Alamo Inventors, San Antonio, Texas

Come and learn about inventing and how to take your idea to the next level.
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Once a month, we have a meeting with a presentation about something invention related. Sometimes it's the creative part, like how someone came up with an idea. Sometimes it's the legal parts, like protection, patents, trademark, & licensing. Manufacturing comes up a lot, and so does marketing. We always enjoy our speakers, and we always learn from them. Questions are always encouraged, and our speakers share insights you can't get anywhere else. Before the meeting, you can visit with other inventors. New faces are always welcome, and if you have questions about invention or patents or marketing or ... there are usually members who can help guide you.

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Meeting Date
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
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6PM CST, usually until 8PM or so. This meeting is online, on Zoom

Topic:
Invented, Canceled, Ignited: A Jump Rope Story That Exposes the Patent System’s Injustice and Sparks a Movement

Speaker:
Molly Metz

Molly Metz, a former five-time world jump rope champion, was in a car accident following her fifth championship which somewhat altered her body causing her to study the actual mechanics involved in jump roping, as applied to athletes in the sport. Molly states that she would call herself an accidental inventor, which she thinks most inventors are, because they are just trying to solve problems to make their life better.

During her presentation, Molly will discuss the jump rope sport and how a detailed mechanical analysis of jump rope equipment and processes led her to receive 2 US patents on her innovative jump rope handle technology in 2012 which in-turn led to her to establish JumpNRope Manufacturing Company ( https://jumpnrope.com/ ) in Louisville, CO. to manufacture and distribute her line of made in the USA jump ropes worldwide. However, in 2021 the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board, (PTAB) canceled her 2 patents thus, devastating her business and creating controversy about how the US Patent System has been rigged to hurt small companies which she will further discuss in detail.

Today, Molly balances her time rebuilding her manufacturing business and traveling the world educating CrossFit Gyms and conducting her unique jump rope re-wiring seminars. She is also advocating for patent reform with a large advocacy group, US Inventor ( https://usinventor.org/ ), by making visits to DC, educating them on the problems small inventors are facing when trying to enforce their property rights. She has visited over 600 different CrossFit Gyms across the world and conducted nearly 900 jump rope seminars. She uses her entire line of jump rope technology and line of jump ropes when educating athletes.



Guests are welcome.

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