Category: Features
Driverless Cars? This Much, We Know
No treatment of automotive invention can be complete without a discussion of driverless cars. When it comes to autonomous vehicles, it’s easy to be optimistic—and pessimistic—about it happening soon.
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Top 10 All-Time Auto Inventions
The most important car-related inventions of all time transcend engine technology. They include milestone safety and convenience factors that have ensured the automobile remains as popular and essential as ever in our lives.
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Operation IP IQ
Another mission for Dr. Gary Michelson: His institute that educates about intellectual property
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Beyoncé Isn’t Crazy in Love Over Feyoncé Merchandise
Is a one-letter disparity enough to prevent consumers from confusing one trademarked entity from...
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Lloyd Copeman: Forgotten Genius
Lloyd Copeman had a slew of impactful innovations among his 650-plus patents but is not in the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Copeman profited handsomely from sales of his invention rights but went through money quickly, usually in search of other discoveries.
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New, stately design for U.S. patents reflects country’s history and spirit
Historic occasions call for historic decisions. The design of an issued U.S. utility patent had...
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10 Millionth Patent is Quite the Mouthful
Many predicted that the 10 millionth United States utility patent would be issued on June 19,...
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Join the Scavenger Hunt This Summer With the USPTO and the National Inventors Hall of Fame!
Alexandria, Virginia—a beautiful city near Washington, D.C., that teems with historic sites and...
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Sports Tech in a Major Way
NBA, MLB, NFL take lead on innovation to improve interest, performance. The NBA is generally...
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Small Footprints, Big Impacts
Dynamic sustainable inventions that make a world of difference As you’ve seen repeatedly in...
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Getting Over the Underwear Struggle
Undercare fastens at the waist, ending the age-old dressing balancing act “I grabbed underwear...
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Inventing a Lifestyle
The concept and origins of smart home devices go back at least 70 years: Ray Bradbury, a...
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