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IDiyas Inventors Newsletter May 20, 2025
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Your IDiyas USPTO Weekly Inventor )
Tue May 20 10:04:21 2025
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## Table of Contents
* [This Week's Patent News](#this-weeks-patent-news)
* [Weekly Statistics](#weekly-statistics)
* [Main Article](#main-article)
* [Trivia (question)](#trivia-question)
* [Featured Inventor](#featured-inventor)
* [Today in Patent History](#today-in-patent-history)
* [Centurion Patentors](#centurion-patentors)
* [Trivia (answer)](#trivia-answer)
**This Week's Patent News:**
1. **Illumina Sues Element Biosciences** =E2=80=93 Illumina has filed a law=
suit against Element Biosciences, alleging infringement of five patents rel=
ated to flow cell and imaging technologies used in genetic sequencing. The =
case is being heard in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware=
.
2. **10x Genomics Settles Patent Lawsuits with Bruker and Vizgen** =E2=80=
=93 10x Genomics has reached settlements with Bruker and Vizgen, resolving =
multiple patent disputes and establishing global patent cross-license agree=
ments. Bruker will pay $68 million in installments and ongoing royalties.
3. **DOAR Study on Public Attitudes Toward Patent Litigation** =E2=80=93 A =
study by DOAR reveals demographic differences in how jurors perceive high-t=
ech companies in patent disputes. The findings suggest that factors like ag=
e and income influence attitudes more than geographic location.
4. **Trademark Damages Case in the Eleventh Circuit** =E2=80=93 The US Cour=
t of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled on a trademark damages case, af=
firming that statutory damages can exceed actual damages. The case involved=
Top Tobacco suing Star Importers & Wholesalers for trademark violations an=
d counterfeit cigarette rolling papers. The jury awarded damages beyond act=
ual losses, and the court upheld the decision, emphasizing the role of stat=
utory damages in trademark law.
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## **The Undertaker=E2=80=99s Revenge: How Spite Invented the Automated Tel=
ephone Exchange**
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**How One Funeral Director=E2=80=99s Grudge Buried Manual Operators and Gav=
e Rise to Modern Telephony**
Some inventions are born from noble ambitions or scientific breakthroughs. =
The automatic telephone exchange owes its existence to sheer, unfiltered fr=
ustration.
Enter Almon Brown Strowger, a 19th-century undertaker in Kansas City, Misso=
uri. Around 1888, Strowger noticed a suspicious drop in calls from potentia=
l clients.=20
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Rumor had it that local telephone operators, who manually routed all calls =
at the time,=C2=A0were favoring a competing funeral parlor. One version of =
the tale (likely apocryphal, yet enduring) claims the chief operator was th=
e wife or cousin of his business rival, rerouting grieving families away fr=
om Strowger=E2=80=99s services.
Instead of confronting the conspiracy head-on, Strowger opted for something=
more enduring: _eliminating the middleman_. He devised a mechanical switch=
ing system that allowed telephone users to connect calls themselves, with n=
o operator interference required. On March 10, 1891, he was granted U.S. Pa=
tent No. 447,918 for the first automatic telephone exchange.
In 1892, the first commercial Strowger switch was installed in La Porte, In=
diana, marking the beginning of direct-dial telecommunications. Though refi=
ned by others in later years, Strowger=E2=80=99s original idea buried the n=
eed for operator-assisted calls, revolutionizing how we communicate.
The twist? An undertaker invented a device that would eventually put thousa=
nds of telephone operators out of work. Whether that=E2=80=99s poetic justi=
ce or just a well-engineered grudge, one thing is sure: never underestimate=
a disgruntled entrepreneur with a toolbox.
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## **Trivia**
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**How many Centurion Inventors (100 Patents or more) are there since 1976?*=
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## **Featured Inventor**
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**The Quiet Genius Behind the Curtain: Russell Speight VanBlon, North Carol=
ina=E2=80=99s Patent Powerhouse**
If you have never heard of Russell Speight VanBlon, do not worry. You are n=
ot alone. But in the world of invention, where ideas become intellectual pr=
operty and engineers quietly reshape the future, VanBlon is a force of natu=
re. He is North Carolina=E2=80=99s most prolific inventor, and chances are =
you have used a technology touched by his mind. Russ, as he likes to be kno=
wn, created this impressive portfolio of patents while working for Lenovo.
