Five products that came off patent the week of Sep 14
Of the 3,814 US patents that lapsed in this batch, 51 made the shortlist, and these are the five that scored highest.
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1
Magnetic-backed phone case that snaps to a ball-joint car mount
This is a phone case plus mount system: the case has a metal plate on its back, a stand/mount has a magnet that snaps to that plate, and the mount connects through a ball-and-socket...
84score / 100 -
2
Rooftop bike carrier with two-part pivoting lift arm
A roof-mounted bicycle carrier that uses a two-piece pivoting boom and a multi-link lift assembly with a gas spring to help raise a bike upright onto a vehicle roof rack. The second boom...
81score / 100 -
3
Collapsible sink-mounted colander that folds flat against the sink wall
A folding colander that mounts to the vertical wall of a sink and collapses flat for storage. It has a back panel that attaches to the sink, a front perforated bowl wall that can fold...
77score / 100 -
4
Party cracker with a transparent viewing window
A paperboard party cracker (Christmas cracker) whose tubular central body includes a framed transparent windowpane so people can see the contents before pulling it open. The cracker has...
75score / 100 -
5
Golf ball with small matching bumps or hollows around dimples
This is a multilayer golf ball whose surface dimples are surrounded at their outer periphery by a ring of small, spaced depressed or raised portions. Each of those peripheral features...
73score / 100
