This is seven more than the week before. Patents included a time release application and monitoring system.
The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending Aug. 8 belonged to Translational Sciences, Inc. who filed in Dec. 21, 2015.
The number of approved patents in the U.S. grew steadily from roughly 225,000 in 2009 to more than 285,000 in 2019. The number of patents approved suffered a slight downturn in 2020.
Gene Quinn with IPWatchdog said the system underneath patents have become unwieldy, specifically for medical innovations.
Patents granted in Memphis in the week ending Aug. 8
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Przybyszewski | 04/19/2017 | 08/03/2021 |
| Esra Roan | 05/24/2017 | 08/03/2021 |
| International Paper Company | 04/17/2020 | 08/03/2021 |
| Joshua D. Herwig | 05/24/2017 | 08/03/2021 |
| Mason Kauffman | 04/19/2017 | 08/03/2021 |
| Nathaniel F. Stoikes | 05/24/2017 | 08/03/2021 |
| Robert Shane Luttrell | 04/19/2017 | 08/03/2021 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 05/21/2018 | 08/03/2021 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 12/21/2018 | 08/03/2021 |
| Steven Zatechka | 04/19/2017 | 08/03/2021 |
| Translational Sciences, Inc. | 12/21/2015 | 08/03/2021 |
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