Patents were granted for Conduent’s apparatus for customized handwriting zones; Robin Technologies’ automated secure door for a robotic mower; Futurewei Technologies’ path selection for autonomous vehicles; Lennox Industries’ reflective UV light shield for HVAC units; Toyota’s methods for making an object appear transparent; and Varidesk’s electrically lifted computer and office desk.
Mance Harmon of Hedera Hashtag says Open Access marks the next step in the company's "journey to become the industry’s most decentralized, permissionless, public network."