Our Founder · Ty Salvatore

An inventor’s advocate should understand more than one piece of the road.

Ty’s experience spans invention, product development, mobility and medical equipment, manufacturing, commercialization, sales, business growth, and building and exiting companies.

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Why I built this company

I know what it feels like to have an idea—and not know who is protecting the whole picture.

For more than 25 years, I have worked across the difficult space between an idea and a real product. I have founded and operated a product-development company, worked with manufacturers and product teams, developed mobility and adaptive products, built businesses, and become a named inventor on multiple issued U.S. utility patents.

I have also watched good people spend serious money before they understood what they were buying, whether the sequence made sense, or who was responsible for connecting the pieces.

I created The Inventor Advocate to give inventors the independent guidance I wish had existed when I began: a trusted voice willing to challenge the plan, protect the person, coordinate qualified professionals, and tell the truth before another costly decision is made.

“You bring the idea. We build the plan. We stay by your side.”— Ty Salvatore

A tradition of practical invention

Progress is built through observation, persistence, and refinement.

Historic patent drawing of an early steam-powered tricycle
Challenge the expected
Historic patent drawing of a helical spring toy
See potential differently
Historic patent drawing of a baseball glove
Improve what people already use

Experience with accountability

The goal is not to make every idea continue. The goal is to help every inventor make a better-informed decision.

Inventor experienceMultiple issued U.S. utility patents and direct experience moving concepts into products.
Commercial experienceManufacturing, sales, distribution, marketing, business building, and product commercialization.
Independent boundariesQualified legal and technical work remains with the appropriate independent professionals.

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 a Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement.

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