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Mathematician Gets Patent For Wide Angle Mirror That Eliminates Blind Spots Without Causing Distortions
By David Ponce
In driving school they always teach you to check your blind spot. Once you start driving however, particularly if it's a...
Nike Patents Self-Lacing Shoes From ‘Back To The Future’
By Chris Scott Barr
We've written about the shoes from Back to the Future II on more than one occasion. Mostly because it's one of...
Nokia Patents Self-Charging Phone, Won’t Work For Lazy People
By Evan Ackerman
At the end of last month, Nokia filed a patent for a "piezoelectric kinetic energy harvester" for mobile phones. If they get...
Bell Patents Airbag System For Helicopters
By Andrew Liszewski
When someone mentions airbags, you usually think of the emergency safety devices that explode from the dashboard of your car when you...
English Patent Curiosa Railroad Pocket Watch Gun
By Andrew Liszewski
I've noticed that security's gotten pretty tight at my local saloon, and because of it I haven't even been able to sneak...
New Patent Hopes To Thwart Counterfeit Currency With Magnetic Inks
By Andrew Liszewski
Spotting fake currency isn't terribly difficult if you know what to look for and if the conditions are ideal. But what if...
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Patent Watch: Apple Designing Clamshell iPhone?
By Evan Ackerman
The difference between these renderings and every other iPhone 2.0 photochop is that these are based on a patent filled by Apple...
Apple’s Anti Theft Device Patent For Gadgets – Disable Recharging
By Andrew Liszewski
Given the cost of the iPhone and the iPod it's not surprising that Apple has been working on ways to prevent or...
Motorola Patents LCD Screen Solar Panel
By Evan Ackerman
Motorola seems to have figured out a way to charge a cellphone (or, presumably, other devices) by placing a solar panel underneath...