“Arnold N. Nawrocki, 78, who made eating processed cheese more convenient for billions of consumers by developing individually wrapped slices, died June 30 in Sun City, Ariz.” Gayle Ronan Sims —Sliced-cheese Inventor Dies at 78Knight-Ridder)

He was paid $1 for his patent, which obviously brought his employer barrels of money.

Via Blogosphere Daily News.