Honda Files Patent Application for Scooters’ Airbag System in India

Honda Files Patent Application for Scooters’ Airbag System in India

A recent Patent Application filed in India by Honda (a Japanese public multinational conglomerate holding expertise in manufacturing automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment) shows that the company is working efficiently on an airbag system for its scooters. The patent drawings of this specific case demonstrate the airbag system mounted on a petrol-powered model belonging to Honda’s PCX line-up. It indicates that this model is where we could expect to see the airbag system being deployed.

As per the Patent Filing, some of the vital aspects of Honda’s airbag system in scooters are as follows:

  • The system uses a single airbag directed at the front and mounted near the handlebar;
  • An inflator is placed adjacent to the airbag; and
  • Accelerometers are used to detect a vehicle crash.

When we talk about the pioneers of airbag technology on two-wheelers, Honda makes it to the list with a series of touring motorcycles manufactured by it called the Gold Wing. The Honda Gold Wing motorcycles are offered with a robust airbag system. Now, the patent filing in question shows that the company is working sincerely towards employing the airbag system on its line of scooters as well.

The patent application shows an airbag directed at the front and mounted near the handlebar of one of Honda’s petrol-powered PCX models. A small cylindrical housing aft of the headstock comprises the airbag and the inflator, which is likely to be a canister filled with compressed gas. The said airbag system is still a project under development. The reason behind the same is that previous patent filings show the airbag housing placed ahead of the handlebar, while in the current patent filings, the airbag housing is placed closer to the rider.

The airbag system features a control unit, which receives data from the accelerometers and sends the command to inflate the airbag. The accelerometers are used to detect a vehicle crash, after which the control system sends the command for inflation.

Among the several other technologies presently being developed by Honda is a new hub motor, also known as an in-wheel motor. It has also been recently patented in India. According to various reports, it could be incorporated into one of Honda’s upcoming electric scooters in the Indian market. For more visit: https://www.trademarkmaldives.com

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NIT-R Secures Patent for Machine to Measure & Predict Lifespan of Materials

NIT-R Secures Patent for Machine to Measure & Predict Lifespan of Materials

In India, the National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NIT-R) is one of the premier national-level institutions for technical education. Formerly known as the Regional Engineering College Rourkela, NIT-R is funded by the Government of India. It has recently secured a patent for developing a machine to measure and predict the lifespan of composite materials used in the manufacturing and construction sectors.

The 2018 BTech (Bachelor of Technology) batch students, namely Souvik Biswas and Chetan Kumar Hirwani, along with their professor of Mechanical Engineering, Subrata Kumar Panda, developed the machine titled ‘Fatigue and Creep Testing Machine for Nonmetallic/Composite Materials.’

According to NIT-R sources, the trio, on behalf of NIT-R, had filed the Patent Application for the innovation in question in 2018. Under the Indian Patents Act of 1970, the Patent Office of the Union Government has recently granted it approval for twenty years. They stated that the Fatigue and Creep Testing Machine for Nonmetallic/Composite Materials provides an efficient way of estimating the fatigue life-cycle of composite panels.

Composite panels refer to sandwich structures comprising several layers bonded together to create cored laminates, multilayer sheets, or industrial structural panels. They are manufactured from a wide variety of plastic, metal, ceramic, glass, wood, and fiber-based composite materials.  They are largely used for roof construction on commercial buildings, internal structures, and external walls.

Professor Panda, while elaborating on the functionality of the machine in question, said that when a person uses the charger of his mobile, its wire often gets damaged due to extensive folding, messing it up, or using it. He mentioned that through this machine, a person would be able to estimate how many times the bending or folding of a flexible material could be done before it fails. In the same way, according to him, when composite panels are used in constructing buildings or any other scenario where bending or folding is a common mode of failure, a person can predict the entire product life cycle. Professor Panda also stated that the machine is expected to have extensive utilization in aviation, automobile, defense, and allied industries. For more visit: https://www.trademarkmaldives.com

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Apple Wins Patent for In-Display Touch ID Built Using Optical Fibers

Apple Wins Patent for In-Display Touch ID Built Using Optical Fibers

The American multinational technology company specializing in online services, consumer electronics, and software, Apple Inc., has recently won a patent for an in-display touch ID system for its next-generation iPhones. To be specific, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted the Cupertino headquartered tech giant a patent linked with the use of optical fibers behind the display that could capture biometric data quickly and more efficiently. The same implies that Apple could finally get in-display fingerprint sensors on its devices.

