Tennessee Inventors Association (TIA) Meeting Newsletters
The Tennessee Inventors Association sends a monthly newsletter to members and visitors. The newsletters contain notes on the previous meeting and information on other items of interest. Some newsletters include pdf copies of the handouts. To view these handouts, Adobe Acrobat or other pdf file reader/viewer program must me installed on your computer.
| Month | Meeting Description |
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| July |
July 2014 The Internet of Things
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| June |
June 2014 Inventlist
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| May |
May 2014 Carl Papa and the Pocket Pin High Pro
The May 2014 speaker was Carl Papa, the TIA president. Carl discussed his successes and his not so successful attempts to manufacture and market the Pocket Pin High Pro golf aid. |
| April |
April 2014 Andy Pokelwaldt
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| March |
March 2014 Richard SteinleOur March 2014 speaker was Richard Steinle, a local inventor. Richard presented his idea about shooting short videos about inventors and their inventions and/or ideas. The short videos could be combined to make a 30 minute segment that will hopefully be broadcast on local television. |
| February |
February 2014 Dr. Paul BradyOur February 2014 speaker was Dr. Paul Brady, an orthopedic surgeon who invented the "dog bone," a surgical device that is implanted in a weak shoulder to give the joint more strength. |
| January |
January 2014 John Cleaves, inventorOur January 2014 speaker was John Cleaves, a retired engineer. He spoke about his patent pending invention Table Top Conveyor. |
Our July 2014 speakers will be John Hocker and Brian Drozd. The TIA is pleased to announce a presentation on "The Internet of Things: A Patent Primer" by John Hocker and Brian Drozd, associate patent attorneys at Oliff PLC. Mr.
Our June 2014 speaker was Nick Haynes, the creator of the 
Our April 2014 speaker was | Month | Meeting Description |
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| December |
December 2013 Holiday get-togetherDecember is our member get together month for the TIA. The TIA met at Perkins Pancake House, 9507 Kingston Pike (Windsor Square Shopping Center), for a late breakfast/early lunch. No official business was conducted, but everyone got a chance to become better acquainted. |
| November |
November 2013 ElectionsThe agenda for the November 23 TIA meeting included the TIA annual elections. Our featured speaker was Dr. H. Lee Martin. |
| October |
October 2013 JR Charles and KickstarterThe featured speaker for October was JR Charles. His presentation discussed Kickstarter as a funding tool. Also, the upcoming TIA elections were discussed. The TIA Elections will be held during the November meeting. We have many term limited officers and now is the time for members to step up and contribute to keeping the TIA the great organization that it is. The Ballot is published below. Nominations will be accepted at the October meeting. |
| September |
September 2013 Dr. Lonnie Love and the Manufacturing Demonstration FacilityThe agenda for the September meeting included a presentation by local inventor Mariano Ruiz and a presentation by Dr. Love and the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNL. |
| August |
August 2013 SCOREThe agenda for the August meeting included a presentation by Vern Lindsay of SCORE. |
