Computer patents cover a wide range of inventions, including software algorithms, hardware designs, and user interface innovations. Notable examples include the patent for the graphical user interface (GUI) by Xerox, the compression algorithm patented by Google, and Amazon's one-click purchasing patent. These patents protect intellectual property and encourage innovation in the tech industry, often influencing product development and market competition.
The Copyright Designs and Patents Act defines patents for computer hardware and software, and copyright on software.
Mark Dean's patents are for his computer program bus and other things.
Mark Dean is credited with inventing the personal computer. He holds at least 20 patents, including three of the original patents IBM had for the personal computer.
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.
They have patents in many different industries from the obvious web authoring, wireless, and email patents to the not-so-obvious patents in medical, vehicle, and weight loss. Some patents include, but are not limited to, IBM, The Weather Channel Inc., Nevengineering Inc., Wildtangent Inc., and Disney Enterprises Inc.
Some of Tesla's patents are not accounted for, and various sources have discovered some that have lain hidden in patent archives. There are a minimum of 278 patents issued to Tesla in 26 countries that have been accounted for.
You could use your computer to search for patents or ask your local library or advice center. There are many websites which can help you with this also.
Patents cover inventions, not products. Some products may have multiple inventions, some patented, some patent pending, some not patentable at all. Some inventions are patented in one country and not in others. It would be impossible to determine which products might include patents, let alone how many of them there might have ever been in even a single country that issues patents.
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They use the patents to do just that, they input patents so the firms that are already in the market continue without competition. Depending on the situation government officials can be paid off to input these patents so firms in the current market can continue their oligopoly.
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