8-Year-Old Receives Patent

Knile writes "While not the youngest patent recipient ever (that would be a four year old in Texas), Bryce Gunderman has received a patent at age 8 for a space-saver that combines an outlet cover plate with a shelf. From the article: '"I thought how I was going to make a lot of money," Bryce said about what raced through his brain when he received the patent.'"

Comments

Re:wtf

[Arancaytar]

These things have been available for years.

When has that ever stopped a patent?

Re:wtf

[Jaysyn]

Yup, I've seen them & variants for sale online for a while now.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_hi?_encoding=UTF8&node=228013&field-brandtextbin=Power%20Shelf

http://www.amazon.com/PLUG-SHELF-BLACKBERRY-ORGANIZER-PORTABLE/dp/B002A91X4Q/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1291132840&sr=8-16

http://www.amazon.com/Wall-Charger-Valet-Phone-Camera/dp/B003OFB5PC/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&qid=1291132927&sr=8-22

Re:Pass Code

[MyLongNickName]

Or imagine that because there is a shelf protruding that it is much more likely that someone kicks it, something falls on it, or something else unexpected suddenly puts tremendous torque on the plate.

Re:Considering how long it takes to get a patent..

[Unkyjar]

He was 6 when the patent applied for. I guess it also helps that his father is a lawyer that founded a law firm actually named Patent Technologies LLC.