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  1. Home Depot has a product called "Lead Chek." It's a pack of 5 swabs that have a chemical that reacts to lead. You just break the seal, swab the solder joints, and see if it changes color. Might be worth a try.
  2. Here's the link for their processing times: http://www.ttb.gov/labeling/processing-times.shtml They seem to keep this pretty up-to-date.
  3. Whiskeytango, I'm definitely no expert, but "suspension letter" doesn't exactly sound ideal. I didn't have to deal with suspension so I may be way off base, but the only place I've seen the word "suspended" was when there was a civil case going on that they were awaiting the verdict of. Here's an example I pulled off the site: http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=91211056&pty=OPP click on the document that says "suspended." I'm not sure where you're at in the process, so this may or may not apply. Good luck to you either way!
  4. Yes, I've been meaning to post how things turned out, might as well do it now. Anyway, short story is that they only ended up filing the "intent to oppose" stuff, and never filed an actual opposition. It set my mark back several months, but it is now in the final stages of approval. The last email they sent me said that it has been accepted and is ready for registration, and will be registered in "due time." Whatever that means. Long story is that my lawyer told me to wait it out. And that's all you can do until they actually file an opposition. If they would have filed an opposition, then my lawyer would have a chance to file some sort of rebuttle. He said I had a pretty strong case and if they wanted to persue it further it would cost them a whole bunch of money. But beware, they do this kind of thing several times a week to many marks. So do your research. I got incredibly lucky. From my own research, the unlucky ones don't get to register their marks, AND end up getting sued by Diageo. On the trademark search page, find pretty much any Diageo brand that has a dude named Evan Gourvitz' name on it (he's one of their attorneys). Click on his name and see everything he's filed against. This will give you a good idea of how things went down with other folks, and hopefully give you an idea of how to avoid such things. Thanks again for everyone's input on this, it was great peice of mind.
  5. I totally agree with the above. Don't underestimate the hassles that state/local entities can put you through, start there. In my experience it took WAY longer to get Local/State approvals than it did to get Federal approval.
  6. Just found this: http://bakersfield.asse.org/presentations/Static%20Electricity%20STC%20Inc.pdf Google API Grounding and Bonding for more info, or if the link doesn't work.
  7. When I worked in the refining industry, common practice was to bond everything to everything, and also to ground. So bond your drum to your pail, and both to a ground if possible. This could be a little overkill for a small operation (or not), I don't know. As for how it was done, we had little brass knobs mounted on everything that was mobile, and you just hooked up a cable with a welding style electrode to the knobs. For drums, I'd just use wire and alligator clips if I were you. Hope this helps!
  8. Here it is: http://www.ttb.gov/labeling/colas.shtml There's a tab that says to "click here to register" at least. Hopefully it works!
  9. Here's what it said in my approval letter: You must obtain label approval on TTB F 5100.31 before you may use any label on distilled spirits you offer for sale. You can file label applications electronically by accessing the COLAs Online link at www.ttb.gov but you must first register to obtain a user name and password. If you decide to mail your label applications instead, the form is available at the preceding website. It seems like it took a good week or two, and possibly a phone call to get the username and password. Good luck! and congrats on your DSP!
  10. One of my goats got bloat this winter when he got loose and ate about a quarter of a 5 gallon bucket worth of spent grain. Poor guy almost died, but he still loves the stuff! I still feed them spent grain, but I go easy on it and make sure they have lots of hay and water to go with it. I've got a pig farmer that takes all the rest of my spent grain. That's pretty much all he feeds them and they can't get enough of it. He had it tested and apparently the protein level is up over 20%. It's a great arrangement. I put full buckets of spent stuff out for him, he replaces them with emptys. I rarely ever see him do it, it's like it magically just dissapears!
  11. Ralph is right on track. Let's start thinking about this for 2013. I am definitely gonna plan on something in my town. I'm picturing a pig roast, music, etc. I can't do direct sales yet, but I've found that my community is more than willing to take a trip to the liquor store after a great party! Ralph, it's a "go" in AK for 2013!
  12. I'd say that your heat input is going to be the biggest factor. Your heat input is proportional to your run time, your column needs to be sized to handle the vapor produced by the given heat input.
  13. Thanks Hewn! If you ever make it back up to Fairbanks you'll have to look me up. I started at UAF in '95 and was an avid brewer as well. I'm pretty sure that I am the reason that home brewing as banned in the dorms in '96! Anyway, thanks again for the input. I've got my attorney looking into it now. It sure would be fun to beat them on this one! Thank you as well Blue Star. That's some good input. I'm hoping my lawyer can find a way to nip this in the bud before they actually submit their letter of opposition. To everyone else, thanks again for your thoughts and input. I'll let you know how it pans out. Hopefully there's some lessons to be learned here that can be of value to others. I seem to always learn them the hard way.
  14. Thanks Rickdiculous! Some great points. And I'll definitely be consulting an attorney. Good point on having my lawyer send them something, that sounds like a solid start.
  15. Thanks for the input Teton! Makes me feel a little better. I should clarify a little as well, our trademark is for our logo, the one you see on the left of the screen. I looked up Ursus' logo and it is three cartoon bears sitting on an iceberg. All the initial research came back clean, and everything was going smooth with the USPTO until now. I guess they haven't officially opposed anything yet, just looks like they intend to. But their lawyers are alot better than mine, so I'm a bit uneasy about it. Thanks again!
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