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Patent Olympiad Training Camp: Tips and Tricks For the Competitive Patent Searcher https://patentolympiad.org/blog/2019/10/10/popquiz-5-ai-spy-with-my-searchers-eye monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1569233867616-5ICY982TPWDG0968VCQV/PatSeer+Large_png.png PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #5 – AI Spy: the AI Scene In Romania https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1570697044186-77SI75XI39KXUG60GJUR/image-asset.jpeg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #5 – AI Spy: the AI Scene In Romania Look at those cute little AI eyes! How could you not love your AI assistant of the future? Photo by Alex Knight on Unsplash https://patentolympiad.org/blog/2019/9/3/popquiz-4-results monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1568793397643-FW8QKF1NOWL6E0N6RCG0/Image+2019-09-17+at+10.38.49+PM.png PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #4 Results - Picks of the Paparazzi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1568802337641-KSU289FL4EL9TAWQ2DQU/figure-2923801_1920.png PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #4 Results - Picks of the Paparazzi Wait…there’s more than one? In the case of “Topical Search Systems”, yes. Image by Gerhard Janson from Pixabay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1568792353303-0A2TYWJPQMVHKCDB15I2/multiple_camera_carry PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #4 Results - Picks of the Paparazzi Multiple lenses come in handy sometimes. Photo by freestocks.org on Unsplash. https://patentolympiad.org/blog/2019/8/21/popquiz-2-these-results-are-the-vladdest monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1568355366339-OL8KUSCEGQ0N7T539PN5/USD0531780-20061107-D00000.png PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #2 Results: The Vladdest of the Vlad - Vampire Hunters. Death. And Fashion. Submitted by Manuela Popescu. Yikes. There were a lot of dead vampires in US3818100, the patent we’ve linked to the button below. Manuela suggests that the method described within might have helped Guido take care of his bat problem this August – if those bats had been actual vampire bats. Manuela’s submissions ranked in our top 3 due to the collective VI of her submissions. Bats count for a lot. Manuela is also Romanian, so VI points there. US3818100 was Manuela’s highest VI document. It discloses a method for causing the demise of vampires, and documents the death of about 2000 – vampire bats – in the specification. So death, blood-feasting, and bats: lots of them. I’m sad about all the dead bats, but I learned something interesting today after reading about them: vampire bats share food, and they will actually regurgitate blood meals to feed to other bats in their colonies. Manuela submitted several other items, including some items that any style-conscious vampire might enjoy: a fashionable necklace, some custom-fit teeth, and the fine coffin whose image accompanies this text – perfect for those sunny days in. The best part about the coffin patent – aside from the design that allows one to stack several coffins efficiently (handy if you’re accumulating a lot of vampires) – are the assignee names associated with the citing documents…Ash Ghoulmore and Ravin Crossbows. Oh, and the inventor of the coffin was one Donald W. Nutting. I am entertained. Thank you Manuela. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1568363563309-LQFMCE1CUGPOX0W9EY7B/neurons-1773922_1920.jpg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #2 Results: The Vladdest of the Vlad Neurons. Sort of. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1568363859095-XBYT6SJGDX817RDIO7KT/suitcase-3802998_1920.jpg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #2 Results: The Vladdest of the Vlad Appareently, you can take it with you. Just make sure you show them RU2010105950. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1568355112322-RYK3TLGQFODQQXPGWVGC/Bite_Inc_Game.jpg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #2 Results: The Vladdest of the Vlad - A Vampire Count (Game), Recently Deceased Submitted by Mikk. For the sheer volume references to vampires, vampire clichés, mentions of vampire lore, and groan-inducing vampire puns…this single patent had the highest VI of your submissions. Mikk submitted US6158742A “Vampire count hide and go seek game”. Mikk’s method to retrieve the high VI patent involved a combination analysis in PatentInspiration using following keywords: vampire, dracula, immortal*, cross, fly*, blood, mirror, garlic, bat*, death*. This granted patent, which is deceased, is a vampire-themed hide and seek game enhanced with narration in a “Transylvania” accent, sound effects including “blood-curdling screams”, and the anxiety of your fellow players succumbing one by one to horrifying vampire-themed puns. The named inventor on this patent, a David Ersell Platt, then of Bountiful, Utah, briefly owned a company called Bite Incorporated, which was presumably formed to market the game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1566427781192-1VZ9JQDQ5VTQGMJL1Y7X/Ultimate_Rejuvenation_Process2.jpg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #2 Results: The Vladdest of the Vlad - Still Creepy, After All This Time… As mentioned in our interim post, Henk Pattyn