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An absurd patent

W9GFOW9GFO Posts: 4,010
edited 2013-09-26 06:20 in General Discussion
Here is patent granted in 2002, for a stick.

http://www.google.com/patents/US6360693

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  • davejamesdavejames Posts: 4,047
    edited 2013-09-24 16:06
    ...sigh...
  • Beau SchwabeBeau Schwabe Posts: 6,566
    edited 2013-09-24 16:09
    wtyp.jpg
    .... I think your water pump might be broken.
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    640 x 960 - 39K
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2013-09-24 16:27
    Is it an iStick, at least?

    Browntooth-enabled, I reckon.
  • ElectricAyeElectricAye Posts: 4,561
    edited 2013-09-24 16:39
    W9GFO wrote: »
    Here is patent granted in 2002, for a stick....

    POS patent, easy to bust. Never claimed the type of wood involved.
  • W9GFOW9GFO Posts: 4,010
    edited 2013-09-24 16:40
    No need to bust, it has lapsed.
  • ElectricAyeElectricAye Posts: 4,561
    edited 2013-09-24 16:48
    W9GFO wrote: »
    No need to bust, it has lapsed.

    I'm sure that's a relief to a lot of people out there who've had one stuck up where they shouldn't... for years...

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  • kwinnkwinn Posts: 8,697
    edited 2013-09-24 17:17
    @ElectricAye

    Thanks for the laugh of the day. Really needed one.
  • Duane C. JohnsonDuane C. Johnson Posts: 955
    edited 2013-09-24 17:44
    W9GFO wrote: »
    No need to bust, it has lapsed.
    Actually it lapsed because he didn't pay his bill.

    Duane J
  • TtailspinTtailspin Posts: 1,326
    edited 2013-09-24 18:58
    Ingenious! It's usefulness is not lost on dog lovers..

    I have used this equipment a number of times over the years, but never gave thought to any kind of royalties...


    -Tommy
  • PoundSign2PoundSign2 Posts: 129
    edited 2013-09-25 16:51
    W9GFO wrote: »
    Here is patent granted in 2002, for a stick.

    http://www.google.com/patents/US6360693

    Always remember, people patent dirt. Patenting a stick doesn't seem that far off...
  • MicksterMickster Posts: 2,694
    edited 2013-09-26 03:00
    This comes across to me as very tongue-in-cheek like he's poking fun (quite rightly) at the pointlessness of patents in this day and age.

    Some regard their patents as some form of award for ingenuity but in fact, all you have achieved is the right to sue someone who has a similar idea.

    Mickster
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2013-09-26 06:20
    This is excellent English teaching material for Taiwanese students that are studying engineering. The fact that it is real would really challenge their language skills.
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