Versacorp Information

Versacorp (TM, SM) is a business that is dedicated to the development and marketing of highly innovative and versatile products, services, and technologies that encompass many fields. Versacorp was founded in 1983 near Estes Park, Colorado, by Jeffrey R. Charles. Versacorp began as a merger of the Jeffrey R. Charles' photography and art business (photography services, custom enlargements, drawings, exhibits, etc.); related marketing publication (e.g. brochure, etc.) design business; and camera and instrument repair and sales business. At the same time, Mr. Charles' "JRC Designs" (TM, SM) business also came under the umbrella of Versacorp. This aspect of the business also involves photography, but emphasizes a wide range of new technology development and related speculative product and intellectual property (IP) marketing. The name "Versacorp" was originated for the business because it was descriptive of the many encompassed markets and the versatile nature of the original and planned products, services, and technology. The first Versacorp-designed product (not counting artwork) was the VersAdapter (TM), a multiple function photographic and visual adapter for telescopes and other optical systems. Several months later, Versacorp moved its operations to Arizona, and, with an advertisement in the January 1984 issue of Sky and Telescope magazine, began to internationally market a variety of its products, including the highly innovative VersAgonal (TM), a multiple function photo-visual flip mirror attachment for telescopes, surveillance instruments, microscopes, and other optical systems. In the next few years, Versacorp performed a variety of services including several types of repair and consulting engineering. Versacorp also obtained several patents, transferred some of its technology to licensees, and marketed (wholesale and retail) many additional products. By 1991, Versacorp had introduced more than 80 new optical, mechanical, electronic, and published products, some of which are still on the market today. ...