Author name: Lolle & Nielsen

In the early years of our inventing-career we made a Jib Crane for building sites, that was supposed to improve the working environment around concrete casting. But the crane never got to market, as we had to call the project off after making a prototype. Here’s our learnings from the failed project. In-situ concrete casting […]

The process of getting a patent is both long and expensive – which is a really good reason to make the process work for you rather than against you. Here’s our thoughts on how you do just that by aligning the process with your development When applying for a patent there are three essential moments,

We are dependent on patents, which makes us keep an eye on the patent world. Here are four key finding from our most recent research There has recently been some debate about patents on the Danish startup scene – are patents good or bad for innovation? It’s no secret that we’re pro patents, as we

We recently needed to make two big and feature heavy mockups, and as they needed to be sturdy as well, we had to find a new system to create the mockups We just posted a piece on why scale models are a good idea, and when the models are done and the pool of concepts

Small versions of our ideas is a great way to choose the right concept In the process from idea to product, we often spend hours building scale models. At first glance it might seem a bit silly and Lego-ish, but there’s method in the madness. The small models give us a spatial understanding of the

The urge to start making a product or solution can be hard to resist, but ideally the first step should always be to make sure the product isn’t already made and patented. For that reason we’ll share the “Prior Art Search For Dummies” we use ourselves, when we want to check if we have freedom

With Slope System we’ve solved a fixed problem in a niche market by focusing on safety, ergonomics and durability For decades roofers have been carrying rolls with 40 kg of tar paper up and down roofs on a ladder – a strenuous and relatively hazardous job. This issue is what our new tool Slope System

Without a grant from the public foundation “Forebyggelsesfonden”, our SmartMover wouldn’t have been helping out 400 workers everyday. Now the foundation has closed, and we’re super sad to see it go Since our humble beginning in 2010 we’ve received multiple grants from the public foundation Forebyggelsesfonden to develop some of our tools. The foundation started

Some accuse patents of opposing innovation and entrepreneurship. Others think every startup should remember to apply for patents. We have been getting patents for our inventions ever since we founded the company, and in this post we will explain why. Patents seems to be a subject that’s always up for debate. Recently Vice Chairman from

A last-minute partnership with Posturite changed our manufacturing process a great deal. We felt confident that everyone would win on the partnership, but the aftermatch of the decision turned out to be a pretty good example on how not to communicate with backers after the campaign. In the last days of our campaign we were