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Russ does not chase headlines. He builds them, brick by brick, patent by pa=
tent. With over 500 U.S. utility patents issued in his name, Russ is an inn=
ovation engine in human form. While some inventors chase a single breakthro=
ugh, Russ operates like a symphony of steady, cross-disciplinary brilliance=
. His work spans wearable device authentication, situationally suspending w=
akeup word to enable voice command input, user-focused activated voice reco=
gnition, finger touch gesture for joining and unjoining discrete touch obje=
cts, automatic modification of augmented reality objects, context aware agg=
regation of text-based messages, display of rechargeable battery charge not=
ification, user verification using touch and eye tracking, and many others.=
In short, if it moves over the internet and does not make you want to thro=
w your device out the window, there is a good chance Russ had something to =
do with it.
What sets Russ apart is his relentless pace. Many inventors plateau after a=
few great ideas, but not him. Even decades into his career, the patents ke=
ep coming. His secret? A rare blend of engineering fluency, market foresigh=
t, and just enough curiosity to ask, What if?
In an era obsessed with flashy founders and Silicon Valley disruption, Russ=
ell Speight VanBlon reminds us of a more enduring archetype: the quiet inno=
vator who chooses progress over praise. North Carolina might be known for i=
ts research parks and barbecue, but thanks to Russ, it also lays quiet clai=
m to one of America=E2=80=99s most prolific minds in the IP game.
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## **Today in Patent History**
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**The Birth of Blue Jeans on May 20, 1873**
On this date in 1873, the U.S. Patent Office issued a patent to Jacob Davis=
and Levi Strauss & Co. for an "Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openings." =
It may sound like a minor upgrade, but this seemingly humble invention spar=
ked a global fashion revolution. It marked the official birth of blue jean=
s.
At the time, Jacob Davis was a tailor in Reno, Nevada, and Levi Strauss was=
a dry goods wholesaler in San Francisco. Davis had a problem: customers es=
pecially miners and laborers kept ripping the pockets off their work pants.=
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Caption: U.S. Patent No. 139,121
His solution? Reinforce the stress points with metal rivets. It worked bril=
liantly. So brilliantly, in fact, that Davis wanted to patent it, but could=
n=E2=80=99t afford the $68 filing fee. He reached out to his fabric supplie=
r, Strauss, to partner up. Strauss agreed, and together they filed what wou=
ld become one of the most iconic patents in American history.
The riveted pants quickly caught on with workers across the American West. =
Originally made from heavy-duty duck cloth, they were soon switched to deni=
m, dyed with indigo and the modern blue jean was born.
What began as a utilitarian garment for gold rush workers would evolve into=
a cultural symbol worn by everyone from cowboys and soldiers to rock stars=
and runway models. And it all started with a pocket problem, a tailor=E2=
=80=99s ingenuity, and a smart business partnership.
**Fun Fact:** May 20 is now celebrated as the official birthday of the blue=
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## **Centurion Patentors**
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Congratulations to last week's Centurion Patentors!
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t:150.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><a class=3D"li=
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t;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"></p></td=
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/p></td></tr><tr><td id=3D"this-weeks-patent-news" class=3D"dd" align=3D"le=
ft" style=3D"padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p st=
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>This Week's Patent News:</b></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style=3D"padd=
ing-bottom:12px;padding-left:27px;padding-right:27px;padding-top:12px;" cla=
ss=3D"ee"><div style=3D"margin-left:0px;" class=3D"edm_outlooklist"><ol sta=
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x 0px;"><li class=3D"listItem ultext"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:150.0=
%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><b>Illumina Sues Elem=
ent Biosciences</b> =E2=80=93 Illumina has filed a lawsuit against Element =
Biosciences, alleging infringement of five patents related to flow cell and=
imaging technologies used in genetic sequencing. The case is being heard i=
n the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. </p></li><li class=
=3D"listItem ultext"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;padding:0px;tex=
t-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><b>10x Genomics Settles Patent Lawsuit=
s with Bruker and Vizgen</b> =E2=80=93 10x Genomics has reached settlements=
with Bruker and Vizgen, resolving multiple patent disputes and establishin=
g global patent cross-license agreements. Bruker will pay $68 million in in=
