re: Have you ever had an invention idea that someone stole from you?

I contacted Sunbeam products (the company that owns Crock-Pot) about four years ago pitching them the idea of adding Wifi capabilities to their cookers that way you could turn it up or down with your phone, monitor your temps, etc. They told me without a patent on an actual product to show them, I had nothing. I just left it alone because I had no way or knowledge of actually making the product. Two years later, they come out with a Crock-pot with wifi. I can't say for sure they stole my idea or not because it was just an idea.

Cornhole. My dad invented a game that used the same board but he used large "washers". Everyone loved it at family reunions. Then years later I built the same board and used bean bags. this was about 40 years ago.

Pretty sure Chrysler had built in child seats in the 99-2000 era in the mini vans. Like a booster seat. Not an infant seat.

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I invented a hands free boot remover

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A boot jack?

The Cleveland Steamer

carpet bagging sons of bitches

Sent in an idea to that invent website . Hand pockets on chest waders and a little later a zipper on waders . They responded it would never work . This was like 35 years ago . Next year cabelas came out with hand pockets and 3 years later , zippers . Now all chest waders have hand pockets on the chest waders . I got ripped .

I invented New Coke, subprime mortgages, and pop-up ads.

Decided to stick to my day job.

I probably shouldn’t share this here, but since it’s just us girls, my next invention is going to be called the Healthcare Harley. You mount it nude, and it simultaneously does multiple wellness checks using every orifice in your body. My only problem has been trying to get it to vibrate to increase the incentive without damaging the delicate equipment inside.

The good news is it will come with cup holders.

Probably 30 years ago, my brother and I designed a household (chimney mount) precipitator to market in the PNW where there are a lot of wood burning stoves and air quality limits on use.

Saw a crude model on the market about 6 months after we scrapped the idea (low demand at the time). Now there are several models out there for a couple grand each.

Envernex Particle Filter System for Stoves and Fireplaces

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My neighbor says his father in law invented the special glue used on cereal box tops. It's not like regular glue because it has to pop apart without ripping the cardboard.

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According to the way my kids open cereal boxes he failed.