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US Patent Office - Delays In Getting Technology Protection

Mequon, WI, January 4, 2010 - Telaric Ideas releases its annual tabulation of the time it takes to get a patent.

Patents in 2009 taking the longest time to be approved for the state of Iowa


7599691 Patent Date:Oct. 06, 2009 9.7 Years to be approved
Title: System and method for internet access on a mobile platform
Inventor(s): James P. Mitchell, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US)
Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US)
 
7600248 Patent Date:Oct. 06, 2009 9.4 Years to be approved
Title: Channel identification for digital broadcasts in passenger entertainment systems
Inventor(s): Marilee G. Berry, Laverne, Calif. (US)
Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US)
 
7564432 Patent Date:Jul. 21, 2009 8.9 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for extending the life of matrix addressed emissive display devices
Inventor(s): Martin J. Steffensmeier, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US); Randy A. Naeve, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US); Thomas C. Rohr, Hiawatha, Iowa (US); and Linley E. Woelk, Marion, Iowa (US)
Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc., Ceder Rapids, Iowa (US)
 
7595015 Patent Date:Sep. 29, 2009 8.4 Years to be approved
Title: Cold-water soluble extruded starch product
Inventor(s): Lin Wang, Iowa City, Iowa (US); Pete Miller, Davenport, Iowa (US); Jeff Underwood, Muscatine, Iowa (US); Tonya Armstrong, Muscatine, Iowa (US); Michael Kramer, Muscatine, Iowa (US); Susan Freers, Muscatine, Iowa (US); Roger McPherson, Muscatine, Iowa (US); E. Daniel Hubbard, West Liberty, Iowa (US); and Terry Andren, Grover, Mo. (US)
Assignee: Grain Processing Corporation, Muscatine, Iowa (US)
 
7561808 Patent Date:Jul. 14, 2009 8.3 Years to be approved
Title: System and method of using variable pulses for symbology
Inventor(s): Bruce D. Melick, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US); David M. Snyder, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US); and Leslie D. Baych, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US)
Assignee: Lightwaves Systems, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US)
 
7585543 Patent Date:Sep. 08, 2009 8.2 Years to be approved
Title: Magnetic materials and metallic particles and methods of making same
Inventor(s): Johna Leddy, Iowa City, Iowa (US); Shelley D. Minteer, Pacific, Mo. (US); and Wayne L. Gellett, Iowa City, Iowa (US)
Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation, Iowa City, Iowa (US)
 
7534772 Patent Date:5/19/2009 7.9 Years to be approved
Title: Methods for enhancing antibody-induced cell lysis and treating cancer
Inventor(s): George Weiner, Iowa City, Iowa (US); and Gunther Hartmann, Alfter (Germany)
Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation, Iowa City, Iowa (US); and Coley Pharmaceutical GmbH, Dusseldorf (Germany)
 
7595392 Patent Date:Sep. 29, 2009 7.8 Years to be approved
Title: Biodegradable oxidized cellulose esters
Inventor(s): Vijay Kumar, Coralville, Iowa (US); and Yang Dong, Iowa City, Iowa (US)
Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation, Iowa City, Iowa (US)
 
7560622 Patent Date:Jul. 14, 2009 7.8 Years to be approved
Title: Methods and compositions relating to the generation of partially transgenic organisms
Inventor(s): Willem P. C. Stemmer, Los Gatos, Calif. (US)
Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston, Iowa (US)
 
7558738 Patent Date:Jul. 07, 2009 7.7 Years to be approved
Title: Software article, system and method for physician referral services
Inventor(s): Jerrold V. Flatt, 1301 Penn Ave., Suite 316, Des Moines, Iowa 50316 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7488490 Patent Date:Feb. 10, 2009 7.2 Years to be approved
Title: Method of inducing an antigen-specific immune response by administering a synergistic combination of adjuvants comprising unmethylated CpG-containing nucleic acids and a non-nucleic acid adjuvant
Inventor(s): Heather L. Davis, Ottawa (Canada); Joachim Schorr, Hilden (Germany); and Arthur M. Krieg, Wellesley, Mass. (US)
Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation, Iowa City, Iowa (US)
 
7631332 Patent Date:Dec. 08, 2009 6.8 Years to be approved
Title: Method and system for providing household level television programming information
Inventor(s): Kenneth A. Franken, Iowa City, Iowa (US); Toufic Moubarak, Iowa City, Iowa (US); and Jack Perry, Marion, Iowa (US)
Assignee: Decisionmark Corp., Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US)
 