stallments and ongoing royalties. </p></li><li class=3D"listItem ultext"><p=
style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break=
:break-word;"><b>DOAR Study on Public Attitudes Toward Patent Litigation</b=
> =E2=80=93 A study by DOAR reveals demographic differences in how jurors p=
erceive high-tech companies in patent disputes. The findings suggest that f=
actors like age and income influence attitudes more than geographic locatio=
n. </p></li><li class=3D"listItem ultext"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:1=
50.0%;padding:0px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><b>Trademark Dama=
ges Case in the Eleventh Circuit</b> =E2=80=93 The US Court of Appeals for =
the Eleventh Circuit ruled on a trademark damages case, affirming that stat=
utory damages can exceed actual damages. The case involved Top Tobacco suin=
g Star Importers & Wholesalers for trademark violations and counterfeit cig=
arette rolling papers. The jury awarded damages beyond actual losses, and t=
he court upheld the decision, emphasizing the role of statutory damages in =
trademark law. </p></li></ol></div></td></tr><tr><td align=3D"center" valig=
n=3D"top" style=3D"font-size:0px;line-height:0px;padding:40px 0px 40px;" cl=
ass=3D"dd"><table class=3D"j" role=3D"none" width=3D"70%" border=3D"0" cell=
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nter;"><h1 style=3D"color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:400;mso-line-height-alt:200.0=
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oration:underline;"><b><a class=3D"link" href=3D"https://link.mail.beehiiv.=
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/b></span></span></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td=
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ding=3D"0" style=3D""><tr><td bgcolor=3D"transparent" style=3D"background-c=
olor:transparent;padding:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><table role=3D"none" wid=
th=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0"><tr><td style=
=3D"padding:4px 15px"><span style=3D""><div style=3D"display: flex; align-i=
tems: center; justify-content: center; font-size: 15px; font-family: 'Robot=
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idth: fit-content;"><b id=3D"total">8,591 Patents</b> <div id=3D=
"weekly" style=3D"display:flex; width:525px; height:40px; position:relative=
; box-shadow: rgb(38, 57, 77) 0px 10px 15px -10px;"><div class=3D"rect" sty=
le=3D"width: 55%; height: 100%; background-color: rgba(66, 133, 244, 0.8); =
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5);">Utility: 7,473</div><div class=3D"rect" style=3D"width: 30%; height: 1=
00%; background-color: rgba(219, 68, 55, 0.8); display: flex; align-items: =
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erit; padding: 0px 4px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Design: 1,099</div><div=
class=3D"rect" style=3D"width: 15%; height: 100%; background-color: rgba(1=
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e-between; white-space: nowrap; font-size: inherit; padding: 0px 4px; color=
: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Plant: 19</div></div></div></span></td></tr></table>=
</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td align=3D"center" valign=3D"top" style=
=3D"font-size:0px;line-height:0px;padding:40px 0px 40px;" class=3D"dd"><tab=
le class=3D"j" role=3D"none" width=3D"70%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" c=
ellpadding=3D"0" align=3D"center"><tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></=
tr><tr><td><table id=3D"main-article" role=3D"none" width=3D"100%" border=
=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" style=3D""><tr><td bgcolor=3D"#f=
4f4f4" style=3D"background-color:#f4f4f4;padding:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">=
<table role=3D"none" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadd=
ing=3D"0"><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"center" valign=3D"top" style=3D"col=
or:#2A2A2A;font-weight:400;padding:0px 15px;text-align:center;"><h2 style=
=3D"color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:400;mso-line-height-alt:200.0%;"><span style=
=3D"color:#030712;"><b>The Undertaker=E2=80=99s Revenge: How Spite Invented=
the Automated Telephone Exchange</b></span></h2></td></tr></table></td></t=
r></table></td></tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"padding:0p=
x 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-=
alt:150.0%;"></p></td></tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"pad=
ding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-=
height-alt:150.0%;"><b>How One Funeral Director=E2=80=99s Grudge Buried Man=
ual Operators and Gave Rise to Modern Telephony</b></p></td></tr><tr><td wi=
dth=3D"100%"><table role=3D"none" width=3D"100%" class=3D"mob-w-full" borde=
r=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0"><tr><td width=3D"50%" style=3D"=
vertical-align:top;" class=3D"mob-stack"><table role=3D"none" width=3D"100%=
" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0"><tbody><tr><td class=3D"=
dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:bre=
ak-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Some inventions are bor=
n from noble ambitions or scientific breakthroughs. The automatic telephone=
