Last month I had the opportunity to take a local resident to the Advanced Manufacturing Institute in Manhattan, KS to discuss an idea for a potential new product and the patenting process. The staff there are very professional. They took time to listen to our client, discuss their idea and agree to a preliminary patent search and market study.
In this case, unfortunately, someone has already patented a similar idea. But that doesn't mean we should give up. Existing businesses manufacture new products everyday.
New manufacturing and production processes are created all the time. And business owners learn new ways of conducting their business or find new markets for their products.
This is where the Advanced Manufacturing Institute can really help us locally. AMI, can assist in areas of manufacturing, engineering, agriculture, transportation and much more.
They can provide a very valuable resource to our local businesses. I would encourage you to check out their website to learn more about their services.
They may have information that could make your business more productive, open doors to a new product for you or help create new efficiencies in your business process.