Patentsomnia
Education & Explainer
About
The podcast reading issued patents and published patent applications to help you drift off to inventive dreams. Your host is Charlotte Rodeen-Dickert, Esq., a Registered Patent Attorney of over 20 years, who happens to have a very nice voice. If there is an art area that you would like to hear about to put you to sleep, please visit my Facebook page here.
Episodes
- How a GE Scientist and a Hollywood Starlet Impacted WWII and Today (Part 2 of 2)
This episode discusses two inventions with military origins that became practical for civilian use, created by inventors Katharine Burr Blodgett and Hedy Lamarr. This is the second part of a two-part series.
- How a GE Scientist and a Hollywood Starlet Impacted WWII and Today (Part 1 of 2)
This episode of Patentsomnia discusses technologies originally developed for military use that have transitioned to civilian life. Part 1 covers US Patent No. 2,220,860, related to film structure and preparation, developed by Katharine Bur…
- I'm Forever Your Girl
This episode of Patentsomnia examines Paula Abdul's published patent application for a 'Dynamic Microphone Support Apparatus' (US 20090196451A1). The application was abandoned, but the episode provides context about her icon status and lin…
- Other Than Being Musical Icons, What Do Eddie Van Halen and Michael Jackson Have in Common?
This episode explores the patents held by Eddie Van Halen and Michael Jackson for inventions related to their performance techniques. It discusses Van Halen's musical instrument support and Jackson's anti-gravity illusion device.
- Early 20th Century Basketball Inventions
Patentsomnia reviews three early 20th-century basketball inventions: a playing ball (US No. 1,187,029), a basket suspension system (US No. 1,757,350), and an electric goal recorder (US No. 2,413,952).
- Bed Innovations from the Turn of the Century
This episode of Patentsomnia reviews bed patents from the late 1800s to early 1900s, featuring US Patent numbers 665,243 (Medical Bed), 559,778 (Bed Lounge), and 584,699 (Studio Folding Bed).
- Trailer
This is a trailer for the Patentsomnia podcast, where a Patent Attorney reads patents to help listeners fall asleep.