July 23, 2024, Weekly Patents Insights

Welcome to the 23rd of July 2024: A glimpse at what’s new in weekly patents insights on recent patent grants that have been issued across various industries.

New weekly (July 23, 2024) USPTO Patents data have been added.

Most Prolific (weekly)

Company	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd	145 patents
Patent Attorney	Fish & Richardson	110 patents
City	Tokyo, JP	274 patents
Female Inventor	Xiaoxia Zhang, San Diego, CA	11 patents
Inventor	Tao Luo, San Diego, CA	32patents

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How many centurion inventors do we have since 1976, by country?

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Featured Inventor

Keith R Walker: Innovator Extraordinaire with 362 Patents

Keith R Walker, based in Austin, TX, is a highly experienced software engineer and inventor with a remarkable portfolio of 362 granted US utility patents. His expertise spans the information technology and services industry, where he primarily serves Fortune Global 500 customers in IT Service Management (ITSM) projects. Walker is skilled in ServiceNow, ITIL, integrations, design, and mentoring/training.

Throughout his illustrious career, Walker has made significant contributions to innovation and patent creation. He co-invented several groundbreaking technologies, including methods for caching data at network processing nodes based on device location and cognitive communication assistant services. These inventions have enhanced network performance and user experience, showcasing his forward-thinking approach and ingenuity. 

Walker began his career at International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), where he earned numerous patents and accolades for his work. In addition to his professional achievements, Keith R Walker curates the Wikipedia page “List of prolific inventors,” reflecting his dedication to the field of innovation and his commitment to sharing knowledge with the broader community.

Today in Patent History

On July 23, 1929, the U.S. Patent Office granted Schick a patent for his new “shaving implement.” With the proceeds from his popular “repeating razor,” Schick resumed his quest to design a “dry razor,” resulting in his invention of the electric shaving razor in 1930. Today, the eponymous shaving razor company founded by Schick is a household name, selling millions of razors annually, and remains headquartered in Connecticut. 

Weekly Statistics

Top Inventors (by Utility Patents) & current Company:

1. Tao Luo, 32 patents (Qualcomm)
2. Junyi Li, 15 patents (Qualcomm)
3. Xiaoxia Zhang, 11 patents (Qualcomm)
4. Sony Akkarakaran, 10 patents (Qualcomm)
5. Yan Zhou, 10 patents (Qualcomm)
6. Jing Sun, 9 patents (Qualcomm)
7. Kapil Gulati, 9 patents (Qualcomm)
8. Dawei Zhang, 7 patents (Apple)
9. Hong He, 7 patents (Apple)
10. Peter Gaal, 7 patents (Qualcomm)
11. Hung Dinh Ly, 7 patents (Qualcomm)

Top Universities:

1. University of California – 11
2. MIT – 7
3. Zhejiang University – 6
4. University of Arizona – 5
5. King Faisal University – 4
6. University of Pittsburgh – 4
7. University of Texas System – 4
8. Arizona State University – 4
9. University of Florida – 4

Top Attorneys:

1. Fish & Richardson – 110
2. Sughrue Mion – 97
3. Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt – 82
4. Foley & Lardner – 73
5. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton – 71
6. Cantor Colburn – 70
7. Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner – 67
8. Banner & Witcoff – 63
9. Harness, Dickey & Pierce – 62
10. Oliff – 61

Top Cities in Georgia (US):

1. Atlanta – 28
2. Roswell – 6
3. Marietta – 5
4. Cumming – 4
5. Decatur – 4
6. Johns Creek – 4
7. Alpharetta – 4
8. Peachtree Corners – 3
9. Fayetteville – 3

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Trivia

The answer is: 9,611 inventors, whereUnited States – 5,499, Japan – 1,533, South Korea – 639, China – 405, Germany – 365, Taiwan – 357, Canada – 154, United Kingdom – 89, Israel – 73, Sweden – 71, France – 50, Netherlands – 48, Italy – 46, Switzerland – 46, Australia – 36, India – 34, …

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