oh wait, that was sarcasm... crap. must be monday.

isn't that what the Play Station Portable (PSP) is?

but has anybody patented a "method of bestowing the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time"?

there are lots of people working on ALS (advanced life support), including me :-) here are a couple of places to look - NASA and the University of Guelph in Canada.