A test flight was recently conducted in the UK’s Lake District as a collaboration between the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) and Gravity Industries, founded by inventor Richard Browning. Browning previously received media attention for his flight suit invention and was nicknamed “real-life Iron Man” (referring to the Marvel superhero). The flight suit is made up of multiple engines which allow the wearer to pilot their flight using their arms and body to steer while in the air. This test flight demonstrates how the cross-industry application of inventions can lead to disruptive innovation. More…
PatBase’s Patent Citation Network to
reveal hidden insights
The volume and complexity of patent citations make it a difficult area to efficiently navigate. However, with the right tools, it is also an exceptionally valuable one. An accurate citation analysis requires calculations that involve the analysis of a very large number of patents where data quality and internationally broad content is paramount. Understanding a large dataset like this can be difficult, and just a few years ago neither the big data analytics tools accessible for most users or the lack of fully global data collections allowed for it. More…
Compare patent portfolios using
PatBase Analytics V3
Recently, Nvidia, the American technology company most known for its graphics processing units (GPU) announced it will acquire Softbank owned Arm, a large player in semiconductor technology. Arm’s chips power over 95% of the world’s smartphone market as its primary business is licencing its IP. More…
Israel’s growing investment in
intellectual property
In WIPO’s Global Innovation Index 2020, Chapter 12 looks at “Israel’s Challenging Transformation from Start-up Nation to Scale-up Nation”. Israel often ranks at the top in international innovation and entrepreneurship reports, as it boasts more start-ups per capita than any other country. Israel also leads the world in the number of Engineers per capita and by Research and Development (R&D) expenditure by % of GDP and per capita. More…
How Minesoft grew to be a Patent
Solutions Powerhouse in less than 25 years
Getting Minesoft off the ground as a patent solutions provider
Minesoft was founded by Ann Chapman-Daniel and Ophir Daniel in 1996 at their kitchen table, as an ideal way to combine their unique skillset in sci-tech publishing and programming. Together, they took the plunge to establish Minesoft, initially aided by a distribution and development deal by France Telecom. More…
Minesoft and RWS are pleased to
announce the release of PatBase 2.0 – an innovative update for accelerated
patent search and analysis
Minesoft & RWS announce the release of PatBase 2.0
Minesoft, a leading online software solutions provider for the Intellectual Property (IP) sector, has announced the release of the new search engine for PatBase 2.0, the global patent database, in co-operation with RWS, a world leading translation company. This will be the biggest update to the platform since its launch in 2003 and will be available from 7th September 2020. More…
New Minesoft webinar series to
introduce PatBase 2.0!
PatBase 2.0 will be launched next Monday, September 7th, 2020!
Following the launch of the new Search Engine, the Minesoft Support team will be running webinars for our customers to cover what is new in PatBase, PatBase Express and PatBase Analytics V3. The well-liked previous syntax of commands is carried over but there are numerous new possibilities for in-depth searching very fast and this will be demonstrated in the new Webinar Series. More…
How the sports bra empowered
women
A recent feature by the USPTO called “Establishing the new fit” presents the inventors of the sports bra and their story, following their recent visit to the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum in the US. Polly Smith, Hinda Schreiber (now Miller) and Eugenie (Lisa) Lindahl are the listed inventors on their US patent application for the first “Athletic brassiere” (Application number: US19780965381). More…
A peek at Minesoft home-working
In these strange and uncertain times, all companies have had to find a way to adapt and evolve. At Minesoft, the entire team has been working from home over the past few months and we’re happy to now be transitioning back into office life. More…
The Invention of the Radio
When Was The Radio Invented? – The History of The Radio | World Radio Day
The radio has been an important invention for so many people in the UK. During the lockdown caused by the pandemic, millions tuned into British radio stations for news updates and entertainment broadcasts. BBC Radio especially took special measures to provide a stimulating selection of broadcasts, trying to help vulnerable and isolated listeners to cope with loneliness. More…