And every new invention has a patent.

And I read that the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office

has issued over 10 million patents since it was created.

But only a few of them have actually become actual products.

So I figured there must be some gems out there

that have been overlooked.

So here's a look at some real patents I found

that I think should be made in a new segment called

"Why Wasn't This Made?"

♪ -Why wasn't this made? ♪

♪ Why, why, why wasn't this made? ♪

-Now, before we start, I just want to say

these are all real actual patents that you can find

on the U.S. Patent and Trademark's website.

Let's take a look at our first patent right here.

It was filed back in 1980,

and it's a device that will keep you from eating too much.

It is the anti-eating face mask.

[ Laughter ]

This is real. And it says here,

"It is for preventing the ingestion of food by the user."

Yeah, it's pretty subtle.

I think people will barely know you're wearing it.

Especially if you're Hannibal Lecter, maybe.

[ Laughter ]

It actually has -- It has like a padlock.

[ Laughter ]

That's crazy.

[ Laughter ]

Why wasn't it made?

♪ -Why, why, why wasn't this made? ♪

-You don't have to do the theme song every --

[ Laughter ]

Every time I say "why wasn't this made."

Yeah. [ Laughter ]

This next patent is --

♪ Why, why, why ♪ [ Laughter ]

Next patent is an office supply.

It's a device for moistening the adhesive coating

on postage stamps and envelopes.

So it wets stamps and envelopes for you.

Let's see what it looks like.

[ Laughter ] There you go.

It's fully functional.

Totally appropriate for the workplace.

[ Laughter ] Nothing weird going on here.

Why wasn't that made?

♪ -Why, why, why ♪

[ Laughter ]

-You tried to sneak that one in there, yeah.

[ Laughter ]

♪ Why, why ♪

This next patent was invented for people

who have to deal with bad commutes.

Okay, it is a self-propelled unicycle

engageable from a vehicle.

So as soon as you hit traffic, it's very simple.

You just pull over, you jack up the car,

you remove one of the tires. [ Laughter ]

You pull this seat with handlebars out of your trunk,

probably weighs 300 pounds.

Then you attach the wheel to that, and simple as that.

You're all done. [ Laughter ]

That should take you probably an hour or two.

Then you just roll off, problem solved.

[ Laughter ]

Why wasn't this made?

♪ -Why ♪

[ Laughter ]

-We're down to our last one,

and it's for all you busy parents out there.

It's the apparatus and method for carrying a child.

[ Laughter ]

Is that a child?

That's a really old boy.

[ Laughter ]

They definitely look related.

[ Laughter ]

They look exactly alike.

They look exactly -- Alright, well, anyways.

So someone just took stirrups and stuck them down a tool belt.

So all your miniature clone has to do is take his shoes off

and climb into the stirrups and then choke his doppelganger dad

around the neck. [ Laughter ]

I actually stayed up late last night and --

[ Cheers and applause ]

Let's see if I can get this thing worked out.

[ Laughter ]

Yeah, it's pretty subtle actually. It's pretty cool.

No one really knows you're wearing it.

[ Laughter ]

You're at, like, Starbucks or whatever.

Like, "Hey, can I get a venti?" You know, no one knows.

[ Laughter ]

All I need is my mini clone and --

[ Cheers and applause ]

-Hello, hello, hello, hello.

Oh.

It's bouncy on here.

-What's that? -It's bouncy on here.

-It's bouncy on there. [ Laughter ]

Alright, hold on now. -Wow.

-Alright, buddy. [ Laughter ]

You're in?

Yeah, not bad. [ Cheers and applause ]

-Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!

I'm so bouncy over here.

Aah! So bouncy! Yeah!

-That's all the time I have for "Why Wasn't This Made?"

If you have a patent that you think should be on our show,

I want to see it.

Send your suggestions

to whywasntthismade @tonightshow.com.