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LIS 526: Government Publications (Patents & Trademarks) - Autumn 2023: Patent Anatomy & Examples

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Examples

US Patent 4,756,529  (Koosh Ball®) "Generally spherical object with floppy filaments to promote sure capture"

US Patent 6,367,817 (Segway®)

US Patent D11,023 (Statue of Liberty)

US Patent 3,125,189 (Restaurant with Rotating Floor)

US Patent 4,834,024 (Oysters)

 

Did you know that these people are patentees? "Celebrity Inventors"

Abraham Lincoln:  US Patent 6,469 - "Buoying Vessels Over Shoals"

Hedy Lamarr (Hedy Kiesler Markey):  US Patent 2,292,387 - "Secret Communication System"

Eddie Van Halen:   US Patent D388,117 - "Guitar Peghead"

                           US Patent 4,656,917 - "Musical Instrument Support"

Michael Jackson:  US Patent 5,255,452 - "Method and Means for Creating Anti-Gravity Illusion"

Prince:  US Patent D349,127 - "Portable, electronic keyboard musical instrument "

Jamie Lee Curtis:  US Patent 4,753,647 - "Infant Garment"

Harry Houdini:  US Patent 1,370,316 - "Diver's Suit"