Patents... everything from the ridiculous to the subLIME..
(Sorry, I just couldn't resist!)
Thanks for sharing this, Megan.
Nurdan Atalay
Patent Information Scientist
DuPont Co.
"Megan Charlesworth" <Megan@cookpatent.com>@derwent.co.uk on 10/09/2002
02:37:47 PM
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Subject: Amusing patent
This should be placed right next to the peanut butter and jelly sandwich
patent. As you can tell by 1(a) & (b) below, this makes for an
interesting read.
US 6,457,474 B1
Method of treating chest pain
Carl E. Hanson, P.O. Box 33427, St. Paul, Minn. 55133-3427 (US)
Filed on Jul. 31, 1997, as Appl. No. 8/903,677.
Int. Cl.7A61B 19/00
U.S. Cl. 128-898
1. A method of preventing the reoccurrence of chest pain associated with
the heart, which method comprises:
(a) noticing a pain in the chest; and then shortly thereafter
(b) taking an effective amount of lime juice into the body to alleviate
the chest pain.
Cheers,
Megan
Megan J. Charlesworth
Patent Researcher & Technical Writer
Cook Group Patent Office
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