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Re: laser Safety and cats
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
Date: 
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 23:00:26 GMT
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jsproat@io%nomorespam%.com
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Todd Lehman wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, Tony Pugatschew writes:
> > The laser safety standards are well known and available from government
> > authorities. Most modern hospitals use lasers and the laser safety officers
> > are responsible for laser safety.
> Speaking of which, here's the dumbest patent I've ever seen:
>    http://www.patents.ibm.com/details?&pn=US05443036__

<SARCASM>
Hmmm.  I've been using this patented technique with my dog for a while now.
It's gotten so popular, I am getting requests to exercise my sister-in-law's
dog similarly.  I was considering starting a business based upon this
practice, but I now know how foolish that would be.
</SARCASM>

But how the blazes can someone patent how you wave a laser pen around for your
pet?!?

Cheers,
- jsproat

--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
"Hello.  My name is Jeremy, and I'm a...a brick chewer."
  (in unison) "Hi, Jeremy."



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  Re: laser Safety and cats
 
(...) Jeremy, Jeremy, Jeremy, what are we going to do with you? Don't you know that you can patent __anything__ in the US?! For goodness sakes people are patenting mathematical equations (TrueType fonts)!! Cheers, (26 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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  Re: laser Safety and cats
 
(...) Speaking of which, here's the dumbest patent I've ever seen: (URL) (27 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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