May 28, 2024, Weekly Patents Insights

Welcome to the 28th of May 2024: A glimpse at what’s new in weekly patents insights on recent patent grants that have been issued across various industries.

New weekly (May 28, 2024) USPTO Patents data have been added.

Patent Volume was 7,014 for the week, including 5,958 Utility, 1,032 Design, and 24 Plant Patents.

Since 1976, there have been ~5.5 MM Inventors with a USPTO patent. We wanted to see how many of these Inventors have been cited.
Highlights:
– 37.2% of these inventors have never been forward cited.
– 1.34% of Inventors have 500 or more forward citations.
Here’s the distribution:

Most Prolific

Company	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd	132 patents
Patent Attorney	Foley & Lardner LLP	82 patents
City	Tokyo, JP	269 patents
Female Inventor	Emilia Ciardi (IGT), Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy	12 patents
Inventor	Tao Luo (Qualcomm), San Diego, CA (US)	23 patents

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Trivia

Steve Jobs, an American inventor, entrepreneur and co-founder of Apple Inc. — died of complications from pancreatic cancer at the age of 56 on Oct. 5, 2011. How many of his patents were awarded posthumously?

_{Please scroll to the bottom of this newsletter to find out.}

Today in Patent History

On May 28, 1872, C. F. Theodor Steinway received a patent for a significant improvement to piano-fortes. His innovation involved the use of a dome-shaped metal frame and a curved sounding board bridge, enabling all the strings to be supported by a single bridge. This design not only reduced the overall size of the piano but also enhanced its performance.  

Featured Inventor

Tao Luo of San Diego, CA, the third most prolific inventor in the world with 3,180 USPTO utility patents. He led the USPTO Patent leaderboard in 2023 with 1042 patents and in 2022 with 508 patents. Since joining Qualcomm in 2004, he has invented thousands of patented technologies and worked on several cellular research projects that define the connected experience. He helped invent the technology that lets your phone find and connect to the cell tower with the best connection — now a crucial aspect of 5G.

Did you Know?

Suze Orman, the financial guru known for securing our financial futures, took her obsession with protection to the next level in 2006 with her patent for the “Ultimate Protection Portfolio.” This isn’t just any mundane folder; it’s a waterproof, portable storage container to safeguard your precious financial and legal documents.  

This innovation is less about cash flow and more about keeping your assets dry and secure. Imagine Suze, ever the stickler for security, crafting a storage solution that not only holds your wills, deeds, and stock certificates but also includes compartments for computer-readable mediums and electronic signaling devices. It’s as if James Bond asked Q for a way to organize his financial statements and protect his gadget blueprints from a villainous splash.

So, the next time you see Suze extolling the virtues of diversified portfolios and emergency funds, remember that she’s got your back (and your documents) covered — even when it rains. And while she might not be diving into actual liquid assets, her “Ultimate Protection Portfolio” ensures that come hell or high water, your financial security is watertight.

Weekly Statistics

Top Inventors (by Utility Patents) & current Company:

1. Tao Luo, 23 patents (Qualcomm)
2. Junyi Li, 13 patents (Qualcomm)
3. Frederick E. Shelton, IV, 9 patents (Cilag, Ethicon)
4. Alberto Rico Alvarino, 8 patents (Qualcomm)
5. Xiaoxia Zhang, 8 patents (Qualcomm)
6. Peter Gaal, 6 patents (Qualcomm)
7. Jing Sun, 6 patents (Qualcomm)
8. Wanshi Chen, 6 patents (Qualcomm)
9. Ye-Kui Wang, 6 patents (ByteDance)

Top Attorneys:

1. Foley & Lardner LLP, 82 patents
2. Fish & Richardson P.C., 76 patents
3. Sughrue Mion, PLLC, 75 patents
4. Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C., 67 patents
5. Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A., 64 patents
6. Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, 61 patents
7. Cantor Colburn LLP, 58 patents
8. Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP, 57 patents
9. Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., 53 patents
10. Oliff PLC, 52 patents

Top Universities:

1. The Regents of the University of California – 13
2. King Faisal University – 8
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 6
4. Regents of the University of Minnesota – 6
5. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University – 6
6. Zhejiang University – 6
7. The Johns Hopkins University – 4
8. City University of Hong Kong – 4
9. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey – 4
10. The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania – 4

Top Cities in Denmark:

Please feel free to suggest any country/state/region here

1. Silkeborg – 2
2. Gråsten – 2
3. Copenhagen – 2
4. Birkerød – 2
5. Aalborg – 2
6. Klarup – 2
7. Ballerup – 1
8. Soroe – 1
9. Stovring – 1
10. Hoersholm – 1

Top Cities in Ohio (US):

1. Cincinnati – 25
2. Mason – 14
3. West Chester – 11
4. Lebanon – 9
5. Columbus – 8
6. Hillsboro – 8
7. Cleveland – 7
8. Loveland – 6
9. Akron – 5
10. Toledo – 5
11. Beavercreek – 5
12. Liberty Township – 5

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– cloud server – First mention 2011-08-09 in the patent 7996723; Growth Rate: 31%;  In all, there are 1132 patents with this keyword.

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Trivia

The answer is:

261 patents

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