U.S. patent rankings: Amazon moves up list as effects from pandemic on innovation still unknown
U.S. patent rankings: Amazon moves up list as effects from pandemic on innovation still unknown January 12, 2021 at 11:26 am A diagram shows Amazon’s patented whip-based launch system in operation on an aircraft carrier. The system could theoretically send payloads into space on the end of a miles-long whip, guided by a phalanx of drones attached to the lash. (Amazon Illustration via USPTO) Despite a global pandemic, U.S. patent grants were down less than 1% year-over-year, and patent applications were up nearly 5%. But the effects of the health crisis on innovation progress may not be know...
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