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The Doorbell That Rang Before Ring
It crowdfunded $600K, out-patented its rivals, and put two million cameras on America's doorframes - then Amazon bought Ring and everything about the doorbell wars got louder.
Canon U.S.A. Sells You a Camera. It Also Prints Your Office, Scans Your Chest, and Etches the Chips in Your Phone.
Everyone knows the red logo from the camera strap. Almost nobody knows Canon also builds hospital scanners, factory-floor optics, and chip-making machines - and files more U.S. patents than almost anyone. Here is the whole company behind the shutter.
Patent Watch
Patent Watch is an AI platform that turns dormant patent portfolios into revenue. It reads patents, finds products that appear to infringe them, and generates detailed claim charts in about 20 minutes instead of the months it takes patent attorneys by hand. Founded by brothers Alexander and Andreas Stroe and backed by Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch, the company helps IP teams pursue licensing, litigation, prior-art invalidation, and M&A due diligence.