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Latest in patents

The Apple patent, published by the Patent Office last week, includes concepts for rollable screens that could be used on iPhones and iPads.
Future Society

Apple Files Patent for iPhone That Rolls Up Like a Stack of Money

By Frank Landymore

Right now, AI algorithms can't be granted patents. The restriction originally served as a worker protection, but now it's creating a problem for engineers.
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Are Trying to List AI as the Inventor on a New Patent

By Dan Robitzski

Amazon's cage system, which it patented back in 2016, would presumably allow workers to travel safely in active robot zones.
Future Society

An Amazon Patent Would Use Cages to Keep Employees “Safe”

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: Walmart Patents Tech for Eavesdropping on Workers
Future Society

The Digest: Walmart Patents Tech for Eavesdropping on Workers

By Kristin Houser

Drone by Amazon
Drones

Amazon’s New Drone Designed to Self-Destruct in Emergencies

By Patrick Caughill

A Host of Soon-to-be-Expired Patents are Set to Revolutionize 3D Printing
3D Printing

A Host of Soon-to-be-Expired Patents are Set to Revolutionize 3D Printing

By Jelor Gallego

Jackpot! NASA Just Released 56 Patented Technologies Into the Public Domain
NASA

Jackpot! NASA Just Released 56 Patented Technologies Into the Public Domain

By Todd Jaquith

Dupont plans to use CRISPR-Cas9 to genetically modify corn and wheat
Robots and Machines

Dupont plans to use CRISPR-Cas9 to genetically modify corn and wheat

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