Are you an inventor looking for advice or resources? This directory lists inventors groups across the country, organized by state.
Eureka! You've got the next great idea -- a patent, maybe even a prototype. You can't get your product to market? Welcome to the club. Literally.
There are scores of inventors like you -- including Arthur Battaglia, the inventor profiled in the July 2002 issue of Inc magazine. And like him, you might find valuable advice and resources at one of the inventors groups across the country.
Most groups hold regular meetings, some require membership, and the level of formality varies. But the common thread is that they aspire to help inventors bring their ideas to fruition.
Note: We have tried to ensure that the information contained in this directory is correct and current. We do not endorse any of the groups listed. If you know of a group that should be added to this directory, please E-mail jennifer_redmond@inc.com.
National Organizations
InventNet Forum
10531 Royal Oak Way
Stanton, CA 90680
fax: 714-844-4366
info@inventnet.com
www.inventnet.com
National Congress of Inventor Organizations
Steven Gnass
P.O. Box 93669
Los Angeles, CA 90093-6690
213-878-6952
fax: 213-962-8588
ncio@inventionconvention.com
www.inventionconvention.com
United Inventors' Association of the USA
Carol Oldenberg
P.O. Box 23447
Rochester, NY 14692
716-359-9310
fax: 716-359-1132
uiausa@aol.com
www.uiausa.org
Alabama
Invent Alabama
Bruce Koppenhoefer
P.O. Box 382438
Birmingham, AL 35238-2483
205-663-9982
fax: 205-250-8013
brucek@quixnet.net
www.inventala.org
Arizona
Inventors Association of Arizona
Linda Anderson, Executive Director
3104 East Camelback #344
Phoenix, AZ 85016
520-751-9966
888-299-6787
fax: 602-912-9455
linda@kangaring.com
www.azinventors.org
California
Idea to Market Network
P.O. Box 12248
Santa Rosa, CA 95406
800-ITM-3210
info@ideatomarket.org
www.ideatomarket.org
Inventors' Alliance
Andrew Krauss, President
P.O. Box 390219
Mountain View, CA 94039
650-964-1576
fax: 650-964-1576
president@inventorsalliance.org
www.inventorsalliance.org
Inventors' Alliance of Northern California
4321 Caterpillar Road
Redding, CA 96003
530-243-2400
fax: 530-243-2400
info@inventorsnorcal.org
http://inventorsnorcal.org
Inventors' Forum of San Diego
Greg W. Lauren
11292 Poblado Road
San Diego, CA 92127
858-451-1028
fax: 858-451-6154
enovex@aol.com
Colorado
Rocky Mountain Inventors Congress
P.O. Box 36233
Denver, CO 80236
303-670-3760
fax: 720-962-5026
rminventor@yahoo.com
www.rminventor.org
Connecticut
Inventors Association of Connecticut
Frank Poluszny
Fairfield County, CT
203-622-0149
iact@inventus.org
www.inventus.org
Florida
Edison Inventors' Association Inc.
Gary Nelson, President
P.O. Box 07398
Ft. Myers, FL 33919
941-275-IDEA (4332)
941-267-9746
drghn@aol.com
www.edisoninventors.org
Tampa Bay Inventors Council
David Kiewit
P.O. Box 1620
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
727-866-0669
tbic@patent-faq.com
http://patent-faq.com/tbichome.htm
Illinois
Illinois Innovators & Inventors
Phil Curry, Publicity Chairman
P.O. Box 623
Edwardsville, IL 62025
618-656-7445
invent@charter-il.com
http://ilinventor.tripod.com
Inventors' Council
Don Moyer
431 S. Dearborn #705
Chicago, IL 60605
patent@donmoyer.com
www.donmoyer.com
Kansas
Inventors' Association of South Central Kansas
Richard Freidenberger
2302 Amarado
Wichita, KS 67205
aledarich@networksplus.net
www.networksplus.net/aledarich
Massachusetts
Innovators' Resource Network
Dave Cornier, Karyl Lynch
c/o Pelham West Associates
P.O. Box 137
Shutesbury, MA 01072-0137
413-259-2006
info@irnetwork.org
www.irnetwork.org
Inventors' Association of New England
Chris Holt
P.O. Box 335
Lexington, MA 02420-0004
978-433-2397
meeting hotline: 781-229-6614
crholt@aol.com
www.inventne.org
