Thank you for taking the time to submit your product related idea to Lawn-Boy Inc. We sincerely value your interest in Lawn-Boy.

Following is a summary of the Lawn-Boy Inc. policy on outside ideas:

1. Lawn-Boy evaluates all ideas relating to its field of business if the idea is covered by an issued United States "utility" patent. Your U.S. patent is a "utility" patent if it has a seven digit "patent number", e.g., 4,925,233.



2. If the outside idea is covered by an issued United States utility patent, the inventor and/or patent owner should submit a photocopy of the complete issued patent to:

Outside Idea Coordinator
Lawn-Boy Inc.
8111 Lyndale Avenue South
Bloomington , MN 55420

3. Other than giving us your name and address and a copy of your patent, do not send any additional materials or information. If you submit or have already submitted materials other than an issued United States patent, these materials are being or will be returned to you. If you have already submitted an issued United States patent, it will be evaluated pursuant to this policy. The patent will not be returned to you. We do not photocopy or retain any materials that you submit to us other than issued United States patents.



4. Lawn-Boy will review the patent and will contact the inventor and/or patent owner only if Lawn-Boy is interested in acquiring rights to the technology disclosed in the patent . If you have not been contacted by us within 6-8 weeks of your submission, you can assume Lawn-Boy does not have an interest.

As always, if you have a problem or a concern with a Lawn-Boy product that you own and/or operate, you should contact the dealer or distributor through which the product was purchased.

Again, we thank you for considering Lawn-Boy Inc. and we wish you success in marketing your idea.