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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