TGIF for the Top Ten Silly Patents of 2007

Captured by The Troll Tracker from the endpage of The New York Times Magazine on December 9, 2007; featuring, among others, U.S. Patent 7,182,378 for "Assist tool for chopsticks:"

Silly? Someone at The Times must get a lot of practice with their Ramen noodles.

Also check out the Troll Tracker's Top Ten Patent Trolls of 2007 and Patent Troll Tracker Haiku Contest Results