It’s a question that we’re frequently asked, “Is there a fee for your invention service?“ Simply, yes, we do charge fees for the services we provide.  However, it’s important to point out that you can securely submit your idea to Davison for a no-cost consultation (read free).

Once we discuss your idea and determine whether it fits within our scope of work, we can offer you our services – the same services that we provide to individual inventors and corporations that we develop products for.

In fact, we’ve been providing those same services since our CEO, George Davison, founded our company in 1986, when he set out to help everyday individuals professionally develop their ideas for an economical cost… essentially, our better way to invent.

You see, Mr. D poured his life savings into chasing down his product idea for a new tooth brush sanitizer, only to be beat to market by a large corporation with bigger pockets and better resources.

That’s right, Mr. D spent $30,000 trying to bring his invention to life… and, he’s not alone either.  There are countless inventors who choose to go the road alone, spending all of their precious time and money to pursue their ideas.

Unlike many inventors, Mr. D’s experience did not defeat him; instead, it inspired him to found Davison and find a better way to invent, which is the benchmark of what our business is today.  At Davison, we have the resources to confidentially discuss, design, engineer, build, package and present ideas – and it doesn’t cost an entire life’s savings.

So, of course, there are costs involved with making your idea a reality.  But, what can you expect?

Again, there is absolutely no cost for submitting your idea and you will receive a confidential consultation just for trusting us with it.  Once we’ve talked it over and you’ve decided to commit to Davison’s Better Way to Invent, there are fees for the research, product development and package design we may do for your idea.  It doesn’t matter if you’re a large corporation or an everyday person with an idea.

Simply, it costs money to present your idea in the best way possible.  And, that’s something we’re pretty proud of.  Davison has won numerous international design awards.  More importantly, we’ve put dozens of  products in over 1,000 retailers and online stores.  By comparison, our services are among the best of any design and prototyping company out there.

Get familiar with Davison’s Better Way to Invent by exploring www.davison.com.  Our product pages show inventions that we’ve helped bring to life for everyday people and corporations, alike.

Finally, submit your idea and we’ll get started on your no-cost consultation as soon as possible.

For more information on costs, please visit our website.

Host of Illinois Outdoors Television Show Don Dziedzina, who has been involved in the outdoors industry for nearly 35 years and has published columns in 11 weekly newspapers, three monthly outdoor magazines and one bi-weekly outdoor newspaper, recently tried Davison package designed AWAY products to keep pesky bugs at bay. What he found was nothing less than a miracle.

Don writes:

“Being in the outdoors industry for so many years I’ve come across many bug repellent options. Electronic, aerosol, creams, wipes, pump sprays and more are all on the list. And I’ve tried them all. But finally, I’ve come across one that’s simple and easy to use. No need to buy batteries and this one is okay with the environment.”

“AWAY Bug Repellent is all-natural. It comes in small packets that you can easily have in hand and use practically anywhere.”

“Deer season is upon us. Southern Illinois is where I’ve hunted and it’s still warm down there. Mosquitoes, ticks, spiders, and other things that bug you are out now. If it stays warm, they can even be seen in November. AWAY is the answer.”

“In that the ingredients are all natural, it won’t hurt your chances of getting a deer. They won’t be scared off by any unnatural smell or odor. But best of all, you won’t be swatting mosquitoes, brushing off spiders, or picking ticks off your arms, which can scare off a deer that may be out of your sight, but they can see you. This is important for deer hunting… being still.”

“Late season, early morning anglers can have a problem with skeeters, too, at this time of year. I’m in the south suburbs of Chicago and still see those pesky buggers in my back yard. AWAY has small packets that you put into a small tin. Place one or two in the boat and you’re bug free. At the end of the day, cover the can and continue to use it on your next trip. My wife still continues to use AWAY while picking the never-ending tomato crop from her garden.”

Davison package designed AWAY deters pesky bugs without spraying harmful chemicals or setting off dangerous fog bombs in your home. Specially-formulated with all-natural ingredients, AWAY is proven to keep bugs away! AWAY offers a bevy of bug-repellent products, including: Flea Pouches, Stinkbug Pouches, Moth Pouches, Bug Pouches and the Bug Repellent Tin.

Just as we’re about ready to close the books on one of the hottest summers on record, one of the hottest new bug repellents (that Davison helped to develop packaging) has been featured in a local Pittsburgh media outlet!

AWAY Bug Repellent and the company’s founder, Phil Boxwell, (along with Dan Simbeck, Davison’s VP of Business Development and Licensing) were featured in the ”Neighborhoods” section of the Tribune Review’s “Trib LIVE.”

In the article, Boxwell helps tell the story of how AWAY came to be:

A mosquito bite led Phil Boxwell to a new business opportunity that he hopes to expand outside the Pittsburgh area.

While playing golf several years ago, Boxwell, of Aspinwall (suburb of Pittsburgh), was bit by a mosquito. That bite led to a hospital stay and the need to fend off insects. Because of previous medical issues, Boxwell couldn’t use many of the products available.

