Steve Jobs is still receiving the most patents in the US

Since his death in 2011, the name of the former Apple CEO has issued 141 patent. It is much more than most inventors receive for his life. For example, one of the newly issued patents - the design of the glass cube on Fifth Avenue Apple.





Here is an illustration of the relevant patent .



Since Jobs took part in the development of many products from Apple, then it is often included in the number of co-authors. About 300 patent applications with the name Steve Jobs is still in the process of registration in the US Patent Office. Moreover, still serves new.

In addition, Apple tries to patent traditionally absolutely all the details of their products down to the smallest, Jobs himself encouraged this practice, пишет Technology Review.

In hundreds of patents Jobs is the whole history of Apple. The first was issued April 12, 1983 for an invention, which is called simply: «персональный computer » (patent number 268, 584).



Fans of Apple technology sometimes regretfully say that the company not survive after Steve Jobs . The current executive director Tim Cook - pragmatic Logistics Specialist, optimized delivery of equipment from Chinese factories. His name is not in any patent.

However, the reality belies predictions of pessimists. In the past three years, the company continued development of new products (watches, payment system), and its financial performance grow, as before. Cook at Apple's annual revenue has more than doubled to $ 182 billion.

On the other hand, the elapsed time is too small. Perhaps, Apple while moving by inertia, largely using the achievements of previous years, and the rate at which it sent a founding father. What Steve Jobs still remains the main inventor in the world in the number of patents granted, may serve as confirmation of this fact.

Although Jobs in 2012 posthumously entered into the National Inventors Hall of Fame United States, some experts do not believe his inventions (like the appearance of iPhone) something outstanding, but only a small technical improvements. In addition, it is often included in the number of co-sponsors for quite minor helpful comments, as was the case with the interface QuickTime and the iPod, the created Tim Vasko.

Interestingly, the name of Steve Jobs among the co-authors of the patent are sometimes used even in trials. So, in the proceedings in 2012 against Motorola Chicago judge specifically asked the lawyers Apple to stop calling key patent for swipe and scroll to the touchscreen "Patents of Steve Jobs." According to the judge, the lawyers tried to exploit the name popularly beloved founder of Apple, while it was only one of 25 co-sponsors.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/242098/

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