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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
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 11145922 · 2021 · GM Global Technology Operations

Boosting Solid-State Batteries with a Capacitor Interlayer

US 10962473 · 2021 · Notco Delaware

AI Model Predicts Protein Shapes from Infrared Light Data

US 11176462 · 2021 · RO5

Predicting How Molecules Interact with Proteins Using Two AI Streams

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 11126171 · 2021 · Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016

AI System for Diagnosing Machines and Managing Data in Factories

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

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

consumer electronics

US 11188196 · 2021 · Apple Inc

Using a Phone Display as a Visual Beacon Based on Activity

US 11137298 · 2021 · University of California San Diego UCSD

How Fabric Sensors Measure Pressure on Your Body

software

US RE48596 · 2021 · Intel Corp

How Web Browsers Create Fluid Animations Without Reloading Pages

aerospace

US 10981678 · 2021 · Loft Orbital Solutions Inc

How to Rent Out Space on Satellites for Different Customers

semiconductors

US RE48450 · 2021 · Renesas Electronics Corp

How to Use Air-Gaps to Insulate High-Voltage Semiconductor Chips

consumer electronics

US 10928980 · 2021 · Apple Inc

How Apple's Interface Switches Between Music Playlists and Menus

US 10914745 · 2021 · Randox Laboratories

Using Blood Markers to Diagnose Stroke and Tell Its Type

telecommunications

US RE48406 · 2021 · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems Co Ltd

How Vehicles Send Data Without Revealing Who Is Driving

consumer electronics

US RE48399 · 2021 · Black and Decker Inc

How to Make Electric Motors Run Smoother and Last Longer

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