On February 14, 1854 Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson patented the first repeating rifle. A repeating rifle is a single barreled rifle containing multiple rounds…
Year: 2016
This Day in Patent History - On February 13, 1979 Charles Chidsey received the first patent ever granted for a baldness remedy
On February 13, 1979 Charles Chidsey received the first patent ever granted for a baldness remedy, minoxidil, which is sold under the brand name Rogaine.…
Robust And Autonomous Docking And Recharging Of Quadrotors
Disney is going ahead with its drone program. This week they patented robust and autonomous docking and recharging of Quadcopters. Earlier patents from Disney disclosed…
Propulsion and control for a magnetically lifted vehicle
Arx Pax patented improved propulsion and control technique for hover engines for its hyperloop transport technology. The technology can also be used in elevators. The…
Indoor localization of mobile devices
Google patents technology to generate models of the indoor spaces like homes and office buildings. The technology can provide turn by turn directions to another…
Intelligent Tipping
Feel confused while tipping? Ebay has patented an intellegent tilling technique that provides statistics (such as average tip, standard tip, etc.) regarding how much consumers…
Interactive Three Dimensional Displays On Handheld Devices
The patented system renders an anamorphic projection of 3D scene geometry on a handled device using a correct asymmetric perspective geometry projection. Once pose of…
Autonomous delivery platform
Google has patented self-driving delivery trucks. The patent reveals that these trucks would be fitted with a series of lockers that can be unlocked with…