{"62932":{"#nid":"62932","#data":{"type":"news","title":"InVenture Prize Winner Patrick Whaley Looking to Capitalize on Exercise Apparel","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEight months after winning the Georgia Tech InVenture Prize,\nPatrick Whaley, a recent mechanical engineering graduate, is making the most of\nhis opportunities and capitalizing on his winning invention that he hopes will\nsoon hit the sports apparel industry by storm.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was a huge honor for me to win the InVenture Prize,\u201d\nsaid Whaley, who has spent the fall preparing to launch his sports apparel\nline, Titin Tech. \u201cThe InVenture Prize competition gave me the contacts and the\nnetwork that I needed to make my invention a reality.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe InVenture Prize is an innovation competition for\nundergraduate students who present their inventions and marketplace analysis in\nan American Idol-like competition. Winners receive cash prizes as well as a\nfree U.S. patent filling by the Georgia Tech Office of Technology Licensing. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe budding entrepreneur developed a weighted shirt that\nutilizes a form fitting gel to create comfortable sports apparel that can be\nused to increase intensity of workouts, gain strength, and even assist in\nrehabilitation efforts. According to Whaley, the market for his new product is\nstill being defined, but he\u2019s excited about the opportunities ahead of him.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis one prototype took me a few months to complete,\u201d said\nWhaley. \u201cI tried to simplify it by taking it from a long-sleeve to a\nshort-sleeve shirt and then on to a sleeveless version. My focus was to\nintegrate all the features while still producing the end product that the\ncustomers want.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThrough the six-month process, students develop an\ninitially coarse idea into a polished on-stage presentation with a product\nprototype,\u201d said Craig Forest, a mechanical engineering professor and\nco-founder of the InVenture Prize at Georgia Tech. \u201cThrough these months of\npreparation, presentation, and concept testing, the\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EInVenture Prize competitors experience the same iterative\ncycles that entrepreneurs in the market do.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Whaley, the key for success was choosing the\nright partners, from seamstresses to machinists to business-minded people.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOn this initial shirt, I stayed down in south Georgia working\nwith some of my partners for over a week trying to work out all the\ninconsistencies and the flaws of the prototype. I wanted to make sure that I\nhave the best prototype that I can move forward with in mass production.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWhaley has completed his final prototype and is confident\nthat his product can make a difference in people\u2019s lives.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019ve used this product in my own workouts, and I\u2019ve used it\nfor rehabilitation,\u201d said Whaley. \u201cIt is a product that can help people get\nback into shape, encourage better posture, and overall help with individual\nconfidence.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWhaley expects his initial product, which he plans to sell\nfor approximately $140, should hit the marketplace soon. For more information about\nTitin Tech, you can visit the website at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.titintech.com\/\u0022\u003Ewww.TitinTech.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAdditional information can found on the InVenture Prize website\n(\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.inventureprize.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewww.inventureprize.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\nThis year\u2019s finals will be broadcast on Georgia Public Broadcasting on March 9,\n2011. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEight months after winning the Georgia Tech InVenture Prize,\nPatrick Whaley, a recent mechanical engineering graduate, is making the most of\nhis opportunities and capitalizing on his winning invention that he hopes will\nsoon hit the sports apparel industry by storm.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Titen Tech is weighted sports apparel created by Inventure Prize winner Patrick Whaley."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2010-11-23 11:07:26","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:50","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-11-23T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-11-23T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"62930":{"id":"62930","type":"image","title":"Patrick Whaley 2","body":null,"created":"1449176409","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:00:09","changed":"1475894549","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:29","alt":"Patrick Whaley 2","file":{"fid":"191685","name":"Patrick_Whaley.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Patrick_Whaley_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Patrick_Whaley_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2678626,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Patrick_Whaley_0.jpg?itok=cgPDCbyH"}},"62931":{"id":"62931","type":"image","title":"Patrick Whaley 3","body":null,"created":"1449176409","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:00:09","changed":"1475894549","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:29","alt":"Patrick Whaley 3","file":{"fid":"191686","name":"Patrick_Whaley_(Side).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Patrick_Whaley_%28Side%29_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Patrick_Whaley_%28Side%29_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2782088,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Patrick_Whaley_%28Side%29_0.jpg?itok=NDC6zvkm"}},"62929":{"id":"62929","type":"image","title":"Patrick Whaley","body":null,"created":"1449176409","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:00:09","changed":"1475894549","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:29","alt":"Patrick Whaley","file":{"fid":"191684","name":"Patrick_Whaley_-_GT.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Patrick_Whaley_-_GT_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Patrick_Whaley_-_GT_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2022967,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Patrick_Whaley_-_GT_0.jpg?itok=D_E5k9Yf"}}},"media_ids":["62930","62931","62929"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.inventureprize.gatech.edu\/","title":"Inventure"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.TitinTech.com\/","title":"Titin Tech"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"7764","name":"InVenture Prize"},{"id":"11338","name":"Patrick Whaley"},{"id":"11340","name":"Titin Tech"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mattnagel@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}