ON AMAZONJosh Malone invented the Bunch O Balloons, a device that allows the user to fill 100 balloons with water and tie them in under a minute. What a great invention…right? If you have ever spent time filling water balloons up…you will agree.
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As discussed in this episode, Josh Malone is encouraging all inventors and everyone else to sign this petition to eliminate the PTAB. Click here to learn more and/or to sign the Inventors Rights Resolution.
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From living the dream of every inventor to living the nightmare that gets worse every day and never seems to end…
Our interview with Josh Malone on Episode 79 of the Invention Stories Podcast coming soon on Invention Stories on YouTube
Josh Malone Work Experience
US Inventor
Inventor / Fellow
Mar 2017 – Present
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Josh Malone is the spokesman and advocate for independent inventors. He coordinates patent policy, legislation, amicus briefing, and public relations.
Tinnus Enterprises
Owner/President
2012 – Present
Plano, TX
Josh Malone invented, developed, launched, and licensed Bunch O Balloons (http://bunchoballoons.com). Raised nearly$1,000,000 on Kickstarter campaign and sold over 2 million units in first year.
Conducted research and development on a variety of novel consumer products.
Product Design ConsultantCompany NameThe Realtime GroupDates Employed2007 – 2014Employment Duration7 yrsLocationPlano, TX
Josh Malone provided research, benchmarking, and general design support for industrial and medicalproducts. Specialized in mechanisms, assembly, and manufacturing technologies providing bothsystem level guidance and detailed design for critical components. Developed and improvedmotors, gearboxes, sensors, housings, seals, connectors, displays, and input devices.
Tinnus Technology
President
2006 – 2011
Plano, TX
Developed and produced the Slice Cordless Design Cutter and Shapelets Stretchy Band DesignSystem. Built complete turnkey product design and production capabilities utilizing contract designand manufacturing resources. Directed all phases of a new product related business includingformation, finance, hiring, patent & trademark protection, product development, manufacturing.
Texas Instruments
DLP Process Engineer
1997 – 2006
Dallas, TX
Developed and optimized methods and materials utilized in the the DLP imaging device. Optimizedperformance, cost, and yield metrics through design, experimentation, data mining, and analysis.Provided particular technical expertise in environmental sealing and reliability engineering.Developed specialized failure analysis techniques and tools.
Reliability Test Engineer
1996 – 1997
Designed, conducted, and analyzed stress tests for microelectronics. Worked with internalcustomers on requirements, scheduling, and reporting. Worked with vendors on specifications,equipment purchasing and servicing.
Education
Colorado School of Mines
Bachelor of Science
Mechanical Engineering
1991 – 1996
Josh Malone Bunch O Balloons Links
Editor’s note: Many times we interview inventors and look to see if there are any news articles that have been written. When researching the keywords Josh Malone Bunch O Balloons, there turned up pages and pages. Josh Malone’s story continues and we invite you to check out what has been written in the following links:
Water Balloon Patent Win Upped To $24.5M Plus Atty Fees
Law360-Mar 27, 2019 The companies claim Telebrands became aware of Bunch O Balloons through a Kickstarter page launched by inventor Josh Malone to fund …
Other Barks & Bites, Friday, April 5: Senators Introduce FLAG Act …
IPWatchdog.com-Apr 5, 2019 Texas Judge Doubles Jury Award for “Bunch O Balloons” Patents … fees and expenses for inventor Josh Malone of Tinnus Enterprises, who in addition…
US court hands $43m waterfight win to NZ’s Zuru Toys
New Zealand Herald-Mar 28, 2019 Zuru took its case in conjunction with Tinnus, whose founder Josh Malone created Bunch O Balloons – which is protected by several patents …
This Entrepreneurial Inventor Raised Nearly $1 Million On Kickstarter
Black Enterprise-Jun 30, 2018 Plano, Texas entrepreneur and father of eight, Josh Malone has raked in … Bunch O‘ Balloons will be available for mass purchase in 2015.
