Patent

Amazon is preparing to open four new physical grocery locations as its ambitions to establish a physical retail presence remain undeterred by the pandemic.

Amazon files patent for “touchless scanning system” allowing people to pay with hands

January 3, 2020

Amazon is understood to be working on biometric touchless scanning technology which would allow Amazon Go customers to pay with their hand. The online retail giant has filed a patent…

Retail drone deliveries are facing a major setback in the US as key legislation enabling companies to deliver parcels is opposed by powerful groups.

Walmart plans to catch drone deliveries in nets according to new patents

Delivery / Supply Chain News Patents

Amazon drone delivery Google Patent Walmart

October 8, 2019

Ben Stevens

No Comments

Walmart filed two separate drone delivery patents last week as it seeks to push ahead of both Amazon and Google’s current drone programmes. The patents look specifically at how to…

Walmart will use blockchain tech to let delivery drones communicate

Automation Delivery / Supply Chain News Patents

Blockchain Delivery drones Patent Walmart

August 15, 2019

Ben Stevens

No Comments

Walmart is planning to use blockchain technology to allow delivery drones to communicate, according to a new patent. Delivery drones will use blockchain technology to transmit information like their speed,…

Amazon, Walmart, Target and Ikea sued by the University of California in landmark patent case

Industry Patents

Amazon Edison filament LED bulb Ikea LED Nixon Peabody Patent Shuji Nakamura Target University of California Walmart

July 31, 2019

Ben Stevens

No Comments

Amazon, Walmart, Ikea, Target and Bed Bath & Beyond are all being sued by the University of California for allegedly infringing its patents. The university is seeking unspecified damages and…

Amazon plans to turn its drones into flying intelligent security cameras

Automation Delivery / Supply Chain News

Amazon Drones Patent

June 21, 2019

Ben Stevens

No Comments

Amazon is planning to use its soon to be launched fleet of delivery drones to film shopper’s houses and create a digital flying neighbourhood watch scheme. According to the Telegraph…

Alibaba applies for 262 blockchain patents

Blockchain Cryptocurrency Delivery / Supply Chain

Alibaba Blockchain business China e-commerce expand Patent payments supply chain

May 24, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

No Comments

Chinese multinational conglomerate and e-commerce specialist Alibaba is pushing on with its foray into blockchain implementation after applying for 262 blockchain patents. With those patents in hand, Alibaba will integrate…

Google could be next to offer a folding phone

Apps / Mobile Companies News Patents

Folding Phone Google Patent Pixel

March 15, 2019

Ben Stevens

No Comments

Google could be the latest tech giant to jump on the folding phone bandwagon, after it filed a patent for a “computing device” which can be folded multiple times without…

Samsung patents wirelessly-powered TV

Companies News Patents

Charging Mobile Patent Samsung Wireless

March 7, 2019

Ben Stevens

No Comments

Samsung has filed a patent suggesting it is working on an entirely wireless TV, utilising a wireless power transceiver to operate without any cables. As reported by LetsGoDigital, Samsung filed…

Amazon’s latest patent will give you a personal delivery collection robot

Companies Delivery / Supply Chain

AGV Amazon Automated Ground Vehicle Patent

February 28, 2019

Ben Stevens

No Comments

Amazon has issued its latest outlandish patent for a robot which will go and collect your deliveries from the nearest pick-up centre. Today the online tech giant issued a patent…

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER

Latest Feature

Here’s what the UK’s biggest retailers really do with your data

03/08/2020 11:37 AM

Ever wonder what you’re agreeing to when you agree to terms and conditions when shopping with the likes of Amazon, Asos, Zara and Nike? Charged has teamed up with Rightly.co.uk…

Patent

Amazon files patent for “touchless scanning system” allowing people to pay with hands

Walmart plans to catch drone deliveries in nets according to new patents

Walmart will use blockchain tech to let delivery drones communicate

Amazon, Walmart, Target and Ikea sued by the University of California in landmark patent case

Amazon plans to turn its drones into flying intelligent security cameras

Alibaba applies for 262 blockchain patents

Google could be next to offer a folding phone

Samsung patents wirelessly-powered TV

Amazon’s latest patent will give you a personal delivery collection robot

Social

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER

Latest Feature

Here’s what the UK’s biggest retailers really do with your data

The Company

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER

Patent

Social

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER

Latest Feature

Most Read

The Company

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER