Monday, October 31, 2011

Steve and the Perfect Staircase


Steve Jobs is listed as an inventor in 317 US  patents.

Most of them are, quite predictably,  related to computers and peripheral devices, but there are notable exceptions - and one of them is a patent for the glass staircase that adorns Apple stores!


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MORE INFO:

Ifo Apple Store - Glass Staircase - http://www.ifoapplestore.com/stores/glass_staircase.html

Patent Document - PDF file - http://pdf.ifoman.com.s3.amazonaws.com/staircase_page_patent_c.pdf

Seven Iconic Patents that Define Steve Jobs (TechCrunch, 25 Aug 2011) - http://pdf.ifoman.com.s3.amazonaws.com/staircase_page_patent_c.pd

Apple Patents show Steve Jobs's Attention to Design (NYT Aug., 2011)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/26/technology/apple-patents-show-steve-jobss-attention-to-design.html

Steve Job's Patents (NYT Interactive Feature, 5 Oct., 2011) - http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/08/24/technology/steve-jobs-patents.html?ref=technology#

A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs By MONA SIMPSON (October 30, 2011) -- http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/mona-simpsons-eulogy-for-steve-jobs.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all%3Fsrc%3Dtp&smid=fb-share

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