WINNERS of the ICKC 6th Annual National Invention

The Inventors Club of Kansas City hosted their sixth annual national Invention Contest on Tuesday, August 2nd. Inventors and entrepreneurs from all over North America arrived at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center to present their US Patented or Patent Pending products for a chance to win cash prizes and the opportunity to have their consumer product licensed, marketed and sold.

Nearly 200 product submissions from all over the US and some from as far as Canada, India, Sweden and the UK were received this past spring from April--July, 2011. Twenty inventors and their inventions were selected to travel to Kansas City to present their products to a five judge panel.

The Judges and audience selected four winners and the Faultless executives selected the 1st place winner. With more than 150 people in the audience, the Judges and the People have spoken.

1st Place Winner & Top Finalist

Lisa Beaty Bishop (Cape Girardeau, MO) & Carla Beaty Collette (St. Louis)

$200 and $1,000

The Quad Chair Cozy

Recreation Cape Girardeau MO 573-270-7019

Top Finalist Ronald Kane $200 The Seed-r-ator Lawn & Garden Cedar Falls IA 319-504-5534

Top Finalist Patsy Ogden $200 Pet Massage Brush Pet Hopewell Junction NY 914-557-6087

People's Choice George Kronen $200 Sandballz Lawn & Garden Storrs CT 860-465-9628

Runner up Lee Johnsonixck

The Doorman Electronics Lawrence KS 785-749-1718

Runner up Christina Scott

Shamerrific Cleaning Kansas City MO 925-642-2866

Runner up Mark Alford

Fire Ant Assassin Lawn & Garden Kansas City MO 816-739-4097

About Inventors Club of KC

The Inventors Club of Kansas City (ICKC) is a 501c(3) not-for-profit corporation with over 1,000 members. They believe that every new business starts with someone's bright idea and that new inventions, technology and the unique individuals that create them make up one of our country's most valuable resources! ICKC provides a learning forum for inventor/entrepreneurs and those in allied fields, which supplies mutual benefits to all involved. Their purpose and mission is to provide Innovative

Education that will stimulate their members to "Soar to Success" which also benefits both the community and the nation!

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"Helping Inventors Soar to Success and Entrepreneurs thrive"

Contact: Steve Pope, ICKC Contest Director

c)913-449-3226

August 3rd 2011