A half-scale ultra heavy-lift amphibious connector prototype created by Navatek Ltd. and the Navy’s Office of Naval Research, linking with the USS Rushmore in July 2014. The Navy is ranked high among 2013 new patent holders. Photo credit: Navy.mil.
Apple, Qualcomm Tops in Patents? Nope, Try the Navy -- Times of San Diego
The U.S. Navy received patents for more developments last year than most of the Fortune 500 corporations ranked in a recent report.
The Navy increased its patents by 12 percent, having been granted 399 patents while climbing three slots to no. 89 on the IP Record’s Top 300 Organizations Granted U.S. Patents in 2013.
“The Navy has continued to see its patent portfolio strengthen year after year,” said Dr. Walter F. Jones, executive director at the Office of Naval Research, in a news release. “The variety of patents granted is striking, but just as compelling are the partnerships we develop with academia, research institutions and industry to support research that addresses critical Navy needs.”
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Update: Navy’s Patent Volume Surpasses Other Tech Agencies -- Product Design And Development
My Comment: The Navy has a $16 billion research budget .... give me a budget like that and I should be able to find something to patent.
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