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System and method for controling amount of liquid carbon source released to constructed wetland |
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U.S. Pat. 12540089 |
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Ocean University of China |
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02/03/2026 |
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01/16/2023 |
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DNA polymerase, aptamer, warm-start DNA polymerase and preparation methods and application thereof |
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U.S. Pat. 12529040 |
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Sun Yat-Sen University |
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01/20/2026 |
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06/08/2022 |
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Disc motor with high torque density |
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U.S. Pat. 12525833 |
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Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co., Ltd. |
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01/13/2026 |
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07/20/2023 |
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Base material and preparation method thereof |
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U.S. Pat. 12521701 |
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Nanjing University of Science and Technology |
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01/13/2026 |
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02/08/2022 |
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Loading/unloading system and method for quay type full-automatic container terminal |
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U.S. Pat. 12503323 |
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Tianjin Port Second Container Terminal Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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12/23/2025 |
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10/07/2022 |
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Telescopic stool |
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U.S. Pat. 12495906 |
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Ningbo Tenghao Outdoor Co., Ltd. |
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12/16/2025 |
Filing Date |
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10/31/2023 |
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Patent |
Folding table |
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U.S. Pat. 12495894 |
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Ningbo Tenghao Outdoor Co., Ltd. |
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12/16/2025 |
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08/16/2023 |
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Patent |
Air gun |
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U.S. Pat. 12487050 |
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S-BEAM PRECISION PRODUCTS LIMITED |
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12/02/2025 |
Filing Date |
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12/14/2023 |
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Patent |
Mechanical magazine |
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U.S. Pat. 12487042 |
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S-BEAM PRECISION PRODUCTS LIMITED |
Publication Date |
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12/02/2025 |
Filing Date |
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06/19/2024 |
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Patent |
Method for extending shelf life of germ remained rice by moderate moistening and electron beam irradiation |
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U.S. Pat. 12484594 |
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Jiangnan University |
Publication Date |
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12/02/2025 |
Filing Date |
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09/26/2022 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Few-shot urban remote sensing image information extraction method based on meta learning and attention |
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U.S. Pat. 12482258 |
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Wuhan University |
Publication Date |
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11/25/2025 |
Filing Date |
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12/29/2022 |
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Patent |
Carrier for mercury adsorbent and method for preparing the carrier |
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U.S. Pat. 12478946 |
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Xi'an Sunward Aeromat Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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11/25/2025 |
Filing Date |
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09/07/2022 |
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Patent |
Prediction system for identifying key heterogeneous molecules driving tumor metastasis |
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U.S. Pat. 12475972 |
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NANJING HANWEI PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. |
Publication Date |
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11/18/2025 |
Filing Date |
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03/18/2024 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Rotor for disc permanent magnet motor and disc permanent magnet motor comprising the same |
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U.S. Pat. 12470101 |
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Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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11/11/2025 |
Filing Date |
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12/13/2023 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Stator lamination and electric motor comprising the same |
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U.S. Pat. 12470094 |
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Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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11/11/2025 |
Filing Date |
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08/08/2023 |
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Patent |
Slew-rate control circuit and slew-rate control method |
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U.S. Pat. 12463624 |
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Institute of Integrated Circuits, Henan Academy of... |
Publication Date |
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11/04/2025 |
Filing Date |
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03/26/2024 |
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Patent |
Method for promoting expression of foreign gene in soybean, arabidopsis or tobacco using gene promoter pEIF1 or pEIF1-I |
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U.S. Pat. 12460220 |
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Henan University |
Publication Date |
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11/04/2025 |
Filing Date |
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02/12/2023 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Three-axis Hall angle sensor with accuracy of 0.3° |
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U.S. Pat. 12449489 |
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University of Electronic Science and Technology of... |
Publication Date |
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10/21/2025 |
Filing Date |
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12/03/2023 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Method for preparing V-type granular porous starch |
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U.S. Pat. 12448634 |
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Jiangnan University |
Publication Date |
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10/21/2025 |
Filing Date |
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12/31/2021 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Coated cutting tool and preparation method thereof |
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U.S. Pat. 12447535 |
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Guangdong University of Technology |
Publication Date |
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10/21/2025 |
Filing Date |
