It’s Christmas Day, and this year it’s also the start of Hanukkah! IPWatchdog once again provides its annual list of top technologies from patents issued this year by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This list includes a large number of semiconductor technologies, reflecting the critical nature of computer chips to today’s global economy. As this year’s list highlights, artificial intelligence is also a recurring theme that often intersects with microprocessor innovation. Some of this year’s choices reflect the still uncertain nature of patent validity law, which may or may not threaten some of the patent rights discussed below. there is.
#1: US Patent No. 11875246, Intelligent FODAS System and Method Based on AI Chip
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has gained mainstream attention among AI applications in 2024, and our #1 patent of 2024 is both an important AI application with a wide range of usage scenarios, and , both represent China’s rise as a major initiator of basic technology. A ‘246 patent issued in January to Sichuan Guangsheng IOT Technology in China’s Chengdu High-Tech Zone claims advances in distributed fiber-optic sensing technology to improve oil and gas exploration and warning systems for both weather disasters and military combat. I am doing it.
The ‘246 patent claims intelligent fiber optic distributed acoustic sensing (FODAS) with an AI chip data processor and an optical fiber that includes both a circulator and a sensing fiber. The claimed invention provides ultra-accurate real-time monitoring of long-distance networks by addressing the constraints faced by central processing units (CPUs) under the parallel processing demands of AI algorithms .
#2: US Patent No. 11895219, Semiconductor device for artificial intelligence calculation and storage device including the same
Hardware improvements that power AI applications are revealed in a ‘219 patent issued in February to South Korean tech conglomerate Samsung Electronics, which has surpassed IBM in recent years as the number of U.S. patent holders. It is the top. The second-ranked patent this year aims to prevent the leakage of highly confidential personal information by providing a semiconductor device with improved calculation speed that can perform homomorphic encryption without decrypting the ciphertext. .
The ‘219 patent describes generating a second ciphertext, performing a cyclic shift to obtain a plurality of rotated ciphertexts, and performing multiplication, addition, and subtraction calculations on the rotated ciphertexts. The patent claims an AI calculation semiconductor device equipped with a product-sum calculation unit that executes homomorphic encryption. Cipher text. Ciphertext rotation enables simple matrix multiplication techniques, reducing the amount of computation required to perform homomorphic encryption.
#3: US Patent No. 12143380, Biometric Disablement
Many financial services companies expect the use of biometric identifiers to eventually replace traditional passwords as a secure authentication technology. The third-place ‘380 patent was issued to American telecommunications giant AT&T in November and claims technology to provide non-persistent biometric authentication that addresses system recognition failures. The claimed system determines the expiration date of the revocation biometric from the image and determines whether to deny authentication according to the natural physiological processes associated with the revocation biometric. A preferred embodiment of the invention includes a machine readable barcode printable on the nail plate or human hair, with an expiration date determined by natural growth rate.
#4: US Patent No. 11965177, Method for producing bispecific T cells for use in cancer immunotherapy
Modern medicine has made great strides against cancer through the use of patient immunotherapy. The Versiti Blood Research Institute Foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, issued its ‘177 patent in April. It claims a population of purified autologous bispecific lymphocytes isolated from patients and expressing endogenous receptors for tumor-associated antigens. This technology improves the efficacy of adoptive cell transfer for solid tumors that exhibit an immunosuppressive microenvironment and reduced T cell migration.
#5: US Patent No. 11984205, Non-Fungible Token System and Method for Storing and Accessing Medical Data
With the price of Bitcoin soaring above $100,000, blockchain technology is once again attracting attention. Carlsmed, Calif., medical technology developer Carlsmed was issued a ‘205 patent in May for a blockchain-enabled medical implant and related technology for storing and accessing medical data in a blockchain-managed digital filing cabinet. Systems and methods were advocated. The claimed medical implant includes a proximity communication component and a memory that stores a private key that allows external devices to access a patient’s electronic medical record from a distributed blockchain ledger. Masu. Blockchain-enabled implants allow patient data to be recovered even if a patient loses consciousness due to an accident, while improving the security of patient records.
