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Patent Protection & Registration

Patents grant property rights on new and useful inventions, allowing the patent holder to prevent others from using, making, or selling that invention without permission for a limited time. U.S. patents are permitted by the U.S. Constitution and are designed to promote scientific progress and invention. By allowing inventors to profit from licensing or selling their patent rights, inventors can recoup their research and development costs and benefit financially from their inventing efforts. There are three main types of patents utility, plant, and design. Utility and plant patents can last up to 20 years, while design patents can last up to 15 years. When a patent expires, the patented material enters the public domain, making it free to use by anyone without a license. U.S. patents are issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

U.S. Patent No. 12,128,904 entitled “Method and System for The Recognition of The Irregularities of a Road Pavement” issued October 29, 2024, to Bridgestone Europe, NV/SA of Zaventem, BE. Invented by Alessandro Boldrini, Marco Pascucci, Alessandra Magliozzi, Valerio Bortolotto, Lorenzo Alleva and Vittorio Nicolosi all of Roma, Italy. Abstract: The invention concerns a method and a system for recognizing the presence of any irregularities of any road pavement.

U.S. Patent No. 12,129,993 entitled “Lamp” issued October 29, 2024, to Midgard Licht GmbH of Hamburg, DE. Invented by Stefan Diez of München, DE. Abstract: A lamp includes a stand, a support attached to the stand, a holder attached to the support and a light unit attached to the holder. The light unit includes a light source facing away from the support. A floppy tension element is provided. A first attachment section couples the floppy tension element to the support or the holder. A second attachment section couples the floppy tension element to the holder or the light unit. The floppy tension element includes a tensioning section extending between the first attachment section and the second attachment section. At least one of the first and second attachment sections is adjustably positioned by at least one adjusting element such that at least one area of the holder between the support and light unit is brought into an arcuate state or the arcuate state of the at least one area of the holder is altered.