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Patents Granted in 2010

Landmark US patents granted in 2010 — explained in plain English. The inventions, the assignees, and what each one actually protects.

Granted in 2010

17 patents

US 7663607 · 2010 · Apple Inc

How Multi-Touch Screens Track Multiple Fingers at Once

US 7657849 · 2010 · Apple Inc

How the iPhone's Slide-to-Unlock Gesture Works

consumer electronics

US 7653883 · 2010 · Apple Inc

How Phones Sense Your Finger Hovering Without Touching the Screen

US 7669123 · 2010 · Facebook Inc

Displaying Friends' Activities in a Social Network Feed

consumer electronics

US 7812826 · 2010 · Apple Inc

How Multi-Touch Gestures Like Pinch-to-Zoom Work on Smartphones

US 7844915 · 2010 · Apple Inc

How Touchscreens Handle Scrolling and Rubber-Band Effects

US 7812828 · 2010 · Apple Inc

How Touchscreens Use Math to Recognize Your Fingers

US D618677 · 2010 · Apple Inc

The Design of the Original iPhone 3G

software

US 7836050 · 2010 · Microsoft Corp

How Search Engines Rank Images Using User Ratings

consumer electronics

US 7782297 · 2010 · Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC

Detecting When Gamers Stop Playing to Save Power

finance

US 7672870 · 2010 · American Express Travel Related Services Co Inc

How American Express Tracks Your Spending Habits Across Different Stores

biotech

US 7740842 · 2010 · Novartis AG

How to Keep High-Concentration Antibody Medicines Stable in Liquid Form

ecommerce

US 7801772 · 2010 · IpVenture Inc

How Online Stores Automatically Block Illegal Alcohol and Tobacco Deliveries

biotech

US 7750134 · 2010 · Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Isolating Microbial Proteins That Regulate Cellular Protein Stability

software

US 7685160 · 2010 · Microsoft Corp

How Software Predicts What You Need Based on Your Coworkers

biotech

US 7807153 · 2010 · Genentech Inc

How Antibodies Can Force Cancer Cells to Self-Destruct

US 7664715 · 2010 · Caterpillar Japan Ltd

How Caterpillar Compresses Heavy Machinery Data Using Neural Networks

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