Patents

[Dust]

While surfing on the web, I stumbled over http://www.freepatentsonline.com/crazy.html (A patent search page, which also lists crazy patents)

Example:
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20040161257.html (Read the 9th claim)
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6360693.html (This is the patent of a stick)
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5443036.html (Using a laser pointer to play with a cat)
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6293874.html (A machine that lets you kick your own butt)

Oh, and since those are patents, people actually paid hundreds or thousands of dollars to file them.

[Genetics]

If i remember correct, those paterns only exsist inside America.

In america they give Patterns away daily. But those patterns arent usefull outisde america.

[Dust]

Yes, the americans are patent crazy :)

Found some pictures, which are in the patent application exactly as shown:
http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT ... dq=5443036
http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT ... dq=6293874