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Patents Granted in 2021

Landmark US patents granted in 2021 — explained in plain English. The inventions, the assignees, and what each one actually protects.

Granted in 2021

24 patents

US 10959744 · 2021 · Ethicon

Customizing Surgical Dissectors Using 3D Printing

software

US 10909459 · 2021 · Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp

Teaching Computers to Understand Document Similarity Using AI

consumer electronics

US 11204787 · 2021 · Apple Inc

How Digital Assistants Control Apps and Ask for More Information

US 10998965 · 2021 · Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co

How High-Altitude Satellites Relay Data for Fast-Moving Low-Orbit Satellites

US 11145922 · 2021 · GM Global Technology Operations

Boosting Solid-State Batteries with a Capacitor Interlayer

US 11115136 · 2021 · LG Electronics

How to Tune Multi-Antenna Systems for Better Wireless Signals

US 10962473 · 2021 · Notco Delaware

AI Model Predicts Protein Shapes from Infrared Light Data

US 10942571 · 2021 · Apple

How Laptops Create Localized Vibrations on Their Surfaces

US 11176462 · 2021 · RO5

Predicting How Molecules Interact with Proteins Using Two AI Streams

US 11120365 · 2021 · Microsoft Technology Licensing

How AI Models Learn Complex Tasks by Breaking Them Down

ai ml

US 11170293 · 2021 · Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC

How AI Systems Learn to Predict and Act Simultaneously

ai ml

US 11062228 · 2021 · Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC

How AI Learns New Tasks Using Old Data Labels

US 10950878 · 2021 · Hyundai Motor

How a Fuel Cell Humidifier Controls Air Moisture with a Smart Valve

US 11126171 · 2021 · Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016

AI System for Diagnosing Machines and Managing Data in Factories

US 11062694 · 2021 · Amazon Technologies

Making Computer Voices Sound More Expressive from Your Speech

US 10956815 · 2021 · International Business Machines

How to Fix Faulty Memory Cells in AI Chips

aerospace

US 11059609 · 2021 · Rocket Lab USA Inc

How Rocket Lab Secures Satellites Inside Their Launch Dispensers

US RE48592 · 2021 · Modulex Inc USA

The Ornamental Design of a Specific Spotlight

consumer electronics

US RE48492 · 2021 · S V V Tech Innovations Inc

How to Build Thin, Flat Light-Focusing Panels

US 11178503 · 2021 · Dolby Laboratories Licensing

How Smart Speakers Adapt Sound to Your Room and Listening Spot

US 11134620 · 2021

Using Special Mud to Help Plants Grow Better

consumer electronics

US RE48750 · 2021 · Scimed Life Systems Inc

How Surgical Robots Create Working Space Inside the Body

aerospace

US 11124318 · 2021 · Northrop Grumman Systems Corp

How a Host Spacecraft Refuels Another Satellite Without Using Its Fuel Tank

ai ml

US 11023780 · 2021 · Superb AI Co Ltd

How AI Automatically Labels Images and Checks Its Own Work

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