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1. www.cnn.com › 2013/12/11 › tech11 patently absurd patents | CNN Business

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   Dec 11, 2013 · 11 patently absurd patents. Published 4:58 AM EST, Wed December 11, 2013. Link Copied! 10. "APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING THE BIRTH OF A CHILD BY CENTRIFUGAL FORCE" If the thought of childbirth makes ...

2. www.cracked.com › article_15693_the-10-mostThe 10 Most Ridiculous Inventions Ever Patented - Cracked.com

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   Nov 27, 2007 · Ross Wolinsky. The wheel. The light bulb. Big Mouth Billy Bass. Great inventions inspire awe, while providing comfort and convenience to the masses. Other inventions inspire second-hand embarrassment and provide a window into the dark souls of the men who created them. In an extended compilation from his Daily Nooner, blogger Ross Wolinsky ...

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3. abovethelaw.com › 2017/10/8-of-my-favorite-stupid8 Of My Favorite 'Stupid Patents' - Above the Law

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   Oct 5, 2017 · Without further ado, here are some of my favorite “stupid patents”: 8. Design patent for a windshield. From EFF’s May 2017 Stupid Patent of the Month club, a subsidiary of Ford managed to ...

4. listverse.com › 2009/05/07 › 10-more-extremely10 More Extremely Bizarre And Pointless Patents - Listverse

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   May 7, 2009 · Forehead Rest For Urinals. Patent Number: US 6681419. “A forehead support apparatus for resting a standing users forehead against a wall above a bathroom commode or urinal or beneath a showerhead. The apparatus includes a mounting member adapted for attachment to an upright bathroom wall either above the commode or urinal or below the showerhead.

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5. www.vice.com › en › articleThe 11 Stupidest Patents of 2015 - VICE

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   Jan 1, 2016 · From the internet of dildos to having someone else pay the phone bill, trolls filed lot of patently ridiculous patents.

6. www.ranker.com › list › weird-patentsThe 20 Weirdest Patents Ever Filed - Ranker

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   The world is filled with wannabe inventors. 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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   Is the USPTO granting ridiculous patents?

   • 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.

   8 Of My Favorite 'Stupid Patents' - Above the Law

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   Did the USPTO grant a patent on a fake stick?

   • USPTO actually granted a patent on a fake stick. 1. My all-time favorite dumb patent is Apple’s design patent for… a rectangle with rounded corners. Granted in 2012, Apple received a patent for the shape of its product, which is pretty standard. It’s a rectangle.

   8 Of My Favorite 'Stupid Patents' - Above the Law

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   Why did the USPTO grant a patent?

   • USPTO granted a patent for a “ method and apparatus for automatic organization for computer files.” This patent describes a way for software to automatically filter files into folders.

   8 Of My Favorite 'Stupid Patents' - Above the Law

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   Is a patent office clerk stoned every day?

   • In an extended compilation from his Daily Nooner, blogger Ross Wolinsky counts down 10 pieces of irrefutable proof that at least one clerk from the patent office comes to work stoned every day. Filed in April 2000, the flatulence deodorizer "discloses a pad to be worn by a user for absorbing gas due to flatulence."

   The 10 Most Ridiculous Inventions Ever Patented | Cracked.com

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8. www.greyb.com › blog › weird-patentsList - 11 Weird Patents that will Make You LMAO - GreyB

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   Nov 15, 2024 · A Portable Bath Capsule. It’s winter already, not the GOT one, that’s long gone. But it’s cold. And agree with me or not, I know some of you have a hard time getting off your couch to take a bath. To help people like you and me (don’t judge), this guy came up with the idea of “A portable bath capsule” (US3677263).