I watched an interview of a man who invented a plastic plate that holds a drink. He said it was an idea that many people had had before. When he went to file a patent, he said there were 1,700 provisional patents filed before but they had all expired without being converted into a non-provisional patent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He got a patent. He sold $10 million worth of product. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have a prototype of a similar plate in a box inside my storage shed. I didn\u2019t even file a provisional patent.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Follow through. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I watched an interview of a man who invented a plastic plate that holds a drink. He said it was an idea that many people had had before. When he went to file a patent, he said there were 1,700 provisional patents filed before but they had all expired without being converted into a non-provisional … <\/p>\n