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They have many patents relating to computers and electronics. They also have some more surprising patents in areas like advertising, medical, and vehicles. A lot of their patents relate to their search engines and smart phone technology.
The U.S. Patent Office administers the patent laws as they relate to the granting of patents for inventions and performs other duties relating to patents
V. D. Stockbridge has written: 'Digest of patents relating to breech-loading and magazine small arms' -- subject(s): Patents, Firearms
David Fulton has written: 'The law and practice relating to patents and designs (Patents and designs act, 1907-8)' -- subject(s): Design protection, Patent laws and legislation 'A practical treatise on patents, trade marks and designs' -- subject(s): Design protection, Patent laws and legislation, Trademarks 'The law and practice relating to patents, trade marks and designs' -- subject(s): Design protection, Patent laws and legislation, Trademarks
No; an extensive list of patents relating to Ferris wheels and other types of observation wheels is at the link below.
99,220, including utility patents, plant patents, design patents, and reissues.
The USPTO granted a total of 247,727 patents from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011, including Reissue Patents, Plant Patents, Design Patents, and Utility Patents.
The US Patent Office issued 99,200 total patents from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 1990, including 9 reissue patents, 6 plant patents, 194 design patents, and 98,991 utility patents.
Richard B. Spikes was an African American inventor from Sacramento, California whose patents include an automatic car wash, an automobile directional signal, and an automobile gear shift . There is a record of his patents beginning in 1910 with a beer keg tap. He continued inventing and improving machinery, and registered many patents relating to the auto industry. Spikes was born in 1884 in San Francisco. He died in 1962. Not much is known about his personal life.
43 patents
Charles Kettering had 104 patents.
The website Free Patents Online provides descriptions of patents, with downloadable PDFs of their schematics. Alternatively, the website Patents provides text descriptions but no images.