Skip to content
PatentBrief

Year in Patents

Patents Granted in 2020

Landmark US patents granted in 2020 — explained in plain English. The inventions, the assignees, and what each one actually protects.

Granted in 2020

24 patents

US 10702600 · 2020 · ModernaTx Inc

How Moderna's mRNA Vaccine Technology Targets Betacoronaviruses

US 10824959 · 2020 · Amazon Technologies Inc

How to Make Artificial Intelligence Explain Its Own Decisions

US 10599957 · 2020 · Capital One Services

How to Automatically Detect and Fix Changes in AI Model Data

US 10607134 · 2020

How AI Learns to Control Game Characters Based on Their Surroundings

software

US 10878335 · 2020 · Amazon Technologies Inc

How Computers Find Similar Text Using Compact Data Structures

US 10566652 · 2020 · GM Global Technology Operations

How a Hybrid Layer Stops Metal Growths in Lithium Batteries

US 10593988 · 2020 · GM Global Technology Operations

Improving Lithium Battery Life with a Built-in Lithium Source

US 10700376 · 2020 · GM Global Technology Operations

How to Fast-Charge Lithium Batteries Without Damaging Them

consumer electronics

US 10564770 · 2020 · Apple Inc

How Touchscreens Predict Where Your Finger Will Land Before You Touch

US 10740671 · 2020 · International Business Machines

How IBM Uses Resistive Memory Chips to Speed Up AI Training

consumer electronics

US RE48170 · 2020 · Kiss Nail Products Inc

How Automatic Rotating Curling Irons Capture and Wind Hair

ai ml

US 10832138 · 2020 · Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

How to Automatically Expand Neural Networks by Adding New Nodes

US RE48036 · 2020 · Gauthier Biomedical Inc

The Design of a Specific Medical Instrument Handle

US 10540437 · 2020

How Automated Systems Generate and Track Consumer Dispute Letters

consumer electronics

US 10543427 · 2020 · Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC

How Game Controllers Change Button Functions Using Plug-in Accessories

biotech

US RE48183 · 2020 · Santen Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

How a Specific Eye Drop Formula Treats Glaucoma

biotech

US 10751416 · 2020 · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois CHUV

Using Antibodies to Block IL-26 for Treating Inflammatory Diseases

US 10692210 · 2020 · Fujitsu

How Computers Find Your Pupil Even With Glare

ai ml

US 10664744 · 2020 · Facebook Inc

How Computers Use Memory Networks to Answer Questions

aerospace

US 10618678 · 2020 · Space Systems Loral LLC

How Satellites Use Thrusters to Balance Solar Panels

US 10559047 · 2020 · NCR Corp

How Mobile Devices Use Tags to Close Restaurant Checks

software

US 10853731 · 2020 · Oracle International Corp

How Software Automatically Checks for Configuration Errors in Complex Systems

aerospace

US 10800552 · 2020 · Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

A Solid-State Oxygen Thruster for Spacecraft Propulsion

consumer electronics

US RE48232 · 2020 · Panasonic Intellectual Property Corp of America

Using Cordless Phones to Send Voice Commands to Smart Home Devices

2019Search all patents →2021
↑ See the full 2020s decade