10 physical gestures that have been patented

10 patents that limit your ability to use certain physical gestures 
because somebody owns them:

1) slide to unlock - Apple

2) multi-touch gestures for touch screen or trackpad - Apple

3) drawing each letter of the alphabet using a single stroke of your pen - Xerox

4) making hand gestures to move icons around on your phone - Samsung

5) any set of personalized gestures you use to operate your Kinect - Microsoft

6) flicking your pen at something - Microsoft

7) shaking your mobile device - Intellectual Ventures

8) moving 3-D objects in a virtual environment - Lucent

9) 2-handed motions - GestureTek

10) texting without lifting your fingers off the keyboard - Swype

-legal battle over the iconic dances of Martha Graham

- the creator of the 'Electric Slide' asks youtube to remove videos depicting his dance