Fitbit, Inc. Receives Patent for Clustered Sleep Profiles
On July 22, 2022, Fitbit, Inc. announced the addition of sleep profiles to their sleep tracking platform. Fitbit, Inc. is a wearable sensor device that tracks the biological signals of a user. The sleep tracking platform uses heartrate,…
New Wearable Sensor Technology On the Horizon
On October 25, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a new patent to the wearable sensor company, Oura Health. Oura takes a new approach to wearable health sensors with the Oura Ring, which incorporates medical…
Sleep Number Launches Climate360™ Smart Bed
On October 4th, 2022, Sleep Number Corporation launched their newest sleep device, the Climate360™ smart bed. First unveiled in January of 2020 at the Consumer Electronics Show, the Climate360™ smart bed features individual climate zones…
USPTO Adds Two Publications to Eight Sleep’s Portfolio
On October 13, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) added two new patent assets to the portfolio of sleep technology company Eight Sleep. Eight Sleep is a sleep fitness company which markets the Pod, a…
X-trodes Introduces Smart Skin Technology
Startup company X-trodes is taking a different approach to identifying sleep disorders. Traditional methods of electrophysiological sleep analysis include overnight hospital stays and expensive consultations, making periodic disorders…
Amazon Announces Contactless Sleep Tracker
On September 28th, 2022, Amazon unveiled a contactless sleep tracker that utilizes smart technology to analyze a user's sleep patterns. The Halo Rise device is capable of tracking a user's movement and breathing in order to assess the…
WHOOP, Inc. Receives First Publication Since Recent Personnel Cut
On September 15th, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a publication (U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2022/0293236) to WHOOP, Inc. for their fitness monitoring device. This is the first publication WHOOP, Inc. has…
Apple Watch Sleep Detection Enters New Phase
On September 12th, 2022, Apple launched the newest operating system for their smartwatch technology, watchOS 9. While the previous system, watchOS 8, allowed users to track the duration of their sleep, the new operating system features the…
Sleep Number Kicks Off Football Season with Renewed Superbowl Champion Partnership
On September 6th, 2022, Sleep Number announced the renewal of a 3-year partnership with the LA Rams. The two partnered for the 2021-2022 football season, and the team credited their Superbowl Win to the holistic approach the team takes in…
Hapbee 2.0 Wellness Platform Makes Way for the Coming Swarm
On August 29th, 2022, Hapbee Technologies, Inc. announced the release of their newly redesigned and upgraded wellness platform, Hapbee 2.0. The newest platform connects to the same Hapbee Smart Wearable device as the previous application,…
Tempur Sealy Partners With Bryte, Inc. For Restorative Sleep Revolution
Bryte, Inc., a restorative sleep company out of California, has announced a $20 million round of funding led by Tempur Sealy International. Bryte, Inc. markets technology for restorative sleep, incorporating artificial intelligence (AI)…
Google Gets Physical
Google plans on entering the exercise and fitness space by incorporating fitness trackers into its Android TVs and soon to be released smart watches. With only five (5) patent assets in the Patent Forecast® Sports Analytics sector, Google…
Tencent Announces New Edge Computing Platform
Tencent Cloud, a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate company Tencent, has just launched its new edge computing platform EdgeOne. Tencent Cloud describes EdgeOne as a “an upgraded one-stop platform that integrates Tencent’s…
Where is ResMed One Week After Acquiring German Sleep Monitoring Software Company?
Earlier this week, the USPTO issued three new patents (U.S. Pat. No. 11,406,781, U.S. Pat. No. 11,406,784, and U.S. Pat. No. 11,406,777) which describe a device for respiratory gas delivery through the nasal cavity and two forms of…
USPTO Delivers More Power to Fullpower’s Patent Portfolio
Recently, the USPTO issued Fullpower® Technologies, a cloud-based IoT and wearable technology developer for activity tracking and sleep monitoring, three new patents for its biosensing platform. The issued patents (U.S. Pat. No.…
Nokia Integrates Microsoft Azure into Its Edge Computing Platform
Nokia is collaborating with Microsoft to provide better edge computing services to its clients. Nokia is an active player in the edge computing Patent Forecast® sector with forty-three (43) patent assets with the majority of which are in…
Diagnosing Sleep Apnea with Withings
“Wear nothing, know everything.” The anthem rings true for Withings’ new Sleep Analyzer, an advanced sleep tracker placed underneath one’s mattress. Previously, a user would need to wear a diagnostic device, such as a fitness watch, to…
Tracking the 3ICE League with Helios Hockey
With the increasing adoption of sports analytics, established corporations and start-ups, alike, are in hot pursuit of partnerships with professional leagues. Currently, the NHL employs SportsMEDIA Technology’s HITS (Hockey Information and…
Guiding Sleep Stages with Sleep Shepherd
Whether it’s ceaseless traffic or a seemingly limitless leaf blower, environmental noises are often the instigators of poor sleep quality. Even noises that don’t wake you up have subconscious effects on sleep by changing the duration of…
Placing Eye of the Tiger Off to the Side: Hawk-Eye Closes World Cup Deal with FIFA
In an era of broadening media coverage, increasing gambling participation, and decreasing patience, players and fans are pressing unprecedented expectations onto sporting officials. Replay review has led to more accurate decisions but at a…
Breathe with Comfort and Company
Whether for warmth, comfort, or simply a creature of habit, sharing a bed with a significant other has been the orthodox sleeping arrangement for centuries. Whereas some are indifferent to the bedtime routine, others can’t sleep without…
Bose and Resmed Sensor Technologies Sound Ready for License Agreement
Resmed provides various medical devices for sleep apnea and other sleep-related conditions and had revenue of $3.539 billion last year. A subsidiary of Resmed, Resmed Sensor Technologies (RST), is much smaller and only had revenue of $7.29…
Dissolving Intellectual Property Barriers: Why Kuraray and Kaneka May Enter Into a License Agreement
Two powerhouse chemical manufacturing companies may be set for a license agreement. Kuraray has a strong presence in the biodegradable Structures category, but is lacking in patent protection in the Process category to mass produce their…
Sleepbee: The Mask Buzzing the Consumer Sleep Industry
Once worn to merely blind light during rest, sleep masks are evolving with increased capabilities to parallel developing technology and consumer information. Light exposure is but one of a plethora of external factors that affect the…
Kyndryl Teams Up with Cisco
Kyndryl and Cisco are no strangers to the edge computing Patent Forecast® sector, Cisco holds the second most patents in the sector with a total of one hundred and seven (107) patent assets. Kyndryl’s patent activity in the edge computing…
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