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Posted on 05.13.05 by Patent My Ideas @ 6:14 pm
I was about to invent the 2 in 1 Washer-Dryer, but then I did a quick internet search and realized that it had already been invented: So how about a 3 in 1 Washer-Dryer-Folder? It goes through a wash cycle, then a dry cycle, and finally a fold cycle. Folding machines exist, so the idea is not completely impossible. This washer-dryer combo would simply have a folding machine integrated somewhere in its body. It would leave you with a nice, clean, folded pile of laundry, which would be wonderful. Filed under: Possible and Realistic and Useful and Simplifies your Life and Utility Patent Comments: 233 Comments |
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Posted on 04.28.05 by Patent My Ideas @ 8:37 pm
With the internet firmly planted in place, it is about time for doctor’s appointment scheduling to go online. It would be nice to go to your doctor’s website and pick from several open time slots, rather than having to call your doctor and negotiate the time of your appointment. Online doctor’s appointment scheduling would be especially useful in cases where you are juggling lots of commitments at once. For example, if you are a mother who has to negotiate your schedule with your husband and four children before making any appointments, such a system would be a big improvement from the old way of scheduling by phone. You could just gather everyone around the computer screen and find the first open slot that works out for everyone’s independent schedule. Filed under: Possible and Realistic and Useful and Simplifies your Life and Graphical Comments: 1039 Comments |
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Posted on 04.26.05 by Patent My Ideas @ 9:57 am
Like a bread machine, a salad machine turns raw ingredients into something delicious that would otherwise take time to create. Put the head of lettuce in the main compartment. Add hard vegetables, such as carrots and cucumbers, to one of the side compartments to be sliced. Add soft vegetables, such as tomatoes, to another compartment to be sliced more carefully. Add dressing to another side compartment to be tossed with the salad. Add cheese, nuts, and other small bits to another side compartment to be mixed in during tossing. To clean it, you just have to fill the side compartments with soap and water, put the machine into cleaning mode, and simply turn it on. It washes itself, collecting bits and pieces in a single mesh-lined compartment for easy disposal. Filed under: Possible and Realistic and Potential for Infomercials and Useful and Simplifies your Life and Utility Patent Comments: 1429 Comments |
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Posted on 04.14.05 by Patent My Ideas @ 11:51 am
Let’s face it, getting a patent is a long, arduous process. You have to break through various levels of bureaucracy, including lawyers. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could type in a simple Unix command to get a patent? Just specify a filename where your invention’s description is located on your computer. The computer would search for existing patents that are similar and return a list. You sort through that list, and if you still want to go through with the patent, it’s easy. The computer prompts you, “File patent? There will be a $500 charge to your PayPal account. Is that okay?” If you go through with it, the computer pays the filing fees, and then you get a confirmation receipt. Then you get a certificate in the mail, or whatever you’re supposed to get. But isn’t Unix terribly complicated, you ask? Yes, but nowhere near as complicated as the process of getting a patent. Filed under: Strange and Improbable and Useful and Simplifies your Life Comments: 269 Comments |
