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Full steam ahead🙌🏽
Put in my first order for my patent pending AIRBOOSTER. It’s been a long process and much more work ahead. Now in the process of creating Ads for brand awareness
u/Excellent-Ad4920 — 1 day ago
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I built a force-feedback home decompression prototype and am looking for early user feedback
Hi everyone,
I’m a mechanical engineer and have been working on a new hardware product called DiscForce. It’s an at-home lower back decompression-style device that uses a waist/hip harness, door anchor, adjustable poles, and a Bluetooth force gauge connected to an iPhone app.
The idea came from my own experience with an L4/L5 herniated disc, PT, epidurals, and in-clinic decompression/traction tables. I found the clinic tables helpful, but wanted to explore whether something more affordable and repeatable could be created for home use.
The main design difference is real-time force feedback. Most home traction/decompression options don’t tell the user how much force they are applying, so it can be hard to repeat a comfortable session. DiscForce shows current force and peak force in the app while the user applies force manually.
I have the first small batch of units ready and am looking for early feedback from people who would be willing to try the device and give honest input on:
- Setup process
- Comfort
- Usability
- App display / force feedback
- Instruction guide clarity
- General product design
I previously developed another product called SteamGoggle, and early Reddit feedback helped a lot in shaping that product, so I’m hoping to do something similar here.
I put together a simple page with photos and the instruction guide so people can understand the setup before giving feedback:
A few details:
- iPhone is currently required for the app
- Units are ready for initial testers
- I may ask testers to cover shipping or return the unit after testing, depending on the situation
- I’m mainly looking for people who can give thoughtful feedback after trying it for a few weeks
If anyone here has experience testing early hardware products, back-related wellness devices, or just has feedback on the concept, I’d appreciate your thoughts.
Happy to answer questions.
u/Correct-Bag-842 — 3 days ago
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Water bomb
Okay, so I've been seriously thinking about this for about 30 minutes. A homemade water bomb. Okay, now here me out. Potassium metal reacts with water and makes it go boom. You can easily buy it though it is pricey. Now if you coat that in Polyvinyl alcohol the same material used for laundry pods and get enough of it into a water system the coating will allow you enough time to get away before it goes boom. Would this theoretically work?
u/Aggressive-Cellist75 — 4 days ago
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small business
I thought of making a small business for myself, and I had that idea about making a thing like a moldable connector. It will look like a silicon putty from the outside, and it will be covered with copper from the inside. And it's used to connect wires by just pressuring on its sides when the wire is in it (like if a wire of something is cut, you can repair it by this). Would you buy such a thing?
u/Spudb1 — 3 days ago
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For decades we’ve been trying to store energy by “lifting a weight.” Towers, mine shafts, rail systems - all of it tons of concrete and metal. Height costs billions. And the solution was hanging… in the air all along
For decades we’ve been trying to store energy by “lifting a weight.”
Towers, mine shafts, rail systems - all of it tons of concrete and metal.
Height costs billions.
And the solution was hanging… in the air all along
The atmosphere is a free 10‑km “mountain.”
Archimedes works here too: light things float, heavy things sink.
A dirigible is a weight that wants to go UP.
We simply attach its tether to a heavy block on the ground.
Day:
solar panels pull the airship down, charging the system.
Night:
the airship floats up, spinning a generator.
Result:
- no expensive tower,
- no expensive mine shaft,
- no expensive mountain rail system,
- just cheap components - a tether, an airship, a junkyard truck filled with sand as the anchor, and physics.
The low lifting force is compensated by the length of the path.
Because the air itself is the free tower, the free rails, the free shaft.
Wind stability comes from the cigar shape and the airship turning like a weather vane.
A simple mechanism clips small float‑balls onto the tether during unwinding and removes them during winding, storing them in a cassette - so the tether’s weight is compensated.
An airship with 1 ton of lift × 5 km = ~13.6 kWh.
Enough to get through the night without batteries.
This is the cheapest gravity storage system you can install even on a farm.