“I’m really not supposed to be putting any type of chemicals on my skin as in bug repellents,” Boxwell said.

With the help of a friend with a chemistry background, Boxwell began working to develop an alternative. The result, Away Bug Repellent, underwent testing for two summers before it reached local stores last year.

Just like we all hope 2013 takes stinkbugs and other pesky insects AWAY, Boxwell explains how he hopes the year carries AWAY into many major retailers.

Boxwell said he expects to focus on marketing full time during the next year and plans to attend trade shows to promote the products. He expects to spend a good portion of his time getting them in stores nationwide.

“It has to be non-stop, 24/7,” Boxwell said.

Boxwell also explains how part of that non-stop promotion has included enlisting Davison’s help!

Earlier this year, Boxwell began working with Davison in O’Hara Township to better market the product.

Dan Simbeck, of Davison, said the firm’s role will be to help get the product into larger stores.

They have also worked on creating new delivery systems including a door hanger and sticker that gives off the smell.

Congratulations to Boxwell, AWAY and everyone at Davison who has helped launch this innovative repellent to success! Read the entire Trib LIVE article here!

Disclaimer: This client has not realized a net profit on this product. A typical project does not get a royalty agreement, sell in stores or generate a profit.

The marriage of the spoon and cupcake frosting has been one of the naughtiest temptations to capture the hearts and minds of Americans. Then someone had to go and wed brownies to brunch and make it a month-long celebration!

August is National Brownies At Brunch 
Month, and Davison has a love connection of its own to celebrate – brownies and bowls. Licensed by Chicago Metallic, Davison’s Brownie Bowl bakes delicious, fillable brownies, eliminating the messes made by trying to pour milk or scoop ice cream on top of the sweet treats.

Use the Brownie Bowl to create a never-ending assortment of exciting brownie combinations. One “Love From the Oven” blog reader suggests: “chocolate brownie bowls, filled with a chunky peanut butter frosting, topped with a chocolate drizzle!” Another recommends “a chocolate mousse filling.” But the beauty of this creative bakeware is in the eye of the beholder.

The Brownie Bowl was born out of necessity as inventor Christine Walker tells it. Christine saw her high school boyfriend and his teammates making messes with gigantic cafeteria cookies soaked in milk and knew there had to be a better way.

“I was horrified and thought, ‘I need to put a stop to this,’” Walker says about her boyfriend’s dessert habits. “I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be better in the shape of a bowl?’ That would solve the mess, but still be delicious.”

So treat your Brownie at Brunch guests to an unforgettable smattering of goopy desserts this month without blowing your budget on moist towelettes.

A typical project does not get a royalty agreement, sell in stores or generate a profit.

Our client, Diana, was a small town girl turned southern supermom and now… she’s an inventor!

Over a decade ago, while the divorced Georgia mother of two teenage boys was working for a Honda factory, she was also hard at work at home trying to devise a way to keep her miniature dachshund, Ripley, warm or cool and safe, all at once!

In 2002, Diana came up with an idea that she thought just might work for Ripley. Believe it or not, after only a few months, she decided to pursue her idea with Davison.

“Once I came up with [my] idea, I started looking for a way to get it to the right manufacturers… I did not look for help from any other companies,” said Diana.

According to Diana, the Davison team was always ready to help her take the next step with her pet invention idea.

“Davison seemed eager to help.  I had many questions and received the answers quickly.  I was given the opportunity to check around and investigate online,” said Diana.  “At first, I was unsure on what had to be done, but Davison [was] really helpful.”

Diana said that moving and some other personal distractions prevented her from quickly pursuing her invention idea, but she knew that it was meant to be.

“I knew when the time was right, it would move forward and it did.  After that, the project took about a year,” said Diana.

Working with Diana, Davison designed the Gel Pet Mat. The lightweight, portable mat provides four-legged friends a soft, cool surface to lie on, indoors or outside, and is even great for older pets that may suffer joint pain.

The Gel Pet Mat was licensed by Hugs Pet Products and has sold at Petco and several other major retailers.

Since Diana’s Gel Pet Mat has reached store shelves, she’s decided to expand her family.

“We have since added three more minis:  Eddie, Peanut and Gilbert,” said Diana.

We’re sure they all enjoy their loving owner’s invention!

Of her inventing experience, Diana said she is happy she had help and she would suggest other inventors do the same!

“Even if you are improving on something already on the market, follow up with someone like Davison.  Every invention started the same way, an idea.  Let the experts help!” said Diana.

Congratulations to everyone who’s helped to make Diana’s Gel Pet Mat such a “cool” success!

A typical project does not get a royalty agreement, sell in stores or generate a profit.

