To be fair, the article is inaccurate.<p>The patent describes a component (in this case, a sphere of some material that grabs snow around it) being used in the construction of a snowman. Thus, the snowman/woman is not the creation here.
<i>The patent not only provides methods for creating a spherically-shaped body that provides an interior structure of the snow man/woman, but also describes how a generator can provide a sufficient electric charge to attract and adhere snow to the outer surface.</i>