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title: John Keogh patented the wheel
date: "2002-09-24T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1143
description: I shared the story of John Keogh, who patented the wheel as a "circular transportation facilitation device" to highlight loopholes in Australia's patent system, a feat that earned him an Ig Nobel Prize.
keywords: [john keogh, patent system, ig nobel prize, australia, intellectual property, circular transportation facilitation device]
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More nostalgia. [John Keogh patented the wheel](http://www.theage.com.au/news/state/2001/07/02/FFX0ADFPLOC.html). [via Ig Nobel Prizes](http://www.improbable.com/ig/ig-pastwinners.htm)