Waymo Patents a Camera That Floods the Dark with Invisible Light
Waymo has filed a patent for a compact camera module that uses near-infrared LEDs to illuminate a scene without any visible light,…
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Google Patents a Way to Run Touch Sensors Across a Display's Full Edge-to-Edge Surface
Modern phone screens still can't quite reach the very edge of the glass because the electronics that drive the pixels get in…
Google Patents a Fingerprint Scanner That Fixes Blurry Scans Caused by Moving Your Finger
You press your thumb on your phone's screen a little too fast, and it fails to recognize you. Google is patenting a…
Microsoft Patents a Laptop Hinge Whose Pivot Point Moves as You Open It
Most laptop hinges rotate around a fixed point. Microsoft is patenting one where the pivot itself slides as you open the screen,…
Microsoft Patents a System That Scrubs Camera Sensor Noise From Photos Automatically
Every digital camera sensor leaks a tiny amount of electricity even in total darkness, and that leak corrupts your photos. Microsoft has…
Meta Patents a Method for Sealing Flexible Circuits Through Smart Glasses Hinges
Every time you fold your smart glasses, the wiring inside bends with them. Meta's latest patent tackles exactly what happens to that…
Nvidia Patent Teaches Robots Object Sorting From Just One Demo Video
Most robot training systems need hundreds of examples before a machine can reliably place an object in the right spot. Nvidia's new…
Nvidia Patents a Parallel Method for Collapsing Redundant Curve Segments in Graphics
Drawing smooth curves on a computer sounds simple, but underneath every logo or font glyph are dozens of tiny math-defined segments that…
Nvidia Patents a Fan Noise-Canceling Shell for Its Graphics Cards
Nvidia is patenting a GPU casing that listens to its own fan noise and plays back the opposite sound wave to cancel…
Nvidia Patents a System for Organizing Game Objects to Speed Up Graphics
Every 3D scene you see in a game or simulation is built from millions of tiny triangles. Nvidia's latest patent is about…
Nvidia Patents Technology to Stop Circuit Components From Crowding Each Other on Silicon
Nvidia is borrowing a technique normally used to render video game graphics and turning it into a tool for designing chips. The…
Tesla Patents a Heated, Anti-Glare Glass Stack for Its Vehicle Cameras
Tesla is working on a purpose-built glass assembly for the cameras mounted in its vehicles, one that can conduct electricity for defogging…
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