Switching it up: What Nintendo’s patents say about the Switch 2
The Nintendo Switch 2, announced during the Nintendo Direct last April 2, 2025 and reported to be launched globally on June 5, introduces significant hardware and user experience upgrades. Nintendo’s recent patent filings provide insight into the technologies driving these enhancements. This patent deep-dive explores how Nintendo has tackled the limitations of earlier models and […]
Remote check-in system for hospitals detailed in patent application
Quedo, a startup in Minnesota, is patenting a way for patients to remotely check-in at medical facilities, and for said medical facilities to access patients’ data before they arrive.
Students can go head-to-head with AI in Pearson’s game-based teaching method
A patent application from London-based Pearson Education describes an interactive learning method that pits students against artificial intelligence or classmates in a quiz.
An on-demand mental health therapy tool from Colorado’s IMHT
Integrated Mental Health Technologies (IMHT), a Colorado-based tech company specializing in psychotherapies, seeks to patent an on-demand mental health therapy tool that provides guided exercises according to a user’s emotional state.
This AI maps out vulnerable communities using big data
Artificial intelligence, along with the immense amounts of data collected by businesses and government agencies, can be used to map out social inequality.
Ford looks to put holograms on top of cars
Michigan-based auto giant Ford features a holographic projection system that uses water mists to help people find their parked cars.
A vehicle safety system that detects and restricts drivers’ mobile devices
Aptiv, a company in Barbados that produces safety technology for cars, is patenting a way to automatically restrict the use of mobile devices in the driver’s seat.
Using air particle data to protect car passengers from pollution
BreezoMeter, an environmental tech company from Israel, is patenting ways to predict when a vehicle will encounter air pollution, and implement protective measures for passengers.
Inflatable telescopes can offer glimpses at the far reaches of space
Inventors from the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in Texas have outlined in a patent application designs for an inflatable space telescope.
How Zume’s pizza robots work (and its food delivery business that didn’t)
In 2020, California-based startup Zume shuttered its robot pizza delivery business, built around trucks that would cook food on their way to customers. We’re reviewing the company’s patent application for pizza-made-by-robots, and how this futuristic idea failed to deliver.