As per various reports published around the same trending topic, the technology has the ability to capture two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) images of a user or object near the device. The 2D or 3D images could include biometric data in some applications.

According to the Patent Application filed by the tech giant, the technology in question utilizes optical fibers for emitting or receiving electromagnetic radiations through the device’s display.

The next-generation iPhones may also include multiple input devices, such as a virtual button or many other sensors integrated with a display stack positioned under the display.

Kindly note that the technologies specified in the patent applications filed by Apple don’t, at all times, make it to the final build. Therefore, it will be wise enough to admit that there are bleak chances for the Touch ID system to make a comeback.

If we look at the hints given by renowned analysts like Ming-Chi Kuo, we can say that the probability of Apple coming up with an under-display Touch ID feature is almost next to impossible, at least in the coming two years. In September 2021, Kuo had predicted that around late 2023, an iPhone with Touch ID functionality could be expected; however, his recent tweets mention otherwise.

After analyzing the latest surveys, Kuo said in his recent tweet that the new iPhones in 2023 and 2024 may not include the under-display Touch ID functionality. He also mentioned that the Face ID technology with a mask on in an iPhone is already a brilliant biometric solution. For more visit: https://www.trademarkmaldives.com

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Arbutus Sues Moderna Alleging Patent Infringement Over COVID-19 Vaccine

Arbutus Sues Moderna Alleging Patent Infringement Over COVID-19 Vaccine

Arbutus Biopharma Corporation, a publicly-traded Canada-based biopharmaceutical company, has recently filed a lawsuit against Moderna Inc., an American biotechnology and pharmaceutical company, alleging Patent Infringement. Arbutus is now seeking damages for infringement upon its US patents related to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.

In early trading, shares of Arbutus rose 11% while those of Moderna fell 2.5% after the lawsuit on which a federal appeals court rejected Moderna’s challenge to Arbutus’ patents last year in December.

Arbutus’ recent statement says that it developed the so-called Lipid Nanoparticles (LNP) enclosing the genetic materials called the messenger RNA or mRNA – the patents concerning which were licensed to Genevant Sciences Corporation, a joint venture between Arbutus and Roivant Sciences Ltd.

A Moderna spokesperson denied these allegations in a recent emailed statement delivered and said that Moderna shall vigorously defend itself in Court against Genevant’s claims.

The sales of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine that is based on mRNA technology and has been cleared for use in over 70 countries worldwide have been on the rise. Last year, the vaccine collected $17.7 billion in sales and is expected to bring in up to $19 billion this year.

Roivant and Genevant have stated that they did not seek to interfere with the distribution or sale of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, but the litigation now could take at least two years.

Jefferies analyst Dennis Ding has stated that the patent infringement lawsuit in question could take lesser time than two years to resolve only if the parties involved reach a settlement agreement. Ding expects the companies involved to fight out the matter in court, which could take a couple of years. However, he also believes that a positive outcome in the form of a licensing agreement or royalty could come into action.

As far as Moderna is concerned, it is also involved in a months-long patent dispute with the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) over its COVID-19 vaccine.

In December last year, Moderna said that it had decided not to pursue its US Patent Application for the vaccine at the moment to have more time in place for discussions with the NIH. For more visit: https://www.trademarkmaldives.com

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Samsung Files Patent for Hybrid Smartphone Design Capable of Folding & Sliding

Samsung Files Patent for Hybrid Smartphone Design Capable of Folding & Sliding

As per various recent reports, the South Korean multinational corporation – Samsung is presently working on a hybrid smartphone design that can both roll and fold. The tech giant has filed a Patent Application for the same with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and it dates back to this year in June. The new hybrid smartphone design comprises both folding and rolling mechanisms. Samsung is already manufacturing foldable smartphones like Galaxy Z Flip3 and Fold3, both of which are readily available in the market. However, the corporation has not yet come up with a rollable smartphone.

