The USPTO awards U.S. Patent No. 9,642,809 to Egalet covering its abuse-deterrent Guardian Technology used to create immediate-, delayed- and/or extended-release tablets for precise drug delivery of one or two different active pharmaceutical ingredients. The patent will be in effect through June 4, 2028. CEO Bob Radie says, "The newly issued patent adds to [...]
Patent: Augmenting text messages with emotion information This patent would automatically add emotional information to text messages, predicting the user’s emotion based on methods of keyboard input. The visual format of the text message would adapt in real time based on the user’s predicted emotion. As the patent notes (and as many people have [...]
GE has published two patents for additive manufacturing acoustic monitoring processes. Referring specifically to powder-bed fusion techniques, GE hopes to simplify the qualification of printed parts with an in-situ monitoring method using acoustic waves. In turn, the company intends to improve the workflow of 3D printing functional metal parts. Adding sensors to the build [...]
Instead of introducing hand-held remote controllers like other headsets, Samsung set out to do something different by inventing a series of new input controllers for a wider range of applications. All-New Gear VR Detachable Trackpad Accessory Next-generation version of Gear VR illustrating a new face cover made of a clear glass substrate that will [...]
German campaign group No Patents On Beer has drawn attention to three patents recently granted jointly to Carlsberg and Heineken. They cover two strains of barley produced via random mutation: one with reduced DMS levels and one with reduced lipoxygenase, and a third patent for the method by which the two strains can [...]
The defendants were seeking to dismissal of Stragent's infringement suit from E.D.Tex include the North American subsidiaries of German automaker BMW, and Mercedes-Benz, as well as Swiss automaker Volvo. The three entities reportedly argue that they do not have any regular place of buisness or are headquartered within the jurisdiction of E.D.Tex. "Supreme Court's [...]
