A novel paper clip with a substantially planar profile, with an arrangement of structures that, among other things, reduces the risk tearing paper. In 1899, Vaaler designed his own version of a paper clip to address the same problem of binding papers without damaging them.I would also attach the same documentation as you would have in the paper-clip provisional as an appendix. This page provides information on the types of patents and types of patent applications, and the examination process. A paper clip is a tool used to hold sheets of paper together, usually made of steel wire or plastic covered wire, bent to a looped shape. Galbraith was also the inventor of the paper clip (not the familiar one, but one very much like it.