Mudskipper LLC is a limited liability company, 100% owned by Benchmark "Ben" Harris (the Inventor) and based in the Fort Worth area of Texas. 

 

Ben is the Senior Executive Director of Innovative Engineering Group a MOREgroup Brand, LLC ("IEG").  IEG is an Engineering firm that focuses on educational, healthcare and public architecture sectors of construction.  Working in areas with expansive soil, Ben became aware of how significant a problem it has been for Owners when non-isolated plumbing is specified under isolated slabs where expansive soil is present.  Seeing this need, he began the work of inventing, which led to successful tests, prototypes, and real-world applications.  To allow other Architecture and Engineering firms to properly use Ben's invention for Owners nationally when licensed products are purchased, he obtained a patent and created Mudskipper LLC to license his intellectual property to manufacturers.  MOREgroup (including MOREgroup Brands such as IEG, Huckabee, e4h and tsk) has no association with Mudskipper LLC, Ben's inventions (the Mudskipper System) or licensed manufacturers.  MOREgroup Brands do not require that the Mudskipper System be used on any projects.  And, MOREgroup has no rights of ownership of Ben's inventions. To avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest on MOREgroup projects, Ben has entered into a written agreements with MOREgroup so that he cannot collect any licensing fees on projects involving any MOREgroup Brand such as IEG, Huckabee, tsk and e4h.  Through his ownership of Mudskipper LLC and his licensing agreements, Ben has secured certain provisions for the public that will guide others in how to properly apply his inventions to projects, while allowing him to focus full-time on his career with IEG.  For example, Licensed Manufacturers are required to provide technical assistance at no cost to designers and provide shop drawings at no cost to contractors during bidding.  (The price for these items is rolled into the product price if purchased.)

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