On Quora a vending machine operator commented: "It’s a design, not a utility, patent which have less stringent requirements for granting. His idea is not new,

On Quora a vending machine operator commented: "It’s a design, not a utility, patent which have less stringent requirements for granting. His idea is not new, things like aspirin and bandaids have been sold through vending machines for decades. What is unique about his system is that its dedicated to first aid and medical supplies and its interface with the customer is exclusively via a touchscreen. You can’t see the product through a window." [1] Maybe there's something unique to the interface, though I see nothing in this little video interview that strikes me as earth-shattering [2]. It is also entirely likely that this is another case of 'child genius myth-makery' like we've seen so many times before. Remember the 72MM high school kid trading hoax? [3] [1] https://www.quora.com/How-did-Taylor-Rosenthal-get-a-patent-for-his-vending-machine-which-dispenses-first-aid-kits/answer/Chris-Bracher https://www.quora.com/How-did-Taylor-Rosenthal-get-a-patent-... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmxkUxEr81w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmxkUxEr81w [3] http://observer.com/2014/12/exclusive-new-york-mags-boy-genius-investor-made-it-all-up/ http://observer.com/2014/12/exclusive-new-york-mags-boy-geni...