VALENTINE’S DAY AND PATENTS

By Daniel Davidson

It is the day of love, romance, and stomach aches from the diabetes inducing amounts of candy we ingest, and we at Tactical IP would like to share some festive patents in light of the holiday.

When I think of this lovely holiday, I think of hearts.  I think of a two pound blocks of chocolate in the shape of a heart, a card in the shape of a heart, and maybe even heart shaped pancakes (pancakes because I am pretty sure you can shape them into anything).  So, to keep with the heart shaped theme, I have compiled a few patents which also are heart shaped and could be very accompanying to Valentine’s Day.

U.S. Patent Publication 2001/0020370 may just be the key to any women’s heart.  It is a design application for a heart shaped diamond.  This gem, whether heart shaped or not, may make a women yours forever.

For some, they make no secret of their utter disgust for Valentine’s Day.  Maybe it is because they particularly hate that it is a holiday invented by the card companies for monetary gain, or maybe it is because a lost lover really broke their heart.  Design Patent No. 583195 for a heart shaped knife holder is for the later.

Lastly, Valentine’s Day is for the hopeless romantics out there.  They will spend the day planning a way to really warm the heart of their lover.  Design Patent No. 511409 is for the real hopeless romantic that will probably end up hopelessly alone if they show up with this as a present.

Here is to everyone having a safe Valentine’s Day.  Cheers!