Invention to Market, Since 2011

Every product
on a shelf was once
a sketch on a napkin.

EurekaSpark Co. is a Kansas City invention consultancy. We help independent inventors and small manufacturers turn a rough concept into a protected, licensable, sellable product, without losing the rights to it.

210+ideas evaluated
60+products licensed
14 yrsguiding inventors
Engineering blueprint sketch of a product concept
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What We Do

Four disciplines. One clear path to shelf.

Most inventors are experts in their idea and strangers to everything around it. We handle the parts between "I built one" and "it's for sale."

01

IP & Patent Strategy

We map the prior art, size up what's actually protectable, and connect you with patent counsel before you spend a dollar defending the wrong claim.

02

Product Development

From sketch to working prototype. We help refine materials, tolerances, and cost of goods so the thing you built can actually be manufactured at scale.

03

Licensing & Manufacturing

We introduce viable products to manufacturers and retailers already looking to license, so you keep the rights and collect royalties instead of chasing a factory alone.

04

Funding & Investor Intros

For ideas that need capital before they need a shelf, we prepare the pitch and make warm introductions to investors who fund early-stage physical products.

The Process

From napkin sketch to store shelf.

A straightforward, four-stage evaluation. No retainer required to find out if your idea is worth pursuing.

01

Idea Intake & Screening

Send us your concept, sketch, or working prototype. We give you an honest read on originality, market size, and manufacturing feasibility within two weeks.

Week 1–2
02

Protection & Refinement

If the idea clears screening, we help file the right protection and refine the design for real-world manufacturing, not just a one-off prototype.

Month 1–3
03

Matchmaking

We take the refined concept to our network of manufacturers, licensees, and retail buyers already looking for products exactly like yours.

Month 3–6
04

Deal & Royalties

We negotiate the license or purchase agreement on your behalf, so you keep the rights to your invention and collect royalties as it sells.

Ongoing

Recent Placements

A few ideas we've helped reach shelf.

Illustrative examples of the categories we work in. Details are composited to protect client confidentiality.

Compact cable organizing device prototype
Home & Office

Cinch-Clip Cable Keeper

A one-handed cable organizer. Went from garage prototype to a licensing deal with a national office-supply brand in nine months.

Outdoor camping stove prototype on a workbench
Outdoor

FoldFlat Camp Stove

A packable camp stove redesigned for manufacturing at one-third the original prototype cost, now sold through three regional outfitters.

Small kitchen gadget prototype being assembled
Kitchen

LevelPour Measuring Spout

A no-spill pour attachment. Patent filed in month two, sample production run by month five, retail placement the following spring.

Why Inventors Choose Us

What people tend to say, in their own words.

Straightforward about whether an idea is actually worth pursuing, even when the honest answer is no.

Common theme · First-time inventors

Genuinely proud of keeping inventors in control of their own rights instead of signing them away too early.

Common theme · Small manufacturers

Treats a kitchen-table idea with the same rigor as a funded startup, no matter how small the shop.

Common theme · Repeat clients

Known for plain, jargon-free explanations of patents, licensing, and royalties to people new to all three.

Common theme · Referral clients
Two people reviewing a product design together

Free Idea Screening

Got a sketch, a prototype, or just a stubborn idea?

Tell us what you've built or what you're picturing. We'll give you a straight answer on whether it's worth taking further, no obligation.