Check Swings and Patents – Keep an Eye on SMT
As October, and the playoffs, progresses it's fairly normal to see heightened emotions amongst MLB fans as their favorite teams battle it out for a shot at a world series. That being said, things might be extra tense surrounding the Bay…
You Aren’t Tripping – Oregon Legalized Psilocybin
Oregon voted in favor of legalizing medicinal psilocybin in 2020, otherwise known as magic mushrooms. Cities all around the US have begun decriminalizing psychedelics with Washington, D.C. being the latest to hop on board. Oregon is now…
Kuraray has an idea, then applies the shotgun approach
Patent activity precedes market activity so expect Kuraray to ramp up its activity in the future. In October 2021, Kuraray had 6 patent applications publish that were ALL filed on June 28, 2021. Each patent application was directed…
Growing Portfolio + New Partnerships Could Equal Future Acquisition or Emerging Leader
Deep Bio was founded in 2015, with the mission of improving the reliability of diagnostics and decreasing the time it takes clinicians to reach diagnoses. Currently, the company is working with medical professionals to integrate artificial…
Light Sees the Light Better than LiDAR
Late October 2021, a company that develops smartphone camera tech has pivoted to using imaging technology in automotive applications. The company, Light, has developed an optical camera system that can calculate the distance to every pixel…
Retrace Labs Launches AI-Based Dental Management Network – Will Patents be Granted?
Retrace Labs, founded in 2016, is a start up company backed by Intel and SoftBank Group Corp. that has been working to grow its portfolio in the AI Biotech Patent Forecast®. In 2020, the company’s first 6 patent applications were…
Pratexo Starting Strong, But Will They Patent?
Pratexo is a small Edge-as-a-Service startup based in the US. In October of 2021 they won the startup of the year award at Edge Computing World after having just raised $3.5 million during Pratexo’s seed round in June. Founded in 2020,…
Acquisition and Patent Data Could Give a Sneak Peek to a New Slinger Product
Slinger, the manufacturer of a tennis bag/launcher used for training, recently announced that it would begin the process of acquiring the sports tech/video analytics company, Playsight. While the two companies are both centered around the…
Can Facebook Find Success with Crypto?
In 2019, Facebook announced Libra, its own cryptocurrency, along with the Libra Association, which boasted many major tech companies, as an overseeing body. Companies such as PayPal, Mastercard, and Stripe backed out of the Association…
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Carbon Tokens
The massive energy usage of cryptocurrency has caused a new irony: trading carbon tokens will actually increase your carbon footprint. Patent Forecast® has highlighted in the past how tokenized Cap and Trade has gained traction in…
Will Interaxon Act on Patent Portfolio?
Interaxon creates headbands that monitor brain activity via electroencephalogram (EEG) in order to provide meditation and sleep cues. The company announced in October 2021 that it was releasing an updated product with improved battery life…
Welldoc is Expanding – The Patent Data Can Tell Us Where
Welldoc is a healthcare company that develops solutions for managing chronic diseases. Its chronic care management platform uses AI to track and implement healthcare plans tailored to specific conditions such as diabetes, heart failure,…
Vericool Is Back With A New Target
Vericool was issued a patent for a recyclable stackable tray for cold wet materials in October 2021. This is Vericool’s FIRST issued patent for a compostable body for a wet material. The invention is targeted towards seafood.…
SMT Re-Enters the Rink
In a previous insight, Patent Forecast® highlighted the rapid growth of SMT’s patent portfolio to capitalize on the white space that was once in the Telemetry Analytics subcategory and its exclusive contract for player and puck tracking in…
Patents Predict: LG Moving into Smart Beds
LG Electronics had five patent applications publish in October 2021 for a bed with a built-in dryer system. The applications detail two purposes for these features — first, dry mattresses and bedding are more hygienic. Second, the system…
Say Goodbye to Turf Toe and Say Hello to Hydroponics
There are over a dozen professional sports that take place on grass, the most popular being soccer and football. Since the use of artificial turf in the MLB Astrodome in 1966, artificial turf has become a widely used surface for…
Coinbase is Launching an NFT Platform. Should it Keep an Eye on Patents?
Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase has announced that it is launching an NFT marketplace by the end of 2021. The company is hoping that this new venture will help with its recent troubles, including falling stock prices and a…
Is D-Wave Going to Partner for Finite Element Modelling?
D-Wave Systems has made some pretty major announcements recently, but it’s possible that more are yet to come. In March 2021, D-Wave Systems filed a patent application for ways of utilizing quantum computing to perform finite element…
MSOs Looking to Take on Trulieve, Florida Acquisitions and Establishment Imminent
Florida legalized medical cannabis in 2014, opening up the third most populous state to the green market. Florida’s billion dollar medical marijuana (MMJ) market is now the subject of contention from multi state operators (MSOs), all eager…
Yokohama Tires – Coming to a Volkswagen Dealer Near You
In October 2021, Yokohama Rubber had two patents publish for a Pneumatic Tire. Yokohama is a Japanese-based tire company that has recently been working on TPMS systems via integrated tire sensors. It has 29 patents in the space dating back…
Here’s What the Latest Nicoventures Vape Patent Applications Tell Us
In late September 2021, Patent Forecast discussed Nicoventures’ current patent activity and what could be expected of the company in the cannabis space. On September 30, 2021, five more patent applications relating to vape devices were…
Cleerly – Clearly a Company to Watch
Cleerly is a startup company, founded in 2017, whose mission is to create a new standard of care for heart disease. Its platform uses AI to assess Coronary CT Angiography images and identify, characterize, and quantify plaque build up to…
The One and Only Straw Insulation
The Biodegradable Packaging Patent Forecast® has seen plenty of activity from insulation companies such as Vericool, Cruz Foam, Nutshell Coolers, and CryoPak. Now, a foreign competitor appears ready to make its entrance into the US Market.…
Section.IO Joins Edge Computing
Section IO offers Edge as a Service (Eaas) and was founded in Australia before moving to Colorado, US. Section.io raised twelve million dollars in April of 2021 and recently joined the edge computing sector with their first published…
tZero Opening to Crypto
Digital securities platform tZero announced in October 2021 that it was opening its accounts to Bitcoin and Ethereum. Users can now transfer cryptocurrency from third-party wallets and/or custodial accounts, which is useful as…
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