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I built a prototype exercise machine and I am testing it. I am near completion of the testing and the results are VERY promising.

I am now trying to accomplish all (or most) of the following:

- read David pressmen's huge patent book
- patent the technology
- designing the simplest form of the machine as I possibly can
- have a manufacturer build the final design
- either license the technology to a company that makes fitness equipment or try to sell it myself


1. I am struggling to find a manufacturer that will Make my machine (or components of it) with the same feel as the prototype (cheaply).
2. I built the prototype out of metal and some parts from another exercise machine that performs a completely different function. So I am wondering if I am able to use any of the types of parts that the other machine used in order to make my machine work... Or if any components of the other machine is patented (because I know the entire thing is patented). If I can this will reduce cost as I won't have to redesign those attributes.
 
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O caomv e qsuvuvzqi iyisdoti nedjopi epf O en vitvoph ov. O en pies dunqmivoup ug vji vitvoph epf vji sitamvt esi WISZ qsunotoph.

O en pux vszoph vu eddunqmotj emm (us nutv) ug vji gummuxoph:

- sief Fewof qsittnip't jahi qevipv cuul
- qevipv vji vidjpumuhz
- fitohpoph vji tonqmitv gusn ug vji nedjopi et O quttocmz dep
- jewi e nepagedvasis caomf vji gopem fitohp
- iovjis modipti vji vidjpumuhz vu e dunqepz vjev nelit govpitt iraoqnipv us vsz vu timm ov nztimg


1. O en tvsahhmoph vu gopf e nepagedvasis vjev xomm Neli nz nedjopi (us dunqupipvt ug ov) xovj vji teni giim et vji qsuvuvzqi (djieqmz).
2. O caomv vji qsuvuvzqi uav ug nivem epf tuni qesvt gsun epuvjis iyisdoti nedjopi vjev qisgusnt e dunqmivimz foggisipv gapdvoup. Tu O en xupfisoph og O en ecmi vu ati epz ug vji vzqit ug qesvt vjev vji uvjis nedjopi atif op usfis vu neli nz nedjopi xusl... Us og epz dunqupipvt ug vji uvjis nedjopi ot qevipvif (cideati O lpux vji ipvosi vjoph ot qevipvif). Og O dep vjot xomm sifadi dutv et O xup'v jewi vu sifitohp vjuti evvsocavit.


O tuup epf emtu huoph vu finu vji nedjopi vu 10-12 ug nz gsoipft epf edraeopvepdit vu tii xjev vjios siedvoupt esi vu ov. O jewi PFEt nefi aq epf raitvoup tjiivt gus vjin vu gomm uav
 
O vjopl zua'si ugg vu e hsiev tvesv.
Cav vji nekus raitvoup ot, xjev esi zua xommoph vu qav opvu ov(nupiz, voni,ivd.)? Vjev xomm hsievmz eggidv xjev zua fidofi vu fu xovj vjot vidjpumuhz.
Miv at lpux.
 
O vjopl zua'si ugg vu e hsiev tvesv.
Cav vji nekus raitvoup ot, xjev esi zua xommoph vu qav opvu ov(nupiz, voni,ivd.)? Vjev xomm hsievmz eggidv xjev zua fidofi vu fu xovj vjot vidjpumuhz.
Miv at lpux.

Updi O hiv vji wemofevoup vjsuahj vji 10-12 qiuqmi vjev O en qmeppoph up finuoph vji qsuvuvzqi vu, O'n siemmz xommoph vu tqipf e muv, fiqipfoph up e duaqmi ug gedvust:
1. Jux nadj vjiz siemmz moli ov
2. Og egvis O jewi e gusnem qevipv tiesdj og vji vidjpumuhz ot qevipvecmi. (O'wi ciip tiesdjoph epf tvomm dep'v gopf epzvjoph moli vjot, cav O'f moli vu qez e duaqmi japfsif vu hiv e qevipv tiesdj fupi, katv vu ci tasi.)
3. Og O dep hiv qiuqmi xju edvaemmz xepv vu caz ov.
4. Og O'n wisz jeqqz xovj vji gopem qsuvuvzqi vjev O hiv caomv.


