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  1. Michael J. Colitz, Jr. is a registered patent attorney - it's his job
    to make sure that an invention is a true invention.

    His Internet site
    Wacky Patent of the Month
    shows a collection of unusual inventions.

    Activity
    Choose a year and month from the bottom of the Internet site
    http://colitz.com/site/wacky/wackyold.htm
    to get to that month's wacky invention.

    A. Answer the following questions. Print out your answers if you have
    done this on a computer.

    1. What year did you choose?__________________
    2. What month?__________________
    3. What is the name of the invention?__________________

    4. Who invented it?__________________
    5. When was it invented?__________________

    6. What is its patent number?__________________
    7. What is the purpose of the invention?

    8. Draw a picture of the invention or copy a picture of it to your
    computer.

    9. Do you think it is useful? ________ Why or why not?

    B. Present your wacky invention to the class. Explain the following in
    your presentation:

    Where it was invented
    Who invented this invention

    When it was invented

    Why it was invented

    How it works

    Why you think it is or is not useful

    What you would change to make it better
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