Everyday Edisons

Seven would-be inventors whose product ideas are to be developed by a team of designers, engineers and marketing professionals discuss how the ideas were conceived.

A patent is defined during a trip to a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, where the participants learn how the standards will affect their products.

One inventor's product gets a redesign; and a new name is given to another invention as a 3-D model of it is created. Also: mockups are made for another product.

A garden tool is named; the package design for a game is revealed; and a name and logo are chosen for another product.

A Fortune 500 company expresses interest in Stan's T-square invention; Maria names her baby bag; Frank travels to China to see his trash-can invention manufactured; Mary, Pam and Deborah take their scrapbooking system to a craft-and-hobby trade show in Las Vegas.

A prototype for a game is unveiled; an invention is tested at a restaurant; and a masonry-hoe product is presented.

The first group of inventors depart and the fate of their products is revealed. Also: a preview of the next set of episodes and the new inventors who will have their products evaluated.

New inventors are introduced, along with their product ideas, which include a toy, a workout device, a kitchen product and two baby items.

The design team works on Rebecca's grading pen and Jennifer's exercise stepper; and the engineering team builds a prototype of Joe's cutting board. Also: comments from Inventors Digest founder and editor Joanne Hayes-Rhines; Doug Hall, founder of the Eureka Ranch think tank; and Jack Lander, who invented the programmable thermostat.

An inventor's idea is modified to make it safer. Also: One product is given a sleeker look, and another sparks debate among the contestants.

One product gets a name and a logo; an invention is redesigned; and a model of a product is built and tested.

A product moves into the engineering phase; a toy invention is converted into a game; and an invention gets a final design.

The final prototypes for three inventions are unveiled.

As the first season ends, one product's design gets a late change and the commercial results for all the entries are revealed.