Reposted by Jeff SteckEd Timberlake @trademarksaremagic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Application to Register: "the three-dimensional configuration of a frozen confection that has the internal and external appearance of fried chicken" as identifying, distinguishing, and indicating a single source of: ice cream tsdr.uspto.gov#caseNumber=5... 145
Reposted by Jeff SteckTerence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...mathandai.orgDeclaration — Math and AIRead the declaration and add your name. 422054930
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I'm halfway through this book but I don't know which half 040
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Precision testing of noodles from Barilla America shows that they are still manufacturing the inferior noodles of the past, with a spiral angle of only about 29°. Sadly, the future of rigatoni has yet to reach American shelves. (2/2) 2172
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Barilla has a patent on "Pasta with a Novel Form," basically rigatoni but with ridges that spiral between 45° and 58°. They claim that these more tightly wound spirals make for better-tasting pasta. I wanted to see if this advanced technology was available to American consumers. (1/2) 2258
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Hard to believe that, five months ago, this was a field of smoldering ashes 030
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 26/08/2026"Make Money Writing Short Paragraphs" is a good description of being a patent attorney 071
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 24/08/2026In a June 2023 email from Martin's office, it seems that the reuse was a part of the developer's original proposal. 110
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Just jogged past a group of preschoolers singing a song 😃 Turns out they're singing about how not to get run over by cars 💀 021
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 21/08/2026After a meal in a US restaurant, you don't know whether the server is going to whip out a contactless device on the spot, or whether you'll be waiting another half hour while pens, receipts, and payment cards are shuttled back and forth. 020
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I'm always suspicious of these stories about how, in purportedly more noble times, researchers were altruistic humanitarians who wouldn't dream of benefiting from their own work. 130
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 19/08/2026"Meat-based flours" for making "breads, bagels, tortillas, pastas, dumplings, crackers, and the like." Patented yesterday. US Patent 12708121 2124
Reposted by Jeff SteckMeredith Lowry @meredithlowry.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Today in design patents: D1143305 issued for a nail clipper. The worst design, no matter what article it gets applied to. #DesignPatents 0133
Reposted by Jeff SteckMichael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 11/08/2026130mph winds in the south suburbs of Chicago Oh my god 513444
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Something like this would have been helpful to me. The first time I saw "Office Hours" on a syllabus, I thought it was when the professor had Important Business and should not be bothered. 083
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 07/08/2026They would never cover up the face of my spirit guide, "Twink Jesus" 031
Reposted by Jeff SteckMeredith Lowry @meredithlowry.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Today in design patents: D1138536 issued for a banana stand. #DesignPatents 8254
Reposted by Jeff SteckCool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 02/08/2025August 2, 1881: The Oldreive tricycle was patented by Charles Wood Oldreive. Propelled by crank handles with gearing concealed in the hub caps, riders entered the contraption by threading themselves between the giant spokes. 3539
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 01/08/2026"Direction Indicator for Pushable Transport Objects" US Patent 10363864 031
Reposted by Jeff SteckPeteris Skorovs @peteris.skorovs.com · 20/07/20261/2 On this day in 1999, Dennis Olsen received US Patent No. 5,924,732 for an “In-line skate sail”, with poles attached to the skates and a sail above the user’s head. #OnThisDay #OTD #PatentHistory #Patents 173
Reposted by Jeff SteckJocelyn Bosse @jocelynbos.se · 15/07/2026Hi everyone, I'm hiring a post-doc to work on my FLF project on plant IP. Please spread the word! Queries about the nature of the role and working at Queen's should please be directed to my colleague, Dr Ethan Shattock. hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...hrwebapp.qub.ac.ukJob profile 0912
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 11/07/2026The local English pub is already overflowing (not shown: a long line of patient optimists extending to the left) 021
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 11/07/2026L'Été 36 looks fun. I tend to watch séries policières to improve comprehension, but I've just started Family Business and it's pretty amusing. 000
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 10/07/2026An apparatus for swaddling a baby, patented this week. US 12672680 173
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 09/07/2026"Systems and Methods for Detecting Drug Based Impairment" US Patent 12672820, issued this week 011
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 01/07/2026An athletic shoe for doing Kegels, patented yesterday. 082
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 30/06/2026A neural interface for bionic prostheses, patented today by MIT. US 12667471 173
Reposted by Jeff Steckᴄʏᴄʟᴏᴢ @cyclozparis.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Bifurcated skirt 1895. 🚲🚴🏼♀️👒 #bikesky #bike 1418
Reposted by Jeff SteckRobert Mahon @bedform.org · 24/06/2026The internet is wild like I can just find my Great Grandfather's patents from 1907 on there... patents.google.com/patent/US840... 2233
Reposted by Jeff SteckPeteris Skorovs @peteris.skorovs.com · 19/06/2026On this day in 2018, US Patent No. 10,000,000 was granted. From No. 1 in 1836, each next million took: 75y, 24y, 26y, 15y, 14y, 9y, 6y, 5.5y, 3.6y, 3.2y, 2.9y, and 3.1y. First million took 75 years. Now, about 1 million every 3 years. #OnThisDay #OTD #PatentHistory #Patents 0125
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 11/06/2026The latest in hoodie technology: a drawstring that's actually a hose (20) between a vape pen (32) and mouthpiece (34). US Patent 12648599, issued Tuesday 0338
Reposted by Jeff SteckJosh Landau @jslandau.cc · 10/06/2026Are you a privacy lawyer who wants to work with me? www.mozilla.org/en-US/career...mozilla.orgMozilla Careers — Lead Privacy Counsel, Infrastructure & Data Governance — Open PositionsMozilla is hiring a Lead Privacy Counsel, Infrastructure & Data Governance in Remote Germany, New Products, Firefox, Core Services, Mozilla.org, Firefox, Firefox, Core… 02821
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I was enjoying this small urban prairie until two blackbirds attacked. I did not know that birds can hiss! 031
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 09/06/2026I was confused, too, so I looked it up and this is for training swimmers in a pool, not for actual snorkeling. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yloy...youtube.comFINIS | Swimmer's SnorkelYouTube video by FINIS Swim 141
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 05/06/2026A secure graduation cap for "individuals with curly or voluminous hairstyles." US Patent 12588729 082
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I keep meaning to buy some Barilla rigatoni to see whether this technology has reached American shores. 000
Jeff Steck @jefstec.bsky.social · 29/05/2026These classics may have been in your folder: the "Animal Toy" and the "Method of Swinging on a Swing" 120
