Monthly Archives: January 2016

Digital Flyer System with Contextual Information

By Content Management, Mobile

A shopping app that aggregates digital flyers to help shoppers find the best deals, offers an easy-to-use solution to manage increasing grocery expenses. A system for contextualizing a digital flyer is disclosed.

flippbloAbstract: The system includes a polygon mapping module for incorporating contextual information in the digital flyer using polygon mapping information, the polygon mapping information comprising a polygon for defining a polygonal area on a source flyer image of the digital flyer, the polygon being tagged with the contextual information, and a flyer data store for storing the tagged polygon. Read more

Applicant: Flipp Corporation, Toronto, ON https://www.flipp.com

No. of patents/applications: 13

 

Apparatus and Method for Printing Circuitry

By Hardware

Print your circuit boards, dispense solder paste, and reflow! The Voltera V-One lets you go from concept to creation in minutes. Building circuit boards is fun but difficult. While you could do it at home with a some etchant and some clear plastic, Voltera hopes to make the entire process much easier with their V-One circuit printer.

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Abstract: A novel apparatus and method for printing circuitry that can dispense conducting traces, insulating traces, solder paste, and other materials onto a substrate material in a manner that allows for convenient prototyping of printed circuit boards.  Read more

Applicant: Voltera Inc, Waterloo, ON  http://voltera.io/

No. of patent applications: 1