exchange owes its existence to sheer, unfiltered frustration. </p></td></t=
r><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"padding:0px 15px;text-align:=
left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"></p><=
/td></tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"padding:0px 15px;text=
-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;=
"> Enter Almon Brown Strowger, a 19th-century undertaker in Kansas City, Mi=
ssouri. Around 1888, Strowger noticed a suspicious drop in calls from poten=
tial clients. </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td width=3D"50%" style=3D=
"vertical-align:top;" class=3D"mob-stack"><table role=3D"none" width=3D"100=
%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0"><tbody><tr><td align=3D=
"center" valign=3D"top" style=3D"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:15px;padd=
ing-right:15px;padding-top:10px; " class=3D"dd"><table role=3D"none" border=
=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" style=3D"margin:0 auto 0 auto;">=
<tr><td align=3D"center" valign=3D"top" style=3D"width:315px;"><img src=3D"=
https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=3Dscale-down,format=3Dauto,oner=
ror=3Dredirect,quality=3D80/uploads/asset/file/7a3c3a05-120a-4fe9-ba0f-77ba=
fe97683b/undertaker.png?t=3D1746803617" alt=3D"" height=3D"auto" width=3D"3=
15" style=3D"display:block;width:100%;" border=3D"0"/></td></tr></table></t=
d></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" ali=
gn=3D"left" style=3D"padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word=
;"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Rumor had it that local teleph=
one operators, who manually routed all calls at the time,=C2=A0were favorin=
g a competing funeral parlor. One version of the tale (likely apocryphal, y=
et enduring) claims the chief operator was the wife or cousin of his busine=
ss rival, rerouting grieving families away from Strowger=E2=80=99s services=
. </p></td></tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"padding:0px 15=
px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:=
150.0%;"> Instead of confronting the conspiracy head-on, Strowger opted for=
something more enduring: <i>eliminating the middleman</i>. He devised a me=
chanical switching system that allowed telephone users to connect calls the=
mselves, with no operator interference required. On March 10, 1891, he was =
granted U.S. Patent No. 447,918 for the first automatic telephone exchange.=
</p></td></tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"padding:0px 15p=
x;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:1=
50.0%;"> In 1892, the first commercial Strowger switch was installed in La =
Porte, Indiana, marking the beginning of direct-dial telecommunications. Th=
ough refined by others in later years, Strowger=E2=80=99s original idea bur=
ied the need for operator-assisted calls, revolutionizing how we communicat=
e. </p></td></tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"padding:0px 1=
5px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt=
:150.0%;"> The twist? An undertaker invented a device that would eventually=
put thousands of telephone operators out of work. Whether that=E2=80=99s p=
oetic justice or just a well-engineered grudge, one thing is sure: never un=
derestimate a disgruntled entrepreneur with a toolbox. </p></td></tr><tr><t=
d align=3D"center" valign=3D"top" style=3D"font-size:0px;line-height:0px;pa=
dding:40px 0px 40px;" class=3D"dd"><table class=3D"j" role=3D"none" width=
=3D"70%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" align=3D"center">=
<tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table id=3D"trivia-que=
stion" role=3D"none" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadd=
ing=3D"0" style=3D""><tr><td bgcolor=3D"#f4f4f4" style=3D"background-color:=
#f4f4f4;padding:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><table role=3D"none" width=3D"100=
%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0"><tr><td class=3D"dd" al=
ign=3D"center" valign=3D"top" style=3D"color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:400;paddin=
g:0px 15px;text-align:center;"><h2 style=3D"color:#2A2A2A;font-weight:400;m=
so-line-height-alt:200.0%;"><span style=3D"color:#030712;font-size:1.5rem;"=
><b>Trivia</b></span></h2></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr=
><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;=
word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"></p></td><=
/tr><tr><td><table role=3D"none" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D=
"0" cellpadding=3D"0" style=3D""><tr><td bgcolor=3D"transparent" style=3D"b=
ackground-color:transparent;padding:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><table role=
=3D"none" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0"><=
tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"padding:0px 15px;text-align:lef=
t;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><span st=
yle=3D"color:#030712;"><b>How many Centurion Inventors (100 Patents or more=
) are there since 1976?</b></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><=
/td></tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"padding:0px 15px;text=
-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;=
