Like Thomas Edison’s patent for the light bulb, we understand why one could argue that the Vanguard patent and philosophy shined a light through savings and investing for millions of people.

That resulted in a bulb that lasted more than 1,200 hours. Edison filed for a patent for his electric lamp on Nov. 4, 1879. It was granted on Jan. 27, 1880. “The electric light has caused me the ...

Aug 25 (Reuters) - The University of California system has resolved a lawsuit accusing Walmart WMT.N of infringing its patents related to energy-efficient LED light bulbs, one of several lawsuits ...

Does light lose energy ... filament for his new bulb, testing more than 6,000 plants to determine which material would burn the longest. Several months after the 1879 patent was granted, Edison ...

In 1841, Frederick de Moleyns (also in England) generated light by running electricity through powdered charcoal. He got the first patent for an incandescent bulb. But again, his bulb didn't last ...

The smart light bulb extends downward and rotates an entire 360 degrees, which means it ought to be able to accommodate nearly any lens angle. And with its unique, patent-pending lens skirt ...

Eureka, the light bulb — developed inseparably from observation. If patents are to mean anything, surely discoveries like Edison’s must be eligible. In 2019, on my watch, the U.S. Patent and ...

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A recent report by Invent Together, an alliance working to close diversity gaps in invention and patenting, reveals a significant knowledge gap in patent awareness. Approximately 82.6 percent of ...

The interview was produced by New Scientist in conjunction with the European Patent Office, which paid for it to be produced. Innovation often starts with a “light bulb moment”. But after that ...