7548725 Patent Date:Jun. 16, 2009 6.7 Years to be approved
Title: Null bearer system and method of connecting E1 data to the public switched telephone network
Inventor(s): Richard E. Sklar, Huntington Beach, Calif. (US)
Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US)
 
7541515 Patent Date:Jun. 02, 2009 6.7 Years to be approved
Title: Method of increasing expression of heterologous proteins in plants
Inventor(s): Elizabeth Hood, College Station, Tex. (US); John Howard, College Station, Tex. (US); and Donna Delaney, College Station, Tex. (US)
Assignee: ProdiGene, Inc., Adel, Iowa (US)
 
7529265 Patent Date:5/5/2009 6.4 Years to be approved
Title: Frequency self-organizing radio network system and method
Inventor(s): David C. Nicholas, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US)
Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US)
 
7537078 Patent Date:5/26/2009 6.4 Years to be approved
Title: Axle driving apparatus
Inventor(s): Alan W. Johnwon, Ames, Iowa (US)
Assignee: Sauer-Danfoss, Inc., Ames, Iowa (US)
 
7524888 Patent Date:Apr. 28, 2009 6.4 Years to be approved
Title: Biorational repellents obtained from terpenoids for use against arthropods
Inventor(s): Joel R. Coats, Ames, Iowa (US); Christopher J. Peterson, Ames, Iowa (US); Junwei Zhu, Ames, Iowa (US); Thomas C. Baker, Ames, Iowa (US); and Leah T. Nemetz, Two Rivers, Wis. (US)
Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, Iowa (US)
 
7571211 Patent Date:Aug. 04, 2009 6.3 Years to be approved
Title: Method for routing messages over a network based on location
Inventor(s): Bruce D. Melick, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US); David M. Snyder, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US); Leslie D. Baych, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US); Dennis L. Roland, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US); Gregory P. Probst, Iowa City, Iowa (US); Joseph A. Gerke, Ely, Iowa (US); and Philip T. Kennedy, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US)
Assignee: Lightwaves Systems, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US)
 
7570711 Patent Date:Aug. 04, 2009 6.3 Years to be approved
Title: Quadrature LINC transmission method and apparatus
Inventor(s): Carlos J. Chavez, Marion, Iowa (US); Gunther B. Frank, Robins, Iowa (US); and Dennis L. Hoffman, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US)
Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US)
 
7607276 Patent Date:Oct. 27, 2009 6.3 Years to be approved
Title: Pole cover or sleeve
Inventor(s): Myron K. Gordin, Oskaloosa, Iowa (US); James L. Drost, Oskaloosa, Iowa (US); and Timothy J. Boyle, Oskaloosa, Iowa (US)
Assignee: Musco Corporation, Oskaloosa, Iowa (US)
 
7639662 Patent Date:Dec. 29, 2009 6.3 Years to be approved
Title: Quality of service congestion metrics propagated using routing updates system and method
Inventor(s): C. David Young, Plano, Tex. (US)
Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa (US)
 
7572634 Patent Date:Aug. 11, 2009 6.3 Years to be approved
Title: Compositions and methods for locating preferred integration sites within the genome of a plant
Inventor(s): Christopher L. Baszczynski, Urbandale, Iowa (US); Benjamin A. Bowen, Berkeley, Calif. (US); David J. Peterson, Ames, Iowa (US); and Laura Tagliani, Zionsville, Ind. (US)
Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa (US)
 
7556233 Patent Date:Jul. 07, 2009 6.2 Years to be approved
Title: Dual track seat adjustment apparatus
Inventor(s): Dennis Gryp, East Moline, Ill. (US); and Ryan Morris, Bettendorf, Iowa (US)
Assignee: Sears Manufacturing Co., Davenport, Iowa (US)
 
7604645 Patent Date:Oct. 20, 2009 6.2 Years to be approved
Title: Ultrasound probe support and stepping device
Inventor(s): Winston E. Barzell, Sarasota, Fla. (US); Willet F. Whitmore, Sarasota, Fla. (US); Stephen E. Brauner, Bradenton, Fla. (US); and Roger Wilson, Sarasota, Fla. (US)
Assignee: CIVCO Medical Instruments Inc., Kalona, Iowa (US)
 
7584822 Patent Date:Sep. 08, 2009 6.1 Years to be approved
Title: Noise level reduction of sparger assemblies
Inventor(s): Frederick Wayne Catron, Marshalltown, Iowa (US); Charles Lawrence DePenning, Nevada, Iowa (US); and Allen Carl Fagerlund, Marshalltown, Iowa (US)
Assignee: Fisher Controls International LLC, Marshalltown, Iowa (US)
 
 

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