New AI Platform Gives Every Inventor Expert Guidance for Free

MELVILLE, N.Y. – April 23, 2026 – A new, free artificial intelligence platform launched today aims to dismantle the barriers that have long stood between a brilliant idea and a marketable product. Created by serial inventor and author Brian Fried, known as The Inventor Coach, uinvent.ai offers anyone with an idea instant, private, and comprehensive evaluation at no cost, potentially unlocking a vast reservoir of untapped innovation.

The platform arrives to address a stark reality in the world of invention. While large corporations command teams of patent attorneys, market researchers, and product developers, the independent inventor often starts with little more than a concept, sometimes sketched on a napkin. Fried’s new tool is designed to level this playing field.

"Everyone has an idea at some point in their life, but most people do not know what to do with it or where to start," said Fried in a statement. "I built uinvent.ai for the woulda, coulda, shoulda inventors who never took that next step."

Leveling the Playing Field for the 'Napkin and a Dream'

The mission behind uinvent.ai is rooted in a staggering statistic highlighted by its founder: an estimated 97 percent of Americans with potentially valuable ideas never act on them, leaving what could amount to trillions of dollars in innovation unrealized. The platform is engineered to be the first, crucial step in reversing that trend.

"The big companies have teams of patent attorneys, market researchers and product developers," Fried stated. "The independent inventor has a napkin and a dream. uinvent.ai changes that equation completely."

This new tool seeks to bridge the gap by automating processes that were once prohibitively expensive and time-consuming for individuals. What traditionally required hiring a team of consultants can now be accomplished in minutes from any device. By providing free access to sophisticated analysis, the platform empowers aspiring inventors to validate their concepts early, without financial risk, and decide whether to pursue their ideas with confidence. Fried, who founded the 15,000-member National Inventor Club, sees this as the fullest expression of his two-decade mission to support grassroots innovation.

A Complete Invention Lab in Minutes

The uinvent.ai platform integrates a suite of powerful AI-driven tools into a single, user-friendly interface. Users can describe their invention in plain language, use voice input, or even upload a photo or sketch. For those struggling to articulate their concept, a "Help Me Describe" feature asks guided questions to refine the idea for a more accurate evaluation.

Within minutes, the platform delivers a multi-faceted report that includes:
* An AI-generated visual concept of the product.
* A preliminary patent and prior art search to assess novelty.
* Competitor research and market pricing analysis.
* An estimated market size.
* A probability of success score, calculated based on factors crucial to investors and retailers.

Perhaps its most groundbreaking feature is the ability to generate a free, 10-second AI video that shows the invention in motion. This allows creators to see their idea function virtually before a single dollar is spent on prototyping, a powerful tool for both personal validation and pitching to potential partners. While other services offer AI-powered patent searches or market analysis, uinvent.ai's distinction lies in bundling these features—especially the video visualization—into a completely free and accessible package.

The AI Co-Pilot: Privacy, Ethics, and 'Pat Pending'

At the heart of the user experience is "Pat Pending," a clever nod to the patent process and the name of the platform's AI guide. This virtual coach, built on Fried's 20-plus years of experience, is designed to answer questions about the complex worlds of patents, licensing, manufacturing, and prototyping in understandable terms.

Critically, the platform was built with privacy as a cornerstone. In an era of widespread data collection, uinvent.ai guarantees that every session is 100 percent private. User ideas are never stored, saved, or used to train the AI models. At the end of a session, users can choose to email the results to themselves or download the generated assets. Once the browser is closed, all data from the session is permanently deleted, protecting an inventor's intellectual property from the very beginning.

This commitment to privacy is essential, as is understanding the role of AI in the legal framework of invention. Recent guidance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) clarifies that while AI can be a powerful tool in the invention process, only natural persons can be named as inventors on a patent. An AI system, like the one powering uinvent.ai, is considered a tool, and the human user who makes a "significant contribution" to the invention remains the sole inventor. This ensures that creators using the platform retain full ownership and credit for their work. For those who still need a human touch, the platform provides a direct link to connect with The Inventor Coach himself.

The Inventor Behind the Coach

The credibility of uinvent.ai is deeply intertwined with the extensive background of its creator. Brian Fried is not just a coach but a prolific inventor in his own right, holding 15 U.S. patents for products that have reached the shelves of major retailers like Target and Walmart. He has also been a familiar face on QVC as an on-air presenter.

His dedication to the inventor community is well-documented. He founded the National Inventor Club and the Inventor Smart Community app, has authored three books on commercialization, and has even testified before Congress on matters related to invention. His roles as an Alibaba.com Ambassador and the Official Inventor Liaison for Licensing International further cement his status as a trusted authority in the field. This deep, hands-on experience in taking ideas from concept to market informed every aspect of the platform's development, which Fried notably built himself over 60 hours without a single developer.

With uinvent.ai now live and available to the public, the platform represents the culmination of Fried's career-long effort to democratize innovation, offering a powerful first step for the millions of "woulda, coulda, shoulda" inventors around the world.