Book a free fit call◆ The inventor's first move
Inventor-first guidance before expensive legal work
Before you file.
Before you spend.
Build the right plan.
You bring the idea. We build the plan. We stay by your side. Evaluate the concept, understand the accessible prior-art landscape, strengthen the invention, and walk into independent patent counsel professionally prepared.
25+Years turning ideas into products
20+Inventors assisted and supported
MultipleIssued U.S. patents as a named inventor
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Transparent pricingHonest recommendationsYou choose your counsel90-day liaison support
The idea is still there for a reason
Do not let cost and confusion keep a good idea trapped in your head.
An idea has been burning in your mind—but attorney fees, development costs, and invention-company pricing have made the first step feel intimidating. Before you spend thousands, understand the landscape, see the idea take shape, and build the right plan.
No pressureNo legal sales pitchNo false promises
Take the first step for free →Begin with clarity. Build with confidence.
An invention deserves more than enthusiasm. It deserves an honest plan.
Every breakthrough once looked like a drawing
Ideas that changed how the world moves.
From everyday objects to ambitious machines, every successful invention begins with someone willing to define an idea clearly enough for others to understand it.
US 2,415,012
Toy & Process of Use
Richard T. James · 1947
CONCEPT BLUEPRINT
Engineering Imagination
From fiction to functional thinking
US 3,005,282
Toy Building Brick
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen · 1961
US 2,046,837
Screw & Driver System
Henry F. Phillips · 1936
HISTORIC ENGINEERING
Steam Tricycle
Transportation concept drawing
DESIGN STUDY
Spacecraft Blueprint
Imagination expressed through technical art
US 550,949
Ball Player's Glove
A. B. Decker · 1895
Patent drawings, historic references, and concept art are presented for inspiration and education. Referenced brands and fictional properties belong to their respective owners. No affiliation, endorsement, or comparable patent or commercial outcome is implied.
A disciplined path forward
Five steps. No fog. No false promises.
Our job is not to sell you a dream. It is to help you make a better-informed decision and prepare the work that comes before legal drafting and filing.
Fit Call
We listen first—where the idea stands, what has been done, and what decision you need to make next.
Search
We investigate the accessible patent landscape and explain the meaningful similarities in plain language.
Advance, Refine, or Pause
You receive a practical recommendation: move forward, strengthen the concept, or protect your time and money.
Choose Your Readiness Path
Select the level of concept development, documentation, and coordination that fits the invention—not a one-size-fits-all package.
Walk Into Counsel Prepared
We hand off an organized package to the registered practitioner you select and stay beside you for 90 days.
The honest checkpoint
Advance. Refine. Or pause.
Every search ends with a practical direction—not a patentability opinion and never a guarantee.
Advance
The accessible landscape supports investing in the next preparation stage.
Refine
The idea may benefit from clearer differentiation, additional features, or another configuration.
Pause
The current concept may not justify more spending until meaningful changes are made.
Client StoryHonesty before more spending
Sometimes the most valuable guidance is knowing when to stop, reassess, and protect what remains.
I came to Ty after spending more than $8,000 and a great deal of time trying to move my idea forward, yet I still did not understand where the project truly stood. Ty took the time to review the concept, explain the prior-art concerns in plain language, and give me the honest answer I needed—even though that answer was to stop spending more money on the project in its current form.
He did not try to sell me another dream. He helped me protect my time, my money, and my confidence. He also advocated on my behalf and helped me recover $5,000 of the $8,000 I had paid. I only wish I had spoken with The Inventor Advocate before I began.
Documented client outcome$5,000 recoveredIndividual experience. Refunds and other outcomes are never promised or guaranteed.
Clear scope. Clear pricing.
From first conversation to attorney-ready.
Start small. Learn what the accessible landscape reveals. Bring the concept to life. Then choose only the level of preparation the invention actually needs.
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Complimentary Inventor Fit Call
Free
A focused 20–30 minute phone or Zoom conversation to understand the idea, its stage, and whether our services are appropriate.
Confidentiality comes first.A Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement must be fully signed before any confidential invention details are discussed during the consultation.
Book the conversationIntroductory only. Not legal advice or a patentability determination. Please do not email confidential invention details before the NDA is fully executed.Understand the landscape
Preliminary Patent & Prior-Art Search
$500
- Initial U.S. and accessible international patent research
- Relevant patents and published applications
- Plain-language similarities and differences
- Written Advance, Refine, or Pause recommendation
- Practical suggestions and results-review meeting
Bring the idea to life
Invention Concept Blueprint
$950
A focused concept-development session, realistic product-utilization rendering, labeled conceptual drawing, refined direction, two reasonable revision rounds, and a next-step review.
Now that we understand the landscape, let's give the invention a clear form and direction.
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Choose your readiness path
Not every invention needs the same level of support.
