IBM inventors received a record 7,355 patents in 2015 representing a diverse range of inventions, as well as a strong and growing focus on cognitive solutions and the cloud platform as the company positions itself for leadership in a new era of computing. This is the 23rd consecutive year that IBM topped the annual list of U.S. patent recipients.
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IBM First in Patents for 23rd Consecutive Year
Date added: 13 Jan 2016
IBM topped the annual list of U.S. patent recipients in 2015, receiving 7,355 patents during the company's 23rd consecutive year of leadership. 23 year-old inventor, Jeremy Greenberger (pictured), contributed new patent applications in 2015 to advance the future of cognitive, cloud and Internet of Things. (Photo Credit: Jared Lazarus/Feature Photo Service for IBM)
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23 Years of Invention and Patent Leadership
Date added: 13 Jan 2016
In 2015, IBM patented more than 7,355 innovations across cognitive solutions and the cloud platform as the company positions itself for leadership in a new era of computing. (Credit: IBM)
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IBM 2015 Patent Highlights
Date added: 13 Jan 2016
IBM’s 2015 patent results represent a diverse range of inventions as well as a strong and growing focus on cognitive computing, cloud platforms and industry solutions. (Credit: IBM)
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2015 U.S. Patents: Top 10 Companies
Date added: 13 Jan 2016
IBM topped the list of annual U.S. patent recipients in 2015 -- the company's 23rd consecutive year of leadership. (Credit: IBM)
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2015 Patents: IBM vs. Competitors
Date added: 13 Jan 2016
IBM received 7,355 patents in 2015 for a wide range of inventions focused on cognitive solutions and the company's cloud platform. (Credit: IBM)
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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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