"><i>Please scroll to the bottom of this newsletter to find out.</i></p></t=
d></tr><tr><td align=3D"center" valign=3D"top" style=3D"font-size:0px;line-=
height:0px;padding:40px 0px 40px;" class=3D"dd"><table class=3D"j" role=3D"=
none" width=3D"70%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" align=
=3D"center"><tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table id=
=3D"featured-inventor" role=3D"none" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellspacin=
g=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" style=3D""><tr><td bgcolor=3D"#f4f4f4" style=3D"b=
ackground-color:#f4f4f4;padding:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><table role=3D"no=
ne" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0"><tr><td=
class=3D"dd" align=3D"center" valign=3D"top" style=3D"color:#2A2A2A;font-w=
eight:400;padding:0px 15px;text-align:center;"><h2 style=3D"color:#2A2A2A;f=
ont-weight:400;mso-line-height-alt:200.0%;"><span style=3D"color:#030712;fo=
nt-size:1.5rem;"><b>Featured Inventor</b></span></h2></td></tr></table></td=
></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"paddin=
g:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-hei=
ght-alt:150.0%;"></p></td></tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D=
"padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-l=
ine-height-alt:150.0%;"><b>The Quiet Genius Behind the Curtain: Russell Spe=
ight VanBlon, North Carolina=E2=80=99s Patent Powerhouse</b></p></td></tr><=
tr><td width=3D"100%"><table role=3D"none" width=3D"100%" class=3D"mob-w-fu=
ll" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0"><tr><td width=3D"50%" =
style=3D"vertical-align:top;" class=3D"mob-stack"><table role=3D"none" widt=
h=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0"><tbody><tr><td =
class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-=
break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><span style=3D"=
color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);font-family:Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;=
font-size:15px;font-weight:400;">If you have never heard of Russell Speight=
VanBlon, do not worry. You are not alone. But in the world of invention, w=
here ideas become intellectual property and engineers quietly reshape the f=
uture, VanBlon is a force of nature. He is North Carolina=E2=80=99s most pr=
olific inventor, and chances are you have used a technology touched by his =
mind. Russ, as he likes to be known, created this impressive portfolio of p=
atents while working for Lenovo.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td><=
td width=3D"50%" style=3D"vertical-align:top;" class=3D"mob-stack"><table r=
ole=3D"none" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0=
"><tbody><tr><td align=3D"center" valign=3D"top" style=3D"padding-bottom:10=
px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:10px; " class=3D"dd"><t=
able role=3D"none" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" style=
=3D"margin:0 auto 0 auto;"><tr><td align=3D"center" valign=3D"top" style=3D=
"width:315px;"><img src=3D"https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=3Dsc=
ale-down,format=3Dauto,onerror=3Dredirect,quality=3D80/uploads/asset/file/2=
b90f4bb-1883-465d-be39-740ad64ba379/RussVanBlon.png?t=3D1746804170" alt=3D"=
" height=3D"auto" width=3D"315" style=3D"display:block;width:100%;" border=
=3D"0"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td>=
</tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"padding:0px 15px;text-ali=
gn:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> R=
uss does not chase headlines. He builds them, brick by brick, patent by pat=
ent. With over 500 U.S. utility patents issued in his name, Russ is an inno=
vation engine in human form. While some inventors chase a single breakthrou=
gh, Russ operates like a symphony of steady, cross-disciplinary brilliance.=
His work spans wearable device authentication, situationally suspending wa=
keup word to enable voice command input, user-focused activated voice recog=
nition, finger touch gesture for joining and unjoining discrete touch objec=
ts, automatic modification of augmented reality objects, context aware aggr=
egation of text-based messages, display of rechargeable battery charge noti=
fication, user verification using touch and eye tracking, and many others. =
In short, if it moves over the internet and does not make you want to throw=
your device out the window, there is a good chance Russ had something to d=
o with it. </p></td></tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"paddi=
ng:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-he=
ight-alt:150.0%;"> What sets Russ apart is his relentless pace. Many invent=
ors plateau after a few great ideas, but not him. Even decades into his car=
eer, the patents keep coming. His secret? A rare blend of engineering fluen=
cy, market foresight, and just enough curiosity to ask, What if? </p></td><=
/tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"padding:0px 15px;text-alig=
n:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> In=
an era obsessed with flashy founders and Silicon Valley disruption, Russel=
l Speight VanBlon reminds us of a more enduring archetype: the quiet innova=
tor who chooses progress over praise. North Carolina might be known for its=