Josh Malone: The King of Pop
D Magazine-Aug 2, 2017 In the pantheon of great inventions from Dallas—Liquid Paper, the Topsy Tail, the ATM, the Dougie, the integrated circuit—where does your Bunch O Balloons …
Plano inventor’s $200M idea sets off 2-year fight with ‘As Seen on TV …
Dallas News (blog)-Jun 20, 2017Josh Malone, creator of Bunch O Balloons, a product that can fill 100 water balloons in 60 seconds, has been fighting TeleBrands Corp. in court …
Plano Inventor Tied Up in Legal Battle Over His ‘Bunch O Balloons‘
D Magazine-Jun 7, 2017 The nearly 3-year-old Plano company, led by inventor Josh Malone, … Tinnus’ Bunch O Balloons has generated more than $200 million in …
$17 million: The real and staggering cost to patent in the US in the …
IPWatchdog.com-Jul 16, 2017 At least $17 million. That is what my Bunch O Balloons patent has cost so far. It could grow to $50 million. Yes, we are talking about water …
Telebrands loses $12.3 million verdict for willful patent infringement of …
IPWatchdog.com- Dec 8, 2017… nothing unless the Supreme Court disbands the unconstitutional PTAB,” said Josh Malone, the inventor of the Bunch O Balloons toy covered …
This Water-Balloon Battle Threatens to Soak Everybody
Wall Street Journal-Nov 15, 2017Bunch O Balloons now generates about $125 million a year in sales, according to Zuru Ltd., which brought inventor Josh Malone’s product to …
Father-of-Eight Creates Genius Water Balloon Invention
ABC News-Jul 25, 2014 The product is called Bunch O Balloons and it’s just that, a bunch of … that are supposed to help but didn’t,” the inventor, Josh Malone, told ABC …100 water balloons in 1 minute?! Dad tests awesome device out on …
Today.com-Jul 29, 2014See the Amazing Contraption That Can Fill 100 Water Balloons in …
People Magazine-Jul 26, 2014Bunch O Balloons Zooms to $100000 on Kickstarter
Crowdfund Insider-Jul 24, 2014A Creative Dad Just Made Water Balloon Fights Way More Efficient
Mashable-Jul 24, 2014View all
In Tinnus v. Telebrands, Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB’s Finding of …
IPWatchdog.com-May 31, 2018 Inventor Josh Malone, who created Tinnus Enterprises to commercialize his Bunch O Balloons toy invention, offered the following comment on …
North Texas Inventor The Brain Behind ‘Bunch–O–Balloons‘
CBS DFW-Jul 18, 2017 “We’d get together and fill up tubs and tubs of water balloons,” said Plano inventor Josh Malone. Malone admits to being a kid at heart, but …
‘Pop’ Goes His American Dream
Inventors Digest-Jun 8, 2017Josh Malone has eight kids. … He named it Bunch O Balloons. … Bunch OBalloonsaccused Telebrands of knocking off the product a few …
Reinventing a summer classic, water balloons
Marketplace.org-Jul 17, 2017 Marketplace’s Adriene Hill called up Josh Malone, the inventor of “Bunch–o–Balloons,” in Plano Texas, and they talked about how the idea …
The Inventor Protection Act: Needed Momentum or More Harm than …
IPWatchdog.com-Sep 23, 2018 There may be exceptions like Josh Malone and Bunch O Balloons where the person and their company are basically one and the same, but …
Intellectual Franchise Rights
Patently-O-Apr 29, 2018 by Dennis Crouch. Josh Malone, inventor of Bunch–O–Balloons, has provided a new patent-grant graphic below. Malone’s most recent case is …
Meet the Would-Be Inventors of Texas’s Next Big Idea
Texas Monthly-Dec 12, 2018 Then a recurring guest took the center circle: Josh Malone, the man behind the gangbuster hit Bunch O Balloons. Malone is a skinny, …
Water Balloons, Weapons of Mass Destruction and the PTAB
IPWatchdog.com-Jan 27, 2017 Josh Malone has eight kids. On a hot … He named it a Bunch O Balloons. Josh … Bunch O Balloons went viral with 9.6 million YouTube views.
Bunch O Balloons inventor sues Bed Bath & Beyond, Telebrands for …
Dallas Business Journal (blog)-Jun 12, 2015 Josh Malone‘s Plano startup Tinnus Enterprises LLC and toy company Zuru Ltd. is suing Telebrands, Bed Bath & Beyond and…
What Are the Economic Incentives to Invent?
