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U.S. Pat. 12435478 |
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Railway No. 10 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. |
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10/07/2025 |
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12/27/2021 |
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Auxiliary support device for rolling-cut shear |
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U.S. Pat. 12434310 |
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Taiyuan University of Science and Technology |
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10/07/2025 |
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02/22/2024 |
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Outer rotor of permanent magnet assisted synchronous reluctance motor and permanent magnet synchronous motor comprisi... |
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U.S. Pat. 12431750 |
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Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co., Ltd. |
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09/30/2025 |
Filing Date |
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07/18/2023 |
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Deep learning-based method for predicting settleability of activated sludge |
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U.S. Pat. 12430787 |
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Nanjing University |
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09/30/2025 |
Filing Date |
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09/01/2023 |
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2-(2,4,5-substituted phenylamino) pyrimidine derivative and crystalline form B thereof |
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U.S. Pat. 12428398 |
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Henan Genuine Biotech Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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09/30/2025 |
Filing Date |
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10/11/2021 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Fertilizer mixer |
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U.S. Pat. 12420249 |
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Henan Agricultural University |
Publication Date |
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09/23/2025 |
Filing Date |
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10/10/2021 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Punching bag |
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U.S. Pat. 12420160 |
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LinYi AiBeiJian Sports Goods Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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09/23/2025 |
Filing Date |
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01/04/2024 |
Claims The invention claimed is: |
Patent |
Aryl sulfide comprising benzylamine, synthesis method and application thereof |
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U.S. Pat. 12419304 |
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Shandong Kangqiao Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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09/23/2025 |
Filing Date |
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08/09/2021 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Rolling mechanism, skew rolling mill and method for rolling ultrafine-grained M50NiL rod |
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U.S. Pat. 12415214 |
First |
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Anhui DongYun Intelligent Rolling Equipment Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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09/16/2025 |
Filing Date |
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04/13/2023 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Electronic hookah |
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U.S. Pat. D1090978 |
First |
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Eigate (Shenzhen) Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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08/26/2025 |
Filing Date |
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05/09/2024 |
Claims CLAIM |
Patent |
Travel pillow |
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U.S. Pat. 12396562 |
First |
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Ningbo Usun Products Design Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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08/26/2025 |
Filing Date |
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05/18/2023 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Travel pillow |
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U.S. Pat. 12383067 |
First |
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Ningbo Usun Products Design Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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08/12/2025 |
Filing Date |
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05/17/2023 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Storage shelf |
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U.S. Pat. D1086759 |
First |
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All Star Houseware Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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08/05/2025 |
Filing Date |
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04/27/2023 |
Claims CLAIM |
Patent |
Bioretention pond for rainwater treatment |
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U.S. Pat. 12378145 |
First |
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Chongqing University |
Publication Date |
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08/05/2025 |
Filing Date |
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09/22/2022 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Method for controlling operation of permanent-magnet synchronous motor through sensorless vector control |
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U.S. Pat. 12375018 |
First |
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Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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07/29/2025 |
Filing Date |
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10/19/2023 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Motor controller and BLDC motor comprising the same |
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U.S. Pat. 12368403 |
First |
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Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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07/22/2025 |
Filing Date |
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11/05/2023 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Acceleration sensor and method of making the same |
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U.S. Pat. 12366587 |
First |
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Chongqing University |
Publication Date |
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07/22/2025 |
Filing Date |
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06/04/2023 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Insecticidal gun switchable between single firing mode and continuous firing mode |
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U.S. Pat. 12352523 |
First |
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S-BEAM PRECISION PRODUCTS LIMITED |
Publication Date |
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07/08/2025 |
Filing Date |
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04/30/2024 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Method for promoting expression of foreign gene in soybean, Arabidopsis or tobacco using gene promoter PRPS28 or PRPS... |
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U.S. Pat. 12351808 |
First |
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Henan University |
Publication Date |
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07/08/2025 |
Filing Date |
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02/20/2023 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Electronic control actuator, exhaust gas treatment system, and vehicle comprising exhaust gas treatment system |
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U.S. Pat. 12338909 |
First |
