EPA regulation of aircraft emissions could hurt green innovation
A study of the economic impacts of air quality regulations on American manufacturing plants between 1972 and 1993 conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that the economic cost of...
View ArticleMark Cuban-backed LuminAID receives first U.S. patent, completes $2 million...
The company has been earning a bit of acclaim from media publications for its technology. Tech news outlet CNET has reported that, when deflated, 50 LuminAID solar-powered lights can ship in the same...
View ArticleLeEco strategic agreement with former CAFC Chief Judge Rader is latest move...
Although the scope of Rader’s role with LeEco remains to be seen, the fact that the Chinese electronics company went so far as to retain a former Federal Circuit judge with a great knowledge of...
View ArticleEvo of Tech: B. The insulated gate bipolar transistor has improved U.S....
Sunday, November 6th marks the 26th anniversary of the first U.S. patent issued to Baliga for which he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. U.S. Patent No. 4969028, which is titled...
View Article21st Century Cures Act passed overwhelmingly by House, major health reform...
The 21st Century Cures Act has broad bipartisan support having been passed in the U.S. House by an overwhelming 344-77 roll call vote. It also has the backing of the White House; a statement release...
View ArticleFord receives record number of U.S. patents during 2016 after consistent...
Dearborn, MI-based automaker Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) recently issued a press release, which heralded the 1,442 patents granted to the company by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office during 2016, a...
View ArticleBest of CES 2017 includes parental control software, gaming mice and ceiling...
One product in each category receives a Best of Innovation award as the most innovative product in its category. Today, we’ll take a stroll through some of the consumer tech products which have been...
View ArticleOther Barks & Bites for Wednesday, January 25th, 2017
On the menu this week for Other Barks & Bites, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case challenging the Lanham Act’s disparagement provision, a six-figure damages verdict goes in favor of...
View ArticleGM and Honda announce joint investment in fuel cell development, marrying two...
The official announcement released by both GM and Honda notes that both companies enjoy patent portfolios related to fuel cell battery technologies, which are among the world’s largest. A review of...
View ArticleKeystone XL, Dakota Access prove pipelines have advanced way beyond wooden...
Nearly 150 years of development in the field has been supported by both the commercial success of the pipeline concept as well as the incredible importance that fossil fuels have in powering our modern...
View ArticleThomas E. Murray: The Inventor who powered New York City
American inventor and businessman Thomas E. Murray is the pioneer behind many of the foundational elements of the modern day electrical grid, from the design of power plants that produced electricity...
View ArticleThe Pioneers of Electricity: Top 10 Inventors of Electrical Technologies
Electricity may power our modern world but the phenomenon of electric activity has been observed for millennia. Studies into triboelectric charges, or electrostatic charging created by rubbing two...
View ArticleTesla battery patents further proof of Elon Musk’s duplicitous views on patents
Like so many other critics of the patent system, Musk seems to despise all patents except for his own. Of course, Musk never said he avoids patents altogether, just whenever possible. But if you look...
View ArticleInnography report pegs Salesforce.com, Tesla as top innovative firms
This list of top innovators put together by Forbes has been further refined by intellectual property analytics firm Innography to take a more objective, data-based approach in determining the world’s...
View ArticleSlump in Clean Energy Patents Causes Concern
As of late, the spike of clean energy technology innovation is slowing down in the United States, during a time that the Trump administration is aiming to drastically cut government research spending...
View ArticleChinese solar farms make country a global leader in renewables despite...
The Anhui solar farm is the world’s largest floating farm but its 40 MW capacity is much lower than other large photovoltaic power stations across the world. However, news reports have focused on the...
View ArticleEvolution of Industrial Lasers: Persistence of Marshall Jones leads to...
The innovative work of Jones that led to his induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame is on display in U.S. Patent No. 4676586, titled Apparatus and Method for Performing Laser Material...
View ArticleVestas says it will challenge GE’s claims in lawsuit filed over wind turbine...
Boston, MA-based global digital industrial firm General Electric filed a complaint for patent infringement against Dutch wind turbine company Vestas Wind Systems A/S. GE filed the lawsuit in response...
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