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IBM invents a unique aerodynamic solar pod to power cell phone towers

Traditionally, cellular phone tower sites are designed to use utility provided electricity as the primary source of electrical power. It is not possible to install…

Google's self-driving car will self-clean itself

Google’s self-driving cars include a number of sensors such as cameras, radar sensors, laser-based sensors. These sensors are encased in a dome placed on the…

Google invents a Zombie detector

Google patents methods to tackle the increasing problem of inactive user accounts (Zombie accounts). Online services are widely used across the world. However, after online services…

Weekly Patent Litigation Stats - May 02 - 08

On May 8, 1925, Donald Bradner and Oglesby Nicholas patented a process of producing smoke clouds from moving aircraft - This Day in Patent History

The smoke producing liquids are dropped from an aircraft, wherein the liquid reacts with one or more of the constituents of the air or atmosphere…

On May 7, 1878 Joseph Winters received patent for a wagon-mounted fire escape ladder - This Day in Patent History

Winters noticed that firemen had to take ladders off of their wagons to climb to windows, rescue people, and spray water on fires. He thought…

On May 6, 1851 John Gorrie received a patent for an ice-making machine - This Day in Patent History

On May 6, 1851 John Gorrie received a patent for an ice-making machine. He was an early pioneer in the invention of the artificial manufacture…

This Day in Patent History - On May 5, 1809 Mary Kies became the first women to get a patent. It was for a process for "weaving straw with silk or thread"

The patent was signed by President James Madison. Kies’ technique proved valuable in making cost-effective work bonnets. The first lady Dolly Madison was so pleased…