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NINGBO COLET ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES CO., LTD. |
Publication Date |
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06/24/2025 |
Filing Date |
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06/08/2023 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Supporting device for punching bag |
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U.S. Pat. 12330037 |
First |
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LinYi AiBeiJian Sports Goods Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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06/17/2025 |
Filing Date |
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10/29/2023 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Power amplifier |
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U.S. Pat. 12328104 |
First |
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University of Electronic Science and Technology of... |
Publication Date |
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06/10/2025 |
Filing Date |
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07/28/2022 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Lidar system based on silicon-based integrated magneto-optical circulator |
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U.S. Pat. 12326521 |
First |
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University of Electronic Science and Technology of... |
Publication Date |
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06/10/2025 |
Filing Date |
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05/07/2021 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Pipeline, pipeline connector, and liquid chromatography system |
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U.S. Pat. 12326205 |
First |
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Maxi Scientific Instruments (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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06/10/2025 |
Filing Date |
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11/30/2023 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Method for preparing (S)-nicotine by reduction |
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U.S. Pat. 12319947 |
First |
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Porton Pharma Solutions Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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06/03/2025 |
Filing Date |
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11/28/2023 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Crystal form, preparation method, and application of 4'-substituted nucleoside |
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U.S. Pat. 12297224 |
First |
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Henan Genuine Biotech Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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05/13/2025 |
Filing Date |
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03/21/2019 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Method for pre-positioning rotor of outdoor fan in high-speed counter-rotation state before operation |
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U.S. Pat. 12294323 |
First |
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Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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05/06/2025 |
Filing Date |
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07/13/2023 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Lumbar support belt |
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U.S. Pat. 12285349 |
First |
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Yacca Medical (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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04/29/2025 |
Filing Date |
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05/26/2022 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Foldable file box |
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U.S. Pat. 12280911 |
First |
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All Star Houseware Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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04/22/2025 |
Filing Date |
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09/07/2023 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Method for manufacturing solar cell, solar module, and power generation system |
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U.S. Pat. 12278306 |
First |
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Solarlab Aiko Europe GmbH |
Publication Date |
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04/15/2025 |
Filing Date |
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07/07/2022 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Heating assembly |
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U.S. Pat. 12274303 |
First |
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Shenzhen Eigate Technology Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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04/15/2025 |
Filing Date |
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02/22/2022 |
Claims The invention claimed is: |
Patent |
Heating cup assembly and hookah comprising the same |
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U.S. Pat. 12274299 |
First |
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Shenzhen Eigate Technology Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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04/15/2025 |
Filing Date |
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03/09/2022 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Hookah module and hookah comprising the same |
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U.S. Pat. 12274292 |
First |
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Shenzhen Eigate Technology Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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04/15/2025 |
Filing Date |
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03/08/2022 |
Claims The invention claimed is: |
Patent |
Granule for detecting occult blood in pet urine and method for preparing the same |
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U.S. Pat. 12239095 |
First |
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Shandong Ruida Silica Gel Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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03/04/2025 |
Filing Date |
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07/26/2024 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Method for protecting motor from overheating |
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U.S. Pat. 12237794 |
First |
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Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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02/25/2025 |
Filing Date |
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01/13/2023 |
Claims The invention claimed is: |
Patent |
Lithium-ion cell |
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U.S. Pat. 12237521 |
First |
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Tianjin Lishen Battery Joint-Stock Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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02/25/2025 |
Filing Date |
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04/24/2022 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Electromagnetic immunity test system and control method thereof |
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Document |
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U.S. Pat. 12222380 |
First |
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China National Machine Tool Quality Supervision Te... |
Publication Date |
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02/11/2025 |
Filing Date |
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07/04/2022 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Device for high temperature fatigue test and method for high temperature fatigue test of resin concrete |
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U.S. Pat. 12222332 |
First |
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Ningbo Roaby Technology Industrial Group Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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02/11/2025 |
Filing Date |
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08/16/2022 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Passivated contact structure and solar cell comprising the same, cell assembly, and photovoltaic system |
