation conference, hosted by InventHelp® and INPEX®, will bring together top notch open innovation leaders and advanced practitioners from multiple industries to address and provide leadership to accelerate your innovation-to-market cycle.

You can hear keynote and guest speakers from companies such as General Mills, GlaxoSmithKline and Google, who will present on topics related to: the everyday challenges of open innovation in your business; learning how to use social media technologies to engage with your customers; using social networking to increase sales and promote your business; growing your open innovation capabilities with cost-conscience initiatives; expanding your open innovation processes and much more!

Your company can benefit from the networking opportunities, gain education and knowledge from leading innovation companies, and have the opportunity to see new products ready for manufacturing, marketing, distribution or licensing.

After the innovation conference, you’ll automatically be registered to attend INPEX® 2011, where you will see new products on display in over 50 different product categories. At America’s Largest Invention Show, you can touch and evaluate inventions and ideas, as well as talk directly to the inventor about the details of his or her idea.

For complete details about registration rates (including how to save if you book your company early) and hotel accommodations, visit our Open Innovation Conference page on the INPEX® website at www.inpex.com/open_innovation_conference or call 1-888-54-INPEX.

Keep checking back for a complete list of updated speakers and seminar titles and schedules. Don’t miss this opportunity to include your company at INPEX® 2011, the only place to experience this type of combined format for business leaders!

Debra (Debbi) J. Fields epitomizes the American dream. From humble beginnings, she launched what has become one of the nation’s most visible, successful dessert empires.

Fields earned more than 25 years of entrepreneurial, operational and managerial
experience in a company she built (literally) from scratch. Founder, baker, chief cookie lover and former chairman of Mrs. Fields Cookies, a $450 million company she founded in 1977, Mrs. Fields has since sold her company, which is a market leader among fresh-baked cookie stores.

Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chippery opened its doors to the public in Palo Alto, California in 1977. Thirty-plus years later, Fields’ role had expanded from managing one shop to supervising operations, brand name management, public relations and product development of her company’s 600+ company-owned and franchise stores in the United States and 10 foreign nations.

With expansion on the horizon in 1989, Mrs. Fields, Inc. was among the first companies to take advantage of dramatic computer technology advancements. Fields led her company into the computer age, streamlining operations and production schedules with a state-of-the-art computer system. Her program is used as a model for business efficiency at Harvard Business School. It remains an example of successful application of technology in business management.

Fields’ business accomplishments and capabilities reach far beyond managing Mrs.
Fields, Inc. Today, she sits on the boards of Outback Steakhouse, The Greater Memphis Arts Council and The Orpheum Theater. In 2003, Fields received the Golden Gavel Award, which is awarded annually to an individual who demonstrates consistent self-improvement, success and leadership. That same year, she was inducted into The Society of Entrepreneurs.

Fields is the author of two cookbooks published by Time-Life. The first, Mrs. Fields’
Cookie Book: 100 Recipes from the Kitchen of Mrs. Fields, has sold more than 1.8 million copies and was the first cookbook to top The New York Times best-seller list. The second, I Love Chocolate Cookbook, published in 1994, has enjoyed tremendous success as well, posting sales of over half a million copies.

She hosted Great American Desserts, a weekly program that aired nationally on public television, and is also the name of her third and newest book, Debbi Fields’ Great American Desserts, published by Simon and Schuster.

Don’t pass up this opportunity to hear Debbi’s experience, as well as the chance to exhibit your invention at America’s largest invention trade show, June 14-17, 2011. Call 1-888-54-INPEX to speak to one of our account representatives and reserve your booth today!

INPEX® is proud to announce that it will hold its 26th Annual Show June 14-17, 2011, at the Monroeville Convention Center, about 20 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh.

We’re excited to get plans underway for INPEX® 2011, and we hope that you’ll continue to check back for updates as we add speakers, companies and other exciting events!

Don’t pass up this opportunity to exhibit your invention at America’s largest invention trade show. Call 1-888-54-INPEX to reserve your booth today!

Pennsylvania Bussiness Central wrote a nice follow-up article about INPEX 2010 which can be read on their site: Inventors Flock to Monroeville for INPEX.

Thanks again and we can’t wait for next year’s show!

While the economy has seen its share of good days and bad over the last year and half, it seems that the worst could be behind us. Company representatives are now telling me they have gotten approval to travel to trade shows again and many are marking INPEX 2010 as a must-stop on their calendar.

If you are an inventor, don’t miss this opportunity to meet with representatives from companies who are making a point to attend INPEX to look for new products. Call your INPEX representative today for more information at 888-54-INPEX.

Known as the “Father of the Electronic Gaming” industry, Nolan Bushnell is most recognized for making our childhood video game days memorable with his invention of both Pong and Atari and believe it or not, created the only place where a kid can be a kid, Chuck E. Cheese.

Bushnell has been convinced that computer games are an excellent way to bring together curiosity and creativity. At the very least, he has revolutionized entertainment in public and at home and will continue to do so. To date, he has founded 18 companies and has worked in many different fields, but still continues to develop computer games.

We’re anxious to hear Mr. Bushnell speak on the topic of entrepreneurship and innovation at the INPEX Inventor’s University™ on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 10:00am.

The new Monroeville Convention Center is just two miles from the Pennsylvania turnpike and adjacent to the Monroeville Mall and new District Shops. There is also a newly-remodeled, 191-room Doubletree hotel nearby.

While in the area for INPEX, we suggest you visit local area attractions such as the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium – which is located just five miles east of downtown Pittsburgh and houses more than 4,000 animals of all different species. Also, be sure to also visit Phipps Conservatory, where something is always blooming. This unique facility is truly a delight that features a unique 13-room Victorian glasshouse with a dramatic backdrop for exotic tropical plants, flower shows and exhibits. For additional area attractions, go to http://blog.inpex.com/follow-inventhelps-inpex-invention-show-on-twitter/ For those of you out there who are addicted to tweeting, I have good news! You can now follow INPEX on the popular social networking site, Twitter. As plans get underway for INPEX 2010, you can follow our progress on Twitter and keep up-to-date on booth specials, discounts and speaking schedules for the 25th anniversary show.

Thanks to all of you out there who have continued to call us and email with inquiries about the upcoming show. Dates are going to be announced within the next few weeks and you can begin to reserve your booth spaces soon.

In the meantime, happy tweeting!

I’m sure by now you have noticed by the recent changes to our homepage that INPEX – The Invention Show for 2009 has been postponed. We are currently in the process of rescheduling our 25th anniversary show, and will be sure to keep you updated as soon as plans are underway.

It was a tough decision, but one we feel was in the best interest of our exhibitors. With the economic downturn the country has taken over the last few months, companies are cutting back on corporate travel, and in turn, cutting back on the trade shows that they normally attend. We want to make sure our exhibitors experience the most favorable number of business attendance, which is why we have decided to reschedule the show.

We are, in the meantime, continuing to run the Inventor’s Corner at the 2009 International Home & Housewares Show, March 22nd-24th in Chicago. Check back soon for more details.

Our goal at INPEX is for exhibitors to have the best possible experience as we attempt to bridge the gap between business & entrepreneurs. We will continue to make that our goal as we embark on a new year. I look forward to meeting you all when we celebrate our 25th anniversary show together.

Cheers!