Comments for IOTD @ Patrick Andrews http://iotd.patrickandrews.com Invention Of The Day Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:30:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on #532: Deckoy by Patrick http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/2008/06/01/532-deckoy/#comment-244249 Patrick Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:34:31 +0000 http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/?p=1309#comment-244249 ...and yet another, even more like my original... http://inventorspot.com/articles/deter_car_stereo_thieves_using_simple_trick_16544 …and yet another, even more like my original…
http://inventorspot.com/articles/deter_car_stereo_thieves_using_simple_trick_16544

]]> Comment on #532: Deckoy by Patrick http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/2008/06/01/532-deckoy/#comment-226114 Patrick Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:55:34 +0000 http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/?p=1309#comment-226114 Here is a recent, cute alternative along the same lines... http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/07/foil-thieves-wi.html Here is a recent, cute alternative along the same lines…
http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/07/foil-thieves-wi.html

]]> Comment on #496: Exosoles by Patrick http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/2008/04/24/exosoles/#comment-219384 Patrick Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:45:38 +0000 http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/2008/04/24/exosoles/#comment-219384 Here's somebody who claims to have had a patent granted for the idea: http://www.topless-sandal.com/index.php?sandalsSid=c53e3aa74d236e53e70defdaedee52dc Here’s somebody who claims to have had a patent granted for the idea: http://www.topless-sandal.com/index.php?sandalsSid=c53e3aa74d236e53e70defdaedee52dc

]]> Comment on #435: Suitseat by Patrick http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/2008/02/13/suitseat/#comment-213288 Patrick Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:28:54 +0000 http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/2008/02/13/suitseat/#comment-213288 Another example of 'you saw it here first'? http://www.trendsnow.net/trends_now_/2008/05/wall-chair.html Another example of ‘you saw it here first’?
http://www.trendsnow.net/trends_now_/2008/05/wall-chair.html

]]> Comment on #451: Wineslice by Patrick http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/2008/03/03/wineslice/#comment-209662 Patrick Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:17:57 +0000 http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/2008/03/03/wineslice/#comment-209662 Alebit without the close-packing aspect, someone seems to have re-invented this...http://www.designspotter.com/product/2008/07/X.html Alebit without the close-packing aspect, someone seems to have re-invented this…http://www.designspotter.com/product/2008/07/X.html

]]> Comment on #539: Mirrair system by Patrick http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/2008/06/07/539-mirrair-system/#comment-182585 Patrick Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:31:46 +0000 http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/?p=1324#comment-182585 Well, here's another example of me inventing something which then appears in the press a few days later...but I'm certainly not about to take on DARPA...good idea, though! http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/12/misplaced-wings-no-sweat-for-darpas-new-aircraft-control-system/ Well, here’s another example of me inventing something which then appears in the press a few days later…but I’m certainly not about to take on DARPA…good idea, though!

http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/12/misplaced-wings-no-sweat-for-darpas-new-aircraft-control-system/

]]> Comment on #363: Flight safe by Patrick http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/2007/11/18/flight-safe/#comment-176366 Patrick Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:56:43 +0000 http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/2007/11/18/flight-safe/#comment-176366 On the subject of Estonia, you might enjoy <a href="http://inventorspot.com/articles/inventive_estonia_the_state_innovation_estonia_14278" rel="nofollow">this</a>... On the subject of Estonia, you might enjoy this…

]]> Comment on #427: Sky hive by Patrick http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/2008/02/04/sky-hive/#comment-174972 Patrick Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:07:12 +0000 http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/2008/02/04/sky-hive/#comment-174972 Actually, if we take this to its logical conclusion, each of these units could contain lavatory facilities, a small luggage space and a parachute. This would save all the aisle space in planes, almost doubling again their seating capacity. It would also do away with a separate luggage hold. In the event of some in-flight emergency, these 'pods' could be dropped and float to safety. Actually, if we take this to its logical conclusion, each of these units could contain lavatory facilities, a small luggage space and a parachute. This would save all the aisle space in planes, almost doubling again their seating capacity. It would also do away with a separate luggage hold. In the event of some in-flight emergency, these ‘pods’ could be dropped and float to safety.

]]> Comment on #312: Swappinge by Patrick http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/2007/09/28/swappinge/#comment-170503 Patrick Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:31:37 +0000 http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/2007/09/28/swappinge/#comment-170503 I stumbled across this today http://www.thetakeaseat.com/ ...not sure about all those exclamation marks -how exciting can a seat actually be ? !!!!! Anyway good luck to them, this looks like a nice workable design, although I'm not sure how well their patent would stand up in court. I stumbled across this today
http://www.thetakeaseat.com/
…not sure about all those exclamation marks -how exciting can a seat actually be ? !!!!!

Anyway good luck to them, this looks like a nice workable design, although I’m not sure how well their patent would stand up in court.

]]> Comment on #297: Decal decoys by Patrick http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/2007/09/13/decal-decoys/#comment-157932 Patrick Sun, 25 May 2008 18:23:04 +0000 http://iotd.patrickandrews.com/2007/09/13/decal-decoys/#comment-157932 I just came across this implementation of the idea: http://www.dominicwilcox.com/stickers.html I just came across this implementation of the idea: http://www.dominicwilcox.com/stickers.html

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