Alamo Inventors, San Antonio, Texas
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IMPORTANT
You MUST re-register for the Zoom meetings, beginning with the July 2026 meeting.
You only need to do this once, unless it needs to change and we mention it here.
The old Zoom meeting won't have anyone there.
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Once a month, we have a meeting with a presentation about something invention related. Sometimes it's the creative part, like how someone came up with an idea. Sometimes it's the legal parts, like protection, patents, trademark, & licensing. Manufacturing comes up a lot, and so does marketing. We always enjoy our speakers, and we always learn from them. Questions are always encouraged, and our speakers share insights you can't get anywhere else. Before the meeting, you can visit with other inventors. New faces are always welcome, and if you have questions about invention or patents or marketing or ... there are usually members who can help guide you.
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
The meeting is on Zoom. Register in advance.
6PM CST, usually until 8PM or so. This meeting is online, on Zoom
Speaker:
Kurt Tompkins
Topic:
The Novel BedFan – A Real Breeze?
Kurt Tompkins invented and started marketing the BedFan https://www.bedfan.com/ about 23 years ago to reduce cost of air conditioning when sleeping by producing a refreshing “breeze” under the bed sheet.
Kurt will detail his exciting journey from concept to market by explaining his process for achieving a successful product in the marketplace. He will discuss prototyping, patenting, trademarking, establishing a business, seeking customer feedback, acquiring a manufacturer, social media advertising, establishing successful
Kickstarter ( https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bfan/the-bfan-for-a-cooler-more-restful-nights-sleep?ref=discovery ) and
Indiegogo ( https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/search?term=kurt+tompkins ) campaigns, AI marketing and the importance of a brand name.
Kurt will also explain how he improved the BedFan by designing the new bFan.
https://www.bedfan.com/bfan
Guests are welcome.
We Look Forward to Seeing You on Zoom
AI SIG Meeting
On the last Thursday of the month, at 6PM, the Alamo Inventors AI group will meet, exploring the convergence of artificial intelligence, inventing, and entrepreneurship.
aisig.alamoinventors.org
Guests are welcome.
Meeting
We usually meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month.
Meeting Location
ONLINE unless otherwise indicated
IMPORTANT
You MUST re-register on Zoom, beginning with the July 2026 meeting.
2026 Meeting Dates
Wednesday, January 14
Wednesday, February 11
Wednesday, March 11
Wednesday, April 8
Wednesday, May 13
Wednesday, June 10
Wednesday, July 8
Wednesday, August 12
Wednesday, September 9
Wednesday, October 14
Wednesday, November 11
Wednesday, December 9
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Non Profit
Alamo Inventors, Inc is a 501(c)3 not for profit Texas corporation. Membership and donations are used to fund our modest operational costs.
Contact
Alamo Inventors
invent-2025 at alamoinventors.org
Inventor Questions?
George Burkhardt
gwburkhardt@gmail.com
210.240.5011
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About Us
Alamo Inventors was founded in 2000 and welcomes members and guests to join in with like-minded people in achieving success in your inventions.Each month we have meetings to collaborate, interact, inform, and learn about inventing, marketing, manufacturing, protecting, and learning how to succeed with inventions. The mission of the Alamo Inventors is to be a compass, resource and inspiration for inventors and entrepreneurs as they launch their concepts to market.
What We Do
We provide monthly meetings where members can meet and discuss their ideas, problems and solutions, talk with community resource members, and hear guest speakers talk about their real world experiences.
This provides a forum where this information may be shared and discussed to expand and educate the membership of the group.
Additional on-line resources are available to help direct the inventor and entrepreneur to the local and national organizations to help them as their ideas progress from concept to market.
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