Some of the more interesting patents granted during 2004:
6,749,862 Woodpecker Disruption System
6,749,433 Newborn-size Crash Test Dummy
6,764,363 Water Walking Device
6,749,106 Lockable Pizza Box
6,749,919 Nonstaining Ink Fingerprinting Method
6,749,541 Foot Straightener For Pigeon- or Penguin-Toed Feet
6,749,349 Motorized Picnic Table
6,749,199 Diceless Craps Game
6,749,052 Slot Machine Ant-cheating Device
6,749,536 Network That Allows Exercise-Machine Users To Compete Via Video Screen
6,749,882 Nicotine Tablet That Dissolves In Coffee
6,708, 443 Mosquito-Killing Birdbath
6,748,852 Rice Polisher
6,748,955 Cigarette Burn-rate Reducer
6,749,992 Pet-Barring Furniture Protector
6,748,854 Melon Scooper And Basket
6,748,955 Cigarette Burn-rate Reducer
6,749,859 Anti-radiation Hand Protection
6,748,941 Foam Fireplace
6,810,350 Expiration Date Detector
6,749,239 Chopstick Manipulator
6,749,522 Golf-ball Retriever
6,749,474 Inflatable Pool Raft With Removable Canopy
6,497,431 Baby Bottle With Built-in Thermometer
6,749,323 Falling Snowflake Simulator
6,749, 918 Shoe-disinfecting Doormat
6,748,764 Ring Size Reducer
6,749,568 Glaucoma-sensing Contact Lens
6,640,379 Attachable Eyeglass Wipers
6,749,136 Paint Bucket In An Apron
6,749,163 Windowsill Extension Kit
6,749,039 Modular Go-kart Assembly
6,749,841 Firecracker Bang Sound Producer
6,749,557 Self-lubricating Sex Toys
6,704,116 Simplified Arabic Alphabet
6,752,146 Gas-mask Baseball Cap Hybrid
6,748,991 Foam Fireplace
6,749,316 Self Defense Baton With Flashlight And Camera
6,810,206 Drain-plug Heater
6,702,193 Wine-tasting Straw
6,786,221 Tobacco-toxin Removal System
6,749,082 Cupholder With Built-in Napkin