Inventors have reason to squirm a bit over the weather, suggests this new study about the granting — or rejection — of patents. The study is: “Too hot to reject: The effect of weather variations on the patent examination process at the United States Patent and Trademark Office,” Balázs Kovács [pictured here], Research Policy, vol. […]
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Keith Raniere’s inventive patents
Keith Raniere, whose inventive uses of human beings are, some of them, profiled in the New York Times under the headline “Inside a Secretive Group Where Women Are Branded“, has filed unusual patent applications. Here are three of those patent applications that relate to things other than branding women. “Determination of whether a luciferian can be […]
Inventing an Artificial Banana (reconfigurable)
Sometimes, if one were to purchase an artificial-fruit display (for example featuring bananas) one may eventually become frustrated – in the sense that the display is not easily re-configured. Thus, one may be left with just one expensive option. “Currently, the only way to vary the configuration or display of artificial fruit is to purchase […]
Showcasing the Venturi Didgeridoo (new patent)
Dr. Charles Adams Eaton, who is an instructor at the University of New Mexico, has invented the “Venturi Didgeridoo” (or “Reverse Didgeridoo”) for which a US patent 8,466,361 was granted June 18, 2013. The new didgeridoo not only manages to produce much lower tones than would normally be expected for its length, it also converts […]