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Intermountain Society of Inventors and Designers was organized on
October 23, 1969 as a non-profit corporation in Utah to help inventors learn
from each other's experiences. Lucile Hinman was a key person in founding the
Society. Earl A. Miller, of Miller Ski Company, was the first president of the
Society. Here are copies of this unique organization's Articles of Incorporation
(PDF 0.25 MB),
Constitution and Bylaws (PDF 0.85
MB), and
Committee Organization (PDF
0.64 MB). The Society's corporate status was dissolved in 1997 with no renewal
according to the Utah Department of Commerce in 2007. (When viewing these PDF files, use the
"Bookmarks" to locate topics quickly.)
Various experts, related to the field of inventing, were invited to speak to
inventors at the Society's monthly meetings. I discovered the Society through a tiny newspaper ad, which announced an
upcoming meeting. I joined the society in 1972 when Carl S. Anderson was
president. He sent monthly letters
(PDF 0.28 MB) of invitation to meetings that were
held between October and May each year. In late 1973 I was elected president of
the Society. My monthly letters
(PDF 0.21 MB) to members tried to describe what
happened at the previous month's meeting. When my year's term of office as
president was over, I was appointed chairman of the Publicity Committee and
started publishing
"The Inventors' Journal"
(PDF 2.09 MB) for the Society. A graphic
artist, Melvel C. Owen of Bountiful, Utah, designed a new logo (see
above) for the
Society and the Journal. The Inventors' Journal reported on the activities of
the Society and disseminated news of special interest to inventors. When I had
to limit my time with the Society,
others continued (PDF 1.35
MB) the Inventor's
Journal in varying formats for several years.
 In the 1972 - 1973 year, the Society published a
Directory of Inventors and Designers
(PDF 8.21 MB) who were members of the Society. It described each member's "Skills
and Abilities" and his/her "Patents Applied for or Granted." The descriptions
give an interesting profile of people who were attracted to
the Society. In September of 1973 the Society, in partnership with the University
of Utah and six other organizations, sponsored an"Invention Convention"
(PDF 6.20 MB)
at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City. Media advertising of the convention was
enhanced by the
 convention's display of the "whimsymobile," built by Borg-Warner
as an attention-getter. I was one of the exhibitors at the convention, showing off the
LED
version of my teaching aid. While some of the convention guests and
visiting public showed interest in my invention, no meaningful marketing leads
were developed.
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