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Patents Granted in 2018

Landmark US patents granted in 2018 — explained in plain English. The inventions, the assignees, and what each one actually protects.

Granted in 2018

24 patents
consumer electronics

US 10102356 · 2018 · EMC IP Holding Co LLC

Securing Data Storage Commands with Passcodes

software

US 10133995 · 2018 · Square Inc

Square's System for Predicting Orders and Guiding Couriers

US 10113167 · 2018 · Universitaet Wien

How CRISPR-Cas9 Uses RNA to Edit DNA

software

US 9939279 · 2018 · Uber Technologies Inc

How Uber Calculates Ride-Pooling Times to Keep Detours Reasonable

consumer electronics

US 10050760 · 2018 · Uber Technologies Inc

How Uber Manages Data Connections for Self-Driving Car Fleets

consumer electronics

US 10147076 · 2018

Central Bank Digital Currency for Phones and Watches

US 9965705 · 2018 · Baidu USA LLC

How AI Uses Question-Guided Attention to Answer Questions About Images

consumer electronics

US 10127595 · 2018 · Square Inc

How Apps Compare Local Prices and Ratings for Specific Items

consumer electronics

US 10013058 · 2018 · Apple Inc

How Apple Embeds Haptic Actuators Directly Into Device Layers

consumer electronics

US 10002199 · 2018 · Apple Inc

How Smartphones Suggest Apps Based on Where You Are

consumer electronics

US 9965247 · 2018 · Sonos Inc

How Sonos Speakers Use Personalized Wake Words to Recognize Different Users

US 10155945 · 2018 · Nitto Denko Corp

How to Build Tiny Lipid Capsules to Deliver Genetic Medicines

biotech

US 9925149 · 2018 · Nanosphere Health Sciences

How to Build Tiny Lipid Carriers for Delivering Nutrients

biotech

US 10106579 · 2018 · Ra Pharmaceuticals Inc

How Synthetic Peptides Block Immune System Overreaction

software

US 10019297 · 2018 · Salesforce com Inc

How Salesforce Speeds Up Data Processing Using Bulk Message Handling

consumer electronics

US 9998475 · 2018 · Google LLC

How Smart Home Devices Automatically Connect to Utility Energy Programs

consumer electronics

US 9881277 · 2018 · Amazon Technologies Inc

How Amazon Tracks Warehouse Workers' Hands Using Radio Waves

biotech

US 10138293 · 2018 · Hoffmann La Roche Inc

How Roche Engineers Antibodies to Target Two Different Diseases Simultaneously

consumer electronics

US 9874914 · 2018 · Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC

How Devices Negotiate Power Sharing When Connected Together

consumer electronics

US 9934408 · 2018 · Wistaria Trading Ltd

How a Local Server Decides to Save or Degrade Digital Content

consumer electronics

US 10157378 · 2018 · Square Inc

How Square Prepares Digital Tabs for Customers Before They Arrive

consumer electronics

US 10108619 · 2018 · Gracenote Inc

How Streaming Services Automatically Build Custom Radio Stations

consumer electronics

US 10025401 · 2018 · Apple Inc

How Stylus Ring Electrodes Detect Pen Tilt and Orientation

US 9884123 · 2018 · INVICTUS ONCOLOGY PVT

Targeted Platinum Drugs for Cancer Treatment

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