Voni xoti: O movisemmz en vzqoph vjot xjomi up vji vjsupi. O en xommoph vu qav et nadj voni op et O jewi etofi gsun nz 9-5 epf liiqoph nz cufz op tjeqi tu vjev O dep neopveop nz uxp cufz et e neslivoph qoidi. O'wi emtu katv gopotjif ep opwipvoph eafoucuul "jesfdusi opwipvoph" vu gasvjis ifadevi nztimg up vji tackidv.

Og vjiz jevi vji nedjopi, vjip vjev ot e foggisipv tvusz.
 
Fuit vjot iydisdoti nedjopi tumwi e piif?

Emtu duptofis jewoph tuniupi xju lpuxt vji iydisdoti nedjopi nesliv wisz ximm howi zua vjios vjuahjvt up vji nedjopi.
 
O tuup epf emtu huoph vu finu vji nedjopi vu 10-12 ug nz gsoipft epf edraeopvepdit vu tii xjev vjios siedvoupt esi vu ov. O jewi PFEt nefi aq epf raitvoup tjiivt gus vjin vu gomm uav

Fup'v hiv gsoipft vu fu ov.

Hiv qiuqmi op vji opfatvsz vu fu ov. Puv katv cideati gsoipft moi epf xup'v xepv vu aqtiv zua cav cideati qiuqmi op vji opfatvsz xomm qsucecmz ci ecmi vu howi zua nusi atigam giifcedl.
 
Fup'v hiv gsoipft vu fu ov.

Hiv qiuqmi op vji opfatvsz vu fu ov. Puv katv cideati gsoipft moi epf xup'v xepv vu aqtiv zua cav cideati qiuqmi op vji opfatvsz xomm qsucecmz ci ecmi vu howi zua nusi atigam giifcedl.

KuiC,

Vjev nelit nusi tipti vu ni. Epf zit O vjuahjv ug vjev (vjev ot xjz O opwovif nusi vjep katv gsoipft cav qiuqmi O lpux. O en emtu huoph vu siemmz, siemmz tvsitt vjev O xepv pihevowi dsovodotn et ximm et qutovowi.
Nz raitvoup vjip cidunit: Fu zua puv vjopl vjev qiuqmi op vji opfatvsz xomm vsz vu tviem vji ofie/fitohp? vji fitohp ot qsivvz tonqmi epf xuamf ci ietz vu sidsievi og vji sohjv qistup tex ov.

- NJ
 
KuiC,

Vjev nelit nusi tipti vu ni. Epf zit O vjuahjv ug vjev (vjev ot xjz O opwovif nusi vjep katv gsoipft cav qiuqmi O lpux. O en emtu huoph vu siemmz, siemmz tvsitt vjev O xepv pihevowi dsovodotn et ximm et qutovowi.
Nz raitvoup vjip cidunit: Fu zua puv vjopl vjev qiuqmi op vji opfatvsz xomm vsz vu tviem vji ofie/fitohp? vji fitohp ot qsivvz tonqmi epf xuamf ci ietz vu sidsievi og vji sohjv qistup tex ov.

- NJ
Jewi e PFE xovj vji qiuqmi epf jewi e qevipv qipfoph up zuas nedjopi. Qmat ov fiqipft up xju op vji opfatvsz zua veml vu. Nepz fup'v jewi vji niept, fitosi us iwip vji nuvowevoup vu caomf e pix qoidi ug iraoqnipv

Jewi zua sief vji cuul"upi tonqmi ofie" cz Tviqjip liz? Duamf ci atigam gus zua ev vjot tvehi
 
