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TESLA ALLOWS OTHERS TO USE PATENT PORTFOLIO

By Joseph Mandour on June 26, 2014

teslaOrange County – In what has been hailed as a bold and unprecedented move, Tesla Motors is opening its patent portfolio in hopes of encouraging other automakers to create new electric vehicles. The company’s CEO, Elon Musk, said Tesla will not pursue patent lawsuits against anyone who wants to use its electric car technology “in good faith.” Musk says the “wall of patents” has been removed “in the spirit of the open source movement, for the advancement of electric vehicle technology.” Musk made the announcement at the Palo Alto-based company’s annual shareholder meeting Read the rest

APPLE RECEIVES PATENT ON A DROP-PROOF IPHONE

By Joseph Mandour on June 16, 2014

iphone-appsOrange County – Apple is renowned for its forward thinking patents. Recently, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the company a patent for a special construction process that involves sapphire glass displays and LiquidMetal. The patent approval happened soon after Apple announced that it has exclusive rights to LiquidMetal’s unique alloy until 2015. LiquidMetal is a “bulk amorphous alloy” that looks like metal in liquid form, but moves like molten plastic. Despite its name it is not liquid at room temperature. So far, it’s been used to make items such as SIM card e Read the rest

SONY SEEKS PATENT RELATED TO HOUSEHOLD ROBOTS

By Joseph Mandour on May 29, 2014

robotOrange County – Back in 2006, Sony closed down its entertainment robotics division when consumers gave its egg-shaped robotic music player, dubbed Rolly, the cold shoulder. It seemed at the time that Sony was done with robots. But, a recently published patent application suggests that the Japanese electronics giant still sees a future for household robots. In fact, a recent patent application (No. 20140074292) describes a robot that looks like the company’s humanoid robot.

The patent mentions Japan’s rapidly aging population pointing out the need for a robot that can perform not only tas Read the rest

NEW PATENT FILINGS SUGGEST GOOGLE MAY HAVE ITS SIGHTS SET ON SMART CONTACTS

By Joseph Mandour on May 14, 2014

Contact lens bended in right directionOrange County – Move over Google Glass! By the looks of recent patent filings, the tech powerhouse seems to be on to its next big thing – eyeing a new product that would enhance contact lenses with technology such as a camera and sensory input monitoring system.

According to the patent, filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO) in April, the lenses would be powered by a tiny computer chip that is able to sense light, colors, motion and even faces, without obstructing the vision of the wearer. Using Read the rest

PATENTED BOEING AUTOPILOT TECHNOLOGY QUESTIONED IN MISSING MALAYSIA FLIGHT MH370

By Joseph Mandour on April 23, 2014

Patent RegistrationOrange County – Back in 2003 Boeing applied for and was granted a patent for technology that allows for remote control operation of an in-air plane’s flight path.  The application suggests that the remote control autopilot system be engaged “when the security of the onboard controls is jeopardized.”

Now, in the aftermath of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, some are wondering if the technology set forth in the patent could have changed the plane’s fate.  Especially before the plane was presumed lost at sea by the Malaysian government on March 27, Read the rest

USPTO THROWS OUT MOST OF ZILLOW’S “Z-ESTIMATE” PATENT CLAIMS

By Joseph Mandour on April 8, 2014

home-price-150x150 San Diego – As a result of a case brought before the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), the patent encompassing Zillow’s popular home valuation tool has been seriously diluted.   In its ruling, the Board found 25 of the 40 claims mentioned in the patent, referred to as the ‘674 patent, unpatentable.  Zillow filed for the patent back in 2006 but wasn’t granted patent protection for its “Z-Estimate” tool, which is featured prominently on its website, until 2011.


The proceedings were instituted by Washington, D.C.-based  Micros Read the rest

IBM LOOKS TO PATENT TECHNOLOGY THAT READS HUMAN FEELINGS

By Joseph Mandour on March 28, 2014

face-150x150 Los Angeles – A recent patent filing by the country’s leading holder of patents may be about to take the connection people feel with computers to a whole new level.  According to an application published earlier this month by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), IBM is seeking protection over technology that takes sensory input from humans and digitizes it in order to recognize and differentiate various human emotions.

The patent is entitled, “Multiple Sensory Channel Approach for Translating Human Emotions in a Computing Environment,” and was filed by three IBM inventors from Texas.  Per th Read the rest

APPLE’S LATEST PATENT ALLOWS FOR VOICEMAIL SCREENING

By Joseph Mandour on March 18, 2014

mandour apple logo California – Apple was recently assigned a patent, numbered 8,666,034 , which will allow users to listen to a message as it is being left by a caller and then pick up mid-message, if desired.

In a time known as “the age of texting” where voicemail is increasingly viewed as outdated, Apple is attempting to modernize this older phone feature by adding it to its next lineup of mobile phones. As many of us recall, with land-line based voice mail machines, one could let an incoming call go to voicemail, listen to the caller leave a message, and depending how important the call was, pick up during the m Read the rest

APPLE LANDS PATENT FOR HEALTH TRACKING EARBUDS

By Joseph Mandour on February 24, 2014

LA Patent AttorneyOrange County – Apple was recently granted an interesting patent that has to do with health monitoring earphones.  The new technology is intended for use in sports and fitness and would track vital health statistics in real time.  The new product would allow users to control the connected device through the use of hand gestures and would provide feedback as to body temperature, perspiration, and heart rate.

According to the particulars of the filing, Apple is exploring ways to alert users when they have reached a certain goal in a workout by beeping when Read the rest

PATENT FILINGS POINT TO “HOT CORNERS” AS PART OF NEW SAMSUNG SMARTPHONE INTERFACE

By Joseph Mandour on February 6, 2014

Intellectual Property Infringement California – A series of recently unveiled patents give a glimpse into what we might see as part of the next line of Samsung smartphones.

With the new Samsung Galaxy S5 set to be released in March, all eyes are on the Korean based company for what’s to come for the new generation of devices. After doing some digging, Korean Intellectual Property Rights Information Service (KPRIS) was able to uncover patent documents that offer some fresh details about the new phones.

Among the new developments showcased in the filings is a new feature called “Hot Corners,” which comes as part of Sam Read the rest

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