There are 7 new cushion products in Walmart and on Davison.com for which we created the packaging — Massage Lumbar, Microsuede Seat, Ortho Mesh Back Support, Ortho Wedge Seat, Gel Seat, Simulated Leather Seat, and Neck Support. In addition, 3 more cushions will be in our packaging as soon as the old stock is used up. The 10 items complete the line of 11 Relaxzen seat cushions by Comfort Products that (with our help) knocked a competitor off the megastore’s shelves.

“I’m surprised to see them in there already,” said the corporate design manager, who found them in his local Walmart. “It’s really neat to walk down the aisle in a store and say, ‘Hey, we did that!’ It’s definitely a pay-off after the amount of work we went through in a short amount of time.”

His team presented two different styles and color combinations last year, then the buyer decided he wanted the entire aisle redone, so they redid the packages according to Walmart’s specifications. What is so unique about the packaging is the “little dude” the team created. They came up with an icon similar to the one on a vehicle’s instrument panel, which, when combined with graphics, immediately conveys the unique features of the product, such as vibration and support, so the shopper doesn’t need to spend time reading.

The wraparound packaging is “technically” Walmart’s private label, said the design manager. In addition, all the packages feature the “Relaxzen” brand logo created by a Davison graphic designer. The logo also will be used on a line of wellness products that Comfort Products is getting ready to launch, for which we also did the packaging. More news on that to come!

“Design did a really good job on the packaging,” said the senior category director in the Licensing Department.

“As usual, the team put the line together in a relatively short amount of time, and it’s great to see the products on the shelf.”

The nation’s leading retailer of automotive replacement parts and accessories is now carrying several auto interior products in outstanDing packaging. AutoZone, which has more than 4,200 stores in the US, Puerto Rico, and Mexico, is selling the products in packaging we created for Comfort Products’ Relaxzen brand. They soon will be added to the growing list of product pages on Davison.com!

“The packaging is 100% homegrown design,” said the corporate design manager. The senior graphic designer created the design with the blue color scheme and checkerboard, which is now the standard Relaxzen automotive brand look. The cool-looking packaging with the Davison “D” will go on all products in the line sold in stores other than Walmart (we created different Relaxzen packaging for Walmart according to the mega retailer’s specifications).
 
“Anywhere they sell those items besides Walmart they’ll be in that blue,” said the design manager.

In addition, Comfort Products had another presentation with AutoZone, in which they showed 26 other items in our packaging – one of them, an over the seat storage accessory, is also our product.

“We’ve been doing the (Comfort Products) packaging all this time; now we’re getting to where we’re developing products,” said the design manager.

All the items presented are cushions or storage accessories for auto interiors. The presentation included some of the most popular Comfort Products items that are selling in Walmart, plus some that are new to the marketplace.

Last year, the corporation presented 13-14 products to AutoZone and the retailer picked up 4-5. The design manager is hopeful we’ll have another good result from the large presentation. “I think we’ll pick up a good number.”

Six more candle products in Metro Design’s Bella Grace line have hit the stores, for a total of 13! All the packaging we created for the line is now in stores, said our senior category director, who shared the good news from Metro. “They’re pleased with the results; they got good feedback from the companies.”

The new products are: Ball Candle, LED Tealight Sconce, Oval Meditation Garden, Square Meditation Garden, S-Shaped Sconce, and Scrolled Wall Sconce. Click into these images to get a larger view of the great packaging design!

The products are selling in all eight outlet stores owned by Variety Wholesalers, except for Meditation Gardens, which is currently available in Rose’s. Variety Wholesalers has a total of well over 200 stores throughout the South.

Any leftover samples are being used by Metro to show the products to other retailers – the more the better! In the near future the six new packaging solutions will be added to our product pages.

Once again, kudos go to everyone on the corporate team who created the packaging. Congratulations on a job well done!

The newest innovations in the sewing/crafting world have just hit the store shelves, and they all have a blue “D” on the package. Four Davison products/packages, including a client project that we developed for a corporation are now in Jo-Ann stores, a leading specialty retailer of crafting and sewing products.

The Better Bobbin, invented by our client, Thomas, provides an innovative and time-saving way to wind bobbins of all sizes without having to unthread a sewing machine – Congratulations, Thomas! The Quick Cut electric scissors provides a more convenient and precise cutting tool. The Travel Folding Stitcher’s Tools combines tape measure, scissors, needle threader, seam ripper, stiletto, and a removable magnifying glass in one. We also created interactive packaging for the Petite Press mini iron.

A typical project does not get a royalty agreement, sell in stores or generate a profit. The client has not made a profit on this product.

We recently added numerous retail outlets selling Davison products and packaging — our total store count is now over 400 stores worldwide.

In addition to adding stores, we now have more products and packaging in big name retailers, such as Kohl’s (Aviva line of pool products), Jo Ann Stores (Slice Solutions Brownie Pan), Walgreens (Wrist Therapy Brace, Tru-Ice), Sears (RV Leveler, Slice Solutions), Target (Cap Racks, Purse Rack and Door Stor), Sky Mall (Dog Wash, Splash-O-Meter), just to name a few.