; This guy's invention got U.S. Patent No. 10 million
"Today marks a milestone of in the American innovation economy. Back in 1836, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued patent No.1
under the current numbering system. It took 155 years to get up to
patent No. 5 million and then just another 27 years to issue 5 million
more. Patent number No. 10 million was
issued this afternoon for something called "Coherent Ladar Using
Intra-Pixel Quadrature Detection." The technology is owned by Raytheon,
and it was invented by Joseph Marron, a principal engineering fellow at
the company's Space and Airborne Systems division. He talked with
Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal about his invention. The following is an
edited transcript of their conversation..."
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