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04/15/2022 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Method for predicting multi-type electrocardiogram heart rhythms based on graph convolution |
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U.S. Pat. 12446820 |
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Zhejiang University |
Publication Date |
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10/21/2025 |
Filing Date |
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12/06/2022 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Brush head for electric toothbrush |
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U.S. Pat. D1097582 |
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Shanghai Heisr Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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10/14/2025 |
Filing Date |
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11/18/2022 |
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Patent |
Suspension cable replacement device |
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U.S. Pat. 12435478 |
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Railway No. 10 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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10/07/2025 |
Filing Date |
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12/27/2021 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Auxiliary support device for rolling-cut shear |
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U.S. Pat. 12434310 |
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Taiyuan University of Science and Technology |
Publication Date |
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10/07/2025 |
Filing Date |
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02/22/2024 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Outer rotor of permanent magnet assisted synchronous reluctance motor and permanent magnet synchronous motor comprisi... |
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U.S. Pat. 12431750 |
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Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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09/30/2025 |
Filing Date |
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07/18/2023 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Deep learning-based method for predicting settleability of activated sludge |
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U.S. Pat. 12430787 |
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Nanjing University |
Publication Date |
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09/30/2025 |
Filing Date |
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09/01/2023 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
2-(2,4,5-substituted phenylamino) pyrimidine derivative and crystalline form B thereof |
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U.S. Pat. 12428398 |
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Henan Genuine Biotech Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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09/30/2025 |
Filing Date |
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10/11/2021 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Fertilizer mixer |
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U.S. Pat. 12420249 |
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Henan Agricultural University |
Publication Date |
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09/23/2025 |
Filing Date |
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10/10/2021 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Punching bag |
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U.S. Pat. 12420160 |
First |
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LinYi AiBeiJian Sports Goods Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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09/23/2025 |
Filing Date |
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01/04/2024 |
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Claims The invention claimed is: |
Patent |
Aryl sulfide comprising benzylamine, synthesis method and application thereof |
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U.S. Pat. 12419304 |
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Shandong Kangqiao Bio-Technology Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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09/23/2025 |
Filing Date |
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08/09/2021 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Rolling mechanism, skew rolling mill and method for rolling ultrafine-grained M50NiL rod |
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U.S. Pat. 12415214 |
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Anhui DongYun Intelligent Rolling Equipment Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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09/16/2025 |
Filing Date |
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04/13/2023 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Electronic hookah |
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U.S. Pat. D1090978 |
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Eigate (Shenzhen) Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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08/26/2025 |
Filing Date |
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05/09/2024 |
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Claims CLAIM |
Patent |
Travel pillow |
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U.S. Pat. 12396562 |
First |
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Ningbo Usun Products Design Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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08/26/2025 |
Filing Date |
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05/18/2023 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Travel pillow |
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U.S. Pat. 12383067 |
First |
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Ningbo Usun Products Design Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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08/12/2025 |
Filing Date |
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05/17/2023 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Storage shelf |
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U.S. Pat. D1086759 |
First |
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All Star Houseware Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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08/05/2025 |
Filing Date |
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04/27/2023 |
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Claims CLAIM |
Patent |
Bioretention pond for rainwater treatment |
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U.S. Pat. 12378145 |
First |
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Chongqing University |
Publication Date |
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08/05/2025 |
Filing Date |
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09/22/2022 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Method for controlling operation of permanent-magnet synchronous motor through sensorless vector control |
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U.S. Pat. 12375018 |
First |
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Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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07/29/2025 |
Filing Date |
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10/19/2023 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Motor controller and BLDC motor comprising the same |
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U.S. Pat. 12368403 |
First |
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Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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07/22/2025 |
Filing Date |
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11/05/2023 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Acceleration sensor and method of making the same |
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U.S. Pat. 12366587 |
First |
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Chongqing University |
Publication Date |
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07/22/2025 |
Filing Date |
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06/04/2023 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Insecticidal gun switchable between single firing mode and continuous firing mode |
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U.S. Pat. 12352523 |
