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An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time. A pandemic is an epidemic of an infectious disease that crosses international boundaries. Preview
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AI Biotech/Diagnostics: Activity
Motion is one of the most natural aspects of the human condition, and a large component of staying healthy. Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies open the door to news ways of quantifying this aspect of human health and seeking solutions to improve it. This sector covers general activity, infant activity, medical and geriatric related activity, and nutrition powered by artificial intelligence. Preview
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AI Biotech/Diagnostics: Cardio
Cardiac technologies have improved the human condition for a long time, but artificial intelligence and machine learning are making these technologies exponentially more effective. This sector considers cardiac advancement in terms of acoustic, biochemical, electrical, fetal, pacing, physical, thrombi, multisensory, and microbiome developments. Preview
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AI Biotech/Diagnostics: General Diagnostics
For almost any bodily system, research institutions and biotechnology companies alike are harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to detect, analyze, and predict health conditions. Advancements in computational power and algorithmic potential have allowed for the application of machine learning, neural networks, and similar advanced systems in manners that were previously unavailable and on scales that were previously impossible. Preview
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AI Biotech/Diagnostics: Neurology
The human brain is a diverse system impacting many aspects of health. Artificial intelligence provides not only a means to better understand the brain, but to better support it as health issues appear. This sector considers general brain function, mental state, sensory, sleep, substance abuse, trauma, speech, microbiome, and specific conditions of the brain. Preview
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AI Biotech/Diagnostics: Other Innovation
Artificial intelligence and human health don’t stop with our general diagnostics, cardiology, neurology, and activity sectors. This sector covers AI/ML-centric advancements in auditory, dental, GI/hepatic, circulatory, immune, musculoskeletal, ocular, reproductive, respiratory, dermatological, urinary, rectal, and spectrometry related biotech. Preview
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AI Cybersecurity: Access Control
Artificial intelligence algorithms quantify the risk of individual user access for secure information and enterprise systems. The dominant software platform providers and banks provide a variety of user identification techniques, including biometric and activity-based rules that grant or deny system access. Preview
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Automated algorithms increase in breadth and accuracy when retrained and supervised by human experts. The analytical capabilities published by software platform, chipset manufacturers, telecom providers, and financial institutions describe the state of the art methods of classification and learning regarding vulnerability and traffic analysis. Preview
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AI Cybersecurity: Threats and Defenses
Global enterprises and governments are taking a defense in breadth approach to securing their resources and digital assets. Hardware and software providers are bringing to market a host of new offerings to help create consistent, reactive, global policies that prescribe methods for risk assessment, prevention, protection, monitoring, and incident response for cyber attacks on a policy level. Preview
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AI Enabled Search relates to the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and techniques with Internet search functionalities, with a focus on creating unique experiences curated for the individual user. Preview
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Digital twin refers to a real-time digital replica of potential and actual physical assets (physical twin), processes, people, places, systems and devices that can be used for various purposes. Preview
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The Edge Computing Patent Forecast® focuses on edge computing for IoT devices, but does not consider IoT devices within the analysis. Preview
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Online Multimedia Collaboration and Commerce
With the rise of the internet, online collaboration has been more accessible than ever. Online multimedia collaboration and commerce connects artists through a curated network, enabling ease of production, financing, and fulfillment services based on the project’s needs. Preview
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Optical computing is the use of photons rather than electrons for computing architecture. Preview
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Speech-to-Text Closed Captioning Analytics
Speech-to-text closed captioning analytics is making people’s lives better. It has numerous benefits such as allowing greater accessibility and better comprehension for viewers. By using analytics, speech-to-text closed captioning would be more accessible to the masses who could then reap the benefits of this service. Preview
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Automobile Vision - Lanes and Markings
Autonomous cars are equipped with cameras that analyze their surroundings and make sure they don’t bump into other cars, or pedestrians, or curbs, or any of the thousands of other things that can get in their way. The overall image recognition market was already at $15.95 Billion in 2016 and is estimated to grow to USD 38.92 Billion by 2021. Preview
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Investment in commercialization of autonomous and semi-autonomous automobiles using machine vision technology has been on the increase for recent years. Preview
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Autonomous cars are equipped with cameras that analyze their surroundings and make sure they don’t bump into other cars, or pedestrians, or curbs, or any of the thousands of other things that can get in their way. The overall image recognition market was already at $15.95 Billion in 2016 and is estimated to grow to USD 38.92 Billion by 2021. Preview
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Autonomous cars are equipped with cameras that analyze their surroundings and make sure they don’t bump into other cars, or pedestrians, or curbs, or any of the thousands of other things that can get in their way. The overall image recognition market was already at $15.95 Billion in 2016 and is estimated to grow to USD 38.92 Billion by 2021. Preview
