BoingBoing point at a website detailing famous patentees. Impressive was the Hedy Lamar one which forms the basis of the modern cellphone & Zeppo (unknown younger brother of the three) Marx’s cardiac pulse monitor.
unimpressive?: Jamie Lee-Curtis’ knappy; pah, is it suitable for hermaphrodite babies?
Geeklawyer would be curious to see a list of rejected celeb patents.
Zeppo Marx should be popular. He’s one of the funniest-looking characters ever to perform in movies, perhaps second only to Ed Wynn.
Is it true that many of these are rip-offs, coming from China?
–jack Payne
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