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For over thirty years, Pfanstiehl has created breakthrough new products in both consumer and industrial markets, all designed with the core advantages of little or no competition, high profit margins, ease of manufacture and low tooling costs. Of equal importance, he understands profit margins, manufacturing costs, marketing and distribution after founding two successful start-up companies based on his new products. John Pfanstiehl is well versed in intellectual property, with many patents, federal trademarks and copyrights. Examples of Breakthrough Pfanstiehl Products SprinklerLift™ World's first extension for sunken lawn sprinker heads, turns 1 hour jobs into 1 minute repairs. U.S. Patent Pending PrepPen® First successful spot sanding pen, distributed by 3M and others to both retail and trade markets; U.S. Patent No. 5,730,644 SpotRot® World’s first autobody damage gauge is a consumer tool that spots hidden damage in used cars. Featured in Newsweek, New York Times, Motortrend, Omni. Also used by police auto theft investigators around the world. U.S. Patent No. 5,006,799 ChipKit™ First paint chip repair kit distributed by a major automotive manufacturer (General Motors) U.S. Patent No. 6,142,868 ProGauge® Delivered improved accuracy at 1/4 the price of the competition and quickly became the world’s fastest selling paint thickness gauge; U.S. Patent No. 5,006,799 QFM® World’s first optical DOI instrument that successfully measured Class A finish quality. Developed in association with DuPont because there was no affordable instrument that could accurately measure automotive finish quality. U.S. Patent No. 6,088,116. ETG® First electronic paint gauge chosen exclusively by GM, Ford, Chrysler, Honda, Toyota and BMW dealer equipment programs. Private labeled for Meguiar’s and industrial distributors. U.S. Patent No. 5,831,430 Companies that have distributed or licensed Pfanstiehl products
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