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Oct 5, 2017 · The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted some pretty ridiculous patents over the years. It makes me wonder about the quality of patents they’re not granting.
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Apparently, New Jersey-based inventor Samuel S. Applegate was uncommonly concerned about either his tendency to sleep through an alarm or others catching one too many winks, because his proposed solution was violent. Applegate successfully patented a "Device For Waking Persons From Sleep" in the United States and Canada in 1882. It connected a wall...
When we said most of the patents we would discuss in this blog were not chilling, this was the exception. A 2004 invention, patented by John Rose, took the concept of the pince-nez — old-fashioned eyeglasses that pinch the nose to stay in place — and made it into something horrific by using studs that pierced through the nose. The drawings in Rose'...
While it is undoubtedly true that many of us could stand to spend more time in nature, is Waldemar Anguita's 1986 invention really the way to do it? The device Anguita called a greenhouse helmetconsists of a transparent dome-like headdress made of an unspecified "anti-fog material," air filters, hearing devices and miniature shelves on which small,...
Speaking of ungainly fashion, and not necessarily from experience, wearing a large and elaborate costume can be pretty uncomfortable. Problems with overheating and difficulties in breathing and moving freely only mount with prolonged use. Rod Spongberg's 2002 inventionaimed to change that, as it was designed to offer either ventilation or insulatio...
From one garment to another, with an inventor bearing an equally memorable name. Whether Paschal Plant's curious swimwearever made it to the beach or not, it has certainly raised a few eyebrows. Imagine a bathing suit from yesteryear, with full coverage of the body's trunk together with short sleeves and legs… except made of cork pieces woven toget...
With this invention, patented by Richard Bruce Bernardi II, you combine the concept of the fortune-telling 8-ball with – naturally enough – the joy of gardening. The user plants a seed in a soil-filled pot with a lid that has two holes in the top. Based on whichever spot the growing plant eventually emerges from, the answer to the question you aske...
In her patent filing, inventor Lucy Barmby said that this invention was meant to stop chefs and food-service employees pinching from the plates. Most modern observers will see the padlocked grate strapped to the faceand imagine the anti-biting mask worn by Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. (Or they might think, "Diet culture has gone too...
Mar 22, 2011 · Google Patents and Powerloo. Who patented it: Kenneth Brown. When: December 1974. Where can I get one?: There are a ton of variations out there, but the Powerloo is especially popular. What's a...
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- "ANIMAL-TRAP" Mousetraps can be so anticlimactic, but this one goes off with a bang. An 1882 patent, the frame is designed to hold your favorite peashooter.
- "FLATULENCE DEODORIZER" Confidently cut the cheese with this 2001 invention, which masks the smell of your personal potpourri. A simple charcoal pad clings to the back of your underpants, stopping the aroma before it reaches your boss' nose.
- "APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS OF RAILWAY TRAINS" It's like a scarecrow—but for trains. Patented in 1888, J. W. James' invention features an electric dummy riding in front of the train.
- "FRESH-AIR BREATHING DEVICE AND METHOD" Smoke inhalation causes most fire-related deaths. Knowing that, William Holmes found out how to keep you conscious while you wait for rescue—as long as you can handle having toilet breath.
6 days ago · 11 Hilariously Weird Patent Applications. 0. Wanna know how we cope and stay sane amidst all the client requests and workload we handle daily? The answer is patents!
People looking to get rich simply by filing an endless number of funny patents. It’s the inventor version of buying a lottery ticket, and apparently the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office seems to have no standards whatsoever. And for that, humanity can only thank them.
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Aug 29, 2017 · From alarm clocks that pummel you in the head to ingenious devices to save your crayon nubs, a peek into the patent archives for back to school season.
