{"id":7515,"date":"2026-08-10T18:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raimondiconsultingassociates.com\/?p=7515"},"modified":"2026-08-20T17:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:08:31","slug":"practical-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raimondiconsultingassociates.com\/?p=7515","title":{"rendered":"Practical Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=&#8221;post_title&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;no_stripe&#8221;][stm_spacing lg_spacing=&#8221;6&#8243; md_spacing=&#8221;6&#8243; sm_spacing=&#8221;6&#8243; xs_spacing=&#8221;6&#8243;][vc_single_image source=&#8221;featured_image&#8221; img_size=&#8221;1130&#215;450&#8243;][stm_spacing lg_spacing=&#8221;50&#8243; md_spacing=&#8221;50&#8243; sm_spacing=&#8221;50&#8243; xs_spacing=&#8221;50&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-8&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1576127026730{padding-right: 45px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1787153965428{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I recently developed a new fastening concept and was awarded a patent. 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