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| To assist, disseminate and promote services, education and networking opportunities to independent inventors. |
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| Founded in early 2004 our chapter has made continued strides in sharing information resources to both amateur and seasoned inventors and continues promoting individual inventors. |
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| We welcome all individuals and parties whom share the goal in further promoting an Iowa based resource for inventors and product assimilation. Meetings are typically held every 2nd Monday of the month. Meetings are free and dress is casual. |
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| Our typical meeting will include a guest speaker and they will speak on a variety of topics that are of interest to inventors. Past speakers include patent attorneys and prototype makers. After the speaker talks we always open it up for question and answers so the attendees can ask their specific questions. We then have a short business meeting. See below for meeting schedule |
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| Frank at the 2015 Innovation Expo |
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| Next Meeting: |
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Monday September 10 at 7pm
Community Savings Bank in Robins or your home
** I will be at the bank in Robins and we will have our business meeting
after this webex. Let me know if you will attend either. **
IP Overview and Resources Host: Tracie Robertson
WebEx Meeting
When it's time, start or join the WebEx meeting from here:
http://shorturl.at/nvK13
Access Information Meeting Number: 996 365 488 Meeting
Password: 12345
Audio Connection 5712705000 (CWMS Call In) Access Code: 996 365 488
Topic
It will be an Intellectual Property Overview and Resources for inventors.
Submit
Your Great Product or Idea Here
Speaker
Zandra
Smith
Supervisory patent examiner, USPTO Zandra Smith is a supervisory patent
examiner (SPE) at the USPTO. She joined the agency in June 1996 as an examiner
in optical measuring and testing in Technology Center (TC) 2800. Prior to
joining the USPTO, Smith earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from
Virginia Tech. . In January of 2018 she accepted a detail in the Office of
Innovation Development (OID) as the Pro Se Assistance Program Coordinator. In
2005, she became a trainer for new examiners in the Patent Training Academy.
Later that same year, she became a SPE in the semiconductor art area, where
she supervised more than 20 examiners who worked a variety of patent
applications related to semiconductors and the method of making
semiconductors. As a supervisor, she has had the opportunity to work on
several projects within TC 2800 and the Patent Corps, including serving as
being the TC lead of the Diversity Council. Smith has also worked on creating
career development opportunities for the Patents Technical Support Staff and
currently serves as the Transition Coordinator for TC 2800, assisting new
examiners in their move from the training academy to their home art unit. She
enjoys cooking, reading, and good wine and lives in Virginia with her kids and
her dog.
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I made a great contact at the USPTO when I was there in March. Was able to
coordinate this.
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| Contact Information |
| President: Frank Morosky |
| Telephone |
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319-849-8436 |
| Electronic mail |
| General Information: info@iowainventorsgroup.org |