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Automobile Vision - Vehicle Interior
Autonomous cars are equipped with cameras that analyze their surroundings and make sure they don’t bump into other cars, or pedestrians, or curbs, or any of the thousands of other things that can get in their way. The overall image recognition market was already at $15.95 Billion in 2016 and is estimated to grow to USD 38.92 Billion by 2021. Preview
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Automated Tire Sensors aim to reduce traffic accidents and tire wear and increase fuel economy through monitoring and early recognition of a hazardous state of the tires. Preview
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Tesla Inc. has hundreds of issued patents, which are now considered open source because CEO Elon Musk believes in the benefit of allowing others to grow this technology platform when used in good faith. Preview
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This sector analyzes the use of technology in the shipping industry. Opportunity exists for companies to use emerging technology to better utilize cargo space and connect that space to shippers who need it, all while reducing costs. Preview
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The Biodegradable Packaging Patent Forecast® is interested in biodegradable, compostable, or otherwise environmentally friendly packaging such as films, contains, wrappers, etc. Preview
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The medical applications of this technology are numerous, from enhancing rehabilitation from brain injuries to training for prosthetics. With prominent tech giants like Samsung, Panasonic, IBM, Microsoft and Sony investing in this sector, this forecast is a vital asset for anyone wanting to incorporate neural control into their offerings. This forecast does not generally include implantable or neurostimulation devices. Preview
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This Patent Forecast® is concerned with the classic psychedelics, as defined by the NIH, including LSD, DMT, Psilocybin, Peyote, and NBOM US patent filings for the past 5 years. Preview
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Sleep plays an important role in personal health and wellness. Retail service and technology providers are integrating new data and sensory technologies to attract new customers and provide attractive products for health conscious consumers. Preview
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Consumer demand has increased for wearable technology. Smart footwear has a wide variety of applications, including fitness, medical, team sports, video games, and virtual/augmented reality. According to a recent Market Research Future forecast, the smart footwear market is projected to reach a size of $6.51 billion in 2023, growing at a CAGR of 32%. Preview
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Processing cannabis material for consumption, analysis of cannabis, decarboxylation, and extraction. Preview
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Collaborative robots are designed to operate in close proximity and sometimes in tandem with humans for a variety of applications including assembly and manufacturing, home care, and service work. Preview
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Cryptocurrency: Industrial Applications
Blockchain-based technology is growing in interest to large and small corporations and investors, many of which are staking their claims within this emerging intellectual property sector by filing patent applications with the USPTO. Preview
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Cryptocurrency: Networks and Computing
Since the 2009 Bitcoin whitepaper, crypto currencies have proliferated, enabling decentralized global trade, but also enduring market value fluctuation, theft, and use as tender for illegal transactions. Preview
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Blockchain-based technology is growing in interest to large and small corporations and investors, many of which are staking their claims within this emerging intellectual property sector by filing patent applications with the USPTO. Preview
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Blockchain-based technology is growing in interest to large and small corporations and investors, many of which are staking their claims within this emerging intellectual property sector by filing patent applications with the USPTO. Preview
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Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are cryptographic hashes attached to pieces of digital media that allow for digital tracking and transactions. Preview
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Demand response is a reduction in the electric utility power consumption by a customer in order to better match the demand for power with the supply. Preview
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Decentralization of the world's electrical power generation continues with the introduction of demand response, distributed generation, and microgrid technologies. This Patent Forecast evaluates the fundamental payment and settlement state of the art of clearing and processing energy payment transactions. Preview
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Energy Storage: Flow Batteries
A flow battery, or redox flow battery, is a type of electrochemical cell where chemical energy is provided by two chemical components dissolved in liquids contained within the system and separated by a membrane. Advantages over conventional rechargeables includes separable liquid tanks and near unlimited longevity. Flow batteries applications include: load balancing, storing energy from renewable sources, peak shaving, UPS, power conversion, electric vehicles and stand-alone power systems. Preview
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Energy Storage: Multi-battery Charge Equalization Circuits
A battery charge equalizer provides individual cell charging in multi-cell battery strings in order to maintain all the cells at the same charge. Keeping all the cells in a multi-cell string at the same charge state maximizes the battery's life and performance. Equalization techniques require electrical circuitry to achieve cell monitoring and balancing. Preview
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Islanding is the condition in which a distributed generator continues to power a location even though electrical grid power is no longer present. Islanding can be dangerous to utility workers, who may not realize that a circuit is still powered, and it may prevent automatic re-connection of devices. Preview
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A device used in photovoltaics, that converts direct current (DC) generated by a single solar module to alternating current (AC). Preview
