Prior Wacky Patents of the Month

<BODY BGCOLOR="#C0C0C0"> <center> <IMG SRC="image/wackyico.gif" WIDTH=40 HEIGHT=47 ALT="wacky image" border=0>The <A HREF="wacky.htm">Wacky Patent of the Month </A> is devoted to recognizing selected inventors and their remarkable and unconventional patented inventions.<p> <FONT SIZE="+2"><STRONG>Prior Wacky Patents of the Month:</STRONG></FONT> </center> <hr size=2> <CENTER><STRONG>MARCH 2003</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="1428216/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="1428216/1428216.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 1,428,216</a> to S. H. Chase</BR> <STRONG>Scarecrow</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>MARCH 2002</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="d134115/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="d134115/d134115.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. Des. 134,115</a> to Maxwell B. Litwin</BR> <STRONG>Design For An Animated Amusement Device</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>FEBRUARY 2002</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="1915721/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="1915721/1915721.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 790,537</a> to Cirilo Henriquez Diaz</BR> <STRONG>Electric Glove</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>DECEMBER 2001</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="3137/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="3137/3137.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Plant Patent No. 3,317</a> to Ralph Moore</BR> <STRONG>MINITURE ROSE PLANT</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>A Bouquet of Best Wishes for the Holiday Season </STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>NOVEMBER 2001</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="2718083/2718083.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 2,718,083</a> to H. GERNBACK</BR> <STRONG>HYDRAULIC FISHERY</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>OCTOBER 2001</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="687181/687181.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 687181</a> to F. C. DILTHEY</BR> <STRONG>HOT AIR BATH</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>SEPTEMBER 2001</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="586025/586025.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 586,025</a> to ROBERT MARTIN GARDINER</BR> <STRONG>COMBINED GROCER'S PACKAGE, GRATER, SLICER, AND MOUSE AND FLY TRAP</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>August 2001</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="2725931/2725931.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 2,725,931</a> to W. C. Snell</BR> <STRONG>Blowtorch</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>July 2001</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="d245635/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="d245635/d245635.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. Des. 245,635</a> to John Campbell</BR> <STRONG>Combined Golf Ball and Model Aircraft Engine Novelty Device</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>June 2001</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="3467375/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="3467375/3467375.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 3,467,375</a> to H. C. Bush</BR> <STRONG>Jumping Device With Driven Airlift Blades</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>May 2001</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="d274350/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="d274350/d274350.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 274350</a> to Vaughn Schaaf</BR> <STRONG>Fishing Lure</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>April 2001</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="3483572/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="3483572/3483572.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 3483572</a> to G. Hallum</BR> <STRONG>G. Hallum</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>March 2001</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="1926420/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="1926420/1926420.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 1,926,420</a> to Rennie Renfro</BR> <STRONG>Combined Racing Greyhound Harness and Rider Supporting Means</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>February 2001</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="606887/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="606887/606887.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 606.887</a> to J. B. Campbell</BR> <STRONG>Electrical Extraction of Poisons</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>JANUARY 2001</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="1046177/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="1046177/1046177.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 1,046,177</a> to William Graham</BR> <STRONG>DEVICE TO PREVENT DOGS FROM WORRYING SHEEP</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>DECEMBER 2000:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="3137/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="3137/3137.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 3,137</a> to R.S. Moore</BR> <STRONG>MINIATURE ROSE PLANT</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>NOVEMBER 2000:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="1091310/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="1091310/1091310.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 1,091,310</a> to F. C. Dunn</BR> <STRONG>MASSAGE APPARATUS</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>OCTOBER 2000:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="4133315/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="4133315/4133315.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 4,133,315</a> to Edward J. Berman et al.</BR> <STRONG>METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING OBESITY</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>SEPTEMBER 2000:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="24799565/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="2479956/2479956.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 2,479,956</a> to Leonard E. Nash</BR> <STRONG>SUPPORTING STICK AS PART OF STICK AND RING TYPE OF GAME APPARATUS</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>AUGUST 2000:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="3091237/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="3091237/3091237.