“Shoes, especially high heels, have some special functions. It makes a wearer look taller than the real height of the wearer. Therefore, many young ladies, who want to be looked taller, wear high heel with very tall heel. The other function of high heels is that it has strong attraction power for some male adult.“ […]
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Embodying a new cross-sectional paradigm for a smokable rod [square cigarettes patent]
“A cigarette typically is employed by a smoker by lighting one end thereof and burning the tobacco rod. The smoker then receives mainstream smoke into his/her mouth by drawing on the opposite end (e.g., the filter end) of the cigarette.” – explains a patent granted to Big Tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds. U.S. patent 7,967,018 B2, […]
Ig Nobel Prize-winning Gadgeteer Ron Popeil has finished inventing
Gadgeteer Ron Popeil, who was awarded the 1993 Ig Nobel Prize for consumer engineering, has died, according to press reports. The famed inventor was cited, in winning that Ig Nobel prize, for “redefining the industrial revolution with such devices as the Veg-O-Matic, the Pocket Fisherman, Mr. Microphone, and the Inside-the-Shell Egg Scrambler.” Here is a […]
Avoiding teabag flotation annoyances [patent]
“It is common to prepare tea by immersion of a porous bag filled with tea into a cup of hot water.” That being the case, it can be said that making tea with a teabag is not always 100% annoyance free. “[…] when the porous bag is immersed in water, it has a tendency to […]
Hole ‘Apparatus for dissipating sock heat and moisture’ [new patent]
“Users of shoe apparel (e.g., shoes, sneakers, etc.) often place socks on their feet before positioning their feet into the shoe apparel; such placement is advantageous for a number of reasons. First, a sock may prevent friction between the skin of a user’s feet and the inside of the shoe apparel, thereby alleviating, or minimizing, […]
Patent simplicity : ‘Beach Blanket’ [patent]
When it comes to simple, yet patentable ideas, it’s not easy to find a better example than US Patent 7096526B1 granted in 2006 to inventor Laura E Ogan – entitled ‘Beach Blanket’. “People go to the beach for relaxation. One of the usual objects that is brought to the beach for comfort is a towel. It […]
Garments that look inside-out, but aren’t [patent]
“When a garment is turned inside-out it can become difficult to continue full use of the garment. For example, in some garments fasteners are meant to be used when a person wears the garment conventionally and are not intended to be functional when the garment is worn inside-out. Likewise, features such as pockets or belt […]
Reinventing the ‘Dandy Horse’ [patent]
A ‘Dandy Horse’ was the colloquial name given to a primitive pedal-less bicycle which was a fashionable mode of transport in Europe around 1819. Fast forward to 2008, when a US patent was granted for an ‘Apparatus for Shifting Weight from a Runner to a Wheeled Frame ‘ – which, at first glance seems remarkably similar. […]
Reinventing the spoon [new patent]
“Spoons are used to lift fluids or semi-solids from a bowl, pot or plate. Most fluids are held within the outer lip of the spoon. Traditional spoons include a bowl portion and a handle that extends from the bowl portion. While traditional spoons are effective for preparing, eating, or serving foods, often times liquids drip […]
Chewable tops for writing instruments [patent]
“Statistics show that half the world population chews pens, markers and pencils.” If one happens to be in that 50%, then why not put the habit to good use? For example by using pens or pencils (or other writing instruments) with interchangeable flavoured caps? Or even ones with, say, dental whitening agents? In either case […]