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Patents Granted in 2016

Landmark US patents granted in 2016 — explained in plain English. The inventions, the assignees, and what each one actually protects.

Granted in 2016

24 patents
software

US 9349016 · 2016 · Dell Software Inc

Preventing Sensitive Data Leaks from Company Communications

software

US 9280591 · 2016 · Amazon Technologies Inc

How Databases Keep Read-Only Copies Up-to-Date

consumer electronics

US 9332078 · 2016 · Amazon Technologies Inc

How Amazon Delivers Content Faster Using Local Servers

US 9328156 · 2016 · University of Pennsylvania Penn

How Genetically Modified T-Cells Attack Cancer

US 9481728 · 2016 · University of Pennsylvania Penn

How Genetically Modified T-Cells Fight CD19 Cancers

software

US 9405582 · 2016 · International Business Machines Corp

How Computers Automatically Adjust Tasks to Run Faster in Data Centers

US 9409292 · 2016 · Sarcos LC

How a Snake Robot Uses Two Arms to Work Together

software

US 9330167 · 2016 · Groupon Inc

How Groupon Automatically Categorizes Merchant Services Using Text Analysis

software

US 9268820 · 2016 · Google LLC

How Google Displays Knowledge Panels Next to Search Results

telecommunications

US 9479807 · 2016 · Arris Enterprises LLC

How Home Gateways Manage Video Streaming Traffic to Prevent Buffering

biotech

US 9492534 · 2016 · Genelux Corp

Using Genetically Modified Viruses to Target and Treat Cancer

US 9256834 · 2016 · Microsoft Technology Licensing

How Quantum Computers Use Special Devices to Control Qubits

semiconductors

US 9477524 · 2016 · NEODANA Inc

How to Split Computer Tasks Between Different Types of Processors

consumer electronics

US RE45905 · 2016 · Nintendo Co Ltd

How Nintendo's Wii Remote Tracks Motion and Infrared Light

US 9256823 · 2016 · Qualcomm Technologies

Efficiently Updating Connections in AI Brains

software

US 9430664 · 2016 · Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC

How Microsoft Protects Corporate Data on Employee Devices

software

US 9516045 · 2016 · Glasswall IP Ltd

How to Clean Files by Rebuilding Them Instead of Scanning Them

US 9411722 · 2016 · SanDisk Technologies

How Asynchronous Buffers Speed Up Non-Volatile Memory Access

consumer electronics

US 9483121 · 2016 · Apple Inc

How Apps Pass Touch Gestures Between Each Other

US 9256215 · 2016 · Brain

How Artificial Neurons Learn from Spikes and Internal States

US 9397374 · 2016 · Hitachi Automotive Systems

How to Grade Used Batteries for a Second Life

US 9293619 · 2016 · Solexel

Solar Cells with Built-in Smart Electronics on the Back

telecommunications

US 9264471 · 2016 · Google Technology Holdings LLC

How Digital Media Streams Are Automatically Tagged and Organized

telecommunications

US 9276922 · 2016 · Palo Alto Research Center Inc

How to Securely Pass Data Packets Within a Trusted Network

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