Monster Tower Patent Approval

itch · Posted: Feb 22, 2005 1:23 pm Post subject: Monster Tower Patent Approval

Congrats to Bill and his crew at Monster Tower
We all saw it start here and havew ben proud to see it
blossom into the industry leader it is.
Way to go Monster Tower
itch

Atlanta, GA – Monster Tower, Inc. has received official notice from the United States Patent and Trademark Office that all 24 of their utility patent claims have been approved.

Monster Tower was launched in April 2003 providing the first universal tower that incorporated the popular “swoop” design that was previously only found in expensive, custom made wakeboard towers. The ability of their affordable tower to fit any boat, fold flat for storage, fit under factory boat covers and easy installation made it an instant hit. It has become the most popular universal wakeboard tower in the market and almost 500 customers have submitted installation photos and rave reviews that have been posted to their website.

The company has continued their innovation with quick release wakeboard & waterski racks, mirrors, speakers and light bars, as well as their Tower Bimini developed in partnership with Great Lakes Boat Top. Chief Executive Monster, Bill Bierbower, says, “The approval of our patent further validates the incredible market reception to our towers and accessories that have brought so many firsts to a market filled with great products.”

Monster Tower provides wakeboard towers that fit any boat and tower accessories that fit any tower. For additional information or to register to win a free wakeboard tower or other prizes visit www.MonsterTower.com or call 877-77-Tower.

airchairman · Newbie Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Posts: 15

I am pretty sure it started on WakeboardAtlanta, but brag all you want.

nashvillematt · Addict Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 823 City: Nashville

Way to go Bill.....As you can tell when anyone asks about a tower, we all support you, and more over, your product.

I started a business a few years ago. I nuture it like its a child and watch it grow. I am sure that you are a very proud parent of MT. Good luck in the future and I hope you ride this out to be one of the founding fathers of this beloved sport of ours...

Congrats!

Matt

Brit Rider · Posted: Feb 22, 2005 2:59 pm Post subject:

props for a great idea, the right marketing and some of the best customer support in the industry.

Keep up the great work!

CHiLi DaWg · Posted: Feb 22, 2005 3:01 pm Post subject:

138jobe · Outlaw Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 174 City: Calgary

Congrats!!! I stand behind your product and mention it to anyone in the market for a good strong, silent tower.
Keep up the good work.

P.S. Loved the calender..kind of suprised me, wife was even in to it (starts day dreaming)

Fishmaster · Posted: Feb 22, 2005 5:57 pm Post subject:

Thanks more than I can express for the great comments and support. For those that know my love of spending money on legal fees . . . well trust it was really hard to swallow doing a patent. About the time I was thinking about doing one, a patent lawyer that a buddy of used for his fishing lure patent left his big, expensive firm to go it alone (www.witherskeys.com). He was naturally far less than the big firm and made it a pretty easy process. He did a great job and is a great guy, even for a lawyer, except he does not wakeboard Smile

It's been an awesome ride so far and a true blessing to be able to make a living at something we love doing. Thanks again and the business, support and feedback from the market have each been a huge part it.

baggyman · Soul Rider Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 331 City: Vegas

which lure did your buddy patient????

dustin S · Newbie Joined: 20 Oct 2003 Posts: 40 City: Fort Worth

What is a Utility Patent?

Pope · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 526

MonsterTower, First off congrats... your empire is only starting, before you konw it you will be getting royalty checks in the mail...

For a curious mind though...

So, how did Monster get around the correct craft patent (or do you send a royalty check)?

What is different about Monster towers design?

What were all the different patents? 24 sounds like a lot for a tower

ahh, and the painful photo sessions... Very Happy

sounds like a rough ride you have been on

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

dude...this is SPAM. contact pat and pay to advertise!

oh...wait... Laughing

sorry. someone had to say it. kinda like calling photoshop.

rave reviews, great customer service and a very knowledgable person. oh yeah, and you post some alright pictures, too Laughing

JLMcRae333 · Newbie Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 34 City: Meridian, MS

i have a question..what does a "silent" tower mean... I'm about to buy a monster tower and I was just curious

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

MonsterTower, Congrats man. Keep up the good work!