Although many other companies and tech giants, in particular, have filed patent applications for rollable and foldable smartphones, Samsung is the first to file a patent application for a smartphone that is both rollable and foldable at the same time. As per the pictures that were spotted in the publication, the patent application depicts a smartphone with a rollable screen. What seems like is the smartphone is designed to roll out first and then fold in half.

According to what’s specified in the patent application, the design of this hybrid smartphone is defined as an electronic device that could conveniently carry out folding and sliding operations. The display screen can conveniently be slid to increase the size and folded at an angle. For making such a design functional, the smartphone shall consist of a hinge, used for folding, and a motor, used for sliding. These two mechanisms already exist individually in other smartphones available in the market. Along with this new patent, the tech giant is rumored to come up with its Flip4 and Fold4 devices during the third quarter of next year.

Currently, Samsung is one of the few companies that hold expertise in manufacturing fully-functional, real-life foldable smartphones. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 and Fold3 are considered the best-selling foldable smartphones across the globe. For manufacturing a smartphone with folding capabilities, the tech giant had to experiment a lot with different display materials and types. It did struggle to a great extent initially as its Galaxy Fold didn’t have a stable design, but now the company has improved immensely in this aspect.

Also, Samsung might be looking forward to incorporating curved screen technology into its smartwatches. The tech giant filed a new patent application this year on 2nd June with WIPO, covering the design of a smartwatch with a camera and rollable display. The application consists of 96 pages full of information and design plans for a rollable smartwatch. For more visit: https://www.trademarkmaldives.com

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Navarik Wins Patent for Managing Loss Reconciliation Data in Shipping Industry

Navarik Wins Patent for Managing Loss Reconciliation Data in Shipping Industry

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently issued US Patent No. 10,410,162 to Navarik Corp., a software platform provider to the petroleum supply and trading industry. The patent covers mechanisms for grouping parcels and enabling calculation of losses at the time of shipping.

It is a matter of fact that yes – some loss of cargo is expected in the oil industry during shipping; however, even these small amounts of loss product can lead to a significant loss of revenue. In this scenario, the traditional mechanisms depend on human inspection for tracking these losses and are usually prone to error. Navarik’s patented technology holds immense potential for replacing this unreliable human inspection with validated and automated software tracking. The patent efficiently describes how a company or organization can feed shipping logs into Navarik’s software, and further how that software can both validate and process those logs. Additionally, the patent also describes how the software is capable of grouping parcels for multiple different points of a long journey together to verify that they reflect the same cargo itself at different times of a voyage. Based on the parcel data, the software can then further calculate a loss between those different points for effectively increasing the accuracy of the calculation and removing the need for human intervention.

Based on their initial Patent Application in 2009, the ‘162 Patent is the second patent issued to Navarik. The first patent with US Patent No. 8, 301,517, also corresponds to the mechanisms for grouping parcels. All in all, the ‘517 and ‘162 Patents give Navarik the exclusive rights to its patented technology.

Navarik’s objective is to emerge as the leading provider of technology products for the inspection industries and commodity shipping by leveraging its industry expertise and on-demand software platform. Most of the widely-known oil companies across the globe heavily depend on Navarik’s flagship product, known as Navarik Inspection™, for data intelligence and business process automation. The product helps them significantly in optimizing trade with their counterparties and achieving better performance from their inspection firms, terminals, and vessels. For more visit: https://www.trademarkmaldives.com

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Ather Energy Secures Patent for Light-weight Charging Connector for EVs

Ather Energy Secures Patent for Light-weight Charging Connector for EVs

An Indian Electric Two-wheelers Company, Ather Energy Pvt. Ltd., has recently secured a patent for a compact, ergonomic, and light-weight charging connector to recharge small EVs (Electric Vehicles) and power banks.

According to the Patent Application filed with the Patent Office in June 2017, the connector will include a charging socket mounted on the hand-held unit with an angular grip for ease of use. The firm also has plans to charge the EVs or storage units and communicate data like the proximity data, weather data, vehicle data, battery data, user data, temperature, etc., among others between the device and the power source.

