5255452 - Method and Means for Creating Anti-Gravity Illusion - Michael Jackson, 06/29/1992 - 11/23/2005

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National Archives Identifier:
5721404
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Details

Level of Description:
  • File Unit
Type(s) of Archival Materials:
  • Photographs and other Graphic Materials
  • Textual Records
The creator compiled or maintained the series between:
1840 - 2005
The file documents the time period:
06/29/1992 - 11/23/2005
Includes
32 item(s) described in the catalog.
Access Restriction(s):
  • Unrestricted
Use Restriction(s):
  • Unrestricted
Accession Number(s):
  • LT-0241-2011-0001
Subjects Represented in the Archival Material(s):
Contributors to Authorship and/or Production of the Archival Material(s):

Scope & Content

This file consists of the patent for the shoes invented by Michael Jackson. The shoes enabled him to execute his signature dance move that allowed him to lean forward to an exaggerated angle while performing on stage the song "Smooth Criminal." Included are the abstract, patent drawings illustrating how the shoes worked, and amendments. The file also includes copies of other patent files from when the patent examiner searched for most relevant prior art. The patent for this Michael Jackson invention expired October 26, 2005.

Variant Control Numbers

ARC Identifier:
5721404
Agency-Assigned Identifier:
5255452
This is the patent number assigned by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
HMS Record Entry ID:
HC1-90359313

Archived Copies

Copy 1:
Preservation
Contact(s):
  • Archives II Reference Section (Civilian), Textual Archives Services Division (NWCT2R[C]), National Archives at College Park
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    College Park, MD 20740-6001
    Phone: 301-837-3510
    Fax: 301-837-1752
    Email: Archives2reference@nara.gov
Copy 1 Media Information:
  • Specific Media Type: Paper
  • Container Id: 15
  • Physical Restriction Note: These documents are specially protected records and are not available to researchers.