Gyro's practical invention

[lgiver@postoffice.pacbell.net]

Following up on the discussion of Gyro's 50-year history, he did indeed 
make his first appearance in the DD 10-page story "Gladstone's Terrible 
Secret".  In those 4 panels, he gave up trying to make butter from cream 
by hopping on a pogo stick, gave those things to Gladstone, and said he 
would return to his home to invent "butterless buttered popcorn".  Barks 
may have thought that was an impractical and silly idea in 1952, but 
Gyro must have been very successful, as butterless buttered popcorn is 
today very popular, both in movie theaters and in bags to microwave at 
home.  Since Gyro did early work on butter-flavor substitutes (not just 
margerine), and we know he often applies for patents, I wonder if he's 
collecting royalties for this invention.  More likely all royalties from 
Gyro's patents were assigned to the Disney Corporation.
                    ----Larry Giver.