Smithsonian-Nov 8, 2018 The panel, moderated by the center’s director Arthur Daemmrich, included JoshMalone, the inventor of Bunch O Balloons; and three prominent …
Bunch O Balloons Files Patent Suit Against Balloon Bonanza
D Magazine-Jun 11, 2015 Nearly a year ago, we told you about Josh Malone, the super genius from Plano who invented a way to make 100 water balloons in 60 seconds …
USPTO Withdrawals Support for Telebrands at CAFC, Actively …
IPWatchdog.com-Mar 29, 2018 We have chronicled the legal battles between Josh Malone, the inventor of Bunch–o–Balloons, and Telebrands Corporation, the power behind …
What Mattered in 2018: Industry Insiders Reflect on the Biggest …
IPWatchdog.com-Dec 30, 2018 Josh Malone is Founder and President of Tinnus Enterprises, and a … He is best known as the inventor of Bunch–o–Balloons, a device and …
Patent ‘Death Squad’ System Upheld by US Supreme Court
Bloomberg-Apr 24, 2018… Court ruling,” said Josh Malone, inventor of the Bunch O Balloons toy who has seen his patents challenged at the agency and upheld in court …Industry Reaction to Supreme Court Decision in Oil States v. Green …
IPWatchdog.com-Apr 24, 2018View all
11 Ways to Stop Companies From Ripping Off Your Invention
Entrepreneur-Dec 12, 2018 Also consider the story of Bunch o Balloons inventor Josh Malone. He was able to fight a copycat in court because he licensed his invention …
PPAC Fee Hearing Discusses Proposed Increases to Late Payments …
IPWatchdog.com-Sep 12, 2018 Josh Malone, inventor of Bunch O Balloons, noted that the day’s hearing on fee increases was “based on an unrealistic and aspirational value …
Water Balloon Tech: Burst or Bust?
Austin Chronicle-May 13, 2015 Bunch O Balloons, a crazy octopus-looking apparatus, fills and seals … The other product, Josh Malone’s Bunch O Balloons, is currently …
The Supreme Court Should Grant Cert in Zup to Correct Obviousness …
IPWatchdog.com-Jan 23, 2019 “The Zup case presents an excellent vehicle for correcting Federal Circuit rulings and restoring rationality and predictability to obviousness …
PTAB Reform: An Urgent Request on Behalf of Independent Inventors
IPWatchdog.com-May 7, 2018 What follows is a letter on the topic of PTAB reform that will be sent to USPTO Director Andrei Iancu on Monday, May 14, 2018. The letter seeks …
Bunch O Balloons: Entrepreneur Overwhelmed by KickStarter Support
Small Business Trends-Aug 5, 2014 Texas entrepreneur and father of eight Josh Malone is “completely overwhelmed” with the online response to his latest invention: Bunch O …
ZURU Files Third Lawsuit against Telebrands for Bunch O Balloons …
Business Wire (press release)-Apr 24, 2017 ZURU Files Third Lawsuit against Telebrands for Bunch O Balloons … O Balloons product invented and brought to market by Josh Malone and …
USPTO files brief at CAFC supporting patent-infringing respondent …
IPWatchdog.com-Sep 6, 2017… the entity holding the patent covering the award-winning Bunch O Balloons water balloon toy invented by independent inventor Josh Malone.
Kiwi toy maker Zuru wins Bunch O Balloons battle against US company
Stuff.co.nz-Dec 3, 2017 Zuru’s Bunch O Balloons filled 100 water balloons simultaneously through … The product was invented by a Texan father of eight, Josh Malone, …
Bunch O Balloons can make 100 water balloons in a minute and will …
Metro-Jul 23, 2014 It seems that day has come, as inventor Josh Malone has created Bunch OBalloons, a product which only seems to have the function of …
This Simple Contraption Lets You Make 100 Water Balloons Every …
Gizmodo-Jul 22, 2014 Bunch O Balloons‘ creator, Josh Malone, is attempting to raise $10,000 on Kickstarter to put his invention into production. With a pledge of just …
This may be the greatest invention in the history of water balloons
The Verge-Jul 22, 2014 If it works as promised, the aptly named “Bunch O‘ Balloons” … The device’s creator, Josh Malone, claims in his pitch video to have tested …
Industry Insiders Make Patent Wishes for 2019
IPWatchdog.com-Jan 1, 2019 One of the longest running features on IPWatchdog is our Industry Insider’s series, which started out many years ago with an annual “wishes” …
The PTAB Continues to Break Patent Promises to the Detriment of …
IPWatchdog.com-May 15, 2018 My story of abuse and patent promises broken by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) usually falls on sympathetic ears. The fact that both …
PTAB Errors Fatal to Hundreds of Legitimate Patents
IPWatchdog.com-Jan 7, 2018… Telebrands loses $12.3 million verdict for willful patent infringement of Bunch OBalloons – U.S. 9,051,066 issued on 6/9/2015 to Malone for
Why it May Be Time to Provide Criminal Remedies for Patent …
IPWatchdog.com-Mar 4, 2019 “Given the current state of the U.S. patent system, with all of the legislative and judicial developments further weakening the effectiveness of …
Patent reform is critical to protecting American inventors
The Hill (blog)-Aug 28, 2017 Take, for example, Josh Malone, “who developed a new toy that let … Malone launched the product, which he called Bunch O Balloons, in 2014 …
Former Trump aide Michael Caputo leads patent protest
Washington Examiner-Aug 11, 2017 One of those hoping to be heard was Josh Malone of Plano, Texas. … NBC’s “Today Show”, both of which called ‘Bunch O Balloons‘ “genius.”.
