We're looking at another everyday object, so simple in
design that you would think there was no space for innovation in
today's world, but as you will see, the humble spoon defies
this notion.
Spoons have been around for millennia. There is early evidence
that Egyptian priests and pharaohs used spoons made of wood, stone
and ivory. Spoons in later empires were made of metal. Today's
materials also include plastics.
We use spoons for cooking, stirring and eating. Mary Poppins
sung about the utility of spoons, while Alanis Morrisette did the
opposite. Children, big and small, created spoony people during
Covid, and populated Spoonvilles around
the world. They are ubiquitous.
Spoons are primarily classified in the International Patent
Classification (IPC) in A47G21/04 as part of the tableware class,
which can be seen below.
