My Gen Z employees have taught me that putting the !! sticker on a text means you agree with what the person is saying and not “omfg are you kidding me?!?” (as I had been using it frequently) and now I’m spiraling.
Meredith Lowry
@meredithlowry.bsky.social
Patent & trademark attorney. Attempting to run a half marathon in every state (40/50). Tech obsessed. Social media addict. Opinions my own.
Today in design patents: D1138418 issued for a bar stool seat. We'll ignore that the title might not be accurate - this is again my PSA that the Patent Center drawings are better than Patent Public Search and everyone should have access to those. #DesignPatents
Today in design patents: D1138826 issued for a watch dial. The actual article is on the right. #DesignPatents
Today in design patents: D1139406 issued to Apple for a display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface. WHY? What benefit to the Apple portfolio does this provide? #DesignPatents
Today in design patents: D1139617 issued for a type font to Apple (left) and D1139615 issued for a type font to Ford. #DesignPatents
Today in design patents: D1139677 issued for a durian magic beans toy. No idea what's going on here. #DesignPatents
Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude
Today in design patents: D1140108 issued for acoustic foam. Um, pretty, but I'm super confused why one side looks like is rotting. #DesignPatents
Today in design patents: D1140122 issued for a slab. Artificial slabs like this are commonly claimed in color & I normally ignore them since I have to go to another window to pull up the color drawings. This one tricked me into thinking it was more colorful. Still pretty, but drab. #DesignPatents
Today in design patents: D1140133 issued for a vessel for candle. I'm not a fan of including logos in the claimed design, but this one might have needed the extra design element. #DesignPatents
Today in design patents: D1140337 issued for an ear muff. Little pops of color in designs make me happy. #DesignPatents
Today in design patents: D1140346 issued for a pet bed. Those legs look feeble, but I suppose this is perfect for the mid-century modern fanatic's teacup poodle. #DesignPatents
