Submitted by Jeffrey C. Parry on Wed, 09/20/2017 - 5:56pm
This week's featured patent discloses a device for evacuating smoke that is produced by electrocautery surgical devices.
Submitted by Jeffrey C. Parry on Tue, 08/21/2012 - 10:47pm
According to this week's featured patent, railroad axles are usually one piece and therefore the wheels are fixed to each other in rotation. This arrangement causes problems when the railcar goes around a corner, because the outside wheel wants to turn faster . . .
Submitted by Jeffrey C. Parry on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 6:12pm
This week's featured patent discloses a device for cleaning air filters on vehicles used in off-road and other environments that quickly saturate the air filter with particulate matter.
Submitted by Jeffrey C. Parry on Wed, 08/01/2012 - 3:10pm
This week's featured patent is an armor system that could be used for aircraft, armored vehicles, and body armor. The invention includes a multi-layer design, with a core material that is coated with a second material.
Submitted by Jeffrey C. Parry on Tue, 07/24/2012 - 3:18pm
Today's featured patent is a chemical vapor deposition system for fabricating integrated circuits. Chemical vapor deposition is a process commonly used to deposit a very thin layer on a semiconductor or other substrate.
Submitted by Jeffrey C. Parry on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 12:25am
This week's featured Idaho patent is a design patent for a "miniature football helmet liquid bottle pourer."
Submitted by Jeffrey C. Parry on Tue, 07/10/2012 - 12:05am
U.S. Patent Number 8,218,799 - Non-occluding audio headset positioned in the ear canal
If you ever wished that your earbud headset was even smaller and could be put even farther into your ear, then this is the invention for you.
Submitted by Jeffrey C. Parry on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 2:17am
U.S. Patent Number 8,214,298 - Systems and Methods for Performing Wireless Financial Transactions
Inventor: Steven Harvey McCown (Rigby, ID)
Assignee: RFinity Corporation (Idaho Falls, ID)
This invention deals with processing financial transactions using wireless technology, and specifically by authorizing a transaction using the respective mobile devices of a buyer and a seller.
Submitted by Jeffrey C. Parry on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 10:33am
U.S. Patent Number 8,205,818 - Strap Winder
Every Tuesday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office publishes newly granted patents. This blog post is part of a weekly series in which I pick an interesting new patent that has Idaho connections and briefly describe it.
Submitted by Jeffrey C. Parry on Tue, 06/19/2012 - 2:22pm
U.S. Patent Number 8,203,531 - Vector-Specific Haptic Feedback
Every Tuesday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office publishes new granted patents. I thought some of you would like to read about Idaho-related patents--that is, patents having at least one Idaho inventor or assigned to an Idaho company. I'm going to do a weekly series of blog posts in which I will pick an interesting new patent that has Idaho connections and briefly describe it.