Posts Tagged ‘technology’

This Condom with Inflatable Portion that some only refer to as Patent#US 6895967 is proof positive that a picture is indeed worth a thousand words.

The Endoscopic Tutorial System with a Bleeding Complication also known as Patent# US 6863536 reminds me of that old poster about the movie, Alien that was slathered in all the New York subways and bus stops when it was released some 30 years ago. It read: “In space, no one can hear you scream.” Well, maybe they were right and then again maybe they were wrong, as when you get right down to it, this device is about as creepy as it gets. A system for simulating a medical procedure performed on a subject, one can only study it and wonder why.

One of the major problems (and there are many) with Patent # US 682353 also known as the Showerhead with Removable Electronic Media Device is the issue of who would market it? Would it be considered a coveted plumbing accessory sold at cost by nice plumbers or would it compete on the fickle market place with such timeless classics as Singing in the Rain and other wet favorites?   How practical is this shower-head/electronic device?

Ever want to perform plastic surgery? So what if you don’t have a degree

Patent# US 6850167 which refers to a Brushing Behavior Reinforcement Toothbrush and Enclosed Electronic Game Switch with Grid rewards you if you brush your teeth correctly by allowing you to play a game on a toothbrush-sized LCD screen. The issue remains that we all must face the fact that Ed Sullivan is dead and how could anyone find this truly entertaining?   The idea of a toothbrush having the power to reinforce brushing behavior seems a bit over the top, n’est ce pas

Patent# US 6842218 , which refers to the Scent Delivery System , allows the user to pick his or her own smells, a rather dubious thrill to begin with. It works by injecting scent into an airflow created by the fan or canister, and creates scented air, which is carried to the nose by the flow of air via a nose mask or facemask. If you are wondering why anyone would want such a thing, join the club whose membership is fast disappearing from a lack of interest.

Patent# US 6788200, also known as Footwear with GPS, is the perfect invention for those among us who are not sure of where we are going. It involves a locator unit contained within footwear providing a method for GPS position determination and transmission of location data to a central monitoring station, which then disseminates the data through software and the Internet

Go to bed in your fireplace.

Necessity is the mother of invention, but the father is unknown ~Anonymous     Patent#US6983493 , the Retractable Toilet Table Top , concerns the concept of toilet inspiration, you know, those great ideas that seem to come out of nowhere when it’s “john time.” The royal throne, as the inventor refers to that instrument of necessity we plebes know as a toilet, has been transformed into a respectable workplace. According to the inventor, his Retractable Toilet Table Top conquers the conventional shortcomings of standard toilet facilities. His creation, however, needs the following elements in order to succeed: “This is a device for providing a working surface while a user is seated on a toilet

Issued in the summer of 1991, Patent #5,031,161, the Lifetime Expectancy Timepiece consists of a starting mechanism for causing the timer to begin measuring the elapsed time from the moment of birth and includes a processor programmed to measure it. Seeming truly like an overlooked plot straight out of The Twilight Zone, this Life Expectancy Timepiece has always had a questionable market value.