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 3,091,237</a> to C. N. Skinner</BR> <STRONG>FACIAL MUSCLE AND TISSUE CONDITIONING DEVICE</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>JULY 2000:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="4308449/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="4308449/4308449.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 4,308,449</a> to Clair S. Kelley</BR> <STRONG>TACTICAL NUCLEAR SLIDE RULE</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>JUNE 2000:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="1115674/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="1115674/1115674.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 1,115,674</a> to Mary P. Jacob</BR> <STRONG>BRASSIERE</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>MAY 2000:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="3154063/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="3154063/3154063.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 3,154,063</a> to James F. White</BR> <STRONG>COMBINATION HUNTER-FISHER SURVIVAL UNIT</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>APRIL 2000:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="560351/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="560351/560351.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 560,351</a> to Martin Goetze</BR> <STRONG>Device For Producing Dimples</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>MARCH 2000:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="819814/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="819814/819814.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 819,814</a> to John Milton Seibert</BR> <STRONG>MULTIPLEX MUSICAL INSTRUMENT</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>FEBUARY 2000:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="481451/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="481451/481451.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 481,451</a> to John H. Wheeler<BR> <STRONG>MULTIPLEX MUSICAL INSTRUMENT</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>JANUARY 2000:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="2139001/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="2139001/2139001.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 2,139,001</a> to Blanche B. Cole<BR> <STRONG>SCALP COOLING DEVICE</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>DECEMER 1999:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="221855/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="221855/221855.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 221,855</a> to B. B. OPENHEIMER<BR> <STRONG>FIRE-ESCAPE</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1></STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>NOVEMBER 1999:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="4120053/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="4120053/4120053.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 4,120,053</a> to FRANK NEMIROFSKY<BR> <STRONG>OBJECT-DISPENSING WEARING APPAREL</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>AN ENTERPRISING APPROACH...</STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>OCTOBER 1999:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="82802/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="82802/82802.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. Des. 82,802</a> to Walter E. Disney<BR> <STRONG>DESIGN FOR A TOY OR SIMILAR ARTICLE</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>No doubt about it, the one and only...</STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>SEPTEMBER 1999:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="2884739/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="2884739/2884739.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 2,884,739</a> to H. K. Ketcham<BR> <STRONG>DOLL CONSTRUCTION</STRONG><br> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>AUGUST 1999:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="3120359/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="3120359/3120359.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 3,120,359</a> to L. E. Sprecher<BR> <STRONG>AIRCRAFT WITH EQUI-SPACED POWER PLANTS</STRONG><br> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>JULY 1999:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="99740/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="99740/99740.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. Des 99,740 </a> to E. F. Wagner<BR> <STRONG>DESIGN FOR A TAILLESS MONOPLANE WITH LONGITUDINAL SIDE WINGS</STRONG><br> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>JUNE 1999:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="2198234/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="2198234/2198234.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 2,198,234 </a> to L. L. D. STRATTON<BR> <STRONG>CIGAR OR CIGARETTE LIGHTER</STRONG><br> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>MAY 1999:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="22148/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="22148/22148.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 22,418 </a> to j\J. PERRY<BR> <STRONG>SEWING MACHINE</STRONG><br> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>April 1999:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="460451/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="460451/460451.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 460,451 </a> to L. H. Shaw<BR> <STRONG>ANIT-SNORING DEVICE</STRONG><br> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>March 1999:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="2292387/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="2292387/2292387.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 2,292,387 </a> to H. K. Markey ET AL.<BR> <STRONG>In response to last month's wacky patent, we received many e-mails refering to a Heddy Lammar patent. So here it is.</STRONG><br> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>February 1999:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="4003094/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="4003094/4003094.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 4,003,094 </a> to Julie Newmar.<BR> <STRONG>Pantyhose with Shaping Band for Cheeky Derrier Relief</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>I was once in love with actress Julie Newmar but now I know the truth. Can anyone add to my list of women patentees who were famous for other than their inventions?</STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>January 1999:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="d156687/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="d156687/d1256687.