21 & 22

I spent the last 2 days scrambling to file some patents on a product that we've been working on furiously for the last many months, trying to get them done before an impending deadline. I was on the phone with one laywer until literally past midnight on Thursday drawing diagrams on a whiteboard, taking pictures with my phone, and sending them to him so that we could communicate effectively long distance.
But I finished the last one last night at 9:30, a full hour before the deadline. Whew!
In the course of the discussion the lawyer asked if I'd done a lot of these, to which I responded yes, but in doing so realized that I didn't actually know how many I'd filed. So I checked. So far as I can remember (I might be missing some), I filed my 21st and 22nd patents yesterday. Cool.
It's only my pride, of course, but for some reason, filing patents gives me a huge sense of satisfaction. I love it. Now, of course, I have to wait 5 years or so to find out if the patent office is going to grant me the patent. With all those filed, I have yet to actually be awarded one. But it's just a matter of time.