April 25 — The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Georgia … of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named `Jacob Lewis`, characterized …
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One of the most instantly recognizable features of glass is the way it reflects light. But a new way of creating surface textures on glass, developed by researchers at MIT, virtually eliminates reflections, producing glass that is almost unrecognizable because of its absence of glare — and whose surface causes water droplets to bounce right off, like tiny rubber balls.
The new “multifunctional” glass, based on surface nanotextures that produce an array of conical features, is self-cleaning and resists fogging and glare, the researchers say. Ultimately, they hope it can be made using an inexpensive manufacturing process that could be applied to optical devices, the screens of smartphones and televisions, solar panels, car windshields and even windows in buildings.
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Ocean Tomo Announces Results of Patent Quality Inventor Study on World …
San Francisco Chronicle (press release) In celebration of World IP Day 2012, Ocean Tomo, the leading Intellectual Capital Merchant Banc® firm, today released the results of their annual Patent Quality Inventor Study, ranking the top three inventors within four technology sectors: wireless, … |
BOULDER – In the last two decades, inventions by University of Colorado researchers have led to the formation of 114 new companies, according to a report released Tuesday by the university. Of these, 85 have operations in Colorado, seven have become …
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The Man Who Makes the Future: Wired Icon Marc Andreessen — He’s not a household name like Gates, Jobs, or Zuckerberg. His face isn’t known to millions. But during his remarkable 20-year career, no one has done more than Marc Andreessen to change the way we communicate.
In his latest New York Times Magazine column, Adam Davidson reports that independent inventors are creating products faster than ever, but few are succeeding at patenting and selling their work. We asked Eric Von Hippel of MIT to explain why so …
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