The company explained that EVs are powered using batteries and need to be recharged after the charge stored in the batteries gets consumed. Currently, most of the commonly used electric devices are required to be taken to charging stations for recharging as almost all charging connectors available for charging vehicles nowadays are big, bulky, and designed for large vehicles like cars, buses, trucks, etc. Moreover, the existing charging stations have a ton of shortcomings such as non-standardized charging connectors, shortage of power supply, and the size and weight of the connectors. The big and bulky charging connectors lack in ergonomics aspect and become less useful for small EVs, Ather submitted.

The company, in the application to obtain Patent Protection for its Light-weight Charging Connector for EVs, also explained that as electric vehicles are increasing worldwide, the problems related to their use and maintenance are also multiplying. And, Ather’s new invention aims at resolving the issues with the size and weight of the connectors, it said, adding that to address and lessen the drawbacks, there’s a need for a compact, light-weight, and ergonomic charging connectors.

Ather Energy has actively been developing AtherGrid, a charging network that not just has a presence in Bengaluru and Chennai, but is in expansion mode as well. Present in around 10 locations in Chennai and 30 locations in Bengaluru, AtherGrid is aimed at providing safe, fast, and reliable charging for all EVs, not only the Ather vehicles.

Like Chennai and Bengaluru, Ather will soon equip other markets with its several fast charging Ather Grid points and experience centers, before the deliveries that are planned in the third quarter of the year 2020. It is predicted that the Ather Grid would be available at locations such as malls, supermarkets, cafes, and tech parks. For more visit: https://www.trademarkmaldives.com

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Amazon Gets Patent for Robots That Drop Off Items on Delivery Routes

Amazon Gets Patent for Robots That Drop Off Items on Delivery Routes

Amazon.com is already working on robots that deliver packages, but a newly issued patent includes a far more ambitious scheme that covers storage compartment vehicles, which can roam the footways to make multiple deliveries along their routes.

As detailed in the Patent Application published recently, Amazon’s proposed SCVs could pick up the items for not just deliveries but return as well. If the plan gets fully implemented, it could address the final 50 feet or last mile challenge for delivery systems by having customers arrive at the footways, tap the needed security code on their smartphones, and open up the precise doors to collect the items they have ordered. Delivery agents could load the SCVs with items and set them loose from the loading area to make the required dropoffs. The robots could locate themselves at deliberate locations for pickups or move to the areas where the customers live. No matter whether the robots go to the customers or vice-versa, doors would get opened and closed using a unique security code registers with the cloud-based control system of SCVs. Besides, each storage compartment would cover a protective air bladder that could be inflated to cushion the package inside. Assets like cameras, microphones, biometric scanners, GPS devices, and other gizmos could also be installed on the robots to monitor their surroundings, provide navigational data, etc. Installation of these assets would also be beneficial in ensuring that the robots don’t get messed with anybody and deliveries get to the right customers.

Amazon said that its patent applications explore the comprehensive possibilities of new inventions, but those inventions don’t always get turned into real-life products and services as detailed in the applications. Furthermore, the inventions never see the light of day in some cases. Hence, there’s no guarantee that we would see the mentioned SCVs roaming the street anytime soon.

That being said, the storage compartment vehicle covered in the scheme is not all that much of a stretch beyond Amazon Scout delivery robots, which are being tested in the north of Seattle in Snohomish County and other climes also.

Drawings provided in the patent application showed that the proposed device is reminiscent of the Dalek cyborgs from the ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, but bristles with boxes instead of bristling with weapons.

Much about the tanklike tracks that make the SCV move along a wide range of slopes and rough terrain had already been revealed in the patent application filed two and a half years ago by Seattle-area inventors, including Wicksell Metellus, Kristopher William Bell, Julius Chen, Wesley Scott Lanka, and Ryan Scott Russell.

There’re even models outfitted with propellers for aerial deliveries, or floats for marine delivery applications.

Amazon Robotics is increasing by leaps and strides, but filling the footways, waterways, and flightpaths with robots on delivery routes would present a whole new level of automation. Let’s hope for the best! For more visit: https://www.trademarkmaldives.com

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Microsoft Secures Patent For An Environment-Friendly Artificial Reef Datacenter

Microsoft Secures Patent For An Environment-Friendly Artificial Reef Datacenter

Microsoft, an American Multinational Technology Company, has recently received a patent for its Environmentally Friendly Ocean Floor Artificial Reef Datacenter.

