Mr. Patton joined the distinguished jury panel to critique and award the best products of 2006 in the equipment category. I.D. Magazine’s Annual Design Review is one of the most celebrated awards in the industry. See the winners and read what Doug had to say about them at:

http://www.id-mag.com/adr06/equipment.asp

AeA High-Tech Innovation Awards

The Interlink Remote Point Presenter has been honored with the most innovative product in the Industrial Design category at the 13th Annual High Tech Awards. "AeA, (formerly the American Electronics Association), founded in 1943, is a nationwide non-profit trade association that represents all segments of the technology industry with the intention of helping its members' top and bottom line."

Janusz Liberkowski is the next “American Inventor”

Doug Patton and his design team took on the task of choosing three of the final twelve inventors to design, engineer, brand, and turn their inventions into a working prototype in three weeks. Because of Patton Design’s help and expertise in the field, all three of these inventors advanced on to the “final four.” America chose Janusz Liberkowski to be the next “American Inventor” and we are proud to have worked with him and his “Anecia Child Survival Capsule,” Erik Thompson with the “Catch Elite,” and Ed Hall with his “Word Ace.”

For more information on American Inventor:

www.americaninventor.tv

 
The Doug Patton Annual Design Award

Patton Design is pleased to announce Dat Dang as the recipient of the Doug Patton Annual Design Award. The winner was announced at the California State University Long Beach Senior Thesis show, “Resonance.” Dat will receive $1500 and an internship at Patton Design. Gary Yu-Chuan Chang is the second place winner and will receive $1500. The “Doug Patton Annual Design Award” will be given yearly to two Juniors at Cal State University Long Beach for Outstanding Achievement in Industrial Design. Doug Patton and CSULB professor of I.D. Dave Teubner narrowed it down to six finalists based on the merit of each student’s portfolio. Congratulations, Gary and Dat!

 

The Design Week Awards 2006

Patton Design has been awarded Design Week’s 2006 Annual Design Award. The Waterlase M.D. by Biolase was shortlisted, and the Waterlase M.D. Handpiece received the Industrial Design award.

The UK’s premiere design magazine, Design Week announced the winners on March 22, 2006 at an awards dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. The magazine boasts that the winners were “judged with rigorous honesty, purely on the quality of design.”

 

Doug Patton to serve on distinguished jury panel

The Good Design Awards 2005

The Good Design Awards is an international graphic and industrial design competition hosted by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design. This prestigious design competition awards the best designers in every field from medical and electronics to lighting and graphics. Mr. Patton will join seven other artists and design professionals on Friday, November 18 in New York to decide who will earn this year’s awards. More information on the Good Design Awards:

 

Washington Publication Zeroes in on Southern California’s Tech Arena

Irvine, Calif., -Friday, Oct. 7, 2005- The National Journal, a Washington D.C. based publication has recognized Orange County tech-based companies as becoming more and more influential in government technology policy.

In an article by Randy Barrett, he explains that as opposed to Silicon Valley tech super-powers, Southern California has been somewhat under the radar when it comes to governmental technology policy. However, with recent visitations from the United States Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez to select Orange County executives, this might be a thing of the past.

In his interview, Doug Patton CEO of the Irvine-based design firm Patton Design, states that “every meeting I’ve gone to in the last two months, everyone is echoing the importance of technology innovation and education.” And he is absolutely right. Patton design has developed products for everything from the Apple Ipod to the HSDI which uses fluorescence imagery to scan for cancer on a woman’s cervix, each design both cutting edge and influential within its own industry.

The article asserts that it is innovative thinking like Patton’s that tempts political big-wigs to look further into policy concerns such as improved federal research and development spending, and visas for highly skilled workers in Southern California.

Patton also says that although “our gestation period has been longer [than the Silicon Valley] to pull the commonality of all these industries [together],” compelling designs such as those being produced at Patton, are creating a relationship between Southern California and Washington and “it’s very exciting right now.”

U.S Secretary of Commerce visits with Doug Patton and other Orange

County executives

"On a Mission to Protect U.S. Property Rights."

Irvine, Calif., -September 22, 2005- Carlos Gutierrez, the United States Secretary of Commerce visited Orange County this week in an attempt to bolster patent protection in countries overseas. The meeting will take place at Broadcom Headquarters with Henry Samueli, founder of Broadcom. Doug Patton, CEO of Patton Design in Irvine is selected as one of the Orange Country executives for the meeting.

Patton Design, a design firm that specializes in assisting companies with product development, is one of the many U.S. companies faced with the burden of intellectual property rights being stolen overseas. Doug Patton’s innovative designs and unconventional style are what set him apart from competitors, and it comes as no surprise that he is so concerned with this issue. The goal of this meeting is to emphasize to Washington the importance of protecting U.S. patents and property rights in countries such as China and Brazil.

Gutierrez asserts that the theft of intellectual property rights cost U.S. companies $250 billion in annual revenue and 750,000 jobs. When asked what he thought about the visit, Patton replied “I think that it really underscores you seeing all the important R&D that’s going on here.”

Because overseas countries continue to steal or copy U.S. patents or products, an overwhelming amount of patent lawsuits have been filed and are pending. Legal Metric LLC., a company based out of St. Louis that collects info on federal courts and cases, determined that in Santa Ana alone 400 patent lawsuits have been filed since 2000.

Because of the pressure that Patton and other U.S. companies concerned with protecting their property rights have put on the Federal Government, countries such as China are beginning to respond. Chinese President Hu Jintao is now promising the United States that China will now be committed to protect intellectual property rights by sending a message “not just to the world, but to his own government that this is where [he] wants to go,” Gutierrez said.

iPod users are frequin’ out

"Innovative design can broadcast music from the iPods."

Irvine, Calif., -September 28, 2005 - Patton Design has teamed up with Sonnet technologies to produce the Podfreq and change the way people are listening to their beloved ipods. The Podfreq is an FM transmitter and doc that can broadcast music in an ipod to any nearby FM radio or tuner. The innovative design is so resourceful, that it has captured the attention of the experts in Mac products, MacWorld magazine. The Podfreq earned the MacWorld Eddy Award for product of the year, 2004 which is based on quality, innovation and value.

Phillip Michaels from MacWorld emphasizes that “it’ll keep you rocking no matter where your journey takes you.” And that’s just the idea.

People can now safely and comfortably listen to their playlists from the stereo of their car in crisp, clean quality. They can also listen to audiobooks and days of music in their home. But what’s more original, is that now the music in an ipod no longer has to be kept to one person. The Podfreq allows several ipods to be tuned to the same station and broadcast in stereo sound.

Nowadays, it seems as though one cannot walk down the street without encountering an ipod. It’s not surprising, seeing as though people can drown out the sound of everyday clutter and simply replace it with their own personal soundtracks. However, the presence of ear buds and ear phones seem to create an unwelcoming air and frankly, leave the listener out of the loop. Enter the Podfreq.

With experience in innovative and sleek design, Patton’s clever model allows the Podfreq’s jewel case to protect, enhance, and expose the ipod’s materials. It also comes with a car charger and USB port that allows the Podfreq to easily be charged from a Mac or PC.

Patton Design has teamed up with Sonnet technologies to produce the Podfreq and change the way people are listening to their beloved ipods.