And scaling it is trivial - just add more airships on tethers.
u/Important_Canary_243 — 5 days ago
My personal digital assistant
Hi everyone, over the last few months i’ve been working on my pda project called Orion, i hope you like it
Orionpda.org/rd
u/Nic0Demus88 — 6 days ago
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What is the best path to a provisional patent?
Hey everyone I’m working on my business and my product has a software and hardware component (users get the hardware, our software runs on it)
My question is what is the best way to a provisional patent? I have an investor who has committed 50k to build prototypes but I still want to pay the least possible for the PP.
I was thinking of using Claude to help me sketch the patent and maybe even a pro bono lawyer? Do those actually work?
Thanks gang
u/NowvaAI — 5 days ago
I'm trying to prototype some hardware for use in construction but have no experience with this. where do I start?
I work in construction and have a not-quite novel idea but novel hardware design and implementation. I am trying to design a prototype PCB to get a test build going but I'm struggling to figure out how to design a PCB. Tried using a AI service to do the heavy lifting but still running into challenges. What steps can I take to get this off the ground while maintaining IP security?
I also don't have alot of money to throw around so the more I can do or the cheaper I can do the better.
u/JusttocontactyouI — 5 days ago
Anyone want slightly worse than professional Cad designs made for their product idea?
Hello, I am a mechanical engineering student. I recently launched a CAD drafting service aimed at helping inventors turn rough ideas, prototypes, and sketches into 3D CAD models, technical drawings, and STL files. The idea is that I will be able to offer a lower cost and more flexible engineering service to entry level inventors who are not able or ready to hire an engineering firm. If anyone is interested you can place an order on my website cad3design.com and as long as you offer a reasonable price I will complete the project as soon as possible. I usually reach out to everybody who places an order to make sure I understand all the details of what they want and their aims for the product; this allows me to be highly flexible in meeting a customer's needs. If anyone has any suggestions on how I could better model this business that would be highly appreciated.
u/GlitteringAward2930 — 5 days ago
A laser pointer that’s actually there when you want it — great for your furry friends too.
u/miadiesel — 7 days ago
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A FM Radio phone
I am 10 years old and i found an idea and i wanna claim my spot in the idea so, the idea Is, a cheap phone that works By The Famous FM Radio mechanics. The idea is that the phone has a Radiowave reciever chip AND a built in broadcasting sender chip that acts like a radio station in your phone, this way. people having the phone within a 10 or 100 mile radius can talk to each other without a simcard and no paid stuff idea will include 3 apps one is a private app that makes it so that you can connect to a phone using their phone name and the phone will take it as a Direct call and only connect to that phone. the phones will have their owners name which can be set in the settings app. the settings app includes the name setting thing and you can block and disblock people. in the private app you can also make groups. and the final app is the Social app. you can connect with everyone within a 10-100 mile radius and talk about stuff like the weather. Sports talk. anything! now This is just a idea i made but i wanna claim my spot and get the credit for idea
u/Upset_Pool3617 — 7 days ago
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Anyone that uses 3D printing for prototyping?
Hey everyone,
I'm a Business Administration student at the University of Amsterdam, writing my bachelor thesis on something I find genuinely interesting: how 3D printing is changing the way people prototype and experiment when developing physical products.
What got me curious is this. When an iteration costs €5 and 6 hours instead of €5,000 and 6 weeks, does that actually change what you try? Do you take weirder risks? Test ideas you'd otherwise skip? Or does it not really shift the process much in practice?
I'd love to hear from people who've actually lived this. Founders, product designers, engineers, makers, anyone who's used 3D printing as part of building something physical. It really doesn't matter if you're at a big company, running a side project, or just printing prototypes in your garage. The "smaller" stories are often the most interesting.
The ask: a 30 to 45 min chat, online or in person if you're in NL. Happy to work around your timezone.
And if you're curious, I'll gladly share my findings once the thesis is done. Could be useful for your own work, or just an interesting read.
