IBM inventors received a record 6,809 patents in 2013 for inventions that are expected enable significant innovations that will position IBM to compete and lead in strategic areas, such as IBM Watson, cloud computing, Big Data analytics – and advance the new era of cognitive systems where machines will learn, reason and interact with people in more natural ways. This is the 21st consecutive year that IBM topped the annual list of U.S. patent recipients.
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Infographic: 21 Years of Innovation & Patent Leadership
Date added: 14 Jan 2014
In 2013, IBM patented a record-setting 6,809 innovations that will position the company to lead in strategic areas such as cloud computing, Big Data and analytics, while advancing the era of cognitive systems. (courtesy: IBM)
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IBM Tops U.S. Patent List for 21st Straight Year
Date added: 14 Jan 2014
IBM received a record 6,809 U.S. patents in 2013, marking the 21st consecutive year in a row that the company topped the annual roundup of patent recipients. More than 8,000 IBM inventors residing in 47 different U.S. states and 41 countries patented a range of inventions in 2013 that are expected to enable the company to compete and lead in strategic areas-–such as IBM's Watson, cloud computing, Big Data analytics and the new cognitive computing era. IBM Master Inventor Lisa Seacat DeLuca (pictured) received nearly 50 U.S. patents in 2013, including patent #8,494,851, which depicts a system that continuously analyzes terms and topics discussed during a phone conversation, and automatically identifies and displays contextually relevant social networking information (courtesy: IBM)
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21 Years of IBM Patent Leadership
Date added: 14 Jan 2014
IBM inventors received a record 6,809 U.S. patents in 2013 -- the 21st consecutive year that the company has led the annual list of patent recipients. IBM inventors patented range of inventions in 2013 that will position the company to compete and lead in strategic areas-–such as IBM's Watson, cloud computing, Big Data analytics and the new cognitive computing era. IBM Researcher Dr. Christian Cachin (pictured) is co-inventor of U.S. Patent #8,422,686, which describes a technique that automates the lifecycle of cryptographic keys used to encrypt and secure data, and can enhance security for cloud computing applications (courtesy: IBM)
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IBM vs Competitors 2013 Patents
Date added: 14 Jan 2014
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Top Ten 2013 U.S. Patent Leaders
Date added: 14 Jan 2014
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