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October 4, 2006

Wacky Ideas

Some patented levity: the San Jose Mercury News yesterday published "Wacky ideas get respect at the U.S. Patent Office."

Read the article first, then here are the links to the mentioned patents.

High-five arm: 5,356,330

Anti-eating face mask: 4,344,424

Bird diaper: 5,934,226

Head in a box: 4,666,425

Childbirth centrifuge: 3,216,423

Motorized ice cream cone: 5,971,829

Surfboard brakes: 6,305,307

Burping beer mug: 5,536,196

Shoe air-conditioner: 6,594,917

Bird trap-cat feeder: 4,150,505

Trumpet flame-thrower: 4,247,283

Fake alien: 1,749,090

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Posted by Patent Hawk at October 4, 2006 8:45 PM | Prosecution