Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Michael Jackson's Patent:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_07_05-2009_07_11.shtml#1247255049
[1]A system for allowing a shoe wearer to lean forwardly beyond his
center of gravity by virtue of wearing a specially designed pair of
shoes which will engage with a hitch member movably projectable
through a stage surface. The shoes have a specially designed heel
slot which can be detachably...
Inventors: Michael J. Jackson, Michael L. Bush, Dennis Tompkins
Assignees: Triumph International, Inc.
Primary Examiner: M. Denise Patterson
Judging by media-reported connections between Jackson, Bush, and
Tompkins, this is indeed the famous Michael J. Jackson.
Thanks to [2]John Shafer (ZiefBrief); ZiefBrief is the blog of USF's
Dorraine Zief Law Library. The post reports, "To check out the
invention in action you will need to track down a copy of Michael's
video Smooth Criminal."
References
1. http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT5255452
2.
http://ziefbrief.typepad.com/ziefbrief/2009/06/michael-jackson-singer-songwriter-inventor.html
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