USPTO honors world vitality innovators with first
Logos for Humanity awards, Patents for Humanity winners
PHOTO BY MICHAEL CONNOR/USPTO
In the event you assume mental property (IP) “solely” protects the rights of inventors and innovators, contemplate its distinguished function in addressing environmental and local weather change challenges.
That mission was celebrated just lately when the USPTO introduced the recipients of the 2024 Logos for Humanity and Patents for Humanity awards.
The 4 winners within the inaugural Logos for Humanity competitors and eight Patents for Humanity awardees present dramatic proof that humanitarian engagement is appropriate with enterprise pursuits and powerful mental property protections, and that corporations can successfully contribute to the worldwide good whereas sustaining business markets.
The competitions spotlight innovators and model house owners who discover distinctive and artistic methods to deal with sustainability and different environmentally pleasant options.
Winners had been acknowledged at a ceremony on December 3 in Washington, D.C., on the U.S. Division of Commerce.
“Each the Logos for Humanity and Patents for Humanity competitions have fun the pivotal function that mental property performs in assembly a few of society’s best challenges,” stated Kathi Vidal, below secretary of commerce for mental property and director of the USPTO.
Logos for Humanity: Setting award recipients
Olaunu (San Clemente, California) supplies stormwater water sources and coastal zone administration consulting providers to enhance water high quality within the ocean and waterways, additionally enhancing water sources and entry to scrub water whereas defending the pure atmosphere. Trademark: OLAUNU®
Genmoji (San Juan, Puerto Rico) develops, manufactures, and installs renewable vitality and synthetic wind vitality recycling applied sciences and AI Software program targeted on sustainability, effectivity, and important drops in greenhouse emissions for communities that face ongoing challenges with conventional vitality infrastructure—significantly after main pure disasters. Trademark: GENMOJI®
World Centric (Rohnert Park, California) affords over 400 plant-based compostable merchandise, together with cutlery, plates, bowls, cups, trays, to-go containers, and garden baggage, designed to scale back environmental influence. The corporate donates 25 % of its income to grassroots initiatives that empower communities and drive sustainable change. Trademark: World Centric®
ENERGFACADE by mark proprietor YKK AP America Inc. (Atlanta) has expanded its dedication to environmental sustainability in its external-facing merchandise and its inside manufacturing processes. It supplies energy-efficient aluminum constructing supplies, together with doorways, home windows, entrances, storefronts, shades, and curtainwalls. Trademark: ENERGFACADE®
Patents for Humanity:
Inexperienced Vitality award recipients
(by expertise class)
Hydropower: Emrgy (Atlanta) developed a hydrokinetic expertise via revolutionary {hardware} and software program techniques that allow distributed renewable energy technology, reworking non-powered water conveyance infrastructure into clear vitality sources.
Hydrokinetic Vitality Corp. (Key West, Florida) developed hydrokinetic generators to be used in renewable sources with flowing water, together with ocean, tidal, and river currents utilizing a singular Move Acceleration Know-how.
Natel Vitality (Alameda, California) developed FishSafe Restoration Hydro Generators (RHT)— high-performance hydro-turbine runners that allow fish to move via a turbine safely, preserving biodiversity whereas producing dependable, renewable vitality.
Photo voltaic: SpecMat (Warren, Ohio) developed a expertise known as the Room Temperature Moist Chemistry Development (RTWCG) course of, which permits for photo voltaic cell manufacturing to be streamlined. It will increase throughput by 40 %, eliminates sizzling processes, makes use of much less electrical energy, and delivers larger effectivity over conventional applied sciences.
Wind: Wind Harvest Worldwide, Inc. (Davis, California) developed new, utility-scale wind generators to make use of in mid-level wind sources which might be too turbulent for conventional horizontal axis wind generators, together with the understories of the windiest wind farms around the globe and elsewhere the massive generators can not go.
Hydrogen: ZeroAvia, Inc. (Hollister, California) developed scalable hydrogen and electrical propulsion applied sciences to drastically cut back environmental hurt and decrease prices in comparison with conventional aviation powertrains.
Biofuels: College of South Florida: T2CE Biofuels (Tampa) developed a technique to convert on a regular basis waste materials—similar to family rubbish, stable waste, agricultural waste, and sewage—into diesel, marine, and aviation gasoline.
Different: Pirl (Rockville, Maryland) developed a next-generation EV charger that’s comprised of simply accessible and elimination inside components to scale back the price of upkeep whereas growing uptime and producing much less e-waste.
