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{{Short description |American gadget company}}
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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Joseph Enterprises, Inc.
| name = Joseph Enterprises, Inc.
| logo =
| logo = Joseph Enterprises logo.png
| type = [[Private company|Private]]|
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| foundation = 1966
| foundation = 1981
| location = [[San Francisco]], [[California]]<br />[[United States]]<br />[[North America]]
| location = [[San Francisco|San Francisco, California, United States]]
| key_people = [[Joseph Pedott]], founder
| key_people = [[Joseph Pedott]], founder
| industry = [[Christmas]] items
| industry = [[Christmas]] items
| products = [[Chia Pet]], [[The Clapper]], more...
| products = [[Chia Pet]], [[The Clapper]], more...
| revenue =
| revenue =
|operating_income =
| operating_income =
|net_income =
| net_income =
| owner = [[National Entertainment Collectibles Association]]
| num_employees = 40 (2013)
| num_employees = 40 (2013)
| homepage = [http://www.jeiusa.com jeiusa.com]
| homepage = [https://chia.com/ chia.com]
}}
}}
'''Joseph Enterprises, Inc''' is a [[gadget]] company which is owned by Joseph Pedott and based in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]], [[United States]], [[North America]].<ref>Postal address on official JEI contact page http://www.jeiusa.com/index.php/contact-jeiusa</ref> Two of their most popular products are [[The Clapper]] and the [[Chia Pet]].<ref name="LLC2004">{{cite book|last=LLC|first=Dwell,|title=Joe Pedott, Joseph Enterprises|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=asMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA140|volume=4|date=April 2004|publisher=Dwell, LLC|pages=140–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allbusiness.com/the-success-behind-chia-pet-the-clapper-the-ove-glove-whats-the-secret-12316253-1.html | title=The success behind Chia Pet, The Clapper & the Ove Glove. What’s The Secret? | publisher=All Business | author=Key, Stephen}}</ref>
'''Joseph Enterprises, Inc.''' is a [[gadget]] company owned by the [[National Entertainment Collectibles Association]] and founded by Joseph Pedott and based in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]],
[[California]], [[United States]], [[North America]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.chia.com/pages/about-us |website=Chia Pet |access-date=June 14, 2022}}</ref> Two of their most popular products are [[The Clapper]] and the [[Chia Pet]].<ref name="LLC2004">{{cite book|title=Joe Pedott, Joseph Enterprises|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=asMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA140|volume=4|date=April 2004|publisher=Dwell, LLC|pages=140}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allbusiness.com/the-success-behind-chia-pet-the-clapper-the-ove-glove-whats-the-secret-12316253-1.html | title=The success behind Chia Pet, The Clapper & the Oven Glove. What's The Secret? | publisher=All Business | author=Key, Stephen| date=4 May 2009 }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The Clapper, whose slogan is "Clap On! Clap Off!", was first sold to the public on September 1, 1985. A [[trademark]] was filed on the brand name "Clapper" with the [[U.S. Patent and Trademark Office]] on July 9, 1966<ref>U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR). Retrieved on 2007-11-29 from http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=73608656.</ref> A design patent was applied for on November 13, 1985 which was issued as D299127 on December 27, 1988.<ref>U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. USPTO Patent Full-Text and Image Database. Retrieved on 2010-08-31 from http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=D299127&OS=D299127&RS=D299127.</ref> The apparatus was used for activating [[switch]]es in response to different [[Acoustics|acoustic]] signals.
Joseph Enterprises was founded in [[California]] in 1981 by Joseph Pedott. The Clapper, whose slogan is "Clap On! Clap Off!", was first sold to the public on September 1, 1985. A [[trademark]] was filed on the brand name "Clapper" with the [[U.S. Patent and Trademark Office]] on July 9, 1986.<ref>{{cite web|title=CLAPPER|website=U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR)|access-date=2007-11-29|url=http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=73608656}}</ref> A design [[patent]] was applied for on November 13, 1985, which was issued as D299127 on December 27, 1988.<ref>{{cite web|title=Method and apparatus for activating switches in response to different acoustic signals|website=U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Patent Full-Text and Image Database|access-date=2010-08-31|url=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=D299127&OS=D299127&RS=D299127|archive-url=https://archive.is/Muinj|archive-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref> The apparatus was used for activating [[switch]]es in response to different [[Acoustics|acoustic]] signals.


