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Scientific American On Bad Patents

Posted by timothy on from the reading-slashdot-is-patented dept.

dltallan writes: "Scientific American has a short article in which Gregory Aharonian presents his picks for the four worst patents granted. I like the patent for training with manuals (1998)." The Bustpatents site is worth spending some eye-rubbing time on.

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  1. The claim is by hawk · · Score: 1, Redundant
    "Manually or with gripping apparatus, torque is applied to the planar element, causing rotation and positioning orthogonal to the planetary or other gravitational field, effecting removal of tiles,pawns, and other objects."


    The muffin baking industry is a likely licenssee.


    hawk