IPNews® – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Apple a patent for a special construction process and will help protect its new sapphire glass displays.
The new bonding material is LiquidGlass, a unique alloy that moves like molten plastic and helps bond the glass so that it doesn’t shatter when it drops. Consumers
IPNews® – Nearly eight years after it seemed that Sony’s foray into robotics was over, the Japanese electronics giant has filed a patent application in the field.
The focus of this patent is not the robot itself, but a self-diagnostic software system for cameras which can differentiate between a scratch and dust on a camera
IPNews® – Google’s expansion into wearable technology has delved even deeper, as a recently filed patent indicates its plans for a futuristic camera-equipped contact lens.
The purported camera technology would be controlled by a person’s eye movements, such as a gaze or blinking patters, and would be housed in a material no thicker than a
IPNews® – A federal jury has found both Apple and Samsung liable to each other for patent infringement.
The result of this particular bout is one of many in the ongoing war between Apple and Samsung, with many speculating that it will have little effect on the overall contest for market share control between the
IPNews® – Boeing has a patent for technology that can overtake planes mid-flight from the ground, disabling access to power controls for anyone onboard the aircraft.
The patent, which was granted to Boeing years ago, evidences the company’s possession of technology that many have thought to be non-existent. With the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, some
IPNews® – It was bad news for Zillow recently as the patent for its home valuation estimator was severely whittled down by the USPTO, which found the majority of its claims unpatentable.
The U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board made the findings as part of its decision in Microstrategy, Inc. v. Zillow, Inc.
IPNews® – Judging by one of its new patent applications, if IBM has its way, it looks like computers may one day have more emotional intelligence than some humans.
The detailed filing goes into particulars of exactly how a computer program would take a variety of sensory, physical and environmental indicators and balance them to
IPNews® – In an effort to finally curb the trouble with Apple’s pinch-to-zoom technology, Samsung may finally have created a practicable workaround.
The new method, which is the subject of a recent patent application, involves circular motions that enable the zooming in or out of images on mobile devices. While some are criticizing the technology
IPNews® – Things are heating up at Ford, where the company is facing allegations that it intentionally copied automatic turn signal technology.
The inventor, who has worked as an automotive design engineer, is demanding undisclosed damages. This lawsuit comes on the heels of another formal complaint of patent infringement issued against Ford, as another complaint
IPNews® – Apple and Samsung will go back to court for a third time alleging patent infringement against each other, after mediation talks have fallen through between the two tech giants.
The trial will focus on a large array of Samsung and Apple devices, with each company claiming that the other has infringed on the