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'''Joseph Enterprises, Inc''' is a [[gadget]] company which is owned by Joseph Pedott and based in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]],
'''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>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.chia.com/pages/about-us |website=Chia Pet Offical |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 Ove Glove. What's The Secret? | publisher=All Business | author=Key, Stephen| date=4 May 2009 }}</ref>
[[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 Ove Glove. What's The Secret? | publisher=All Business | author=Key, Stephen| date=4 May 2009 }}</ref>


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 00:09, 18 June 2022

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

Joseph Enterprises, Inc is a gadget company which is owned 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

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]

References

  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 Ove 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. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  6. ^ "CHIA PET". U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR). Retrieved 2010-08-31.