Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring.
Get ready when that moon gets gibbous, yall.
Were a little late for AugustsSturgeon Moon, but well publish new patent round-ups every full moon.
In August 2018, the US patent office issued over 27,000 patents and published over 28,000 patent applications.
Each patent asset adds a little something new to the human knowledge base.
We tend to forget things in a myriad of places.
Be it our homes, workplaces, or even while traveling.
We are able to locate most of the stuff that we misplace in our homes and workplaces.
It’s free, every week, in your inbox.
Uber has come to your rescue.
If an object is detected to have been left behind, Uber will send an alert to the passenger.
The one-click ordering process is behind many present-day purchasing methods that allow us to seamlessly trade over the Internet.
Last year (i.e.
So, Amazon has come up with the next generation ordering system the one-blink ordering system.
The new system allows customers to place orders with just a blink of an eye.
During the authentication, the user is asked to perform an action, such as blink the right eye.
However, its challenging to use the AVs on the roads.
But Uber has chalked out a detailed plan to transition from the current human-driven vehicles to fully automated vehicles.
A recentpatent applicationfrom Uber reveals their transition plan.
Tesla with the autopilot assist is atlevel-2autonomy (i.e., partial automation).
In such situations, the vehicle generates multiple decision options to tackle the tele-assist state.
The vehicle shares these decision options with a remotely located human assistant.
The human assistant analyzes the surrounding area of the vehicle by accessing the sensors to understand the situation.
Then the human assistant chooses the best decision option out of the available decision options.
Moreover, these AVs learn using neural networks.
This will help in transitioning tolevel-5autonomy gradually.
4.Boeings energy harvesting airport(US20180226860)
Credit: PatentYogiAirportsare known to be big energy dumps.
Especially the large international airports consume tremendous amounts of energy.
For example, the Heathrow international airport consumed485,000 MWh of electricity in 2016.
However, airports are the cornerstones of travel and connectivity around the world.
Its therefore incredibly important to reduce their carbon footprint.
Boeing has come up with unique technology to transforms the airports into energy farms.
Boeingsenergy harvesting airportscan capture and harvest the energy of the thrust operations of airplanes.
The turbines are then connected to electricity generators.
The blades of the turbines rotate and lead to the generation of electricity.
The generated electricity may be used at the airport or shared with a grid.
Thats nearly the size of 14 football fields.
The situation is even worse for new workers.
Amazons wearable glasses would enable their workers to work efficiently and effectively at the fulfillment centers.
Look out for the latest lunar cycle-based patent update every full moon.
This year itll be September 25.
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Dhiraj is alicensed patent practitionerwith the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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