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent Des. 156,687 </a> to Robert Y. Allen et al.<BR> <STRONG>Puppet</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>Howdy Doody</STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>December 1998:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="4091481/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="4091481/4091481.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 4,091,481</a> to Hallie G. Redman<BR> <STRONG>Tooth Pillow</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>It would be hard for the "tooth fairy" to miss this tooth</STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>November 1998:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="490964/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="490964/490964.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 490,964</a> to Thomas W. Helm<BR> <STRONG>Combined clothes-brush, flask, and drinking-cup</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>For taking the edge off after a hard day of work</STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>October 1998:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="515001/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="515001/515001.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 515,001</a> to William R. Lamb<BR> <STRONG>Fishing Apparatus</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>A perfect lure for vain fish.</STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>September 1998:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="748284/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="748284/748284.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 748,284</a> to Joseph Karwowski<BR> <STRONG>Method of Preserving the Dead</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>Taxidermy taken to a new level.</STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>August 1998:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="1303851/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="1303851/1303851.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent No. 1,303,851</a> to George. Carlson<BR> <STRONG>Poultry Disinfector</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>There just isn't anything worse than a dirty egg.</STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>July 1998:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="d86224/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="d86224/d86224.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent Des. 86,224</a> to Max Fleischer<BR> <STRONG>Design For a Doll or Similar Article</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>Betty Boop--the Queen of Cartoons--still going strong at 66.</STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>June 1998:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="850978/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="850978/850978.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 850,978</a> to Ignatius Nathaniel Soares<BR> <STRONG>Nose-Shaper</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>Avoid plastic surgery--do it yourself.</STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>May 1998:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="2079053/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="2079053/2079053.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 2,079,053</a> to John E. Torbert, Jr.<BR> <STRONG>Novelty</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>An invention that shows ingenuity and <STRONG>horse sense</STRONG>.</FONT> </CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>April 1998:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="1046533/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="1046533/1046533.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 1,046,533</a> to Arnold Zukor<BR> <STRONG>Burglar Alarm</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>With this invention, the chances of you being burglarized are <EM><STRONG>all washed up</STRONG></EM>.</FONT></CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>March 1998:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="730918/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="730918/730918.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 730,918</a> to Andrew Jackson, Jr.<BR> <STRONG>Eye Protector for Chickens</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>...but what really knocked me out was her cheap sunglasses - ZZ TOP<FONT></CENTER> <CENTER><STRONG>February 1998:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="55677/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="55677/55677.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 55,677</a> to L. M. Lance<BR> <STRONG>Improved Serving-Table</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>With L. M. Lance's invention, all food is <I><B>fast</B></I> food.<FONT></CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>January 1998:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="4608967/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="4608967/4608967.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 4,608,967</a> to Ralph R. Piro<BR> <STRONG>Pat On the Back Apparatus</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>Feeling unappreciated? Well then, give yourself a pat on the back.<FONT></CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>December 1997:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="186962/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="186962/186962.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 186,962</a> to William Tell Steiger<BR> <STRONG>Improvements in Foot-Warmers</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>Keep your feet toasty-warm all winter long.<FONT></CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>November 1997:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="2882858/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="2882858/2882858.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 2,882,858</a> to Bertha A. Dlugi<BR> <STRONG>Sanitary Appliance for Birds</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>...a.k.a. Polly's Pooper Protector<FONT></CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>October 1997:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="90298/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="90298/90298.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 90,298</a> to Francis Peters and George Clem<BR> <STRONG>Privy-Seat</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>According to most scholors, modern society owes its existence to three discoveries: (1) the wheel; (2) the written word; and (3) the <STRONG><EM>Privy-Seat</EM></STRONG>.