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This Day in Patent History - On December 31, 1895, Ogden Bolton Jr. was granted first patent for a battery-powered bicycle
On December 31, 1895, Ogden Bolton Jr. was granted first patent for a battery-powered bicycle. The bicycle included 6-pole brush-and-commutator direct current (DC) hub motor…
This Day in Patent History - On December 30, 1918, Peterkin Guy Shearman filed a patent for a tampon
On December 30, 1918, Peterkin Guy Shearman filed a patent for a tampon. Peterkin was in every sense a uroloical pioneer. Like some geniuses, he…
Boeing has patented a fully automated plant to assemble aircraft fuselages
Boeing has been transforming its manufacturing plants, by automating various tasks to increase output and improve productivity. The firm uses lots of robots for building…
This Day in Patent History - On December 29, 1776, Charles Macintosh, the Scottish inventor, was born
On December 29, 1776, Charles Macintosh, the Scottish inventor, was born. Macintosh patented the first water-proof material. The mackintosh raincoat was named after him.
Nikola Tesla Patent #12 – Electrical Transmission of Power – US US382280
Patent Information Publication number: US382280 A Patent Title: Nikola Publication…
Celebrity Patent - Steven Spielberg patented a method for Annotating a Line-Based Document
Celebrity Patent – Steven Spielberg patented a method for Annotating a Line-Based Document. The method enables multiple people collaborate on screenplay writing process. …
This Week in Patents: IBM's cloaking technology, Toyota's Flying Car, Nike's sneakers with display screens and many more.
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Nike invents a way to imprint photorealistic 3D display on shoes
The appearance of these images may be similar to that of lithophanes. However, the patented technology does not require the use of any backlight. The…
IBM invents eye-wear to compensate for a bad eye
This patent application from IBM reveals an eyewear that is capable of capturing images and directly projecting them onto the retina of the eye. It…