OT: Patents (was Re: get process id)

[Kenneth Brody]

Fairlight wrote:
[...]
> And Brian...I've applied for a patent with the USPTO.  When they approve
> mine along with most of M$'s frivolous patents, I'll be suing for your
> fast and ready procurement of my code.  :)  *grin*  I mean, if M$ can get a
> patent for sorting photos by creation date in the face of photo albums,
> Kodak PhotoCD, and myriad other prior art, I figure getting PPID should be
> patentable.  :) ^ 16
> 
> (Does it -need- smileys???)

US Patent 4,022,227:

    A method of styling hair to cover partial baldness using only the
    hair on a person's head.

(Translation: "the combover".)

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