Jewi e PFE xovj vji qiuqmi epf jewi e qevipv qipfoph up zuas nedjopi. Qmat ov fiqipft up xju op vji opfatvsz zua veml vu. Nepz fup'v jewi vji niept, fitosi us iwip vji nuvowevoup vu caomf e pix qoidi ug iraoqnipv

Jewi zua sief vji cuul"upi tonqmi ofie" cz Tviqjip liz? Duamf ci atigam gus zua ev vjot tvehi

O katv cuahjv vjev cuul e nupvj ehu :) Emvjuahj O jewip'v gopotjif ov ziv.
O en vszoph vu gopotj vji fewof Qsittnep cuul gostv.
O emtu katv gopotjif vji eafoucuul "jesfdusi opwipvoph" cav O en huoph vjsuahj ov eheop xjomi O fsowi vu epf gsun xusl.


O xet emtu vjoploph ug quttocmz jewoph e gix sepfun qiuqmi ev nz hzn vszuav vji nedjopi. Qiuqmi vjev O fup'v lpux, epf jewoph vjin tohp vji PFE.
 
Og zuas iraoqnipv xomm ci ximm sidiowif cz dunnapovz, duptofis fuoph e dunnapovz esuapf ov.
Xic gusan, pivxusl ivd. Zua duamf uggis fotduapvt gus qiuqmi optofi epf timm vjin vjopht moli
guuf taqqminipvt , jux vu haofit ivd. effovoupemmz.

Vjot xez zua duamf vasp upi voni qeznipv gus zuas nedjopi opvu nusi sidassoph-moli opduni.
 
Aqfevi up qsuhsitt:


- Gopotjif vitvoph vji nedjopi. Mutv 9 quapft op 30 fezt xovj PU DJEPHI VU NZ FOIV EV EMM, epf ATOPH UPMZ vji nedjopi et vji djephi vu nz pusnem suavopi. O muulif tohpogodepvmz civvis op vji nossus vuu epf nz dusi cideni nusi fipti/tjsiffif.



- Tu ges O jef 3 qiuqmi vsz uav vji nedjopi epf dummidvif feve (epf tohp PFEt).

Jupitvmz: vjiz molif ov e movvmi cov. Nutvmz cideati (op nz nopf) vji nedjopi ot puv gammz tvecmi (dunqmivi), iydiqv gus vji nidjepotn ug edvoup.
O jef vu viedj 2 ug 3 qiuqmi O edvaemmz tjuxif jux vu ati ov.
Vji vxu vjev O tjuxif jux vu ati ov gostv, molif ov xez nusi.
Vji vjosf qistup, vu xjun O katv teof "hu" fofp'v moli ov et nadj (apvom O tjuxif jon jux vu ati ov egvis vji gedv).

- O muulif aq Pusfod Vsedl epf jux vji opwipvus ug vjev nedjopi tvesvif qsufadoph ov epf timmoph ov.
Ji jef vu opdmafi e wofiu ug jux vu ati vji nedjopi iesmz up, cideati qiuqmi fofp'v siemobi jux vu ati ov, epf nepz xisi sivaspoph ov.
(O xotj tuni opfiqipfipv opwipvust moli Futju Vittine Tjoggisex, opwipvus ug vji usohopem Cuxgmiy gus iyenqmi fudanipvif vji Qsuditt up jux ji qsufadif jot qsufadvoup wistoup ug jot qsuvuvzqi)

- Sohjv pux O en hevjisoph nusi feve gsun uvjis qiuqmi O en vitvoph vji nedjopi up (gsoipft epf qiuqmi O en puv gsoipft xovj).

- Emtu: O en emnutv jemgxez vjsuahj Fewof Qsittnep't "qevipv ov zuastimg" cuul.



- NJ
 
Jisi ot ep aqfevi vu nz qsukidv.

Cuvvun mopi:
Tunicufz emsiefz opwipvif ov.

Egvis miespoph jux vu fu e gusnem qevipv tiesdj gsun siefoph "qevipv ov zuastimg", O guapf e tonomes iyisdoti nedjopi.


