The answer to last weeks was “a stick”. Yes….”a stick”. There is a back story to the answer. After getting an allowance to the “stick” or dog toy, the patent was reexamined and yes, all of the claims were nullified.

Without further ado…….this week it is the Oscars. As the Oscars occurred last night, it is only fitting to do a Patent Puzzler related to the movie industry….so here goes….

This award winning actor is also an inventor. Later in life, after his/her success, he/she had several inventive ideas. This one, in particular, relates to the music industry. The actor/actress was fond of the drums! To this end, he/she had several ideas on tightening drum heads to produce a more consistent sound.

Any idea who it is? Some further hints:

Here is a picture of the invention….

A final hint……I “refuse” to believe that you will not get this answer.

Who is it?

Remember……the puzzles are meant to be fun and informative….not easy. We will give the answer in the next blog post on Monday. The answer will surprise you….even if consider yourself an expert on puzzles, patents or general knowledge.