Drop a comment or shoot me a DM. Even just "I'd be up for it" works. Thanks!
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u/geo_ant229 — 7 days ago
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u/CrueL_Sun79 — 12 days ago
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My new invention Frame Vault is finally here!
I was trying to create a box that folded like wrapping paper but retained its protection integrity. I failed. But in that failure a new thing was born. Frame Vault.
It’s a new patent pending cardboard corner protector designed for framed art. Two more pieces are en route to complete this project. So take these as puzzle pieces for now. A skeleton of sorts.
I’ve finally reached the final stage of this process and wanted to share and celebrate. I hope you all like this new thing as much as I do.
u/padtieco — 6 days ago
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The inventor-to-market pipeline is broken — here's what I'm trying to fix
I've been digging into how independent inventors and product designers actually get their ideas to market, and the options are rough:
Licensing companies take 50%+ and you lose creative control
Kickstarter is a launch pad, not a marketplace — once the campaign ends, where do buyers find you?
Cold-emailing manufacturers is a black hole with a 2% response rate
Patent brokers and invention submission companies charge upfront fees with no guarantees
Networking at trade shows costs thousands before you talk to a single buyer
The core problem: there's no place where a creator can just list their product idea and let interested buyers, manufacturers, or investors come to them — on the creator's terms.
That's what I'm building with LaunchSlate. Free to list, no gatekeepers, creators keep 92.5% of every deal. Buyers browse and make offers directly. You decide whether to accept.
Still early — would love to hear from anyone who's tried licensing or selling a product idea. What was the hardest part? What would've made it easier?
u/PromptPotential8406 — 8 days ago
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I have an idea
Someone should invent “dry wipes” and the buyer can add whatever they like such as miscellar water or toner, makeup remover, serum, straight to the package or else to each single wipe
u/Afraid_Data8503 — 6 days ago
I built a 40 dollar portable multifunctional Braille display and navigator to replace expensive assistive tech for the blind.
Hello everyone! Over the past year and a half, I have been developing BrailleNav, a low cost handheld device designed to empower visually impaired individuals with greater independence. Think of this device as a combination of a smart cane and a braille display.
Traditional braille displays rely on expensive piezoelectric actuators that cost thousands of dollars. To fix this accessibility gap, my patent applied design replaces those high cost components with affordable brushed vibration motors. Combined with Bluetooth connectivity and built in LiDAR for precise obstacle detection with haptic feedback, BrailleNav allows users to read digital content in real time and safely navigate their surroundings for just around 40 dollars. the device can be used just like a regular braille display, and can be worn like a sling so users can walk around and "feel" their surroundings with haptics.
This project won 1st place in the technology division at my regional fair, state fair, and the national Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge, where I was honored to be one of 30 national finalists in Washington, D.C.
More importantly, I have been able to field test and refine the device based on real world feedback from visually impaired individuals and educators at the Blind Relief Association in New Delhi, India, and the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in North Carolina.
For those interested in learning more about my work, testing the unit, and more, I’ve included links below that provide detailed information about my project and its development
- FORBES (this news article interviewed me about my project)
- GENERAL (this link includes my poster board, which gives a more detailed view)
- NEWS ARTICLE (this news article from good good good synthesizes information from many sources)
For inquiries, recommendations, or additional information, please contact ymehta616@gmail.com or my Linkedin profile
u/EmOtIoNaLdAmA — 6 days ago
Legality
My wife recently bought a product for home repair. $15 for a single use item. It works really well for what its designed to do. However, its a 5 step process to load and utilize the product and the “kit” requires 3 separate items to complete its 1 purpose. As i look at it, i see that i can make this a 1 step process and only need 2 pieces AND make it reusable. Can a design change be patented by a separate inventor? I would only be changing 1 piece design. The other piece can be purchased for pennies at any hardware store. Is it worth filing a provisional and shopping the idea around with a working prototype?
u/powermonkeynut — 7 days ago