The Chia Pet was first used on September 8, 1977, and although its name is [[trademark]]ed, the Chia Pet is not a patented invention. The first Chia Pet was the [[Sheep|ram]], marketed and distributed in 1977 although the trademark was not applied for until 1998.<ref>U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR). Retrieved on 2010-08-31 from http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=75584901.</ref>
The [[Chia Pet]] was first introduced on September 8, 1977, and although its name is [[trademark]]ed, the Chia Pet is not a patented [[invention]]. The first Chia Pet, "Chia Guy", was marketed and distributed in 1977. The first widely marketed Chia Pet, the [[Sheep|ram]], was marketed and distributed in 1982 although the trademark was not applied for until 1998.<ref>{{cite web|title=CHIA PET|website=U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR)|access-date=2010-08-31|url=http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=75584901}}</ref>


Products marketed by Joseph Enterprises tend to be advertised on television during the [[Christmas]] shopping season, and therefore they are marketed as gifts.<ref>Promotional Chia pet article http://www.commdiginews.com/entertainment/chia-pets-the-perfect-green-pc-christmas-gift-31704/</ref><ref>Chia pet advertisement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzY7qQFij_M</ref>
Products marketed by Joseph Enterprises tend to be advertised on television during the [[Christmas]] shopping season, and therefore they are marketed as gifts.{{cn|date=July 2020}}


Founder Joseph Pedott passed away on 22 June 2023, at the age of 91.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Traub |first1=Alex |title=Joseph Pedott, 91, Dies; Made Chia Pets an 'as Seen on TV' Sensation |work=The New York Times |date=30 June 2023 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/business/joseph-pedott-dead.html |access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref>
==Products==
*[[Chia Pet]]
*[[The Clapper]]
** Smart Clapper
** Clapper Plus
*Classic Pen Set
*Creosote Sweeping Log
*Ignite-O
*The 'Ove' Glove
*Garden Claw
*Pogo Whisk

==Discontinued items==
*VCR Co-Pilot (known in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] as '''Video Co-Pilot''')
*Confidence
*Mandle Candle (available only in the UK)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.chia.com Joseph Enterprises, Inc homepage]
* [https://chia.com/ Joseph Enterprises, Inc homepage]
* [http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blchia.htm Chia Pet - About.com]
* [http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blchia.htm Chia Pet - About.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410105733/https://www.thoughtco.com/inventions-4133303 |date=2020-04-10 }}


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[[Category:Companies based in California]]
[[Category:1981 establishments in California]]

[[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1981]]
[[Category:Companies based in San Francisco]]


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Latest revision as of 11:43, 7 January 2025

Joseph Enterprises, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryChristmas items
Founded1981
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Key people
Joseph Pedott, founder
ProductsChia Pet, The Clapper, more...
OwnerNational Entertainment Collectibles Association
Number of employees
40 (2013)
Websitechia.com

Joseph Enterprises, Inc. is a gadget company owned by the National Entertainment Collectibles Association and founded by Joseph Pedott and based in San Francisco, California, United States, North America.[1] Two of their most popular products are The Clapper and the Chia Pet.[2][3]

History

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Joseph Enterprises was founded in California in 1981 by Joseph Pedott. The Clapper, whose slogan is "Clap On! Clap Off!", was first sold to the public on September 1, 1985. A trademark was filed on the brand name "Clapper" with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on July 9, 1986.[4] A design patent was applied for on November 13, 1985, which was issued as D299127 on December 27, 1988.[5] The apparatus was used for activating switches in response to different acoustic signals.

The Chia Pet was first introduced on September 8, 1977, and although its name is trademarked, the Chia Pet is not a patented invention. The first Chia Pet, "Chia Guy", was marketed and distributed in 1977. The first widely marketed Chia Pet, the ram, was marketed and distributed in 1982 although the trademark was not applied for until 1998.[6]

Products marketed by Joseph Enterprises tend to be advertised on television during the Christmas shopping season, and therefore they are marketed as gifts.[citation needed]

Founder Joseph Pedott passed away on 22 June 2023, at the age of 91.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "About Us". Chia Pet. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  2. ^ Joe Pedott, Joseph Enterprises. Vol. 4. Dwell, LLC. April 2004. p. 140.
  3. ^ Key, Stephen (4 May 2009). "The success behind Chia Pet, The Clapper & the Oven Glove. What's The Secret?". All Business.
  4. ^ "CLAPPER". U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR). Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  5. ^ "Method and apparatus for activating switches in response to different acoustic signals". U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Patent Full-Text and Image Database. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  6. ^ "CHIA PET". U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR). Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  7. ^ Traub, Alex (30 June 2023). "Joseph Pedott, 91, Dies; Made Chia Pets an 'as Seen on TV' Sensation". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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