From The Hustle, September 16:
One sure way to see the future is by looking at corporate patents. Neer Sharma does so every week with Patent Drop. Check some out here.
If you want to see subpar government UX at its finest, go to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website
Thankfully, we have curators.
One of them happens to be Trends member Neer Sharma, who previously co-founded the social writing platform HaikuJAM.
Sharma rounds up the best corporate patents he finds on USPTO and writes it up every week in Patent Drop, giving us a peek into the future.
Here are some recent gems:
Nike’s sports chair with live game integration
Nike’s in-game athlete chair patent has a really cool feature: temperature control. Athletes are always warming up or cooling down on the sidelines. This could be the lazy man’s way of doing it. #TakeOurMoney
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And see:
Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Growth Index