138jobe · Outlaw Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 174 City: Calgary

DavidHoff · Posted: Feb 22, 2005 8:55 pm Post subject:

itch · Posted: Feb 22, 2005 8:59 pm Post subject:

*ding* ding*ding we have a winner, monster is the quietest tower I have ever been around. Value wise the best and from what I understand pretty easy to set up yourself. And like some said already the BEST costumer service out there. No body deserves your money more.
itch

Fishmaster · Posted: Feb 23, 2005 6:51 pm Post subject:

The lure he patented is at www.vibrastrikelures.com and it creates vibration like a cell phone does to attract fish. Great idea and it worked great but fisherman have been sold gimicky stuff for so long it never sold well.

There are design and utility patents. Simplified, the design is how it looks and the utility is now it funcitions, & the stuff you did others had not done before. We did one of each type, but the 24 claims of our utility patent is what was approved.

We are licenced with Correct Craft and pay a royalty, bout all I can say.

When I looked at towers three + years ago they were most rattle traps. So silent is just in reference to not having any "floating joints" (I can see it coming), more boring stuff, but we made sure the tower could not make noise when installed correctly. Our joints are fixed Laughing

Empire - Ah that sounds nice! We just added the fourth full employee for the busy season so lookout MicroSoft, here we come!

jumalian · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 7625 City: san diego

people ripped on correct craft when they were awarded their patent. here, people are congratulating monster tower.

interesting.

vawakemonster · Posted: Feb 23, 2005 7:30 pm Post subject:

monstor didnt steel the idea and patent it and then sue the poepl they stole the idea form
monstor is better than that ive sen 3 monstors on our lake one of them the dude had it because it looked cool on his sons boat so he wanted one too... he bought one to make his i/o look cool he was like 90 years old this shows it is a GOOD tower and it looks so fresh

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

jumalian, CC has a design patent. MT has a utility patent as described above. 2 different animals.

Also, I think I agree with vawakemonster, but I am still trying to make out what he just said. Neutral

B_Fool · Soul Rider Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 373 City: Cen FLA

jumalian · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 7625 City: san diego

vawakemonster, seriously, can you type that over again in a way that we all can comprehend? btw, it's plastered all over this thread...it's monster towers.

steel the idea? who did they steel it from? wasn't cc the first to come out w/ a tower specifically for wakeboarding?

i'm not really siding w/ anyone...just for argument's sakes.

NAW · Posted: Feb 24, 2005 5:14 am Post subject:

Does anyone have a link to the official patent(s) being discussed here?

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

jumalian, CC added a tow point to a fishing tower design. Over the years the design has morphed, but the initial idea came from a fishing tower.

Trucker T · Posted: Feb 24, 2005 1:24 pm Post subject:

You can look up patents here NAW: www.uspto.gov. I ran a search for Monster Towers, Inc. (as assignee a/k/a the owner of the patent), and for Bill (as inventor), but nothing came up. It may be too early, or getting "24 claims approved" may be just one positive step toward getting a patent fully granted with a number.

Snead · Criminal Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 84 City: Atlanta

I'm going to drive up to MT tonight and STEEL me a tower. Maybe The models will be there.

CHiLi DaWg · Posted: Feb 24, 2005 7:06 pm Post subject:

chavez, You mean that every tower maker has to pay royalty to CC? Wonder how much the royalty fee is? Thats incredible.

jumalian · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 7625 City: san diego

royalty to cc, last i heard, was around 60 bucks.

Fishmaster · Posted: Feb 24, 2005 8:34 pm Post subject:

Simply, were proud of what we did so far, and the patent office agrees that we added at least some innovation to wakeboard towers, so did Boss, Skylon and a bunch of other people always trying to build a better mousetrap for wakeboarders. The opportunity is there for everyone. We did a press release on some great news we got, hoping for some cheap advertising, that’s about it.

Correct Craft (CC) has a utility patent for towing a rider behind an elevated structure on a boat, and virtually all tower builders for new and aftermarket towers are licensed through CC for tower sales in the domestic US only. It’s a valid US patent and has been well proven in courtroom battles that would burry most tower companies. There are many other US and international patents or pending ones on wakeboard towers and accessories that this does not apply to, or they add onto it with new innovations. CC is like any other American corporation; their intellectual property is part of their business model.

Best news for all of us - there are lot of really smart people on this planet that are working hard for fellow wakeboarders bringing new ideas to the market and many are protecting their innovations and ideas with patents. And some are stooping low enough to try to get some marketing exposure out of it.

Snead – bring it on, but take your vitamins and it’s BYOB