Michael Jackson was not only a great pop singer and dance artist. There were patented technologies behind his performing arts.

One trick that Michael Jackson liked to carry out during his concerts was to defy gravity. Amid a number, he leaned so far forward that the audience was amazed at how he did not fall over. The idea behind the trick ,he had invented himself, and patented.

By attaching the shoe to the floor, he could be sure to remain standing even when he leaned forward full length.

On Google Patents, it is possible to see Michael Jackson's brilliant patent in its entirety with sketches of how the invention works.