Our Founder
Patrick's leadership in the invention community has been recognized in national media and major industry events. He now consults with private clients. Click here to see rates. Initially, Patrick was reasonably content working on Madison Avenue as a VP of strategic planning for global consumer brands. But his decade-long career as an "adman" ended in 2005 … when a particularly clingy shower curtain turned him into an accidental inventor. Thus began his amazing journey as an independent inventor that saw his product sold in national retail stores and DRTV. In 2007, he started the Inventors Association of Manhattan, a non-profit with 750+ members today. In 2008, he was elected to be Executive Director of the national United Inventors Association (UIA). He produced a ground-breaking 10-part educational video entitled What Every Inventor Needs to Know with 15 of the country’s top experts. His newsletter reached 10,000 inventors and 70+ local group leaders. He then pioneered UIA-Certification, the industry standard for service providers and has won the praise in government and non-profit circles. A national guest speaker and product judge, he led 11-judge panel in the Inventor’s Spotlight at the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas in 2009 and 2010. Patrick then created the InventionScore®, a revolutionary diagnostic algorithm that pinpoints where an inventor stands, and how to improve for maximum negotiating power with investors and companies. Patrick holds a BA in Mass Communications and an MBA. He lives in New York City. A regular contributor to Inventors Digest magazine, Patrick was named Editor-at-Large in 2011.
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