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Are there any patents on physics or laws of physics, the same way there are patents on things like "swipe to unlock?" Eg, has anyone filed a patent on somethin

Are there any patents on physics or laws of physics, the same way there are patents on things like "swipe to unlock?" Eg, has anyone filed a patent on something like "swing hammer to drive nail." Or "Spin wheel to turn car?" I personally have not heard of such ridiculous claims however it wouldn't surprise me to learn some have slipped through the "filters" that are supposed to catch this stuff.

c0ur7n3y 12y ago
Method for Swinging on a Swing http://www.google.com/patents/US6368227 http://www.google.com/patents/US6368227
polymatter 12y ago
The infamous crustless peanut butter and jelly sandwich patent is the other silly one that springs to mind: (http://www.google.com/patents/US6004596 http://www.google.com/patents/US6004596) I don't think the swing patent was granted, but this one certainly was. And was only challenged in court when the multimillion dollar company thought it could stop other companies making crustless peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. In 2005. paywalled WSJ article which I can't read (http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB111298192348602162 http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB111298192348602162)