Patents for a brighter dystopia 📍Chicagohttps://bsky.app/profile/jefstec.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jefstec.bsky.social/post/3muuwmpmtd22fI'm halfway through this book but I don't know which half06 Sep 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:2soervvrktsht5677kaglnjq/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuwmpmtd22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jefstec.bsky.social/post/3mufdgzyv322jBarilla has a patent on "Pasta with a Novel Form," basically rigatoni but with ridges that spiral between 45° and 58°. They claim that these more tightly wound spirals make for better-tasting pasta. I wanted to see if this advanced technology was available to American consumers. (1/2)31 Aug 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:2soervvrktsht5677kaglnjq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufdgzyv322jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jefstec.bsky.social/post/3mtyr4bmxmk2l"Make Money Writing Short Paragraphs" is a good description of being a patent attorney [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:2soervvrktsht5677kaglnjq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyr4bmxmk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jefstec.bsky.social/post/3mtmanituek2kJust jogged past a group of preschoolers singing a song 😃 Turns out they're singing about how not to get run over by cars 💀21 Aug 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:2soervvrktsht5677kaglnjq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmanituek2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jefstec.bsky.social/post/3mtgx54jjfc2i"Meat-based flours" for making "breads, bagels, tortillas, pastas, dumplings, crackers, and the like." Patented yesterday. US Patent 1270812119 Aug 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:2soervvrktsht5677kaglnjq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgx54jjfc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jefstec.bsky.social/post/3msqtbylncc24Something like this would have been helpful to me. The first time I saw "Office Hours" on a syllabus, I thought it was when the professor had Important Business and should not be bothered. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:2soervvrktsht5677kaglnjq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqtbylncc24https://bsky.app/profile/jefstec.bsky.social/post/3ms2l3qbg2225Design choices were made01 Aug 2026 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:2soervvrktsht5677kaglnjq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms2l3qbg2225https://bsky.app/profile/jefstec.bsky.social/post/3ms2gbs737k2o"Direction Indicator for Pushable Transport Objects" US Patent 10363864 [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Aug 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:2soervvrktsht5677kaglnjq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms2gbs737k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jefstec.bsky.social/post/3mqfg6cxdls23The local English pub is already overflowing (not shown: a long line of patient optimists extending to the left)11 Jul 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:2soervvrktsht5677kaglnjq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfg6cxdls23https://bsky.app/profile/jefstec.bsky.social/post/3mqctdisnxk2u10 Jul 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:2soervvrktsht5677kaglnjq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqctdisnxk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jefstec.bsky.social/post/3mqc7g5x4322bAn apparatus for swaddling a baby, patented this week. US 1267268010 Jul 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:2soervvrktsht5677kaglnjq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqc7g5x4322bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jefstec.bsky.social/post/3mq7vwbgwb22v"Systems and Methods for Detecting Drug Based Impairment" US Patent 12672820, issued this week09 Jul 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:2soervvrktsht5677kaglnjq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7vwbgwb22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jefstec.bsky.social/post/3mpoemyk73c23Spotted this morning in North Center02 Jul 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:2soervvrktsht5677kaglnjq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpoemyk73c23https://bsky.app/profile/jefstec.bsky.social/post/3mplj3gydvs2lAn athletic shoe for doing Kegels, patented yesterday.01 Jul 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:2soervvrktsht5677kaglnjq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplj3gydvs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jefstec.bsky.social/post/3mpjknlnoec26A neural interface for bionic prostheses, patented today by MIT. US 1266747130 Jun 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:2soervvrktsht5677kaglnjq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjknlnoec26https://bsky.app/profile/jefstec.bsky.social/post/3mnzobqqwjs2eThe latest in hoodie technology: a drawstring that's actually a hose (20) between a vape pen (32) and mouthpiece (34). US Patent 12648599, issued Tuesday [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jun 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:2soervvrktsht5677kaglnjq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzobqqwjs2e