Focused inventions
Inventor Essentials
$2,950
For a relatively straightforward product with limited components, variations, or technical complexity.
- Detailed invention interview
- Concept review and refinement
- Functional and reference drawings
- Prior-art comparison summary
- Inventor Disclosure Dossier
- Attorney-ready digital handoff
- 30 days of liaison support
Most comprehensive for individual inventors
Multi-part inventions
Inventor Complete
$4,950
For inventions involving multiple components, operating states, configurations, or meaningful development questions.
- Everything in Essentials
- Expanded concept refinement
- Functional, conceptual, exploded, and reference drawings
- Alternative configurations and embodiments
- Expanded comparison matrix and component breakdown
- Development-risk review
- 90 days of liaison support
Teams and organizations
Business & Corporate Innovation
Starting at$8,500
For companies, product teams, manufacturers, startups, and organizations managing more complex innovation projects.
- Stakeholder and technical interviews
- Multiple concept directions or configurations
- Expanded technical and visual documentation
- Corporate-ready disclosure dossier
- Coordination among teams, developers, and counsel
- Scheduled project-status meetings
- 120 days of liaison support
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Counsel handoff + liaison support
Discuss the right path →Organized documentation. Independent legal review. We stay by your side.
Attorney drafting, legal opinions, filing-ready patent drawings approved by counsel, USPTO filing, prosecution, government fees, prototypes, engineering, and manufacturing are separate. Legal services are provided exclusively by independent registered patent counsel selected and retained by the client.
Patent Process Liaison & Project Management
We do not disappear when counsel enters the picture.
We remain beside the inventor throughout the process—coordinating information, documentation, drawings, attorney communications, deadlines, and product-development decisions.
We help ensure that selected counsel receives accurate, organized information and that the inventor understands the project’s status, costs, risks, and next steps.
The boundary is clear: legal advice, patent strategy, claim drafting, filing decisions, and USPTO representation belong exclusively to independent registered patent counsel.
Experience grounded in real invention work
Not theory. Products, drawings, systems, and issued patents.
Selected public patent records naming founder Ty Salvatore under his legal inventor name. Patent status is not presented as a prediction of any client outcome.
US 9,403,473
Scooter Lift Canopy
A protective, deployable canopy system for mobility devices transported on exterior vehicle lifts.
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US 9,918,885
Remote Control for Scooter Lift
A mobility-lift control and safety system combining remote operation, sensing, and visual feedback.
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US 9,039,341
Improved Wheelchair Lift
A vehicle-mounted mobility lift using multiple sensor sets to improve awareness in operating positions.
View public record ↗A message from Ty
Inventors deserve the truth before they spend serious time and money.
I have spent more than 25 years turning ideas into real, manufacturable products—founding and leading a product-development company, developing next-generation solutions for major manufacturers, and becoming a named inventor on multiple issued U.S. patents.
After helping more than 20 inventors organize, strengthen, and professionally present their concepts, I founded The Inventor Advocate to give inventors the preparation, straight answers, and steady support I believe they deserve.
“Every invention begins with one person brave enough to believe an idea deserves a future.”— Ty Salvatore
Optional creative support
When the product needs a name, a face, and a story.
$950
Product Brand Starter
Naming consultation, slogan, one original logo direction, color and typography system, primary promotional image, two revision rounds, brand-reference sheet, and production-ready logo files.
$1,500
Complete Product Brand System
Expanded logo arrangements and imagery, brand story, positioning, product copy, social graphics, packaging concept, presentation or sell sheet, and expanded standards.
20% off
Inventor Advocate Loyalty Benefit
Eligible in-house services for additional inventions, refinements, renderings, documentation packages, and brand-development work after one complete paid package.
The $500 preliminary search is excluded from the loyalty discount. Brand-development services are creative services and do not include trademark clearance or legal advice. Names, slogans, and logos should be reviewed by qualified trademark counsel before commercial use or registration.
Trusted Network Benefits
You choose every outside professional.
Participating independent professionals may offer preferred pricing to Inventor Advocate clients. Availability, eligibility, scope, and discount amounts are determined independently by each provider and are not guaranteed. Clients contract with and pay each provider directly.
Transparency starts before engagement
Review the agreement before you decide.
Our master agreement explains confidentiality, scope, ownership, pricing, cancellations, nonlegal boundaries, referrals, liaison authority, and the limits of preliminary research.
Your idea. Honest guidance. A trusted advocate.
Start with a conversation—not a commitment.
Tell us only where the project generally stands and what you need to understand next. Before confidential invention details are discussed, both parties must complete the required Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement. The complimentary fit call is introductory and never legal advice or a patentability determination.
NDA required before the consultationDo not place confidential technical details, drawings, or enabling information in your initial email.
Phone and Zoom appointments available. Contact information and scheduling link to be confirmed before public launch.