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Airbus has filed a US patent application for a new multi-fan jet engine design, which has the engine nacelles wrapping around the airplane's fuselage instead of suspended from the wing.

A recently-granted Airbus pantent explores the creation of a new modular aircraft that would see detachable passenger cabins slot into a gap in an aeroplane's fuselage. The concept has the potential to revolutionize air travel, while providing significant savings for airlines.

Boeing has been given a patent for a new kind of amphibious drone that's like something straight out of a classic spy movie. The aeronautics giant has a novel design for an unmanned aerial drone that can spontaneously convert into an unmanned submarine and go for a dive.

Airbus' Marco Prampolini and Yohann Coraboeuf have been granted a US patent for an "ultra-rapid air vehicle" designed to fly at 20 km (12.4 mi) higher than conventional aircraft and over four times the speed of sound – twice the speed of Concorde.

There’s been no secret that Maserati is working on an SUV derived from the Kubang concept of 2011 and now patent drawings that provide the first glimpse of the production car’s styling have surfaced.

Tesla Motors placed its patents on EV technology firmly in open-source territory today with its announcement that it would not initiate lawsuits against those who use its technology in good faith as part of its mission to further the pace of EV development.

A new patent has surfaced from Apple that locks down smart earbuds. The device, if it ever comes into existence, will be able to track metrics like temperature, heart rate, movement, and more.

Apple has filed a U.S. patent application for a protective mechanism that would "selectively alter a center of mass of" an electronic device to protect vulnerable areas of a dropped iPhone.

A USPTO filing has revealed a number of details concerning the design of Google's upcoming Glass device

Sony has filed a US patent for 3D glasses that can be used with any 3D TV set.

In what are very probably two patent lawsuit firsts, 3D Systems is suing 3D printing startup Formlabs over the design of its Form 1 3D printer, and naming Kickstarter for good measure.

Sony received a patent recently for a PS3 Move controller that changes temperature between hot and cold in response to in-game actions.