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A tablet that thickens your toilet water to reduce splashing.
US Patent 12077954

Patent drawing of a man sticking a tablet inside a toilet bowl.

A crutch with a rubber human foot, patented yesterday.
US 12096830

Patent drawings of bare human-like foot mounted to the bottom of an unsettlingly narrow post with holes along the shin

Beer can with built-in holes for smoking.
US Patent 12089630

Patent drawings of a person smoking a bowl from a beer can with pre-made holes

A Cluckwork Orange:
Prevent a chicken from engaging in violent cannibalism by locking it in a "wooden testing box" and exposing it to "warm white" (orangish) light that reduces its ability to see red objects.
US Patent 11516999

Rudimentary patent drawing of a chicken in front of a Skinner box type of apparatus.

A system that tracks cattle to figure out which animals are friends with each other.
US Patent 11889818

Schematic top view of a herd of cattle, with dotted lines enclosing different social subgroups.

A magnetic underwear strip that attaches to your top.
US Patent 11484067

Patent drawing of a thin strip of fabric with magnets at each end, and of a woman wearing such a strip attached to the front and back of her blouse.

An "armed citizen" identification to discourage police from shooting you or anyone else from interacting with you in any other way.
Patented this week by DSM Safety Products (for "Don't Shoot Me").
US 12075903

Patent drawings of a foldable sash with "Armed Citizen" printed on it.

A Philip Morris company has somehow patented the idea of arranging smokeless tobacco packets like a tray of crackers.
US Patent 11884433

Patent drawing of a ring of overlapping nicotine packets that are apparently called "snus"

US Patent 12064695 (Sony)

Patent drawing captioned "Kid Plays Mature Game using Adult Account," showing a game with cartoonish dismembered bodies

A Keurig-like system for brewing infant formula from a pod, patented today.
No. 12070147

Patent drawing of a device that drips water through a pod of powdered formula into a bottle.

Spinning power generating automatic illuminated backpack umbrella gadget.
US Patent 11497285

Patent drawing of a cartoonish man with an umbrella coming out of his backpack.

A shared scooter with heating elements in the handlebars to burn off bacteria between rides.

US Patent 12064528 (Ford)

Patent drawing of scooter handlebars with a label reading "Warning HOT"

A rear-view mirror that displays text messages for you to read while driving.
US Patent 12060007

Patent drawing of a rear-view mirror with a sort of news ticker sticking out its side

A flexible saw blade that you keep in your underwear to free yourself from captives.
US Patent 12059045

Patent drawings including a person sawing through handcuffs by holding the blade with his mouth and feet.

Jeff Steck boosted:

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A system for potty-training cats.
Patented this week (No. 12058978)

Patent drawings including a cat squatting over a toilet.

"Systems and methods for exerting force on bodies"
US Patent 10265237

A patent drawing that appears to show the upper half of a man's body being squeezed in some sort of medieval vice.

@ai6yr Urine luck
https://patents.google.com/patent/US10932503B2/en

Caltech has patented a "synthetic skin" that is powered by the chemicals in your sweat.
US Patent 12004876

Schematic illustration of "sweat-powered electronic skin" that senses chemical levels and reports results to a smartphone.

Computerized portion control for pets, and a dog who disagrees with the concept.
US Patent 12004492

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