Formed JOIPAD LLC, a Texas-based company, to own the product's intellectual property and run the business end to end — from development through manufacturing and sales.
This gave the project a proper legal foundation before any patent filings, trademarks, or vendor agreements were put in place, so that everything built from this point forward — the IP, the contracts, the eventual product — sits under one clean structure.
Hey guys, excited to share that I've completed the filing for a provisional patent to help protect JoiPad's IP. This locks in an early priority date on the core invention and gives me a 12-month window to keep refining the design before filing the full, formal (non-provisional) application — which is the next big IP milestone coming up.
One step closer to getting this thing built the right way. More updates soon!
Filed a U.S. trademark application for the JOIPAD word mark, protecting the brand name itself as the product moves toward launch.
Filed a U.S. trademark application for the JoiPad "J" logo, protecting the visual mark alongside the name.
Built an early proof-of-concept to test whether the core idea actually worked in the real world before committing to formal engineering and garment design.
This rough, early-stage build was about validating the fundamentals — not a finished product, but enough to prove the concept had legs and was worth building out properly. That validation is what kicked off the parallel electrical and garment design work that's happening now.
The PCB design, layout, and firmware for JoiPad's electronics are complete. That's the board that drives the heat settings and talks to the remote control — fully designed and ready to move forward.
Next up is testing — making sure everything performs reliably before locking in the design and moving toward prototype fabrication.
Big progress on the electrical side. The remote control concept is fully designed, along with its housing and the button layout — the pieces that let you actually control JoiPad's heat and settings.
Fabricating a prototype of the electronics system.
Finalizing the electronics design ahead of production.
The garment patterns are developed. Right now I'm in the testing phase, checking how well the pattern sizes up and down across different body sizes before moving forward with the prototype.
Quick update on the garment side, and it's a change of plan. I spoke with several manufacturers to try to make JoiPad a reality, but none of them were able to take it on.
So I'm going to do it myself — the cutting, the sewing, the stitching, the whole nine yards. I have a lot to learn, but I'm willing to try, and I'll share what I figure out (and what goes wrong) along the way.
Next up is getting hands-on with the garment prototype. Once that's underway, this milestone will move into prototype fabrication.
The garment side is moving forward too. I'm currently in talks with a manufacturing partner who will be pricing out production in the coming weeks, which will help determine the path forward.
This step is about lining up the right partner to actually bring the garment to life at scale — from prototype to something that's manufacturable and ready for real customers.
Fabricating a prototype of the garment.
Finalizing the garment design ahead of production.
Tightening manufacturing processes once the electronics and garment tracks converge.
Getting JoiPad through the certifications it needs before pilot testing and full production.
Launching the Kickstarter campaign to fund the first production run, once JoiPad has cleared safety certification.
Running a pilot test batch before full production.
Bringing JoiPad to market.
Full production begins.
