A newly patented IBM technology authenticates access to a system by using "a simulated state of a digital twin" to derive a password — in one example, using a vehicle's operational data such as its odometer reading. Mansfield inventor Jian Wu is named on the patent. [Composite illustration: Sources, U.S. Patent No. 12561425-B2, Fig. 4; Aleksei Cheremisinov/istockphoto; DI Studio]
A block diagram of Rivian's newly patented onboard charging system shows an electric vehicle connected to the power grid — simultaneously charging its battery while delivering a separate power signal to electrical accessories through a dedicated output port. Irving inventor Muhammad Mobeen Mahmood is among those named on the patent. [Composite illustration: Sources, U.S. Patent No. 12542447, Fig. 7; DI Studio]
An eye implant that projects laser images onto the retina is the concept behind a new patent from Dallas-based Verily Life Sciences. The system pairs an intraocular implant with a head-worn camera that captures and transmits scenes to the eye in real time. Dallas law firm Haynes and Boone prosecuted the patent. [Composite illustration: Sources, U.S. Patent No. 12529886, Fig. 1 and 3; DI Studio]