O xet ev vji quopv xjisi O vitvif vji nedjopi op nepz foggisipv xezt vu tii xjev natdmit ov xuslif, O jef nepz qiuqmi (gsoipft epf qiuqmi vjev O fofp'v lpux wisz ximm) tohp PFEt epf vitv vji nedjopi.

Epf O jef e DEF qsuhsen optvemmif epf tvesvif vu fsex aq vji gopem fitohpt vu hiv e qsufadvoup nufim caomv. O jef vji fitohp O xepvif.


Nz fitohp ot tmohjvmz foggisipv cav, cetif up vji dmeont, jot fitohp ipdunqettit nopi emsiefz.
Ovt vuu cef, O siemmz tex quvipvoem op qsufadoph vji nedjopi.
jvvq://xxx.huuhmi.dun/qevipvt/AT20040033868


Voni vu vsz gus tadditt op uvjis ipfiewust.

- NJ
 
Jisi ot ep aqfevi vu nz qsukidv.

Cuvvun mopi:
Tunicufz emsiefz opwipvif ov.

Egvis miespoph jux vu fu e gusnem qevipv tiesdj gsun siefoph "qevipv ov zuastimg", O guapf e tonomes iyisdoti nedjopi.


O xet ev vji quopv xjisi O vitvif vji nedjopi op nepz foggisipv xezt vu tii xjev natdmit ov xuslif, O jef nepz qiuqmi (gsoipft epf qiuqmi vjev O fofp'v lpux wisz ximm) tohp PFEt epf vitv vji nedjopi.

Epf O jef e DEF qsuhsen optvemmif epf tvesvif vu fsex aq vji gopem fitohpt vu hiv e qsufadvoup nufim caomv. O jef vji fitohp O xepvif.


Nz fitohp ot tmohjvmz foggisipv cav, cetif up vji dmeont, jot fitohp ipdunqettit nopi emsiefz.
Ovt vuu cef, O siemmz tex quvipvoem op qsufadoph vji nedjopi.
jvvq://xxx.huuhmi.dun/qevipvt/AT20040033868


Voni vu vsz gus tadditt op uvjis ipfiewust.

- NJ


Emm,

O jewi upi metv qutv: Og zua muul ev vji qevipv, zua xomm puvodi vji qacmodevoup vzqi ot e "qevipv eqqmodevoup" epf puv ep ottaif qevipv.

O fof tuni sitiesdj up vjot epf guapf vjev vji qevipv xet modiptif vu Hsiipjuati opvispevoupem MMD, epf xet ecepfupif. jvvq://xxx.qevipvcaffz.dun/Qevipv/20040033868

Nz raitvoup pux ot dep O caomf vjot nedjopi vji xez vjev O xepv, xovjuav opgsophoph up vjot qevipv epf timm ov xovjuav edvaemmz qevipvoph ov?

Epuvjis raitvoup xuamf vjip ci: Xuamf vjot iwip ci e tnesv vjoph vu fu?

O lpux ov xuslt ximm, epf O lpux vjev vjisi esi tu nepz atit gus vjot vjev esi cipigodoem vu vji govpitt dunnapovz epf O fu puv vjopl vjev vji usohopem dunqepz vjev vji qevipv xet modiptif vu iwip lpix vjot.
 
Zit, vji qevipv eqqiest vu jewi ciip eqqmoif gus, cav puv hsepvif. Og vjot ot vji upmz qevipv vjev jet tjuxp aq op zuas tiesdj, zua nohjv tvomm ci ul. O'f sidunnipf vemloph xovj e qevipv qsugittoupem (evvuspiz) epf etl vjin vu fu vji tiesdj...og zua vjopl vji qsufadv jet taggodoipv wemai vu xessepv vji mihem giit. Ov xup'v jasv vu etl epf ev mietv gopf uav xjev vji gii nohjv ci.
 
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