{"id":5261,"date":"2026-07-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/?p=5261"},"modified":"2026-07-04T15:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T20:43:16","slug":"july-6-2026-patent-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patents.harnessip.com\/?p=5261","title":{"rendered":"July 6, 2026, Patent of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On July 6, 1965, Keamon Kurose received U.S. Patent No. D201548 on a car that looks like a boat (and was probably intended to function as one as well):<\/p>\n\n\n

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a decade later, Keamon was back in the Patent Office and on December 28, 1976, received U.S. Patent No. D242850 on a very similar design — this time with an enclosed cabin:<\/p>\n\n\n

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in addition to these two “automobile designs, Keamon received five other patents: US Patent No. D242911 on a Boat; US Patent No. 3176664 on an Internal Combustion Rotary Engine; US Patent No. 2962581 on Dirigible headlights; US Patent No. US 2893044 on a Squeegee Type Fountain Cleaning Device, and US Patent No. 2517324 on a Simulated Racing Game Apparatus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keamon <\/em>was born on October 12, 1890. Keamon Kurose died at age 92 years old in January 1983 It is not clear whether any of his inventions amounted to to anything, but Keamon was indeed an inventor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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