PTAB Invalidates Part Of Water Balloon Filler Patent In PGR
Law360-Jan 3, 2017 According to the suit, the inventor of the patent, Josh Malone, developed a … Malone launched the product, which he called Bunch O Balloons, …
What Your Kids Will Be Playing With Next Year: Toy Fair 2017, a …
Entrepreneur-Feb 28, 2017… Toy of the Year award for the Kickstarter-made-famous innovation Bunch oBalloons, which it licensed from Texas inventor Josh Malone.).
Salina men hope to see invention go in the toilet
Salina Journal-Dec 2, 2017 They got to rub elbows with Josh Malone, who invented Bunch O Balloons, a garden hose attachment that can fill 100 water balloons in less …
Zuru Bunch O Balloons: Australia’s best-selling summer toy for 2015
dailytelegraph.com.au-Dec 1, 2015 Enter dad of eight Josh Malone, who dreamt up Bunch O Balloons, which lets kids fill 100 water balloons at a time from a garden hose in just 60 …
The PTAB: Number One Enemy of Inventors
IPWatchdog.com-Jul 22, 2017 My own patents are in limbo with the examining division issuing patents for my Bunch O Balloons invention, but then the PTAB comes along …
How trial by crowdfunding sorts winners from losers
Financial Times-Apr 4, 2017 Josh Malone, a father of eight from Texas, invented Bunch O Balloons, a toy aimed at transforming water balloon fights.
Controversy Over Restasis Patents is Misplaced
IPWatchdog.com-Mar 21, 2018 In his 2018 State of the Union speech, President Trump placed reducing the price of prescription drugs at the top of his agenda. How can he do …
Zuru file complaint against Telebrands Corp. for IP rights infringement
PR Newswire (press release)-Feb 10, 2015 said Josh Malone, Creator, Bunch O Balloons. “They have an ability to work quickly and much like us, are a family run business who are …
The Most Iconic (and Patented) Toys and Games of All Time
IPWatchdog.com-Dec 24, 2013 Perhaps Bunch–o–Balloons is not “iconic” yet, but it is well on its way to … Independent inventor Josh Malone got tired of how slow it was to tie …
USPTO, PTAB refuse to follow Supreme Court Nautilus decision
IPWatchdog.com-Sep 5, 2017 True to its reputation, shortly after learning of the Bunch O Balloons … fees incurred by Malone and his partners to chase down these knock-offs …
House IP subcommittee looks for further ways to curb patent trolls after …
IPWatchdog.com-Jun 18, 2017 Mossoff also raised the example of Josh Malone, the inventor of Bunch O‘ Balloonswho asserted a patent that was declared invalid at PTAB, …
Zuru file complaint against Telebrands Corp. for IP rights infringement
PR Newswire (press release)-Feb 10, 2015 said Josh Malone, Creator, Bunch O Balloons. “They have an ability to work quickly and much like us, are a family run business who are …
The Impact of Bad Patents on American Businesses
IPWatchdog.com-Nov 6, 2017 I have received 6 patents for my Bunch O Balloons invention. They were diligently and thoroughly examined by the patent office, signed by …
World Intellectual Property Review
PTAB Facts: An ugly picture of a tribunal run amok
IPWatchdog.com-Jan 9, 2018 It has come to our attention that supporters of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) are claiming that the facts and figures presented in …
USPTO, PTAB refuse to follow Supreme Court Nautilus decision
IPWatchdog.com-Sep 5, 2017 True to its reputation, shortly after learning of the Bunch O Balloons … fees incurred by Malone and his partners to chase down these knock-offs …
House IP subcommittee looks for further ways to curb patent trolls after …
IPWatchdog.com-Jun 18, 2017 Mossoff also raised the example of Josh Malone, the inventor of Bunch O‘ Balloonswho asserted a patent that
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