IP Target: Denver, CO

Say you wanted a new job in Denver, CO, and you are looking for the INNOVATION among local firms.
Check out the patents, and the patent apps.
Using AC/"Denver" in Advanced Search on FPO (AC= Assignee City), you can see today 6,839 inventions (check them out here, from most recent).
One of the new entries from this week comes via a Denver company called LeashLocket, for a better way to walk your pet--
The present invention comprises a retractable leash assembly that may be selectively carried by a user while attached to the collar or other wearable item on a companion pet and carried by the pet while not in use. The leash assembly may be connected to more than one location along the collar or other wearable item for securing the leash assembly to the companion pet. The leash assembly comprises a braking mechanism for stopping the movement of the leash in a preferred embodiment. In a preferred embodiment, the retractable leash assembly provides a full-length leash and weighs less than about 85g.
Find the right new job in 2012 by targeting the local innovators .... there are inventors working at firms all around you; a few clicks and IP is revealed. And imagine how it will impress your Interviewer when you talk about the very latest IP from [name of company].


Comments
Colorado Innovation Investment Tax Credit
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/OEDIT/OEDIT/1251568656373
Hopefully there will be funding added to this bill in 2012. It would be interesting to know what other gov IP funding is available in other states too. I'd image people would take more advantage of it if they knew where to look.