[Atlas Sneezed]

But apparently you can now patent one.

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No you can't. But you can apply. I guarantee that it won't be granted. Pretty nifty $500 publicity stunt!

[vollmond]

Jennifer Garner just starred in a movie that was roughly similiar.

[Moral Hazard]

"No you can't. But you can apply. I guarantee that it won't be granted. Pretty nifty $500 publicity stunt!"

The patent office has granted patents that make mathematically impossible claims, specifically claims that they have compression algorithms that be rerun repeatedly for improved compression every time. Even a reviewer with the most basic knowledge of computer science should be able to grasp the impossibility of such a thing. This patent isn't any more ridiculous (though admittedly it is ridiculous).