Success Stories
Real inventors, real products. These stories show what's possible when the process works — but every idea, market, and outcome is different.
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From Trade Show Discovery to Hospital Safety Standard
The Orchid Safety Release Valve started as a single IV safety idea shown at one of our trade show booths. A medical device company discovered it there, licensed the concept, and developed it into a tension-activated breakaway valve designed to help prevent IV dislodgement — reducing costly and painful restarts for patients. The product has since been FDA-cleared and adopted as part of a broader IV safety platform.
- FDA-cleared IV safety release valve, designed to reduce the risk of IV catheter dislodgement.
- Supported by contracts with major hospital systems, including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Vizient.
- Developed and commercialized by a dedicated med-tech company led by experienced medical device executives and vascular access experts.
Hear It from Real Inventors
A real inventor shares how they went from idea to taking real steps toward market with our process.
Another inventor describes their experience working with FSBI — from initial research through protection and promotion.
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Tailgate Golf
Tailgate Golf is a portable game that turns parking lots and tailgate parties into short-game practice areas. What started as a simple, fun idea grew into an award-winning product featured at golf events and in media coverage. It's a clear example of how a well-presented, niche concept can find a passionate audience when it's packaged the right way.
Putter Around the House
Putter Around the House is an indoor putting game that lets golfers practice touch and feel around the greens using everyday spaces like hallways and living rooms. It complements Tailgate Golf and illustrates how one core idea can branch into a small family of related products over time — not just a single item, but a mini product line.
B-Lax Lacrosse Trainer
B-Lax is a lacrosse training aid designed to help players build stick skills, hand-eye coordination, and confidence. B-Lax products have been sold through the brand's own online store, Amazon, and in dozens of Academy Sports + Outdoors retail locations — showing how a very specific training tool can earn broad retail distribution when it solves a real problem for a real audience.
Multipurpose Filter Funnel
The inventor came to us with a simple kitchen problem: how to strain and save used cooking oil without a mess. After researching the idea, confirming it was unique and patentable, and developing the product and marketing materials, the multipurpose filter funnel was licensed and sold nationally as a branded kitchen tool. This is a classic licensing story — research, protection, development, and a deal — not a "get rich quick" tale.
Lite4Nite Light-Up Sports Balls
Lite4Nite is a line of illuminated sports balls created so people can keep playing after dark — starting with glowing golf balls and expanding into other sports like pickleball. The products have been sold online and through specialty and sporting goods channels, showing how a memorable, visually striking idea can carve out its own niche and grow into a small brand with ongoing demand.
Rockin' Rod Fishin'
Rockin' Rod is a fishing pole holder designed to keep rods secure and lines in the water while freeing up the angler's hands. It's been promoted through outdoor shows and sold via fishing and outdoor channels — illustrating how a simple hardware innovation can appeal strongly to a very specific, passionate user base that values practical solutions.
PIBS Disposable Bibs
Created by Melanie Patterson, PIBS are disposable bibs on a roll designed to make messy mealtimes simpler for parents and caregivers. PIBS helped pioneer the "disposable bib" concept and earned placement in major retailers such as Walmart and other national outlets — demonstrating how a practical everyday solution from a solo inventor can grow well beyond a local product.
Simply Sweet Onions
Simply Sweet Onions is a branded onion line built around the "Simply Sweet" name and trademark. Over the years, the brand has seen steady sales growth in produce departments, showing how branding and trademark strategy can add real value even to a commodity product like onions. Not every invention is a gadget — sometimes the intellectual property is the name itself.
Solar Cooling System for Automobiles
This concept was designed to help keep parked vehicles cooler, reducing dangerous interior heat and the risk of heatstroke. It was featured on local television news, which highlighted its potential safety benefits. Media interest is real validation — it shows the idea resonates — but it's not a guarantee of mass adoption. It's one important step on a longer path.
iRock Guitars
iRock Guitars is a smart interface that allows guitar players to plug in, record, and share their music more easily. It received TV coverage demonstrating how everyday musicians could use it to capture and publish their sound — showing how tech-enabled inventions can get visibility when they solve a clear creative need for a specific audience.
Results vary and depend on the invention, market, timing, effort, and many other factors. These stories represent real outcomes from real inventors, but they are not guarantees of similar results. Every invention journey is different.
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