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Apple Unveils Bag (I-Bag?)
Gizmodo ^ | 9/19/2016 | Sophie Kleeman

Posted on 09/20/2016 9:37:41 AM PDT by Loud Mime

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To: Loud Mime; Swordmaker
This is gonna sound strange, perhaps, but I am aware than when I buy a product, some of my payment goes towards things not related to my purchase, such as marketing for other products, patent applications, etc. I don't have a problem with that.

So I am actually rather pleased that Apple spend some time doing this patent application for a bag, even though I imagine that a little bit of what I paid for my iPhone went towards that effort.

Because today, I received significant value, in the form of unbridled merriment, from reading their patent application.

Thanks for the chuckles, guys.

Go ahead, try reading just the "Claims" section out loud. See if you can get through it with a straight face.

21 posted on 09/20/2016 10:19:08 AM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: Loud Mime

I’m assuming that this is satire.

If not, then GMAFB!


22 posted on 09/20/2016 10:26:14 AM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: Kommodor

YOU can’t put anything in the iBag. You have to buy stuff from the Apple store, and they deposit it securely in the iBag for you. It’s for your own safety!


23 posted on 09/20/2016 10:27:09 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Loud Mime

Next is the perfect gift for men to their wives, the I Ron. :>)


24 posted on 09/20/2016 10:27:13 AM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: Loud Mime
In the absence of knowing what is novel, useful and inobvious about this bag, I'll reserve judgment.
25 posted on 09/20/2016 10:30:47 AM PDT by null and void (Has there ever been a death associated with the Clintons that *wasn't* beneficial to them?)
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To: Gunpowder green
I want to patent oxygen, and then get royalties from those who use it.

There is precedent. General Electric patented tungsten.

26 posted on 09/20/2016 10:31:57 AM PDT by null and void (Has there ever been a death associated with the Clintons that *wasn't* beneficial to them?)
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To: dayglored
It is odd to patent a bag, I agree. However, Apple needs to make some attempt to protect ALL of its intellectual property. They have the money to enforce the patent - most small companies do not. You have to assume that the bag will be made in some Chinese (or worse) sweatshop that will have no hesitation in selling the same bag with another company's logo on it. You have to assume that when you offshore production you are effectively releasing your design details to the world. Foreign manufacturing/assembly houses will sell you out in a second or at least their employees will.

I remember an article from years ago (~10-15) about how Cisco Systems realized that one of their contract assembly houses has ripped off one of their products and was selling it at 25% of their price. Same product, same production line, different Logo on the product in a plain white box. There are countless stories like this.

27 posted on 09/20/2016 10:43:42 AM PDT by Sunnyvale CA Eng.
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To: Gunpowder green

The iBrick (superior in every way) is mine.


28 posted on 09/20/2016 10:53:00 AM PDT by Blogatron (...and the train it won't stop going, no way to slow down.)
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To: Sunnyvale CA Eng.
It was worse than that, a Chinese company was making exact copies of the Cisco servers.

Right down to the serial numbers.

Cisco detected the problem when they got multiple service/maintenance request for the same serial number server in widely separated locations.

They tracked down the company making the clones, and that company's response to Cisco's futile attempt at getting a Chinese court to issue a cease and desist order was to blandly offer to build the servers for Cisco!

29 posted on 09/20/2016 10:59:43 AM PDT by null and void (Has there ever been a death associated with the Clintons that *wasn't* beneficial to them?)
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To: Loud Mime

No. Tim Cook would insist on it being called a “Tea Bag”!


30 posted on 09/20/2016 11:03:42 AM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2016/0264304.html

it’s true...


31 posted on 09/20/2016 11:29:05 AM PDT by Rio (Deplorable-American)
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To: Loud Mime; ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1234; 5thGenTexan; Abundy; Action-America; acoulterfan; AFreeBird; ...
Did Apple just patent a paper bag? Yup, they did. I actually understand why and what is new and unique about this bag that others are missing. Apple has succeeded in making a pure shiny white paper bag out of at least 60% recycled materials which is strong enough to actually use. Prior recycled materials bags are impossible to get to be pure shiny white and retain their strength to be useable after the bleaching process. THAT is what and why Apple is patenting this bag. It's in the claims. I think they're going to replace their standard un-recyclable vinyl backpack bag. — PING!


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32 posted on 09/20/2016 11:57:07 AM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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To: ctdonath2

They’ve gotten rid of the plastic bag. The last 2 bags were paper, with a cool woven handles... woven from paper, but look like woven cotton fiber.

I can’t blame them for trying to slap a patent on a bag. If the don’t do things like this, some patent troll will drag them into an East Texas Court on a patent infringement case... for a paper bag.


33 posted on 09/20/2016 12:06:35 PM PDT by bobcat62
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To: dayglored

You make some very good points.

A few months ago I bought a new Macbook Pro - 15 inch. It was packed like a piece of jewelry. Just opening it was a treat.

OK, now for the “claims” section.....


34 posted on 09/20/2016 12:36:48 PM PDT by Loud Mime (Liberalism: Intolerance masquerading as tolerance)
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To: freedomlover
Here is a link to the entire patent APPLICATION. I’m a friggin patent attorney and I still typed it wrong.

So am I (other than the 'friggin' part ;-)...or perhaps not...). Folks tend to not understand that 1. it's so far only an application, and 2. the generic title may be "bag", but there are many ways to make a bag, and one can always come up with a novel and inventive way to make a *different* "bag". Be it materials, construction in detail, etc. And if it is patented, it does not stop others from making a bag of any other type.

35 posted on 09/20/2016 1:33:16 PM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building)
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To: SamAdams76

I will be putting my collections of old iPhone/iPad packaging in my iBag, the beautiful, shiny white boxes that I can never throw away.


36 posted on 09/20/2016 1:39:09 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
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To: Loud Mime

Apple had to patent the bag. Before Samsung copies it. Even with a patent, Samsung will copy the bag, and line it with flame-retardant foil. To keep the flames from Galaxy 7 phones from burning customers. But customers get burned regardless when buying from Samsung.


37 posted on 09/20/2016 2:17:14 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: Loud Mime

The old saw is that “if you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door.” What they don’t tell you is that people who haven’t read the patent application will assume that you are trying to patent the idea of catching mice and laugh derisively.


38 posted on 09/20/2016 7:46:51 PM PDT by ReignOfError
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To: roadcat

flame-retardant foil? I like it.


39 posted on 09/20/2016 10:14:40 PM PDT by Loud Mime (Liberalism: Intolerance masquerading as tolerance)
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