Dr. Gary Michelson's paper clip patent - worthless and expired

Supposedly Dr. Gary Michelson's girlfriend asked him if he could invent something practical. He decided to invent a new paper clip. The original was first patented in 1888. Below is a link to his patent. One, it's expired because he didn't pay a maintenance fee. Two, it's a crappy design which is inferior to the original. Why waste the effort? Most of the claims he made are bogus. It's safer? Won't hit  you in the eye? It won't gouge the paper? It's clear that it would gouge the paper even more than the original.

http://www.google.com/patents/US4949435?dq=gary+k+michelson+paperclip&hl=en&sa=X&ei=P1UrUozeOceXiQLXx4HwCw&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA

I have embedded the image from the patent office below. It's clear from the design that it's more likely to spring off the paper than the original. I can't believe Gary's ego is so needy that he had to go and "invent" an inferior paper clip just to show his girlfriend that he could. I wonder how many more of his inventions are also bogus. Maybe he just likes having a huge number of patents so he can feel like a genius inventor. Maybe he's going for some sort of record. There actually is a list of most prolific inventors. Gary Michelson is not on it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prolific_inventors

I wonder how many more of his inventions are bogus or expired.