Emergency rescue drone with design

Introducing emergency rescue drones that combine design.

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The 911$ Rescue Drone carries patient efficiently & rapidly using less manpower than the current stretcher.

The German iF Design Award is one of the world's most famous and renowned design competitions, which are awarded each year by iF International Forum Design, an independent design agency.

In the 2020 iF Design Award, the 911$ Emergency Rescue Drone design by Professor Jeong Yeon-woo of the Ulsan Institute of Science and Technology won the prize in the professional concept category.

The emergency rescue drone is simply ‘flying stretcher in the sky’. The propeller and the battery pack are connected to the stretcher that the patient can lie down. These stretchers can be lifted up in the air.

This drone allows paramedics to transport emergency patients more comfortably, safely and quickly. In addition, the secondary accident can be prevented because the patient can be loaded directly into the ambulance without leaving the drone.

It is designed based on universal technology that is easy to access and can be distributed at a reasonable price. It is said that the ‘911$ emergency rescue drone’ is named because it can be produced at about US$911.

I want to see emergency rescue drones around in the world.

Dyson's New Patented Technology, Wearable Air Purifier

Today, more than half of the world's population lives in cities. City air is becoming increasingly polluted. According to WHO study, 9 out of 10 people are having contaminated air which is enough to endanger their health. It is estimated that seven million people die each year from air pollution.

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As environmental problems persist, so the demand for air cleaners increase. Under these circumstances, the wearable air purifier patent, which Dyson filed in July 2018, was disclosed. Dyson's new challenge, known as a manufacturer of consumer electronics products such as cordless vacuums and hair dryers, surprised people.

🔺Dyson's homepage

The patented technology disclosed this time relates to a headset including an air purifier device. The headset is equipped with a 35-40MM fan on both sides to purify polluted air and then spray clean oxygen to the user. The fan rotates at 12,000 RPM and provides 1.4 liters of oxygen per second.

🔺wipsglobal.com 'A wearable air purifier'

 The sound quality of the headset, as well as the air purifying, will be a major concern for consumers, and the key to this technology is how to minimize the noise of a spinning fan at high speeds. I'm curious how Dyson will make it harmonious the combination of these two features, headsets and air purifiers.

Bad masks watch

Increase in mask patent application 

According to the KJPO (Korea Intellectual Property Office)'s research, 68 cases of virus-related mask applications in the last five years were nearly doubled, which is compared to 37, the average annual number of applications in the previous five years.

The number of mask-related patent applications also seems to have increased with the influence of MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) and yellow dust (which is increasing every year).

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Patented mask field that reflects ideas in life

Looking at the trend of patent applicants in the field of masks in Korea over the past 10 years, individual patent applications accounted for the majority with an annual average of 57%.

The Korea Intellectual Property Office analyzes that technology level is not high in the mask field, so it is not difficult for individuals to file the patent. Many people try ideas coming from the daily life as the number of using masks increases with viruses, bacteria and yellow dust.

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 Mask that protects my body in various ways

Looking into the patent documents, there are many ideas to protect my body from viruses. Physical methods to control pore size, chemical methods to apply organic and inorganic antimicrobial agents, ultrasonic methods to apply heat rays to electromagnetic fields… etc, there are many efforts that have been made to protect the body from viruses.

wipsglobal.com  a mask protects from viruses

 Bad mask watch,

However, in July last year, the Korea Food and Drug Administration jointly inspected the fine dust mask. As a result of the inspection, 1,125 cases were detected, including 437 false and hype advertisements and 680 false indications of patent. As CORONA VIRUS is going around recently, many people wear masks on the street. As demand for masks increased, it seems that it is time for countermeasures against bad masks.

[WIPSTUDY #15] US PTAB_Non-Provisional Patent Application Appeal

In this #15 issue,
we're going to review the statistics of the non-provisional (regular) patent application appeal cases.

. US PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board): Non-provisional (regular) patent application

< search n analysis database : WIPS Global >

There're total 16,619 appeal decision cases from 2018 to present.
(* Search result extracted from 01/01/2018 to 04/02/2020)

wipsglobal.com > trial/appeal search > regular patents

[1st Applicant's Nationality]

wipsglobal.com > trial/appeal search > patent list > SmartAngle

It's the chart of the 1st applicant's nationality of the 16,619 appeal cases filed in the US during the corresponding period. US is ranked in the 1st with 10,101 cases followed by Germany(999 cases), Japan (882 cases), the Netherlands (463 cases).

