"Kosher Patents" is a book all about inventions that have made living a Jewish life fun, easy, and more enjoyable. Included are patents for bagel slicers, mezuzah cases, Shabbat elevators, kosher slaughter apparatuses, athletic style tallitot, and even a magic compass that points toward Jerusalem. All these inventions have been submitted to patent offices around the world. You'll wonder, "Why didn't I think of that!" Inventions that make Jewish life fun and easy! A compass that points toward JerusalemA mezuzah that reminds you to kiss itAn elevator you can use on ShabbatA collapsible Hanukkah menorahKosher slaughtering machinesA challah braiding apparatusA quick assembly sukkahKosher for Passover beerA shofar alarm clockBagel slicersAnd scores of others that will have you say "Why didn't I think of that!" Adam Louis Diament is a practicing patent attorney in Beverly Hills, California.  Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he moved to California with his family when he was about one year old.  He attended Adat Shalom Hebrew School and Los Angeles Hebrew High School for his Judaic studies, and Venice High School for his secular studies.He earned a B.A. in  Religious Studies with an Emphasis in Judaism , and  Molecular and Cell Biology with an Emphasis in Genetics  from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1997, a Ph.D. in  Genetics  from the University of California, Davis, in 2004, and a law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2008.  He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Tiffany and daughters Joanna and Audrey.  In his spare time (which he has little of), he enjoys family genealogy research, Lindy Hop swing dancing, playing with his kids, Scrabble, trivia games, and attempting to visit all 482 cities in California.  He is also the author of "The Top 10 Jewish...," a book of over 100 top-10 rankings of everything Jewish, and "Kosher Patents" a book of patents related to Jewish life and observance.