contributed several documents as candidates. You’ll recognize this document from our interim results set for this challenge. It’s hard to deny the vampiric qualities of this patent. The “everything but the laboratory sink” nature of this patent meant it didn’t have the most mentions of vampire lore. However, any proposal to rejuvenate old people by infusing them with blood extracted from children, babies, and young people is definitely strikingly Vlad. Over-the-top VI points for blood-curdling ickiness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1568361486845-NRTE3MKKAWV87TCTVSVP/artwork-4021869_1920.jpg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #2 Results: The Vladdest of the Vlad Inventor and friend, a portrait in ceramic. Image by Vardan Sevan from Pixabay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1567142947159-TYZROT64F7KDM799SP0T/actionvance-n-2_KHgeAy0-unsplash.jpg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #2 Results: The Vladdest of the Vlad The target? Vampire-inspired technology. The results? Right here. Photo by ActionVance on Unsplash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1568359874701-W92W0VCV18WT6H8UQ4AZ/Storyforge_Crew.jpg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #2 Results: The Vladdest of the Vlad https://patentolympiad.org/blog/2019/8/29/popquiz3-decrypted monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1567916633776-TACXXTCWIAUPL95MNMQF/old-3173160_1920.jpg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #3 Results: Decrypted. Or…Knowledge is Power. - Hidden in Plain Sight Obfuscation was always the game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1567831621280-9TE1QHJZ67WCL4UXKEB3/pear-2010023_1920.jpg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #3 Results: Decrypted. Or…Knowledge is Power. Let’s shed some light on our patent research enigma, shall we? Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay. https://patentolympiad.org/blog/2019/9/3/popquiz-4-be-a-patent-paparazzi monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1567525105472-93TVWJ9VZRSH7K8MFZZI/celebrity_paparazzi.jpg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #4 - Be A Patent Paparazzi Can you spot the celebrities? We can’t either – at least not in this photograph. But that’s the life of a stock photo celebrity for you – all the problems with paparazzi – at least for the duration of the shoot – but none of the perks of fame. So why not go hunting for real celebrities in your patent searches? https://patentolympiad.org/blog/2019/8/29/popquiz3-clues monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1567066433420-SA4502H3SS9MUYT17J7T/answers_in_the_dark-closer-looks.jpg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #3 Addendum: Clues! There are many ways to phrase a question. And many ways to suggest an answer. Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1567065442701-RTPR3OZM15BKBKCEPF1M/answers-in-the-light_purple_2597.png PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #3 Addendum: Clues! - Clue #1 (Red + Blue), said the Americans. ’97, said the Japanese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1567185055711-S5XY9NQT84WFTDF66XMD/An_Animated_Decoder.gif PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #3 Addendum: Clues! - Clue #2: Just one of many. This key won’t unlock our puzzle. But can it lead you to a place to start? Originally posted user kiss my armpit on a StackExchange discussion. https://patentolympiad.org/blog/2019/8/26/popquiz-3-riddles-and-poetry-intrigue-and-innovation-andpatents-this-one-has-it-all monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1566889813406-SO4BA8IXDCL6T2IZSU0Y/answers_in_the_dark.png PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #3: Riddles and Poetry, Intrigue and Innovation. And Patents. This One Has it All. Riddles in the dark, dear searcher? What patent searcher doesn't like the challenge of a good conundrum? Original version of image by Arek Socha from Pixabay. https://patentolympiad.org/blog/2019/8/21/popquiz-2-interim-results monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1566427781192-1VZ9JQDQ5VTQGMJL1Y7X/Ultimate_Rejuvenation_Process2.jpg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #2 Interim Results: The First, The Brave, The Really Really Weird. - Ultimate Rejuvenation Processes We received several high VI submissions from Henk Pattyn, some of which were truly eyebrow-raising. Here’s just one of them: CA2815415, “Ultimate Rejuvenation Processes”. Part manifesto, part diatribe, part omnibus patent application – this document has it all. Not that I’m sure what “it” is. Want the Only True Democracy Current Voting Process? An Anti-Bully Suit? Foot Smell-and-Blister-Preventing Vent Shoes? This document has all that and more. The main contributor to the VI index on this document? The “Ultimate Rejuvenation Process” plan to rejuvenate the elderly and infirm by mixing their blood with the extracted “blood from healthy babies, children, and any young people”. Ew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1566412418237-YLCS7X5T31GB0JU3I2ZN/Bat_shaped_Zipline_Ad.jpg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #2 Interim Results: The First, The Brave, The Really Really Weird. - A Thrilling Ride: Bat-Shaped Zip Line Trolley Submitted by Marie-Pierre Vidonne. The original submission was US