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This sector is directed towards thin film photovoltaics, but does not include perovskite, organic, or nuclear photovoltaics or photoelectrochemical technologies. Preview
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Generation IV reactors (Gen IV) are a set of nuclear reactor designs currently being researched for commercial applications by the Generation IV International Forum. They are motivated by a variety of goals including improved safety, sustainability, efficiency, and cost. Preview
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eSports has become a popular form of entertainment for many gamers. As eSports becomes bigger, more advanced systems are being developed for fluidly streaming the games, interactively engaging viewers, and facilitating competitive tournaments. Preview
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The sports analytics sector provides an insight into data analytics and data applications as they relate to sports and the athletics experience. Preview
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Sports betting could become one of the biggest industries in America. Since the 2018 Supreme Court decision Murphy v. NCAA invalidated the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, the federal act prohibiting sports betting, billions are now ripe for the taking. Preview
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With the cannabis industry ramping up globally like never before, hydroponics technology has never been in as much demand as it is now. Hydroponic growing methods boast a multitude of positive qualities such as reduced pest and disease outbreaks, improved cultivation control, modularity, and much more. Gardening company giants like ScottsMiracle-Gro see the green future of hydroponics and have already begun investing in the space through acquisitions and IP. Patents for cultivating cannabis through hydroponics are being sought by many already and will only continue as cannabis legality gains a national footprint. Preview
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Smart labels are any type of label, tag, or adhesive that can be affixed to an object that is not an inherently smart device. The purpose of the label is to connect the object to the network and/or other devices on the network. The tag can then be used to track object location, item condition, inventory, prevent the item from being lost, stolen, or tampered with, etc. The tag may also be able to connect the object with social media or other platforms to allow users to interact or manage the tagged objects. Preview
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The concept of the metaverse has multiple components, but there is a major focus on the technology component and more specifically the virtual reality component and its applications in the metaverse. Although the concept of the metaverse has just recently become a household name the patent data shows that the technology that makes the metaverse popular has been in development since the early 2000’s. Preview
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Ocean Tech: Electromagnetic Sensing
Electromagnetic Sensing is an important aspect of many industries, as it provides a means for determining the nature and location of hidden materials. Industries include oil and mineral prospecting, security, and utilities locating. Preview
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Quantum Communication is the transmission of quantum information. Quantum cryptography is a practical application of quantum communication. The best known example of quantum cryptography is quantum key distribution which offers an information-theoretically secure solution to the key exchange problem. Preview
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Quantum computing is the use of quantum-mechanical phenomena, such as superposition and entanglement, to perform computation. Preview
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While quantum entanglement may sound like something far off into the future, it's already being applied. Some example include medical imaging, computer gaming, and detecting chemical and biological weapon components. Click through to see what else is being developed with this phenomenon. The quantum entanglement forecast does not include quantum computing or quantum communication. These have their own separate forecast. Preview
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The Edge Computing Patent Forecast® focuses on edge computing for IoT devices, but does not consider IoT devices within the analysis. Preview
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Smart Cities: Electricity Grid
Smart Cities: Electricity Grid focuses on power grid management and security within a smart city, not including the monetization aspects of the grid. Preview
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Smart Cities: Emergency Services and Waste Management
Optimization of emergency services and waste management within a smart city through the use of IoT technology. Preview
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Smart Cities: Fifth Generation (5G)
Smart Cities: V2X focuses on the applications, infrastructure, and devices needed for vehicles to communicate with other devices. Preview
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Smart traffic control systems are designed to optimize the flow of traffic in a city to reduce congestion and lower travel times. To achieve this task, smart traffic control systems utilize a combination of the internet of things, edge computing, and artificial intelligence. Preview
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Smart Cities: V2X focuses on the applications, infrastructure, and devices needed for vehicles to communicate with other devices. Preview
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Infrastructure
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Infrastructure is concerned with the use of UAVs for mapping, cleaning & maintenance, communication, construction, inspection, geofencing, survering and rescue type activities. Preview
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Management
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Monitoring is concerned with the management of UAVs, including Power/Fuel, Navigation, Flight Control, Cybersecurity, Communications, Fleet/Swarms and Air Traffic Control. Preview
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Retail
Methods for using unmanned aerial vehicles in retail space. Preview
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Security and Defense
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Security & Defense is concerned with the security and defense applications of UAVs, including Surveillance/Security, Counter-UAV, Weapons and Alerts. Preview
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