INPEX

This article is about the invention show. For the petroleum company, see Inpex.
Invention and New Product Exposition (INPEX)
StatusActive
GenreTrade show [1]
Date(s)Every June
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Years active1984−present
Previous event7–9 June 2016
Next event13–15 June 2017
ParticipantsAbout 300 [2]
Attendance1000-1500 [3]
AreaWorldwide [4]
Organized byInventHelp
Websitewww.inpex.com [5]

INPEX (Invention and New Product Exposition) is America's largest invention trade show, held since 1985 and organized by the invention promotion firm InventHelp. The annual show is held each June in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[4][6][7][8][9]

INPEX provides a forum for inventors to exhibit their inventions and pitch their ideas with companies interested in licensing, marketing or manufacturing their new products.[10][11]

This trade show also hosts contests for domestic and international inventors (45 different categories), as well as seminars and workshops for both inventors and business attendees within the George Foreman Inventors University.[2][12][13][14][15] The annual sponsor and producer of INPEX, InventHelp, markets promotional services to amateur inventors.[16]

Inventions at INPEX range from simple products to highly technical devices that can be displayed as models or prototypes or as a finished product for the mass market.[17]

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  3. ^ Justine Coyne (20 June 2013). "Inventors bring their best ideas to INPEX". Pittsburgh Business Times. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
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  5. ^ Michael Cavallaro (2010). How to Get Your Amazing Invention on Store Shelves: An A-Z Guidebook for the Undiscovered Inventor. Atlantic Publishing Company. p. 84. ISBN 9781601383020.
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  9. ^ Anne L. Macdonald (1992). Feminine ingenuity: women and invention in America. Ballantine Books. p. 351. ISBN 9780345358110.
  10. ^ Kristin Buehner (22 December 2013). "Jay Leno calling ..." Mason City Globe-Gazette. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  11. ^ Justine Coyne (18 June 2014). "Photos: Here's a look at some of the inventions you'll find at this year's Inpex". Pittsburgh Business Times. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  12. ^ Gary R Bronga (2010). Lou Belcher (ed.). Bringing a Product to Market from Your Home. Clipeze Worldwide Inc. p. 106. ISBN 9780615347219.
  13. ^ Don Debelak (2005). Bringing Your Product to Market...In Less Than a Year: Fast-Track Approaches ... John Wiley & Sons. p. 1. ISBN 9780471738701.
  14. ^ Steve Greenberg (2008). Gadget Nation: A Journey Through the Eccentric World of Invention. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. p. 149. ISBN 9781402736865.
  15. ^ Stephen C. Harper (2005). Extraordinary Entrepreneurship: The Professional's Guide to Starting an Exceptional Enterprise. John Wiley & Sons. p. 86. ISBN 9780471706014.
  16. ^ Drummond, Mike (October 25, 2010). "Reinventing InventHelp". Inventors Digest. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  17. ^ Stephen Pope (25 June 2014). "300 inventors from 30 countries attend trade show in Pittsburgh". Digital Journal. Retrieved 30 July 2014.