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We at ZiefBrief were saddened to learn that Michael Jackson, the self-anointed "King of Pop", died today at the age of 50. What, you may ask, is the connection between the Moonwalking Mr. Jackson and the Law? Well, in his more productive years Michael was granted a patent for a "... system for allowing a shoe wearer to lean forwardly beyond his center of gravity by virtue of wearing a specially designed pair of shoes which will engage with a hitch member movably projectable through a stage surface." You can locate this and many other patents at the Google Patents site. Just click this link to find the patent description and accompanying drawings, claims, etc. To check out the invention in action you will need to track down a copy of Michael's video Smooth Criminal.