</FONT></CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>September 1997:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="4634021/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="4634021/4634021.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 4,634,021</a> to John W. Davis<BR> <STRONG>Release Mechanism</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>Is it cold outside? This invention--which brings to life a familiar old saying--will give you the answer.<FONT></CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>August 1997:</STRONG></CENTER>  <CENTER><a href="4537788/4537788.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 4,537,788</a> to Valerie A. Proctor and Franklin E. Cunningham<BR> <STRONG>Egg Jerky Product and Method of Preparation</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>An <STRONG><EM>egg</EM></STRONG>centric foodstuff.</FONT><BR><BR></CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>July 1997:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="4507805/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="4507805/4507805.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 4,507,805</a> to Nicolae I. Calutoiu<BR> <STRONG>Ambulatory Sleeping Bag</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>Solves the age-old problem of what to do when "nature calls" during a chilly sleep out.<FONT></CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>June 1997:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="4524471/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="4524471/4524471.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 4,5244,71</a> to Mansour N. Mansouri<BR> <STRONG>Power Operated Separable Beds and Support Therefor</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>Instead of making your husband sleep on the couch after a spat, try this.</FONT></CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>May 1997:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="4634549/4634549.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 4,634,549</a> to Marion D. Case<BR> <STRONG>Hay Fragrance</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>The perfect fragrance <IMG ALIGN=middle ALT="ACHOO!" WIDTH=53 HEIGHT=40 SRC="image/achoo.gif" border=0> for hayfever sufferers. </FONT></CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>April 1997:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="4641560/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="4641560/4641560.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 4,641,560</a> to William Kolberg<BR> <STRONG>Portable Self-Powered Band Saw</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>Be careful! An inattentive workout on this invention might truly cause you to "<STRONG>cut a figure</STRONG>."</FONT></CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>March 1997:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="4583939/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="4583939/4583939.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 4,583,939</a> to Richard Brickwedde<BR> <STRONG>Combination Cigarette Lighter and Perfume Dispenser</STRONG><br> <CENTER><TABLE COLSPEC="L10" BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <TR><TD><FONT SIZE=-1>Please choose the correct answer. This inventon is:</FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD><FONT SIZE=-1>a) a clothing accessory.</FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD><FONT SIZE=-1>b) a convenient package that performs several useful functions.</FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD><FONT SIZE=-1>c) a personal injury attorney's dream come true.</FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE></CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>February 1997:</STRONG></CENTER>  <CENTER><a href="4623551/4623551.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 4,623,551</a> to Claude Giddey and Georges Dové<BR> <STRONG>Method for the Fabrication of a Cheese Foam</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>In this invention, "<EM>cheese is melted under heating and an emulsion of air or a non toxic gas<BR> in an aqueous solution is incorporated therein, by providing a laminar and non-turbulent mixing under heating.</EM>"<BR> Kind of makes your mouth water, doesn't it?</FONT> </CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>January 1997:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="4531737/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="4531737/4531737.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 4,531,737</a> to James Jacobson and Thomas E. McCormick<BR> <STRONG>Elongated Football</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>...a.k.a. <STRONG>"The Long Bomb"</STRONG></FONT> </CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>December 1996:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="2632266/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="2632266/2632266.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 2,632,266</a> to Herbert W. Sellwood<BR> <STRONG>Novelty Keyhole Finder</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>Mr. Sellwood has developed the perfect way for advertisers to <STRONG>expose</STRONG> their products to the <STRONG>Peeping Tom</STRONG> market.</FONT> </CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>November 1996:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="3216423/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="3216423/3216423.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 3,216,423</a> to George B. Blonsky and Charolette E. Blonsky<BR> <STRONG>Apparatus for Facilitating the Birth of a Child by Centrifugal Force</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>...as if the pain of childbirth alone isn't enough to make a woman's head spin.</STRONG></FONT>.</FONT></FONT> </CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>October 1996:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="465548/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="465548/465548.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 465,548</a> to William H. White<BR> <STRONG>Annunciator for the Supposed Dead</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>... for preventing the commission of <STRONG>grave errors</STRONG></FONT>.</FONT></FONT> </CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>September 1996:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="3123044/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="3123044/3123044.