Ig Nobel Prizes on Sept. 30 include patent
The Ig Nobel Prizes awarded on September 30, 2004 included one for a patent. A discussion included the following:
-->Balding men beware--the comb-over is the intellectual property of Frank and Donald Smith of Orlando, Fla. The two received U.S. Patent 4,022,227 for "a method of styling hair to cover partial baldness using only the hair on a person's head. The hair styling requires dividing a person's hair into three sections and carefully folding one section over another." <--
There are five claims:
1. A method for styling hair to cover bald areas using only the individual's own hair, comprising separating the hair on the head into several substantially equal sections, taking the hair on one section and placing it over the bald area, then taking the hair on another section and placing it over the first section, and finally taking the hair on the remaining sections and placing it over the other sections whereby the bald area will be completely covered.
2. A method as in claim 1 wherein the hair on a person's head is folded over the bald area beginning with the hair from the back of the head, and then from first one side and then the other.
3. A method as in claim 2 wherein after the hair from the back of the head is folded over the bald area, an object is placed over the hair and hair from a first of the sides is brushed over the object, and after the hair from said first side is folded into place the object is placed over the hair and the hair from the second side is folded over the object.
4. A method as in claim 3, wherein said object is a person's hand the hair spray is applied after the hair from said first side is folded into place and again after said second side being folded into place.
5. A method as in claim 3 wherein the hair from said first side and said second side is given a final styling.
As to the comment about this being "intellectual property," don't worry, the patent issued May 10, 1977. This wonderful method devised by two Orlando, Florida residents is in the public domain. And, to date, no U.S. Patent ever cited the '227 patent! Those folks in Cambridge need to update their material.
-->Balding men beware--the comb-over is the intellectual property of Frank and Donald Smith of Orlando, Fla. The two received U.S. Patent 4,022,227 for "a method of styling hair to cover partial baldness using only the hair on a person's head. The hair styling requires dividing a person's hair into three sections and carefully folding one section over another." <--
There are five claims:
1. A method for styling hair to cover bald areas using only the individual's own hair, comprising separating the hair on the head into several substantially equal sections, taking the hair on one section and placing it over the bald area, then taking the hair on another section and placing it over the first section, and finally taking the hair on the remaining sections and placing it over the other sections whereby the bald area will be completely covered.
2. A method as in claim 1 wherein the hair on a person's head is folded over the bald area beginning with the hair from the back of the head, and then from first one side and then the other.
3. A method as in claim 2 wherein after the hair from the back of the head is folded over the bald area, an object is placed over the hair and hair from a first of the sides is brushed over the object, and after the hair from said first side is folded into place the object is placed over the hair and the hair from the second side is folded over the object.
4. A method as in claim 3, wherein said object is a person's hand the hair spray is applied after the hair from said first side is folded into place and again after said second side being folded into place.
5. A method as in claim 3 wherein the hair from said first side and said second side is given a final styling.
As to the comment about this being "intellectual property," don't worry, the patent issued May 10, 1977. This wonderful method devised by two Orlando, Florida residents is in the public domain. And, to date, no U.S. Patent ever cited the '227 patent! Those folks in Cambridge need to update their material.
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