Till now, Apple Inc. is the top technology company dedicated to working on environmental issues, using robots to dismantle iPhones and MacBooks for scrap metals, using recycled materials in its devices, and setting up solar farms. Moreover, it will be the first organization to use carbon-free aluminum.

The recently granted patent covering Microsoft’s work on an apparatus for promoting marine life shows that the company is thinking of joining (following Apple) the trend of Silicon Valley. The apparatus mentioned in the patent issued to Microsoft in late December 2019 includes a datacenter implemented in a vast body of water. Besides, the apparatus is coupled to a network, one or more components that further coupled to the pressure vessel supporting the surrounding ecosystem, and a pressure vessel that houses the datacenter.

Microsoft’s patent 10,524,395 titled ‘Artificial Reef Datacenter’ was issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Microsoft, in its Patent Application, notified that the environmental concerns for the erosion of beaches, loss of active reefs, diminishing marine life, and other impacts have led to the installations of ocean floor artificial reefs in some areas. In general, artificial reefs are built by using objects originally developed for other purposes and then repurposed into an artificial reef. Nevertheless, these repurposed objects often raise additional environmental concerns like corrosion, and the introduction as well as the expansion of pollutants into the marine environment.

These repurposed objects also provide a less than ideal environment for the growth of reef inhabitants. Moreover, these can promote some reef life more than others, thus leading to an imbalance in the reef ecosystem. For instance, oil rigs often emit heat that creates a very warm surface inhibiting or otherwise challenging the growth for some types of reef life.

Examples and information provided in Microsoft’s Patent Application show a datacenter configured for operation while submerged in water and designed to incorporate components and features that actively attract the growth of reef inhabitants and promote marine life.

Active promotion of marine life may include:

  • Active behaviors of the datacenter, like dispersing nutrients or providing warmth in the surrounding environment
  • Datacenter design and structural decisions that lead to inviting structures and components for the colonization of marine life.

The recent patent grant appears as a great opportunity that allows Microsoft to turn its project titled Environmentally Friendly Ocean Floor Artificial Reef Datacenter into reality. Nonetheless, as no details reveal when the company would be going to do so, the world (people) can do nothing except waiting. For more visit: https://www.trademarkmaldives.com

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Facebook Gets Patent To Track Users’ Television Viewing

Facebook Gets Patent To Track Users’ Television Viewing

Facebook (FB) has recently secured a patent for tracking users’ television (TV) viewing by using the device’s microphone, GPS, or camera to capture images, audio, video, or location that reveals what the users are watching. With this patent grant, FB now is allowed to track what the users watch on TV and streamline services and associate the obtained information with the rest of their users’ data.

The Menlo Park-based social media giant applied for the patent “Correlating media consumption data with user profiles” in 2015 but didn’t get the approval until this week. The invention mentioned in the Patent Application was invented by Ramesh Sarukkai, a former engineering director who left FB in the year 2017.

The patent application described ways in which Facebook could determine or capture media consumption data through a media device or by obtaining data from a content provider. For instance, acoustic fingerprinting. The user’s device with a Facebook app running on it could capture images, audio, video, or location data using a camera, microphone, or GPS to pick up data from a TV show the user is watching. The collected data then would be sent to the company to analyze the data, and thus, identify what the user is viewing.

The Patent Registration Application also described how FB could capture and analyze even the images from an incoming video stream. The company could also analyze audio or signals from an HDMI cable to discover which cable provider is broadcasting a given TV show or movie based on the unique time delay of the signal.

According to the patent, that information would enable Facebook to determine if a user is watching something on Comcast. The company then can associate the information with Comcast’s schedule for a specific time of the day.

In recent years, Facebook has come across many privacy advocates for its act of tracking the different types of users’ data. There are complaints that FB tracks users’ data even when they have their tracking services turned off.

In August 2019, Facebook released a tool to let users see which websites and/ or apps have traced them.

As per some reports, Mr.Sarukkai couldn’t be reached for comments in regards to the recent patent. Moreover, Facebook spokesman Anthony Harrison announced that no one at the company was available for comment over FB’s holiday closure. Hence, it is unclear whether the social media giant is currently utilizing the technology. For more visit: https://www.trademarkmaldives.com

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