A 3D model of U.S. Pat. No. 3,501,191. Cutting edge 1967 chopstick holding technology from the original Thingiverse—the U.S. PTO.
(Source: thingiverse.com)
A 3D model of U.S. Pat. No. 163,918. Cutting edge 1875 pot scraper technology from the original Thingiverse—the U.S. PTO.
“To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, URIAS CRAMER, of New Philadelphia, in the county of Tuscarawas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pot-Scrapers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.”
(Source: thingiverse.com)
A 3D model of U.S. Pat. No. 4,293,953. Cutting edge 1979 watch stand technology from the original Thingiverse—the U.S. PTO.
“An improved watch stand so that a wrist watch can serve as a night table clock when no being worn on a wrist…”
(Source: thingiverse.com)
A 3D model of U.S. Pat. No. 2,454,693. Cutting edge 1948 portable-chess board technology from the original Thingiverse—the U.S. PTO.
“This invention concerns improvements in or relating to board or the like games which are played with pieces movable to predetermined positions upon the board.”
(Source: thingiverse.com)
The deeper connection between patents and copyrights for 3D printing…
Copyright arose initially as a way of imposing government control over the disruptive technology of printing presses. Patent may well be the tool used to impose control, governmental or quasi-corporate, on 3D printing.
And if you support gun control, for example, *and* get excited about the possibilities of home printing in metal or some more durable material, you should start thinking about how you control a device that can be used to build unregistered copies of a device you don’t even know about.
Because there will be some sort of regulation. Pretending otherwise just leaves a tilled garden for noxious weeds of special interests to regulate.
A 3D model of U.S. Pat. No. 267,812. Cutting edge 1882 page holder technology from the original Thingiverse—the U.S. PTO.
(Source: thingiverse.com)
A 3D model of U.S. Pat. No. 4,333,623. Cutting edge 1980 glue-gun holder technology from the original Thingiverse—the U.S. PTO.
(Source: thingiverse.com)
A 3D model of U.S. Pat. No. 1,346,729. Cutting edge 1920 bookmark technology from the original Thingiverse—the U.S. PTO.
“To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, JEAN, J. VANDERVEER, citizen of the United states, residing at Brattleboro, in the county of Windham and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bookmarks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.”
(Source: thingiverse.com)
A 3D model of U.S. Pat. No. 804,585. Cutting edge 1905 door stop technology from the original Thingiverse—the U.S. PTO.
“To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, HAROLD T> DEPUE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Kensington, in the county of Montgomery and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Stops, of which the following is a specification.”
(Source: thingiverse.com)