research parks and barbecue, but thanks to Russ, it also lays quiet claim =
to one of America=E2=80=99s most prolific minds in the IP game. </p></td></=
tr><tr><td align=3D"center" valign=3D"top" style=3D"font-size:0px;line-heig=
ht:0px;padding:40px 0px 40px;" class=3D"dd"><table class=3D"j" role=3D"none=
" width=3D"70%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" align=3D"c=
enter"><tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table id=3D"tod=
ay-in-patent-history" role=3D"none" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=
=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" style=3D""><tr><td bgcolor=3D"#f4f4f4" style=3D"ba=
ckground-color:#f4f4f4;padding:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><table role=3D"non=
e" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0"><tr><td =
class=3D"dd" align=3D"center" valign=3D"top" style=3D"color:#2A2A2A;font-we=
ight:400;padding:0px 15px;text-align:center;"><h2 style=3D"color:#2A2A2A;fo=
nt-weight:400;mso-line-height-alt:200.0%;"><span style=3D"color:#030712;fon=
t-size:1.5rem;"><b>Today in Patent History</b></span></h2></td></tr></table=
></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"p=
adding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-lin=
e-height-alt:150.0%;"></p></td></tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" sty=
le=3D"padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"=
mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"><b>The Birth of Blue Jeans on May 20, 1873</b>=
</p></td></tr><tr><td width=3D"100%"><table role=3D"none" width=3D"100%" cl=
ass=3D"mob-w-full" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0"><tr><td=
width=3D"50%" style=3D"vertical-align:top;" class=3D"mob-stack"><table rol=
e=3D"none" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0">=
<tbody><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"padding:0px 15px;text-a=
lign:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;">=
On this date in 1873, the U.S. Patent Office issued a patent to Jacob Davi=
s and Levi Strauss & Co. for an "Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openi=
ngs." It may sound like a minor upgrade, but this seemingly humble inv=
ention sparked a global fashion revolution. It marked the official birth of=
blue jeans. </p></td></tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"pad=
ding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-=
height-alt:150.0%;"> At the time, Jacob Davis was a tailor in Reno, Nevada,=
and Levi Strauss was a dry goods wholesaler in San Francisco. Davis had a =
problem: customers especially miners and laborers kept ripping the pockets =
off their work pants. </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td width=3D"50%" =
style=3D"vertical-align:top;" class=3D"mob-stack"><table role=3D"none" widt=
h=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0"><tbody><tr><td =
align=3D"center" valign=3D"top" style=3D"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:1=
5px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:10px; " class=3D"dd"><table role=3D"none=
" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" style=3D"margin:0 auto 0=
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src=3D"https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=3Dscale-down,format=3Da=
uto,onerror=3Dredirect,quality=3D80/uploads/asset/file/a49b598e-d645-4c9f-b=
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r><td align=3D"center" valign=3D"top" class=3D"t" style=3D"width:283px; pad=
ding: 4px 0px 4px 0px;"><p>U.S. Patent No. 139,121</p></td></tr></table></t=
d></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" ali=
gn=3D"left" style=3D"padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word=
;"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> His solution? Reinforce the st=
ress points with metal rivets. It worked brilliantly. So brilliantly, in fa=
ct, that Davis wanted to patent it, but couldn=E2=80=99t afford the $68 fil=
ing fee. He reached out to his fabric supplier, Strauss, to partner up. Str=
auss agreed, and together they filed what would become one of the most icon=
ic patents in American history. </p></td></tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D=
"left" style=3D"padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p=
style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> The riveted pants quickly caught on=
with workers across the American West. Originally made from heavy-duty duc=
k cloth, they were soon switched to denim, dyed with indigo and the modern =
blue jean was born. </p></td></tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=
=3D"padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"ms=
o-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> What began as a utilitarian garment for gold ru=
sh workers would evolve into a cultural symbol worn by everyone from cowboy=
s and soldiers to rock stars and runway models. And it all started with a p=
ocket problem, a tailor=E2=80=99s ingenuity, and a smart business partnersh=
ip. </p></td></tr><tr><td class=3D"dd" align=3D"left" style=3D"padding:0px =
15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style=3D"mso-line-height-al=
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