October 21, 2004

Sex and Patents: More Patent Nonsense

Posted by Stephan Kinsella at October 21, 2004 01:31 AM

From a report from Greg Aharonian's PatNews: DOES THE PTO EVEN KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT .... SEX?

The following is a real patent that just issued. [...]

United States Patent 6,805,663
Method of shared erotic experience and facilities for same

What is claimed is:
1. A method of sharing erotic experiences comprising the steps of:

providing a building with a plurality of compartments and
entertainment viewable from inside the compartments;
(Greg note: a hotel that shows softcore pornn videos)

admitting participants to the building and the compartments;
(Greg note: a hotel with doors)

starting the entertainment viewable from inside the compartments at
a prescribed time;
(Greg note: using the hotel's pay-per-view system to select
the softcore pornn)

starting a stimulation device for sexual pleasure in each of the
compartments at a prescribed time; and,
(Greg note: a hotel with vibrating beds and pay-per-view)

transferring sounds from the participants between the compartments.
(Greg note: a hotel with vibrating beds, pay-per-view and thin
walls)

Or a massage parlor - or a XXX peep show. Is the PTO totally clueless about everything, even sex?


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