Concept Design
Design Methods vary across various fields and are based on broad focuses.

1. Exploring the possibilities and similar constraints by focusing on critical thinking skills to research and define specific problem spaces for existing products or services and the creation of new product categories.
2. gray fining the specifications of a design solution which can lead to better guidelines for traditional design activities such as in the graphic, industrial, architectural fields.
3. Managing the process of exploration, defining and creating artifacts continually over time.
4. Prototyping the possible scenarios and solutions that minimally or significantly improve the current product development.

Why use the Protomine Process?
The Protomine process was created to offer an alternative to expensive "Invention Submission" companies that offer so much and produce so little. Do the research and we know you'll see the difference.

What does it cost to develop a product?
Manufacturers follow a complicated and costly development process called product lifecycle management (plm). This approach encompasses the complete lifecycle from concept design through manufacturing and disposal. The typical cost for product development starts at around $100,000 for simple concepts and rises dramatically for more complicated concepts.

The Reality
Paying high prices to outside companies to "develop" or "patent" your idea is often unnecessary if you just want to license your concept. Ultimately the distributor incurs the real costs of development and in return offers a licensing contract. Your job is to present an appealing product presentation and deliver it to the right people!

What are they promising you?
Organizations such as invention submission companies offer costly services promising to develop your concept for $5-$20,000 (a fraction of what it really costs) while delivering very little in return and producing very poor success rates.

The Solution - The Protomine Process
In a nutshell, the Protomine process was created to help you create a presentation which represents and markets your design efficiently and effectively. Our proprietary process contains a complete checklist of items companies want in order to make informed decisions on whether or not to carry your product design. So forget about expensive invention submission companies and everyone else trying to take your money and do-it-yourself.