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Patent Collections
9 curated groups of landmark patents — organized by technology, industry, and historical significance.
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Patents About to Expire
When a patent expires, its protection ends — and competitors can freely copy the invention. These are major patents expiring between 2025 and 2032.
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The Patents Behind Tesla
Tesla's technology didn't emerge from nowhere. It was built on a century of foundational patents — from Nikola Tesla's original AC motor to Nobel Prize–winning battery chemistry.
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The Patents That Built the iPhone
The inventions Apple filed that made the modern smartphone possible.
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The Patents Behind Modern AI
The foundational IP that powers today's artificial intelligence systems.
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Inventions That Changed the Internet
The patents behind the infrastructure and protocols the modern internet runs on.
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The Patents Behind AI & Machine Learning
From Hopfield networks in 1985 to reinforcement learning in 2019 — the IP that powers modern AI.
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The Patents That Built the Internet
SSL, PageRank, load balancers, streaming — the infrastructure patents behind the web.
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The Patents Powering Clean Energy
Nobel Prize–winning battery chemistry, solar cells, and the IP behind the EV revolution.
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The Patents Behind the Modern Smartphone
Slide-to-unlock. Pinch-to-zoom. Multi-touch. The IP that defined the smartphone era.
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