Hi Brian,
Do you really have patents or ideas on paper? The reason I ask is because it can be dangerous to sit on ideas without actually filing a patent application. The US is a "first to invent" country, which means that typically a person who invents something will receive a patent over a person having a later date of invention. However, there are limits to this. If a person invents something but then does absolutely nothing to "reduce to practice" the invention, another inventor may be given a patent for the invention, even if the other inventor invented the product at a later date. I say "may" because it's a case-by-case basis. Also, most (if not all) foreign countries are "first to file" countries, meaning that whoever is the first to file a patent application will be the first to receive a patent, regardless of who invented the invention. Moreover, public disclosure or sale of a product having the invention generally cuts off any patent rights in foreign countries and will cause time limits to begin running in the US. Anyway, enough lawyer talk for now!
Although I'm planning on buying VMPS speakers regardless of the cabinet maker, I'm glad that the ball is rolling so fast. By the time I'm ready to buy (early to mid next year), VMPS should be up and running with the new cabinets.