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U.S. Pat. 12211950 |
First |
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Solarlab Aiko Europe GmbH |
Publication Date |
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01/28/2025 |
Filing Date |
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07/11/2022 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Three-dimensional fluorescence imaging system comprising single-objective light-sheet microscopy |
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U.S. Pat. 12210144 |
First |
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Wuhan Smartview Biotechnology Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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01/28/2025 |
Filing Date |
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05/12/2024 |
Claims The invention claimed is: |
Patent |
Motor controller and outer rotor motor comprising the same |
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U.S. Pat. 12206296 |
First |
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Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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01/21/2025 |
Filing Date |
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08/30/2022 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Device for atomization of water and essential oil |
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U.S. Pat. 12201754 |
First |
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Shenzhen Jingxintai Houseware Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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01/21/2025 |
Filing Date |
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11/16/2021 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Atomization cup, smoke guiding cup, and atomizer assembly |
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U.S. Pat. 12193505 |
First |
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Shenzhen Eigate Technology Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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01/14/2025 |
Filing Date |
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06/30/2021 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Optically pumped on-chip solid-state laser |
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U.S. Pat. 12184031 |
First |
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Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
Publication Date |
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12/31/2024 |
Filing Date |
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12/27/2021 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Language learning method, electronic device executing the method, and storage medium storing the method program files |
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U.S. Pat. 12183217 |
First |
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Guangdong Zhimeiyuntu Tech. Corp., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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12/31/2024 |
Filing Date |
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03/11/2021 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Drug-loaded nanofiber membrane, method for preparing the same, and application thereof |
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U.S. Pat. 12178796 |
First |
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Shenzhen Guangyuan Biomaterial Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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12/31/2024 |
Filing Date |
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09/06/2021 |
Claims The invention claimed is: |
Patent |
Clearomizer, cartridge, and electronic cigarette |
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U.S. Pat. 12178246 |
First |
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Shenzhen Eigate Technology Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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12/31/2024 |
Filing Date |
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11/03/2021 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Storage drawer shelf |
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U.S. Pat. D1054755 |
First |
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All Star Houseware Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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12/24/2024 |
Filing Date |
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12/21/2022 |
Claims CLAIM |
Patent |
Atomizer and electronic cigarette comprising the same |
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Document |
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U.S. Pat. 12167754 |
First |
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Shenzhen Eigate Technology Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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12/17/2024 |
Filing Date |
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12/09/2021 |
Claims The invention claimed is: |
Patent |
Hookah |
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U.S. Pat. 12167748 |
First |
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Shenzhen Eigate Technology Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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12/17/2024 |
Filing Date |
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07/14/2021 |
Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
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Generic-drug makers, academics and others are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take a case involving Novartis' blockbuster cardiovascular drug Entresto, saying the justices must br...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 20:05:19 +0000
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is rolling out a new Automated Search Pilot Program, offering applicants a first-of-its-kind opportunity to receive a pre-exam...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:15:35 +0000
On October 7, a coalition of 25 experts in intellectual property and competition law who serve or have served as U.S. judges, U.S. government officials, legal scholars and econo...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:11:19 +0000
If you’re going to start a new series about the business of entertainment, it only makes sense to begin with someone who knows how to protect the business behind the buzz. Intell...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:09:08 +0000
The purchase order, or PO, is a ubiquitous transaction document introduced by accountants principally for the twin purposes of budget control and fraud prevention. But the PO form ...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:04:57 +0000
In a novel application of trade secret law, a federal district court has ruled that, given its confidential and exclusive nature, a Wu-Tang Clan album could be a trade secret prote...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:04:57 +0000
It is a fundamental principle of trademark law that the first person to actually use a trademark in commerce has priority over that mark. “Use in commerce” is defined by statut...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:58:00 +0000
World Space Week, held each year from October 4–10, is the largest global celebration of space science and technology. Established by the United Nations in 1999, it highlights ho...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:53:43 +0000
In manufacturing and distribution, especially with mechanical technologies, innovation is often hard-won but exposed to copying. The "rip-off risk" increases as companies expand...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:48:59 +0000
Want to learn more about drafting, negotiating, and understanding intellectual property and technology contracts and have 10 minutes to spare? Grab your morning coffee or afternoon...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:35:59 +0000
PleasrDAO v. Shkreli, No. 24-CV-04126 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 25, 2025) - Last week, the Eastern District of New York (“Court”) refused to dismiss PleasrDAO’s trade secret claims ag...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:19:31 +0000
On September 26, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ADL-018, a propos...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:21:52 +0000
