- Hi, my name is Ruth Young-Loaeza.
I'm the CEO and founder of Genius On Development
and the inventor of NEET Sheets.
NEET Sheets is patented bed linen
that addresses the stressful
and difficult task of making the beds.
With NEET Sheets you save 50% on the bed making time
and save 75% of mattress lifting.
I was actually inspired to work on my inventive ideas
in a challenging period in my life,
after a car accident that left me unable to work
and I end up homeless.
During this time I focused all of my energy
creating drawings and simple prototypes of many of my ideas.
Fast forward,
when we finally move into our house,
my husband kept complaining
about the bedsheet coming up the mattress,
and I already knew how to solve that problem.
So I created the first prototype and when my husband saw it,
we were using it,
he asked where I had got the bedsheets.
I told him that I have created.
So he suggested we needed to protect the idea.
We didn't know where to start.
So as he Google how to protect the idea,
we came across with Invention-Con 2017 coming up soon.
We flew to Alexandria, Virginia
and we actually slept in the rental car.
We couldn't afford a hotel.
But every minute of it
and every single penny of it was totally worth it.
We learned about the many programs available to inventors,
to small business owners and entrepreneurs
that are available free of cost.
So,
fast forward,
now we have these patents.
We have two patents granted and a trademark
and currently we have been able
to penetrate the hospitality market.
NEET Sheets is in a few hotels in the San Diego area
and we are working on two other deals.
And basically one of the first questions
we're asked when we present NEET Sheets
is what kind of protection we have.
I can proudly say that the patents
have definitely kind of pulled our company,
our business to the next level.
Because the protection is unique,
even though it's very simple,
but it's unique.
So right now we are currently filing for a third patent
and pretty soon for a fourth one.
So I encourage the entrepreneurs,
I encourage the small business owners,
and I encourage inventors to not miss Invention-Con.
That's where I learned how to bring my idea to market.
I have heard many speakers
share the how-to navigate this system.
And I also encourage inventors
to use the research center at your local local library.
That will help you to navigate this patent system,
get you familiar with it, how to work.
Even if you don't have the capital,
you can use these resources available to you.
There is also the pro bono clinics
I was able to use to my advantage.
And I just wanna encourage all of you
to not miss Invention-Con.
It really has take my business,
my product, my company, to the next level.
Thank you again.
My name is Ruth Young-Loaeza
with NEET Sheets.
Remember,
with NEET Sheets, don't cut corners,
cut time.