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PHOSITA on funny patent drafting tips

The PHOSITA blog has a post today (“Patent Drafting Tips”) with links to a couple funny patents.

Frosting half a donut

Via Gregory Aharonian's PATNEWS newsletter, mention of Dunkin Donut's design patent that covers putting frosting on one half of a donut.

USPN D458003.

When I was a kid...

When I was a kid we used to sit on the ground to color with sidewalk chalk.  I guess today’s kids can’t do that.  Constantly on the go, their “sidewalk chalk” attaches to their inline skates. 

USPN 5,895,072.

Funkifizing Microsoft

Automating Invention blog on “Microsoft obtains patent on training people to analyze music.” 

This is the first blawg post I’ve ever seen that uses the word “funkifize.”

A doll for Triumph the dog

“I poop on you!”

Doll with simulated bowel movement.  USPN 5,713,778.

Thanks to a reader tip…the same reader ponders whether they’ll pay the maintenance fee that is due.  [note:  we appreciate reader tips to funny ip.]

Kid power

PHOSITA has an interesting post today (same story linked to at BoingBoing) about using kids on merry-go-rounds to pump water.

I’ve always liked this patent:

USPN 4,455,816.

Gives new meaning to the term “ankle biters.”

Budweiser employee uniforms?

USPN 5,101,513 — Foul weather apparel 

“You think anybody wants a roundhouse kick to the face while I'm wearing these bad boys? Forget about it!”  (quote from)

I SAID remain in you seats with your belts securely fastened across your lap!

You know what this homeland security defense device needs?  To quote Dr. Evil, it needs “to have sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads” in the well (18) below the trap door (17).

Hmm…and it lets them pump knockout gas into the first class section.  I wonder why the airlines haven’t adopted this technology yet.  For more reading, see:  USPN 6,844,817.