Patent Your Inventions Blog

Here’s an interesting and useful new invention, especially for smokers trying to quit…

The inventor is J. B. Snyder of Avon, Conneticut. Snyder has invented the Linkman Habit Reversal Tool. This battery-powered device can be carried on a keychain or worn as a pendant.

To use the device, you just double-click a button when you feel like you need a cigarette. The Linkman will flash red if you have not waited long enough between cigarettes. It will flash green if you have waited long enough since your last cigarette.

The Linkman attempts to eventually wean you off cigarettes by gradually increasing the time between cigarettes. That means each time you smoke a cigarette, the time you must wait to smoke the next becomes a little longer. The aim is to allow users to quit smoking in a few months.

You can find out more about Linkman at http://www.linkman.com.

Although simplistic, this patent-pending invention is an excellent example of a product that solves a problem for it’s market. With the right marketing, it could really take off!

In cooperation with the Marketplace for Entrepreneurs, the Northern Plains Inventors Congress (NPIC) will hold a tradeshow on January 17, 2006 at the Fargo Dome in Fargo, North Dakota.

The tradeshow will run from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and admission is free. All inventors, entrepreneurs, and service providers are welcome to attend this annual event. Julia M. Rhodes, founder and President of KleenSlate Concepts (a successful international product development company) is the keynote speaker.

NPIC attendees can display their products at the Marketplace for Entrepreneurs in Bismarck, North Dakota on January 18, 2006. The cost for a booth is $25 for 2006 NPIC attendees.

Read more at the Northern Plains Inventors Congress website.