[The 1st Applicant]

wipsglobal.com > trial/appeal search > patent list > SmartAngle

Shows that top 3 applicants of the US appeal- IBM with 614 cases, Ford Global Tech with 332 cases and Philips NV with 298 cases, which means IT, motors and home electrical appliances are listed on the top.


[Original IPC (subclass)]

wipsglobal.com > trial/appeal search > patent list > SmartAngle

Let's take a look at the top ranked technologies. The enlarged shot of the chart shows the top 3 technologies which are G06Q (16%), G06F (13%) and A61K (4.7%)

* Classification Code
G06Q : Data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for administrative,                    commercial, financial, managerial, supervisory or forecasting purposes.
G06F : Electric digital data processing which are computer systems based on specific               computational models
A61K : Preparations for medical, dental, or toilet purposes.


[Kind Code]

wipsglobal.com > trial/appeal search > patent list > SmartAngle

 ◀ Among the total 16,619 appeal decision cases,
Filed is 11,132 cases.
Grant is 5,394 cases.
Which means that 32.4% patents have been granted after being reversed and remanded by the appeal after final office action.













Here let's find out on the patents filed by Taiwanese applicants.
We've learned that 72 patents was filed from Taiwanese nationality from the chart '1st Applicant Nationality' above.

🔻 List of 72 patents of Taiwanese nationality

wipsglobal.com > trial/appeal search > patent list > SmartAngle_2nd analysis for Taiwan

[1st Applicant]

wipsglobal.com > trial/appeal search > patent list > SmartAngle_2nd analysis for Taiwan

The chart shows the 1st applicant of the 72 TW patents filed appeal trial in the US.
Taiwan Semiconductor MFG has the most with 27 patents followed by Mediatek Inc. and Vesera Technologies with 4 cases.

Let's take a look at one case of Taiwan Semiconductor in detail below.

wipsglobal.com > trial/appeal search

• Appeal no. 2018004743, Ex Parte Lin et al
• Application type : Regular (same as non-provisional patent application)
• Document type : Decision
• Decision date : Feb. 12, 2019
• Patent Application no. 15/459192
• Patent Grant no. 10377013
• Applicant : Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.,Ltd

⏬ Decision document of the appeal #2018004743, Ex Parte Lin et al, which stated 'REVERSED'.

wipsglobal.com > trial/appeal search > document

Children’s song ‘Shark family’ lawsuit

World popular nursery rhyme ‘Shark Family’

Shake `` Shark Family, '' which appeared on YouTube in January 2018, is a two-minute song written by children's content creator, SmartStudy that adds lyrics and dance to a nursery rhyme in North America. The shark family, which became popular in Korea with its strong addictiveness, has spread worldwide and been translated into more than 10 languages, exceeding 4 billion views on YouTube, and getting into the Billboard chart.

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 Johnny Only filed Copyright Infringement

In 2019, American songwriter Johnny Onley filed a lawsuit against copyright infringement against SmartStudy. The reason is that ‘Shark Family’ is very similar to the ‘Baby Shark’, which he released in 2011. Johnny Only sued for the first time in 2018, but was dropped because of lack of preparation.

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Johnny Only vs SmartStudy

Johnny Only claimed that SmartStudy plagiarized the ‘Baby Shark’ that he re-made. Although the ‘Shark Family’ of SmartStudy has variations in intro and the latter half, but rhythm, and chord are very similar to Johnny Only's ‘Baby Shark’. The SmartStudy insisted that things are common because the two songs are arranged from the same song, but except for the elements shared between the two songs and the original song, there is no real similarity. They argued that unlike Johnny's offbeat rhythm which is familiar in North America, the SmartStudy used honest beats, so that the plagiarism could not be proven.

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 What is a derivative work?

In fact, the two songs are inspired by the North American oral rhythm "Baby Shark." The nursery rhyme is not copyrighted and free from copyright restrictions. However, the contents completed by applying their own melody to their oral rhymes and applying their own arrangements are recognized as secondary works. If it is recognized as a secondary work, it is possible that it would be protected by copyright law.

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 What are the consequences for litigation between derivative works?

On the 21st, the court requested the file to both parties to inform the start of the trial. The lawsuit is likely to be a significant precedent for the derivative work. Anyone can create a secondary creation while the original author is unclear, but the criteria for judging the boundary and recognition for the secondary creation were ambiguous. Let’s see what the court’s decision will be.