#6: U.S. Patent No. 12073720, Vehicle-to-Vehicle Payment System for Traffic Prioritization of Autonomous Vehicles
Independent inventors are a small but important part of the American innovator community, and the 6th place ‘720 patent, issued in August to Matthew Roy of Montreal, Canada, is the It argues for an interesting way to prioritize traffic for the advent of self-driving cars. The billed vehicle includes a processor that cooperates with the radio frequency data transceiver to receive traffic prioritization prices determined by a central server that facilitates traffic prioritization request transactions. Unfortunately, the claimed advances utilize a variety of navigation and imaging tools already used in self-driving cars, so this and other granted patents on this list are currently Questions remain as to whether a validity challenge under Article 101 precedent can be overcome.
#7: U.S. Patent No. 12061999, System and Method for Automatic Damage Estimation
The ‘999 patent, issued to insurance company American Automobile Association in August, is another example of technology solving problems for an industry that may face validity issues under current Section 101 law. It is. This patent describes instructions executable to generate a virtual model of an environment based on pre-event image data, an inventory list containing items identified in the virtual model that have values above a threshold, and a comparison showing: Insist on machine-readable media containing reports. Estimating changes in the condition of inventory items and losses. Although it could be argued that humans have been performing these techniques in the insurance industry for a long time, the resulting inventions have eliminated the need for adjusters with prior knowledge of the property, increasing the accuracy of loss evaluations. Improve.
#8: U.S. Patent No. 12070912, Manufacturing three-dimensionally shaped parts using expanded hydrophobic popcorn
The patent, which came in eighth place on this year’s list, reflects materials engineering carried out at the University of Göttingen in Germany to create lightweight, flexible moldings that are less flammable than plastics and have better recycling properties. are. The ‘912 patent, issued in August of this year, claims a molded article made from a compound consisting of popcorn particles and a binder, approximately 95% by weight surrounded by a hydrophobic polymer. In addition to puffed corn, the popcorn of the present invention can also be made from quinoa, amaranth, rice, or wheat.
#9: U.S. Patent No. 11883031, Device for Restricting Blood Flow to an Aneurysm
Brain aneurysms are very difficult to detect and can affect people of all ages. The ‘031 patent, issued in January to Israeli medical technology development company EndoStream, covers the opening of a vascular malformation to restrict blood flow and prevent aneurysms from recanalizing, which occurs in approximately 30% of aneurysms. It claims a device configured to promote gradual healing.
#10: U.S. Patent No. 12060517, thermally conductive silicone composition, semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
Number 10 is another advancement in semiconductors, which is designed to produce advantageous heat dissipation properties in the face of increased heat output due to the higher clock frequencies of today’s CPUs. The ‘517 patent, issued to Shin-Etsu Chemical, a Japanese conglomerate, describes a silicone composition containing an organopolysiloxane preceramic polymer, an organohydrogenpolysiloxane crosslinker, and a catalyst that adds silicone hydrogen to unsaturated bonds. claims.
#11: US Patent No. 12084672, Genetically Modified Land Plants Expressing Increased Seed Yield Proteins and/or Increased Seed Yield RNA
Government projections show that demand for food will increase around the world in the coming decades due to both population growth and rising incomes. The ‘672 patent, issued in September to Yield10 Bioscience of Woburn, Massachusetts, claims genetically modified land plants with increased expression of proteins to increase seed, fruit, and tuber yields. The use of proteins already present in food and oilseed crops embodying the present invention aims to overcome the challenges of regulatory approval and social acceptance of transgenic plants using genetically modified organisms (GMOs). It is said that According to the ‘672 patent specification, regulatory approval for a single GMO trait could cost more than $100 million.
#12: U.S. Patent No. 12154060, UAV Facility
Drone delivery services may allow retailers to reach more customers, but such services become more complex as shipment volumes increase. Flirty Holdings, Reno, Nevada, was awarded a ‘060 patent in November to protect its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) facility with a sensing system that identifies delivered packages by identification codes that represent the payload’s physical characteristics. did. Identification codes can not only ensure accurate delivery, but also improve the handling of sensitive shipments or shipments with potentially hazardous contents.
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