My first patent!

I have to admit that I'm super-excited about this - I got my first patent awarded by the US Patent Office!

I'm usually really excited just to submit patent proposals. At Yahoo! they give out these cool glass cubes for every 5 patents you file, and I will admit that they're my favorite desk adornment other than a picture of Sophia. Since I recently signed a few more submissions, I went to find out if I was eligible for another cube, and low and behold, a patent had just been issued! And apparently for awarded patents you get a cool black onyx cube for the desk. Awesome.

Hooray! I'm now officially an "inventor", which was what I wanted to be way back in Kindergarten...