First |
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S-BEAM PRECISION PRODUCTS LIMITED |
Publication Date |
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07/08/2025 |
Filing Date |
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04/30/2024 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Method for promoting expression of foreign gene in soybean, Arabidopsis or tobacco using gene promoter PRPS28 or PRPS... |
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U.S. Pat. 12351808 |
First |
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Henan University |
Publication Date |
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07/08/2025 |
Filing Date |
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02/20/2023 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Electronic control actuator, exhaust gas treatment system, and vehicle comprising exhaust gas treatment system |
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U.S. Pat. 12338909 |
First |
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NINGBO COLET ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES CO., LTD. |
Publication Date |
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06/24/2025 |
Filing Date |
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06/08/2023 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Supporting device for punching bag |
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U.S. Pat. 12330037 |
First |
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LinYi AiBeiJian Sports Goods Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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06/17/2025 |
Filing Date |
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10/29/2023 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Power amplifier |
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U.S. Pat. 12328104 |
First |
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University of Electronic Science and Technology of... |
Publication Date |
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06/10/2025 |
Filing Date |
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07/28/2022 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Lidar system based on silicon-based integrated magneto-optical circulator |
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U.S. Pat. 12326521 |
First |
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University of Electronic Science and Technology of... |
Publication Date |
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06/10/2025 |
Filing Date |
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05/07/2021 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Pipeline, pipeline connector, and liquid chromatography system |
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U.S. Pat. 12326205 |
First |
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Maxi Scientific Instruments (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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06/10/2025 |
Filing Date |
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11/30/2023 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Method for preparing (S)-nicotine by reduction |
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U.S. Pat. 12319947 |
First |
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Porton Pharma Solutions Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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06/03/2025 |
Filing Date |
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11/28/2023 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Crystal form, preparation method, and application of 4'-substituted nucleoside |
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U.S. Pat. 12297224 |
First |
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Henan Genuine Biotech Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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05/13/2025 |
Filing Date |
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03/21/2019 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Method for pre-positioning rotor of outdoor fan in high-speed counter-rotation state before operation |
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U.S. Pat. 12294323 |
First |
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Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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05/06/2025 |
Filing Date |
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07/13/2023 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
Lumbar support belt |
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U.S. Pat. 12285349 |
First |
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Yacca Medical (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. |
Publication Date |
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04/29/2025 |
Filing Date |
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05/26/2022 |
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Claims What is claimed is: |
Patent |
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A Property Law supplement connecting Pierson v. Post to patent, copyright, and trademark law—showing 1Ls how first possession frames all of IP. ...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 23:24:49 +0000
The Sixth Circuit on Monday held that a Tennessee federal court misinterpreted a profit-sharing agreement resolving an herbicide product registration dispute between Drexel Chemica...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:36:17 +0000
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Monday in part reversed a district court’s decision upholding GoTV Streaming, LLC’s patents as eligible, finding ...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:14:58 +0000
Recent reports show that trade secret litigation hit a historic high in 2025 with more than 1,550 cases filed in federal courts across the United States. Experts may attempt to sif...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:54:13 +0000
Most general counsel did not build their careers expecting to spend meaningful time on trademarks. They are rarely the reason a deal closes, a lawsuit settles or a quarter hits its...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:24:06 +0000
Since 2021, college sports have charted a new course, one in which participants can enjoy the spoils of the billion-dollar industry that college sports have become. This journey wa...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:08:18 +0000
Our cross-sector team was on the ground in Las Vegas last month for CES 2026 to better understand the business and technological environment our clients face. Innovation is always...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:11:06 +0000
Zirvi v. Akin Gump cert petition reveals how claim preclusion can bind inventors to judgments while courts deny any duty was owed to them. ...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:34:05 +0000
The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to resolve a question of patent infringement liability: can advertising a product as a “generic”—without more details—give...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:22:30 +0000
Q: Why do companies refer to the Super Bowl as The Big Game in their advertising? A: Because the Super Bowl is trademarked, but The Big Game is not. Of course news outlets can u...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:19:49 +0000
The 13th edition of the Nice Classification (NCL 13-2026) became effective on January 1, 2026, and has been incorporated into U.S. examination practice through updates to the U.S. ...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:15:41 +0000
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Friday affirmed a district court’s summary judgment ruling that six patents owned by Innovaport LLC are invalid for...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:15:31 +0000
When Temu launched in September 2022, it set out to connect consumers with sellers offering quality, affordable products. Today, the platform has built out a comprehensive syste...
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:00:17 +0000
Patent portfolios are frequently discussed in terms of size, technological breadth, or litigation potential. Those characteristics may be easy to measure, but they are not what ...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:08:17 +0000
Bell titled his 1876 patent "Improvement in Telegraphy" to avoid scrutiny. Today's patent attorneys call it targeted drafting. The tools are better — the ethical problem is th...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 01:23:12 +0000
