Two items, one old, one new, for enthusiasts of sticks of butter. First, a patent: “Combined storing and slicing device for a stick of butter or margarine or the like,” US patent #4513501, granted to Jong S. Lee, April 30, 1983. The patent document explains: “The present invention relates to a combined storing and slicing device […]
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Introducing Vacuum Burials (new patent)
“[…] it is an established fact that all human and/or animal corpses commence to decay and decompose immediately after death occurs. A recently published German newspaper article clearly attests to this corpse decay factor, and also provides data pertaining to the approximate rate of that decomposition. This item was published by the Deutsche Presse Agentur […]
Hydraulic invention: No need to clamber for theater seating
Next time someone disrupts your evening by clambering in or out of a nearby theatre seat, remember: it needn’t be this way. In 1924, Louis J Duprey of Dorchester, Massachusetts, patented a system that “permits any patron of the theatre to enter or leave his place without at all disturbing other patrons”. You, the patron, entered vertically, […]
A newly patented use for old new teeth
If you’ve ever been at a loss for ideas when it comes to finding a use for a child’s discarded primary teeth – a new US patent (#8661849) provides suggestions (though you might want to check with the inventor as to royalty arrangements for using his invention): “The invention discloses jewelry made of disinfected, pulverized […]