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More Bad News for Pfizer Look Out Viagra: Here Comes 'Love Jet' By Kerri Selland PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - After more than 50 years in the invention business, Yoshiro NakaMats has migrated from disk drives to sex drives. The man who claims to have invented the floppy disk says he will topple Viagra as the love drug of the century with Love Jet, a spray-on libido booster he calls one of his greatest inventions. ''I have created many inventions in many areas,'' he said. ''The most important area is human relations and happiness.'' Love Jet is available in Japan and was unveiled in the United States this week by NakaMats at INPEX, an annual invention show that opened Thursday in Pittsburgh. INPEX bills itself as the world's largest invention show and serves as a forum for inventors to exhibit their ideas and make contacts with manufacturers and distributors. The inventions among the 1,500 exhibitors ranged from practical to silly to bizarre. Although NakaMats was not handing out free samples, his table drew some of the largest crowds, as well as some Viagra-style jokes. NakaMats has doctoral degrees in engineering, law, and science, and holds more than 3,000 patents, including one for the digital watch. He says he invented the floppy disk in 1950, a claim that is disputed by IBM Corp., which says its scientists invented the disk in the 1960s using in-house technology. But IBM confirms that NakaMats has several floppy disk patents that he leases to the company. NakaMats said Love Jet has been researched and tested on subjects in Japan for 10 years. The product comes in a small spray bottle and can be used by men and women. Just aim at the groin and fire. NakaMats promises an immediate boost in sexual power. At age 71, he uses it frequently. ''The results have been very good, excellent,'' he said. Love Jet works by helping the body release the sex hormone DHEA, he said, adding that it is better than Viagra, made by Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE - news), because it has all-natural ingredients and no side effects. Love Jet also improves memory, he said, because the brain and sexual organs are interconnected. ''One cannot function without the other, they work together,'' he said. One more bonus: Love Jet promises smoother skin because DHEA minimizes the effects of aging. NakaMats said he will choose a distributor, probably a drugstore, to begin selling Love Jet in the United States by year-end. The cost? ''Very affordable,'' he said. ''For a 60-spray bottle, $99.''