For most executives at middle-market companies, pursuing intellectual property litigation might seem like a prospect to avoid at all costs. Litigation, they believe, is expensive, ...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:33:42 +0000
Trademark case law continues to develop each year, and 2025 was no exception, with courts issuing a wide array of trademark opinions. For a more in-depth discussion of 2025's most ...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:36:39 +0000
Knobbe Martens’ 2025 Federal Circuit Year in Review report, covering over 50 of the most noteworthy patent-related Federal Circuit decisions issued last year, is now available! T...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:33:14 +0000
AI has become a buzzword synonymous with transformation, revolution, and innovation. Some industries are closer to effectively implementing AI solutions than others, due to the nat...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:19:08 +0000
In a case that should stand as a strong reminder to apportion your damages whenever possible, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a significant post‑trial ruling in Trins...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:17:41 +0000
In 2025, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) experienced significant procedural and substantive changes. Under new leadership at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), ...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:07:42 +0000
In a recent case, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment of non-infringement of a design patent, signaling heighten...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:55:21 +0000
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has now brought an end to the uncertainty surrounding the temporal assessment of earlier rights in EU trade mark proceedings. In i...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:52:57 +0000
California privacy law has entered a new phase. In Part One of this two-part episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin Partners Scott Hervey and Richard Buckley breaks down Californ...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:43:00 +0000
This week in Other Barks & Bites: Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) calls for a federal framework for deploying self-driving cars to replace the state patchwork negatively impacting ...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:01:58 +0000
On January 13, USPTO announced the design of SPARK, a new pilot program to incentivize meaningful participation by U.S. small and medium-sized businesses, universities, and non-pro...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:23:25 +0000
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions - U.S. PATENT NO. 7,679,637 LLC v. GOOGLE LLC [OPINION] (2024‑1520, 01/22/2026) (Moore, Hughes, Stoll) - Moore, C.J. The Court a...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:34:00 +0000
Unrivaled is a 3-on-3 basketball league founded by WNBA superstars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. The league has attracted many established WNBA stars, like Ms. Stewart, as ...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:38:37 +0000
The Olympic Games’ intellectual properties (“Olympic Properties”) are broadly protected worldwide, including the rings symbol, mascots, names (e.g., “Milano Cortina 2026”...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:51:40 +0000
This issue of The PTAB Review begins with a review of notable developments at the PTAB, including changes to institution procedures, and precedential and informative decisions. Nex...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 03:31:20 +0000
Over the past year, we sat down with four voices offering complementary vantage points on robotics: Jason Fiorillo (Chief Legal Officer, Boston Dynamics), Magnus Egerstedt (Dean of...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:41:59 +0000
Kilpatrick’s Joe Petersen and Briggs Wright recently presented “The Current AI Landscape in Trademarks and Copyright” at the firm’s annual Advanced Trademark Law Seminar in...
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:27:36 +0000
Kilpatrick partner Ted Davis spoke recently on recent developments in U.S. trademark and unfair competition law during Kilpatrick’s advanced trademark seminar....By: ...
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:54:12 +0000
Less than a year after holding that generic machine-learning patents are abstract in Recentive Analytics, Inc. v. Fox Corp., the Federal Circuit may be refining where to draw the l...
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:49:13 +0000
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit confirmed that the single publication rule applies to claims brought under the Illinois Right of Publicity Act (IRPA), 765 ILCS 1075...
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:46:01 +0000
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a patent infringement suit, holding that the asserted web conferencing claims were direct...
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:42:49 +0000
The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit partially reversed and partially affirmed a series of district court rulings arising from alleged corporate espionage between competit...
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:29:50 +0000
The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Range of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid Company Inc. highlights a growing dissatisfaction with courts’ broad use of the sufficiently di...
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:22:43 +0000
On January 30, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey entered a Joint Stipulation of Dismissal resolving the pertuzumab BPCIA litigation between Genentech, In...
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:39:12 +0000
Knobbe Martens’ 2025 Federal Circuit Year in Review report, covering over 50 of the most noteworthy patent-related Federal Circuit decisions issued last year, is now available! T...
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:31:28 +0000
Companies outside traditional tech sectors may be sitting on IP goldmines without realizing it. Manufacturing, e-commerce, and consumer products businesses routinely use AI technol...
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:51:49 +0000
A consultation process proposing extensive reforms to the framework for design protection in the United Kingdom has come to a close on 27 November 2025....By: ...
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:37:22 +0000
The Federal Circuit’s recent decisions in EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google, LLC (en banc) and Barry v. DePuy Synthes Companies have refined the landscape regarding the admissibili...
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:32:08 +0000
he U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Thursday affirmed a Western District of Texas decision granting Walmart, Inc. summary judgment that Q Technologies’ ...
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:15:43 +0000
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Thursday affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment of noninfringement in favor of Tricam Industries, In...
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:54:35 +0000
Federal Circuit holds § 1498 shields AeroVironment from patent suit over NASA's Mars helicopter, rejecting SBIR inventors' infringement claims. ...
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 02:17:13 +0000
Samsung and the SG want cert denied in Lynk Labs. Their 'limited impact' argument ignores how IPR actually works in high-tech patent disputes. ...
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:15:34 +0000
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Wednesday affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of AeroVironment, Inc. in a patent infring...
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:15:29 +0000
On February 2, 2026, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Judge Joshua D. Wolson, sitting by designation in the U.S. District Court for the District of D...
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:01:10 +0000
A new working paper proposes capping prior art combinations. I argue existing doctrine already has the tools, if applied with more discipline. ...
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:15:18 +0000
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) de-designated two decisions having to do with real-parties-in interest from precedential status on Tuesday. The Office de-designated...
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