USPTO Operations - The USPTO remains fully operational during the government shutdown....By: WilmerHale...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:15:21 +0000
In 2025, three federal courts finally confronted a question that had hovered over artificial intelligence for years: can machines legally learn from copyrighted works? Each opin...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:40:51 +0000
IPWatchdog is excited to announce that our Chief Operating Officer, Renée Quinn, has been included in Marquis Who's Who, a 120+-year old publication that features and profiles ...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:57:18 +0000
By Ryan Abbott. Professor Abbott, MD, JD, MTOM, PhD, is Professor of Law and Health Sciences at the University of Surrey School of Law, Adjunct Associate Professor of Medici...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:15:59 +0000
Unified Patents is again growing its legal department and seeks to add an experienced, registered patent attorney. Applicants should have at least 5 years of law firm or other r...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 03:31:45 +0000
Qualified Small Business Stock in the Life Sciences Industry - The Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) § 1202 provides for an exclusion from gain on the sale of qualified small bus...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 03:16:46 +0000
Key Takeaways: The Federal Circuit held that provisional application language omitted from the final patent cannot support broader claim interpretations....By: ...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 03:15:02 +0000
The Federal Circuit recently issued a nonprecedential order denying IOENGINE, LLC’s petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc in in Ingenico Inc. v. IOENGINE, LLC (No. 2...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 22:52:25 +0000
Eight witnesses across two panels testified today during a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property to discuss perspectives on the latest version of the Paten...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 22:06:59 +0000
by Dennis Crouch When the Supreme Court in Cuozzo Speed Technologies v. Lee, 579 U.S. 261 (2016), barred judicial review of the USPTO's decisions to institute (or ...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:04:17 +0000
Reinforced Human Authorship: Italy's new AI law amends Article 1 of the Italian Copyright Law (ICL) to clarify that copyright applies to AI-assisted works only if there is a substa...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:15:51 +0000
Recent decisions from the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board continue to offer strategic advantages for patent owners: the Board has effectively expanded assignor estoppel to inter p...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:26:37 +0000
On October 1, 2025, the FDA approved Gedeon Richter / Hikma’s Enoby™ / Xtrenbo™ (denosumab-qbde), biosimilars of Amgen’s Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab)....By: ...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:13:33 +0000
The Federal Circuit has upheld the dismissal of US Inventor Inc. and National Small Business United’s challenge to the USPTO’s denial of a rulemaking petition, clarifying the s...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:47:51 +0000
The new Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, John Squires, has quickly signaled a shift in how the USPTO will address subject matter eligibility for AI and other emerg...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:38:56 +0000
by Dennis Crouch Following up on my September 29 post covering the patent and trademark cases at the Supreme Court's long conference, the Court released ...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:12:00 +0000
The digital asset landscape took a leap forward this summer when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit confirmed that nonfungible tokens (NFTs) qualify for trademark prot...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:27:56 +0000
On September 30, 2025, Amgen and Biocon Biologics reached a settlement in Case No. 1:25-cv-13358 (D.N.J.) / MDL 1:25-md-03138 (D.N.J.). The litigation related to Biocon’s Pro...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:22:50 +0000
On September 26, 2025, Amneal / Kashiv announced the submission to the FDA of an aBLA for ADL-018, a proposed biosimilar of Genentech’s Xolair® (omalizumab)....By: ...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:15:37 +0000
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a Statement of Interest on Monday in Disney Enterprises, Inc. v. InterDigital, Inc., et al., an antitrust case filed by Disne...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:42:45 +0000
The FAR Council continues its systematic effort to modernize and streamline the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Following the initial release of revisions to FAR Parts 7, 24,...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:27:24 +0000
A recent petition for a writ of certiorari filed with the United States Supreme Court brings into question the application of the doctrine of foreign equivalents. Under the doctrin...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:10:25 +0000
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the District of Delaware’s (1) exclusion of a patent owner’s damages expert’s testimony and (2) reduction of a ...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:26:18 +0000
The Ninth Circuit’s recent resurrection of Trader Joe’s trademark infringement suit over an independent union’s sale of apparel, mugs, tote bags, and other labor-branded merc...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:15:41 +0000
The U.S. patent system is facing challenges from many stakeholders, including from groups that believe a weak patent system will result in lower drug prices and more widely avai...
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 03:34:25 +0000
On September 23, 2025, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) issued a precedential opinion affirming in part, reversing in part, and vacating in part, decisions...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 21:40:44 +0000
In 2014, the Wu-Tang Clan shocked the music world with the announcement that they had recorded their seventh studio album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin. The twist? Only a single cop...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 21:39:16 +0000
In nearly every business transaction, some degree of confidential information is exchanged. Whether it involves financial data, a client list, proprietary code or strategic plans, ...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:29:43 +0000
Disney faced a copyright lawsuit over the use of MOVA facial-capture software in Beauty and the Beast. A jury found Disney vicariously liable, the district court threw out the verd...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:17:14 +0000
In a recent decision, a New York federal court refused to dismiss claims of trade secret misappropriation and ruled that, given its confidential and exclusive nature, Wu-Tang Clan...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:15:12 +0000
This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed, I speak with Dana Colarulli, who is a partner at ACG Advocacy—one of the premiere intellectual property lobby firms in Washington, DC. Durin...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:57:33 +0000
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will launch an AI search pilot program for utility patents and will begin accepting petitions to participate in the program as of Oc...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:15:34 +0000
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit nixed the latest challenge filed by a major pharmaceutical company seeking to overturn the Medicare Drug Price Negotia...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:15:03 +0000
Hollywood has a long history of building on success, which is why every television season brings a new wave of familiar teen dramas and medical shows, and why the “Law & ...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 11:15:15 +0000
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Monday issued a decision in Rasmussen Instruments, LLC v. DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., vacating a United States Dist...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:15:16 +0000
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