Design Patent USD822463S1; this device seems to be related. (Check out the patent images at the link.) I would like this device in my backyard, but I am afraid of attracting hordes of uninsured neighbourhood children. Check out those sharp edges! Extra VI points for the high likelihood of tears and bloodshed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1566411746649-9GTPIVZO2YOK4TCTHU52/Yateen_VI_Analysis.png PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #2 Interim Results: The First, The Brave, The Really Really Weird. - Analytics with Teeth Analysis and submission by Yateen Paragaonkar. Yateen identified a number of Patent Assignees with high VI values and reports that a high-level search reveals that there are likely tens of thousands of high-VI patent documents, many of them with a Romanian connection. His observations include a selection of Romanian patent documents about levitation. Yateen is a man with Van Helsing-like determination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1566436635929-5BNOSAEV5WCNTGX5VYHP/anton-darius-thesollers-mdMj0EcCYUY-unsplash.jpg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #2 Interim Results: The First, The Brave, The Really Really Weird. No, there weren’t any chickens in this first set of search results. But some of the patent documents you submitted for POPQuiz 2 were as weird as this rooster. Weirder, probably. Photo by Anton Darius | @theSollers on Unsplash. https://patentolympiad.org/blog/2019/8/21/popquiz-2-a-reprieve monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1566383453978-32ZZEE0H72TWPU3XX9YM/HiVI-SocialMedia-Icons.jpg PODIUM Blog - More Time for POPQuiz #2. Because Vampires. And Social Media. Supernaturally great patent searchers might prefer their own brands of social media. If you yourself have a high VI index, perhaps you would prefer a platform with a similarly high VI index, like Bleddit or Chitter. No one seems to be on Garlic+, however. Background image by Mysticsartdesign on Pixabay. Social icons by Cathy Chiba. https://patentolympiad.org/blog/2019/8/13/popquiz-2-powers-of-v-vlad-the-impaler-the-vampire-index-and-vivid-imaginations monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1565760805210-XIMIHY7XRR5M9IDTFOJV/bat-4095655_1920+%281%29.jpg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #2: Powers of V – Vlad the Impaler, The Vampire Index, and Vivid Imaginations What will strange things will you find in the shadows? Image based on original photo from sam8927, Pixabay. https://patentolympiad.org/blog/2019/8/9/popquiz-1-answer monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1565402185062-J7AIFYHE2VUPQR2OAUQC/POPQuiz1_The_Truth_is_Out_There.jpg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #1 Answers: The Bucharest Files If the truth is out there, then great researchers can help you find it. And sometimes, they find more than you expect. Image by Pawel86 from Pixabay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1565412748325-OA9FLLO8R146QRU7NX0R/ufo-1951536_1920.jpg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #1 Answers: The Bucharest Files Flying saucers, disc-shaped craft, UFOs…hidden in a wilderness of terms, perhaps, but pretty hard to miss once you see your first ones. https://patentolympiad.org/blog/2019/8/7/popquiz-1-two-romanian-inventors-an-illegal-invention-and-the-french-connection monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1565158188111-1R9NQ1AMQOJELVZP1MGV/Singular-Bulb.jpg PODIUM Blog - POPQuiz #1: Two Romanian Inventors, An Illegal Invention, And The French Connection How bright are you feeling today, Patent Gladiator? [Image of a singular bright light hanging with some other dimmed bulbs. Sometimes that’s a good feeling, even if you’re actually in the dark.] https://patentolympiad.org/blog/2019/8/4/introducing-popquiz monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1564990533193-OP197OL1FD5TNLDO4H4W/alexander-kagan-rkji9hajIeM-unsplash.jpg PODIUM Blog - Introducing POPQuiz! A Research Challenge Series for Patent Information Fans This week, we’ll celebrate the launch of POPQuiz - a Patent Olympiad Preliminary to warm you up for the main event. Watch the PODIUM Blog so you can be the first to submit your answer to our very first POPQuiz. (Photo by Alexander Kagan on Unsplash.) https://patentolympiad.org/blog/2019/7/28/90-days-to-patent-olympiad-2019 monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1564361238756-MX619SZNTDH9952Q47Z7/Bucharest+Sunset-Vignette-2.jpg PODIUM Blog - Our 90-Day Countdown Begins: Will You Join Us at Patent Olympiad? 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Will you join us? https://patentolympiad.org/blog/2019/1/8/reflections-the-first-patent-olympiad monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1547160653026-DG9V1Q6R3D4QN6F0O5OE/PatentOlympiad-2018+-+1.jpg PODIUM Blog - Exeunt 2018: Reflections on the First Patent Olympiad - Exeunt 2018 A celebration of patent research in Milano, finished with an Aperol spritz. - Photo by Cathy Chiba, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4fcf928dd041f746a6c651/1547161507465-GKID0TVRMVHOS78UMHSR/Politecnico_di_Milano-B27-PO2018.jpg PODIUM Blog - Exeunt 2018: Reflections on the First Patent Olympiad Twenty-five contestants from 10 countries signed up for the Patent Olympiad. 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