#FedFeed – USPTO gets into the Halloween spirit with creepy patents

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Organization is getting into the Halloween spirit again by sharing spooky, gross or just plain bizarre patents under its #creepyIP hashtag for the fifth year in a row. This will be going on all month, so I’ll bring you a roundup of the week’s best each Friday in October.

#CreepyIP is back! Beginning October 3, 2016 we’re sharing creepy, spooky, and sometimes scary #IP. pic.twitter.com/x4c0Rx4TIN

— USPTO (@uspto) September 30, 2016

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Like this bear. Why does it need two faces? And why is one human?

Yikes! Watch out for this scare bear’s stare. #CreepyIP pic.twitter.com/8zXTmfgWOz

— USPTO (@uspto) October 7, 2016

Not sure this actually qualifies as creepy, but it’s strange enough. I guess it’s an early concept life-jacket?

The only thing you’ll die of is embarrassment. #CreepyIP pic.twitter.com/Gf3jpVLjcB

— USPTO (@uspto) October 5, 2016

But this. This is creepy.

How to get a head in the afterlife. #CreepyIP pic.twitter.com/57MRtl2Vat

— USPTO (@uspto) October 3, 2016

Please, donate your body to science, not history. That’s what pictures are for.

And if you absolutely must have yourself preserved, at least commit to the creepiness.

Taxidermy is the only way to go.

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