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 3,123,044</a> to Hans Eugen Birch-Iensen<BR> <STRONG>Apparatus for Recording Poultry Egg Production</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>No doubt that "<STRONG>fowl play</STRONG>" was involved in the development of this invention.</FONT> </CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>August 1996:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="1370316/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="1370316/1370316.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 1,370,316</a> to <!!--<A HREF="http://www.microserve.net/~magicusa/houdibio.html" TARGET="_top"> --> Harry Houdini</A><BR> <STRONG>Diver's Suit</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>"<STRONG><EM>The Master of Escape</EM></STRONG>" works his magic on a diver's suit.</FONT> </CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>July 1996:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="395189/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="395189/395189.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 395,189</a> to Walter Stanton<BR> <STRONG>Mechanical Bird</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>There might have been no <STRONG><EM>"Big Bird"</EM></STRONG> or <STRONG><EM>"Barney"</EM></STRONG> without the trailblazing work of inventors like Mr. Stanton</FONT> </CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>June 1996:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="1143835/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="1143835/1143835.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 1,143,835</a> to Michael Kispéter<br> <STRONG>Life Saving Apparatus</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE=-1>Mr. Kispéter must have really <STRONG><EM>used his head</EM></STRONG> when developing this invention.</FONT> </CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>May 1996:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="912152/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="912152/912152.htm" TARGET="_top">U.S. Patent 912,152</a> to Pasquale Nigro<br> <STRONG>Fire-Escapes</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE="-1">You might say that only a <STRONG><EM>birdbrain</EM></STRONG> would use this invention.</FONT> </CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>April 1996:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="4152784/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="4152784/4152784.htm">U.S. Patent 4,152,784</a> to James D. McGalliard<br> <STRONG>Nylon Hose Treated With Microencapsulated Hair Dissolving Solution</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE="-1">Keep your legs silky smooth.</FONT> </CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>March 1996:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="898379/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="898379/898379.htm"> U.S. Patent 898,379</a> to Louis F. Liebhardt<br> <STRONG>Antisnoring Device</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE="-1">Give your wife what she desires most--a good night's sleep.</FONT> </CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>February 1996:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="1392095/thumb.gif" ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure"></CENTER> <CENTER><a href="1392095/1392095.htm"> U.S. Patent 1,392,095</a> to Stanley Valinski<br> <STRONG>Man-Catching Tank</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE="-1">Bank robbers and burglars, beware!</FONT> </CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>January 1996:</STRONG>:</CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="556248/thumb.gif" WIDTH=150 HEIGHT=165 ALIGN=center border=0 ALT="Figure" ><br> <a href="556248/556248.htm"> U.S. Patent 556,248</a> to James C. Boyle<br> <STRONG>Saluting Device</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE="-1">Never again forget to tip your hat in courtesy.</FONT><P></CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>December 1995:</STRONG>:</CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="2947013/thumb.gif" WIDTH=100 HEIGHT=58 ALT="Figure" ALIGN=center border=0><br> <a href="2947013/2947013.htm"> U.S. Patent 2,947,013</a> to Milton B. Silverman<br> <STRONG>Audible Tooth Brush</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE="-1">Recommended by 4 out of 5 dentists surveyed.</FONT><P> </CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>November 1995:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="2608083/thumb.gif" WIDTH=150 HEIGHT=150 ALT="Figure" ALIGN=center border=0><br> <a href="2608083/2608083.htm"> U.S. Patent 2,608,083</a> to Richard J. D. Stokes and Alfred P. D. Stokes, Jr.:<br> <STRONG>Washing Machine Having Means for Attaching Same to a Vehicle Wheel</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE="-1">Racing enthusiasts! Use this invention to <EM><STRONG> clean up on</STRONG></EM> the competition.</FONT><P></CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>October 1995:</STRONG> </CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="11942/thumb.gif" WIDTH=37 HEIGHT=100 ALT="Figure" ALIGN=center border=0><br> <a href="11942/11942.htm"> U.S. Patent 11,942</a> to Alpheus Myers:<br> <STRONG>Tapeworm-Trap</STRONG><BR> <FONT SIZE="-1">This invention is just <EM><STRONG>a little hard to swallow</STRONG></EM>!</FONT><P></CENTER> <HR WIDTH="85%" ALIGN=center SIZE=2> <CENTER><STRONG>September 1995:</STRONG></CENTER> <CENTER><IMG SRC="586025/thumb.gif" WIDTH=50 HEIGHT=97 ALT="Figure" ALIGN=center border=0><br> <a href="586025/586025.htm"> U.S. Patent 586,025</a> to Robert Martin Gardiner:<br> <STRONG>Combined Grocer's Package, Grater, Slicer and Mouse and Fly Trap</STRONG><br> <FONT SIZE="-1">If a man can make a better mousetrap, though he builds his house in the woods the world will make a beaten path to his door.--Ralph Waldo Emerson</FONT><P></CENTER> <hr size=2> <CENTER> <A HREF="index.htm"><IMG SRC="image/shared/b1.gif" WIDTH=113 HEIGHT=28 ALT="Homepage" border=0></A> <A HREF="flow.htm"><IMG SRC="image/shared/b2.gif" WIDTH=113 HEIGHT=28 ALT="Patenting" border=0></A> <A HREF="links.htm"><IMG SRC="image/shared/b4.gif" WIDTH=113 HEIGHT=28 ALT="Inventor Links" border=0></A> <A HREF="wacky.htm"><IMG SRC="image/shared/b3.gif" WIDTH=113 HEIGHT=28 ALT="Wacky Patents" border=0></A> <A HREF="searchws.htm"><IMG SRC="image/shared/b10.gif" WIDTH=113 HEIGHT=28 ALT="Search" border=0></A> <A HREF="downld.htm"><IMG SRC="image/shared/b8.gif" WIDTH=113 HEIGHT=28 ALT="Download Wacky Patents" border=0></A> <A HREF="contact.htm"><IMG SRC="image/shared/b6.gif" WIDTH=113 HEIGHT=28 ALT="Contact Us" border=0></A> </CENTER> <BR><BR><font size=1>Copyright 1995 Michael J. 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