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Walmart’s granted patent will track when products are low and reorder them for you

American multinational retail corporation Walmart was recently granted a patent that will track when customer’s products are getting low at home and then automatically reorder those products for customers.  The technology would also be able to track how frequently products… Continue Reading →

Will Robots be the Future Disney Character Greeters at Disney World Theme Parks?

Disney recently filed a patent application for soft body robots (US patent 20170095925 entitled “soft body robot for physical interaction with humans”) that could be used instead of humans to greet people in Disney’s theme parks.  The robots would wear… Continue Reading →

Amazon Granted Patent for ‘on-demand apparel manufacturing’

Amazon was recently granted US patent 9,623,578 for on-demand apparel manufacturing’ which was originally filed in 2015.  The patent reveals a new idea for cutting the cost of making clothes by using computer software to collect clothing orders worldwide and then… Continue Reading →

Nike Granted Denim Clothing Patent

Sportswear company Nike has a multitude of patents for shoes and clothing ranges but this latest granted patent covers denim and represents the first company’s first patent using this material.  The title of the patent is for “architecturally reinforced denim.” … Continue Reading →

Ford Granted Patent for Rollover Car Protection

The Ford Motor Company was recently granted a patent for an external roof rack-mounted airbag system to protect passengers in the event of a car rolling over in a road accident.  The airbags would need to be stored inside the… Continue Reading →

Snapchat Bought Important Geofilters Patent for $7.7 Million

Snapchat is an image messaging and multimedia mobile application (app) created by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown and developed by Snap Inc which was released in 2011 and mainly used by teens and young adults.  One distinct feature… Continue Reading →

IBM Files Patent Application for Futuristic Drone Pet-sitter

IBM recently filed a patent application for a drone that can function as a mechanized pet-sitter to watch over dogs and cats when their owners are away at work.  The pet-sitter drone is similar to a standard drone but it… Continue Reading →

Sony Patents Contact Lens That Can Take Videos

Sony has patented a contact lens that can take videos of what you see.  Embedded sensors in the contact lens’ pick up on voluntary as opposed to involuntary blinks which trigger the video recording.  Image capture and storage will be… Continue Reading →

A Hair Drying Hairbrush is the Latest Patent Application from Dyson

Dyson, the British company famous for bagless vacuum cleaners, recently filed a patent application for a “high-velocity” hairbrush at the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO).  The patent drawings show multiple rows of brushes and the patent application explains how the… Continue Reading →

Track Your Real-time Biometrics Data with Nike’s Patented Smart Sports Shoes

Nike was recently granted a patent for a smart running shoe that contains a wireless vitals tracking system embedded into a shoe to track biometrics data in real-time including heart rate, blood pressure and energy used.  The vital monitoring technology… Continue Reading →

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