Royal Oak Inventor Turns to Crowdfunding to Take Invention to Market
Inventor Todd Bauswell is counting on his new kitchen product to get a boost from Indiegogo.com.
Royal Oak inventor Todd Bauswell is launching a campaign on Indiegogo.com to help produce his invention and launch it into the kitchenware market. Through Indiegogo, he hopes to generate enough funding to produce Cool Grip, an innovative microwaveable tray that never gets hot in the microwave, is safe to handle without oven mitts and helps keep spills, boil-overs and messes contained. The useful, practical kitchen product has had its share of interest from some of the biggest kitchen product companies in the nation and was a finalist in the TeleBrands Inventors Day Competition. The economy, however, had a hand in keeping Cool Grip from physically getting to market and getting on store shelves. Though companies have shown an active interest…