Five products that came off patent the week of Sep 28
Of the 3,843 US patents that lapsed in this batch, 73 made the shortlist, and these are the five that scored highest.
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1
Paint brush with a recessed pivoting hanger rod
A paint brush whose handle contains a recessed groove holding a multi-segment hanger rod that pivots out to hook over a paint-can rim and pivots back flush into the handle. Painters who...
85score / 100 -
2
A jacket with a collar pouch that becomes a stuffed neck pillow
A wearable jacket whose collar contains a zippered pouch holding a fabric pillow shell; you unzip and remove the pouch, open its zipper, stuff the rolled jacket (arms into the pillow’s...
80score / 100 -
3
Telescoping grocery hook and slide that extends past a pickup bed sidewall
This is a pair of nested slide rails mounted longitudinally inside a pickup-box sidewall with an inner rail that telescopes out past the bed edge so a person standing at the tailgate can...
79score / 100 -
4
Adjustable dip/parallel bar stand with sliding lateral and vertical stems
A freestanding triceps-dip and core-exercise stand with a base, two uprights whose length is adjustable, and a lateral cross-member that carries two handgrip assemblies. Each handgrip...
78score / 100 -
5
A picture frame built from cut extruded profiles that seals and reduces oxygen
A frame system uses two cooperating extruded profile lengths cut to size, plus a cover sheet, backing sheet and a continuous spacer, fastened at the edges so the spacer is compressed and...
77score / 100
