PITTSBURGH, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- "I work in hotel management, and I thought there should be a way to automate the cleaning and sanitizing process for keys and key cards," said an inventor, ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. PITTSBURGH, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- "I work in hotel management, and I thought there should be a way to automate ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an all-in-one machine that would provide nail technicians with a quick, convenient, and simple way to provide nail care services to clients ...

A number of countries have now issued decisions on whether a patent can be granted to Dr. Stephen Thaler for an invention made by a machine named DABUS. In response to a request by the United Kingdom ...

After scoring a couple of overseas wins, the Artificial Inventor Project has lost its latest bid to force the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to name artificial intelligence machines as inventors on ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be an electronic diagnostic tool for electric clothes washing and drying machines," said an inventor, from Leona, Texas, "so I ...

On April 18, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ("Federal Circuit") issued a significant decision in Recentive Analytics, Inc. v. Fox Corp., Case No. 2023-2437 (Apr. 18, ...

“Rather than requiring an inventor to pay for certain potentially unnecessary patent powers…and/or only providing inventors with certain limited patent powers…the patent durability calculator would ...

At the turn of the 20th century, the quest for a perpetual motion machine took hold of public imagination. A number of Hoosiers were among those captivated by the idea of creating a perpetual motion ...

In recent years, the quest for knowledge and innovations to make the world a better place has led to numerous inventions. People from all walks of life, from the private to the public sector, all seek ...