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Do You Have An Idea You Would Like To Share?        

Worthington Cylinders is always interested in ideas that will meet our customers’ needs.  Sometimes the best ideas come from people just like you!  If you would like to share an idea that you feel might benefit our customers, please read and follow the instructions below.   To prevent any misunderstanding, you must read, understand, and approve the following agreement, without any changes, prior to or along with sending us your idea in writing.  If you think your idea might be worthy of a patent and/or of value to you, you may want to consult with an attorney before sending it to us.  It is important for you to understand that:

  • Worthington Cylinders will respect all of your rights created by a patent, pending patent application or provisional patent.
  • Because Worthington Cylinders is always seeking to improve its business, it is very possible Worthington Cylinders has already heard or thought of your idea.
  • Worthington Cylinders does NOT agree to have any confidential relationship with you.  NO CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP IS OR WILL BE CREATED BY SENDING US AN IDEA OR FOR ANY OTHER ACT OR REASON, UNLESS CREATED AT ANY TIME BY A SEPARATE WRITTEN AGREEMENT SIGNED BY WORTHINGTON CYLINDERS.  If any confidential relationship would otherwise be formed despite the foregoing, you hereby waive any rights created by that relationship.  Worthington is not required to keep your idea confidential.
  • You are NOT entitled to any payment from Worthington Cylinders even if Worthington Cylinders uses your idea or discloses it to someone else who uses it unless:  (1) the idea is protected by patent rights, or (2) Worthington Cylinders signs a written agreement agreeing to pay you for using your idea.
  • You may not make any changes to the agreement.

How to Submit Your Idea

To send us your idea immediately, you can use our online form.

Otherwise, you can fill out the paper agreement completely and mail it to:

New Product Development – Room 270
Worthington Cylinders Corp.
200 Old Wilson Bridge Road
Worthington, OH 43085

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