On June 6, 1992, Triumph International filed patent number US5255452A (also available here and here) under the names Michael ...

Thomas, who was playing in his first season in the pros, saw it all unfold and likened Jordan's presence on the team to musical icon Michael Jackson, known to cause pandemonium wherever he went.

Still, some blueprints are simply untouchable; no matter how much an artist scribbles, those legendary acts can never be rewritten. Or so fans thought until Bruno Mars pulled off a chart-topping plot ...