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Erotic? Maybe. Funny? Always.

Hot on the stilettos of Patently Ridiculous comes Patently Erotic, Richard Ross’ foray into the nexus of American capitalism, inventiveness—and sex. In this latest collection of actual patent applications, the author delves once again into the archives of the U.S. Patent Office to take a look at contraptions designed to titillate and facilitate.

Accompanied by commentary from the author, and illustrated by the inventors’s own diagrams, inventions such as force-sensitive, sound-playing condoms and lap dance liners provide a revealing look at our issues with intimacy.

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Patently Silly is the lovechild of a stand-up comedian with an engineering degree and a graphic designer with an intellectual property attorney for a father.Exploring the daftest and most bizarre patented inventions ever envisioned, from the Solo-operable Seesaw to the Talking Toilet Paper Roll Holder; the Pet-operated Ball Thrower to the Cat-Shaped Mouse Trap, "Patently Silly" will be a must-read for garage tinkerers, science geeks and dreamers who believe that gravity is no impediment to flight..
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Not so Patently Obvious provides a brief history of patenting software in the U.S. and Europe and the Trouble with Patents in the Digital Age. When the software industry was young, software patents did not exist. The USPTO didn't issue its first software patent until 1981. Since then, tens of thousands of software patents have been issued on both sides of the Atlantic. Anyone can be an infringer, and many are. Microsoft is reported to be, at any given time, defending themselves against 30 to 35 patent infringement lawsuits. It has been suggested that the Linux kernel might infringe as many as 283 U.S. patents. Blockbuster awards, such as the $450 Microsoft was ordered to pay a tiny patent holding company named Eolas, are fundamentally changing the way the software industry does business. Economists, politicians, scientists, academics, legal experts, engineers, and computer programmers are all asking if this proliferation of software patents makes any sense. There is a growing unease that the patent system has derailed and is going to take the software industry off the tracks with it. At the same time it is increasingly clear that without patent protection, it is impossible to protect the competitive advantages that result from technical innovations in software technology. These two points of view collided last year in the European Parliament's debate over the European Commission's Directive for Computer Implemented Inventions. A bitter and implacable row erupted over the Commission's Directive which was defeated with both sides claiming victory. This book steps away from the rancour of the debate over software patents and takes a fresh look at the issue. Eric Stasik, author of Patent or Perish, and founder of the patent engineering firm Patent08 (www.patent08.com), takes the reader through a brief history of software patents, explains some of the problems this has created, and illustrates why society still struggles with what Thomas Jefferson described as "the difficulty of drawing a line between the things which are worth the public embarrassment of an exclusive patent, and those which are not." As Jefferson realized, the answer is not so patently obvious..
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Discover the trials & triumphs of great female inventors

Astrolabe
Automatic Dishwasher
Barbie Doll
Buffered Aspirin
COBOL
Cotton Gin
Disposable Phone
Drip Coffeemaker
Fabric Softener Sheets
Hang Glider
IV Fluids
Jell-O
Kevlar
Mars Rover
Nystatin
PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)
Protease Inhibitors
Rolfing
Smallpox Variolation
Space Suit
Spic & Span
Tract Housing
Vacuum Canning
Windshield Wipers
Zig-Zag Sewing Machine
Zovirax

and many, many more!

Reviews for Mothers of Invention by Ethlie Ann Vare and Greg Ptacek

"It's a fascinating and gratifying book..It gives us a positive view of women's inventiveness, from the frivolous to the noble."
-The New York Times Book Review

"It is the wide spectrum of female humanity and ability in this book that makes it an especially valuable addition to the growing popular library on the accomplishments and work lives of women."
-Los Angeles Times

"An informative collection of talent, trivia, and history, Mothers of Invention will interest most anyone. More importantly, though, it will serve to inspire girls and women of all ages. For that reason, it belongs on the shelves of schools and public libraries everywhere."
-Tampa Tribune

"Wonderful..A book to be dipped into and sampled at one's leisure."
-The Chicago Biweekly

"This fascinating volume will find a place in the browsing sections of both adult and YA collections.recommended."
-Library Journal

One of the "Best Books for Young Adults,"
American Library Association, 1988.
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Title: Victory and betrayal: the third world takes on the rich countries in the struggle for access to medicines. (Patently Abusive).
Author: Asia Russell
Publication:Multinational Monitor (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 2002
Publisher: Essential Information, Inc.
Volume: 23 Issue: 6 Page: 13(6)

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Christmas lovers have a new reason to rejoice! Building on the exhaustive U.S. Patent Office research that spawned the cult classics Patently Ridiculous and Patently Erotic, Richard Ross presents a collection of yuletide patent applications—some puzzling, some insane, all hilarious.

Like its predecessors, Patently Christmas provides a fascinating glimpse into what happens when creativity, capitalism (and perhaps a small dose of delusion) collide. Extensively illustrated with the inventors’ own diagrams, Patently Christmas is the perfect stocking stuffer, filled with new and wacky takes on time-honored Christmas traditions..
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Synopsis There are a few groundbreaking patents that the world is eternally grateful for and lots that are useful and practical, but this book does not include any of those. What it does include are patents of the wackiest, weirdest inventions that never made it into mass production. Patently Absurd shows designs of eccentric inventions from all over the world, including the U.S.A., Europe, and Japan. Take the Dust Cover for Dog that zips up your unwilling pet into a suit guaranteed to make it want to leave home and find another owner. Or the Amphibious Bicycle for those riders who feel the uncontrollable desire to plunge into the nearest lake and cycle across it to reach dry land again. The United Kingdom claims to have the longest continuous record of granting patents. The earliest known patent was granted by King Henry VI in 1449 to John of Utynam, who had his own method of making stained glass. The United States passed its first patent law in 1790, and in 1836 founded the US Patent Officenow the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patents included in this book reach as far back in time as the early nineteenth century right through to the present day, showing the range and scope of unusual designs thought worthy of patenting throughout history. Atypical of most patents, the inventions included here are guaranteed to make you laugh, though unlikely to make you want to own one of your own..
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Title: Technology dismantlers: reverse engineering proves patently profitable.(TAEUS Inc.)(Biography)
Author: Eric Peterson
Publication:ColoradoBiz (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 32 Issue: 8 Page: 36(1)

Article Type: Biography

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