I did not expect this cross-cultural carnivorous bounty.
Love Meats
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The Electret Microphone
Featuring another Black inventor, the electret microphone is in basically everything.
The Radio Smellfinder
Buckle up, because this is a weird one.
The Super Soaker patents
When I was a kid, whoever had the biggest, coolest Super Soaker was king.
Some alarming clocks
Alarm clock technology is old as heck, so we as a society have centuries of experience with turning off the alarm and going back to sleep.
The E-Meter Patents
If you've spent much time in New York City, you have run into the Church of Scientology offering their "free stress tests." It's worth doing, if you have a few minutes, to see what they're all about.
It’s cold — let’s make a weird mermaid!
We patent attorneys are not typically selected for our skill in depicting the human form.
The Anti-Drone Ray Gun
I feel a surge of irrational anger every time I see a drone flying around my neighborhood.
The Banana Protective Device
"Necessity is the mother of invention" has a corollary: Strange needs beget strange inventions.
A Celebratory Device
I've never watched the New Year's ball drop, not even when I lived in New York City.
Patenting the odd, the impossible, and the unnerving 