时间:2019-01-03 作者:英语课 分类:2018年VOA慢速英语(六)月


英语课

 


The United States has issued its 10 millionth patent. President George Washington signed the first almost 228 years ago.


A patent is an official document that gives an individual or company the right to be the only one that makes or sells a product.


The United States Patent and Trademark 1 Office, or USPTO, issued the newest patent Tuesday to the defense 2 services company, Raytheon. The patent is for a system known as LADAR, which improves laser detection and ranging. The inventor, Joseph Marron, is an engineer for the Raytheon Company.


Patent officials say LADAR can be used in connection with self-driving vehicles, medical imaging devices, military defense systems and space and undersea exploration. Raytheon says the system uses a laser radar 3 to send real-time data to a receiver.


U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross released a statement in honor of the issuance of the 10 millionth patent. He said the importance of the U.S. patent system “has never been greater.”


He added, “We know that it will not take another 228 years to achieve the next 10-million-patent milestone 4.”


The real deal


USPTO spokesman Paul Fucito told VOA that issuing the 10 millionth patent is a very important event in U.S. history.


He said, "It is a timely and relevant opportunity to promote the importance of innovation… as well as the history of America’s patent system.”


Inventor Marron compared winning the 10 millionth patent to a person who plays the lottery 5 every month.


"Eventually, it hits," he said.


Back in March, at the South by Southwest Interactive 6 Festival, patent officials presented a new cover design to mark the issuance of the new patent.


Among the 10 million patents are inventions by Thomas Edison, Henry Ford 7 and Apple founder 8 Steve Jobs. For every well-known inventor, however, there are many other, less recognizable people whose inventions have greatly influenced our world.


Fifteen of those men and women recently were honored for their important contributions, in a special ceremony at the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum in Alexandria, Virginia.


On July 31, 1790, President Washington signed the first patent. The patent office said the document was issued for "a process of making potash, an ingredient used in fertilizer."


I’m Phil Dierking.


Words in This Story


achieve - v. to get or reach (something) by working hard?


detect - v. to discover or notice the presence of something?


ingredient - n. one of the things that are used to make a food, product, etc.?


promote - v. to change the rank or position of (someone) to a higher or more important one?


range - v. to include everything between specified 9 limits?


relevant - adj. relating to a subject in an appropriate way?


opportunity - n. an amount of time or a situation in which something can be done?


innovation - n. a new idea, device, or method?


eventually - adv. at some later time



n.商标;特征;vt.注册的…商标
  • The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
  • The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
n.雷达,无线电探测器
  • They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
  • Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。
n.里程碑;划时代的事件
  • The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
  • I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。
n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事
  • He won no less than £5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
  • They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。
adj.相互作用的,互相影响的,(电脑)交互的
  • The psychotherapy is carried out in small interactive groups.这种心理治疗是在互动的小组之间进行的。
  • This will make videogames more interactive than ever.这将使电子游戏的互动性更胜以往。
n.浅滩,水浅可涉处;v.涉水,涉过
  • They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上,所以我们只能涉水过河。
  • If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪,必须极度小心。
n.创始者,缔造者
  • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
  • According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说,罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
adj.特定的
  • The architect specified oak for the wood trim. 那位建筑师指定用橡木做木饰条。
  • It is generated by some specified means. 这是由某些未加说明的方法产生的。
学英语单词
abnormal phoneme
aestuum
alternative carriage
anal operculum
antiarachnolysin
backstair
banana kicks
barenboim
be under review
BISCS
bow mechanism
bursae iliopectinea
Chladni
chromium tungstate
compound oil
concentrated evaporator
conical gauge
conpsoromic acid
convergence region
countryish
debit credit mechanism
delayed time-base sweep
disarmings
discredits
distinctiveness ratio
electropositive
erewhile (s)
extended field
filament blend yarn
Flumezin
foreappoint
forest goats
formation signal
frontal-contour chart
Gaius Julius Caesar
Galton's delta
gastrique
generalife
Gentianopsis holopetala
get ... on
gnathoscope
Guy's pill
Huschke's valves
hyperegy
integrated tug-barge
it feels like
kalioun
karagandas
Kievites
KING (Kinetic Intense Neutron Generator)
layman management
line control word
lobotess
lobularities
luci
magnesium carbonate
Makhāmīr, Jab.al
microwave dryer
mimoplocia notata
MIRAPINNIDAE
modern drama
nandrolone phenylpropionate
nonimplant
Olovyannaya
one quadrant convertor
optical parallelism
overhead
p-hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid
pendler
PHLA
placida dendritica
predicator
production engine
provisional acceptance
purophobia
requisite book
reverse-commutes
rule with an iron fist
Sikkim holly
siliceous geyserite
solid error
solid lubricant
solubility parameter
spermatozoon (pl. spermatozoa)
spray chemical
stationary tangent
Stenshuvud
subdivision rules
taxation theories and principles
the Demerara
thinkos
tidal zone biology
timber drying
tropical air mass
true income
undilating
US Coast Guard
Wii Sports
wolf jaw
xterra
yard craft