US Patent and Trademark Office Issues 10-Millionth Patent
美国专利和商标局的1000万条专利
The 10 millionth patent has been issued in the United States, almost 228 years after President George Washington signed the first one. 
继美国首任统乔治·华盛顿发布第一项专利之后，相隔228年后的今天，美国的第1000万条专利诞生了
The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued the newest patent Tuesday to the Raytheon Company, a defense contractor. Raytheon received the patent based on an invention by Joseph Marron, who works for the firm as an optical engineer. 
周二，美国专利和商标局将最新的专利颁发给雷神公司，一家国防合作商。雷神公司基于约瑟夫马龙的发明获得了这项专利，约瑟夫马龙是该公司的一位光学工程师。
Marron created a system, known as LADAR, which improves laser detection and ranging. Patent officials say it has applications in areas that include autonomous vehicles, medical imaging devices, military defense systems and space and undersea exploration. Raytheon says the concept involves delivering real time data from a laser radar. 
马龙发明了一个叫做LADAR的系统，它可以改进激光探测和测距。专利局的官员表示，该专利可应用于在自主车辆、医疗成像设备、军事防御系统、太空和海底勘探等领域。雷神公司表示，这一概念涉及从激光雷达发送实时数据。
"Innovation has been the lifeblood of this country since its founding," Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement issued by the patent office. "Our patent system's importance to the daily lives of every American has never been greater. Given the rapid pace of change, we know that it will not take another 228 years to achieve the next 10-million-patent milestone," he added. 
商务部部长威尔伯·罗斯在专利局发表声明中称“创新是自美国成立以来发展的源源不断的动力，我们的专利体系对于每一个美国公民的日常生活具有空前的意义。考虑到现在飞速的发展现状，我们不难推测，我们将不再需要另一个228年来达成下一个1000万专利的里程碑”
The real deal 
这是真实的
“The issuance of patent 10 million is an exceptional milestone," PTO spokesman Paul Fucito told VOA. "It is a timely and relevant opportunity to promote the importance of innovation, the ubiquity of intellectual property, and the history of America’s patent system.” 
专利局发言人保罗在接受VOA的采访中说“第1000万项专利的颁布是一个不容小觑的里程碑事件，这对于提高创新的重要性，知识产权普遍性和塑造美国专利体系而言是一个千载难逢的机会”
For his part, Marron said in a statement the 10 millionth patent is "equivalent to a guy who buys a lottery ticket every month." He added, "Eventually, it hits." 
马龙则在声明中描述第1000万项专利的颁布，他认为“这相当于一个每个月都买彩票的人终于中了头彩”
Back in March, at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival, patent officials revealed a new cover design to mark the issuance of the milestone license. 
今年3月，在西南偏南交互会议中，专利局展示了一个纪念封用以纪念里程碑般的许可证的颁发。
Among the 10 million patents are inventions by Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Apple founder Steve Jobs. For every well-known inventor, however, there are many other, less recognizable individuals whose innovative products have greatly affected our world. 
托马斯·爱迪生、亨利·福特和苹果创始人史蒂夫·乔布斯发明了一百万项专利的一部分。然而，比起这些著名的发明家，还有许多其他的不为人熟知的发明家，他们的发明极大地撼动了我们的世界。
Fifteen of those trailblazing men and women recently were honored for their unique contributions, in a special ceremony at the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum in Alexandria, Virginia. 
近日在位于弗吉尼亚州的亚历山大美国发明家名人堂博物馆举行了一场特别的庆典，以纪念15名具有开创性的发明家所做出的特殊贡献
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." 
1790年7月31日，华盛顿总统签字确认了第一项专利，这个专利是描述用于肥料的草碱的制作过程。