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…
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…
Xanadu Brings Advantage to the Cloud
Xanadu, a Canadian based full-stack quantum computing company focusing on photonics, has officially become the first company to release a photonic quantum computer capable of computational advantage to the cloud for public use. Borealis,…
Elevated Platform Technology: Why Licensing Potential is Rising for Oshkosh and Altec Industries
Two highly active companies in the Utility Truck Elements sector may consider a licensing agreement for Platform technology. Platform technology involves specific elements of raised platforms that are common in boom lifts and scissor…
Google And ASUS Setout To Expand Google’s Coral Edge AI Platform
Another week another new partnership in the Patent Forecast® Edge Computing Sector and this time its Google choosing ASUS IoT as its official partner to help expand its Coral Edge AI platform. ASUS IoT, a sub brand of ASUS, has a strong…
Virtual Item Counterfeits: Will People Care?
The Metaverse is said to provide one of the central use cases for NFTs, but the question remains: Will people care? NFTs, as they exist now, typically do not convey a legal right, such as a copyright, in an existing art piece. Instead,…
Is the Metaverse Supplanting AR’s Hype?
With the release of Pokemon Go in 2016 and the earlier stories about Google Glass, Augmented Reality appeared to be a hot trend in gaming, but with that excitement fading, much of the hype appears to have gone to the Metaverse instead.…
Modding the Metaverse On the Go
The vision of the Metaverse most commonly portrayed right now is that of a single prerendered environment, or one in which major structural alterations to the virtual landscape are rolled out by a central creator (such as Meta). However,…
Drone Delivery – Who’s Going to Make It?
The car-based delivery app business model is not profitable. Drone delivery, whose costs are 1/10 those of human car-based delivery, stands a better chance. But while it appears to be economically viable from this early viewpoint, does…
Time To Say Goodbye To Plastic
Plastic pollution can be found from the summit of Mount Everest to the deepest parts of the ocean. The chemicals used in the production of plastic are having a negative effect on planetary health as the “safe limit for humanity” has…
Could FCF, DAZN, and Stats Perform all team up?
Fan Controlled Football (FCF), a start-up leading the way towards a new vision of the sport, raised $40 million in Series A funding, ending the round in January 2022. The goal of the company is to provide a league where fans control the…
Cultivating Interest in Athleticism-Enhancing Biologicals
The dream for a pill to naturally improve one's athletic performance is almost here. As researchers study and understand the human body and its interactions with symbiotic and parasitic microbes more and more, they can begin to take…
Simple Container Solutions Has Another Issued Patent and It’s BROAD
Patent Forecast has mentioned Simple Container Solutions not once, not twice, but three times in 2021. In November 2021, Simple Container Solutions was issued another patent. The issued patent covers a cellulose-based insulation liner that…
This Inhaler Company Could be Big Tobacco’s Next Target for Acquisition
Philip Morris International took the world by surprise when it announced it would acquire Vectura Group, an inhaler technology and platform company, in September 2021. The main concern - what is Philip Morris going to do with a company…
InPlay Technologies Could Have a Trick or Two Up Its Sleeve
In late September 2021, Patent Forecast discovered a new patent application filed from an unknown assignee. The application related to technology that was able to predict and mitigate the risk of injury by utilizing AI and machine learning…
LiDAR Competition is Revving Up
July 13, 2021 two more companies in the LiDAR sector make headway in the sensor market. Veoneer, Inc. and Baraja Pty Ltd. have signed a non-exclusive agreement to develop and market a Spectrum-Scan™ LiDAR for autonomous vehicles and the…
Velodyne & NVIDIA Partner in Austin, Better Watch Out for Intel
Velodyne is bringing its Intelligent Infrastructure Solution to Austin, where NVIDIA is launching the Metropolis program, a Smart City partnership. Velodyne’s LiDAR and AI software will be running on the edge on NVIDIA’s Jetson AGX Xavier…
UK Unicorn Bringing Space-based Quantum Key Distribution Soon
UK startup Arqit plans to start distributing quantum encryption keys across the globe using satellites by 2023. Satellite delivery of quantum encryption keys overcomes the problem of terrestrial fiber optic transmission. Fiber optic…
Google Restructures Its Health Division – Patent Data Will Predict The Next Steps
As Google restructures its health unit, patent activity will be key to predicting its future endeavors. This was previously shown when Patent Forecast® predicted Google’s acquisition of Fitbit in 2019. This $2.1B acquisition was closed as…
High Energy Density Capacitors – Context and Categorization Overview
Scope of Analysis: The sector covers fabrication and usage of high energy density capacitors with a focus on film capacitors. Electrolytic and supercapacitors are not included in the scope of the sector. Description of Tags:…
Multilayered Films with Increased Impact Resistance – Context and Categorization Overview
Scope of Analysis: The sector covers patent documents regarding the fabrication and use of multilayered films designed for increased impact resistance. The patents are differentiated by physical characteristics and composition.…
Child Tracking
Purpose: The Child Tracking custom sector seeks to provide context for the IP space surrounding specific tracking applications, specifically for children, and to provide information for future strategy in the space. Scope: This custom…
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