Patently Absurd! - Other sites

Sites with absurd patents

If you enjoy weird and wacky patents, visit these sites:

Patently Absurd!: This site! - in case you missed it.
Delphion's Gallery of Obscure Patents: Delphion (formerly IBM) provide a searchable database of patents. Users can vote to add patents to this gallery.
Patent of the week: Can be viewed by category. The 'sex' category is not for the prudish.
Weird and Wonderful Patents
Crazy Patents
Wacky Patent of the Month
Wacky Patents: Four sites provided by American firms of attorneys.
Totally Absurd: Yet more patents from the USA.
Patscan - Bizarre Patents: US and a few Canadian examples, from the University of British Columbia.
BBC News: Article on absurd patents.
ABC News - Patently Weird: Gives well-researched details of off-beat patented ideas.
About.com/Mining Co - Wacky Patents: A directory listing some of the above sites, and more.
Incredible Inventions: The Living Web portal site.
Bizarre Tales from New Scientist: Strange scientific and technical stories. Includes a few absurd patents.
Patentes curiosas: Curious inventions from Spain (in Spanish), plus others.