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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 Ala.


7500433 Patent Date:Mar. 10, 2009 13.8 Years to be approved
Title: Cartridge apparatus
Inventor(s): David Joel Forrester, Jacksonville, Ala. (US)
Assignee: Cerberus Institute for Research and Development (Inc.), Warner Robins, Ga. (US), part interest
 
7621404 Patent Date:Nov. 24, 2009 8.3 Years to be approved
Title: Insulating packaging material and related packaging system
Inventor(s): Joeseph C. Murray, Mobile, Ala. (US)
Assignee: Thermafreeze Products Corporation, Theodore, Ala. (US)
 
7622300 Patent Date:Nov. 24, 2009 7.3 Years to be approved
Title: Trans-lentiviral vector particles and transduction of eukaryotic cells therewith
Inventor(s): John C. Kappes, 5284 Birdsong Rd., Birmingham, Ala. 35242 (US); and Xiaoyun Wu, 4217 Heritage Oaks Cir., Birmingham, Ala. 35242 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7501357 Patent Date:Mar. 10, 2009 6.7 Years to be approved
Title: Vapor permeable, liquid impermeable composite fabric and fabrication process
Inventor(s): Todd R. Carroll, Guntersville, Ala. (US); John D. Langley, Guntersville, Ala. (US); and Barry S. Hinkle, Guntersville, Ala. (US)
Assignee: Kappler, Inc., Guntersville, Ala. (US)
 
7533159 Patent Date:5/12/2009 6.7 Years to be approved
Title: Selective flooding in a multicast network
Inventor(s): Peter Geoffrey Jones, Campbell, Calif. (US)
Assignee: ADTRAN Inc., Huntsville, Ala. (US)
 
7534603 Patent Date:5/19/2009 6.6 Years to be approved
Title: Fusion protein delivery system and uses thereof
Inventor(s): John C. Kappes, Birmingham, Ala. (US); and Xiaoyun Wu, Birmingham, Ala. (US)
Assignee: The UAB Research Foundation, Birmingham, Ala. (US)
 
7564961 Patent Date:Jul. 21, 2009 6.3 Years to be approved
Title: Telephone port allocation method
Inventor(s): Joseph Anders, Mobile, Ala. (US); Ken Salter, Mobile, Ala. (US); Seacol Chin, Mobile, Ala. (US); Brian Wilson, Mobile, Ala. (US); Veronica Diaz, Mobile, Ala. (US); and Jay Birch, Mobile, Ala. (US)
Assignee: Global Tel*Link Corporation, Mobile, Ala. (US)
 
7476383 Patent Date:Jan. 13, 2009 6.2 Years to be approved
Title: Antibody selective for DR4 and uses thereof
Inventor(s): Tong Zhou, Birmingham, Ala. (US); Robert P. Kimberly, Birmingham, Ala. (US); William J. Koopman, Indian Springs, Ala. (US); Albert F. Lobuglio, Birmingham, Ala. (US); and Donald J. Buchsbaum, Montevallo, Ala. (US)
Assignee: The UAB Research Foundation, Birmingham, Ala. (US)
 
7545828 Patent Date:Jun. 09, 2009 6.2 Years to be approved
Title: Efficient AAL5-based mechanism for handling voice ATM cells to significantly reduce CPU load
Inventor(s): Phillip Stone Herron, Huntsville, Ala. (US)
Assignee: Adtran, Inc., Huntsville, Ala. (US)
 
7522958 Patent Date:Apr. 21, 2009 6.1 Years to be approved
Title: Methods and systems for reducing discomfort from cardiac defibrillation shocks
Inventor(s): Raymond E. Ideker, Birmingham, Ala. (US); and Gregory P. Walcott, Wilsonville, Ala. (US)
Assignee: UAB Research Foundation, Birmingham, Ala. (US)
 
7473431 Patent Date:Jan. 06, 2009 6.1 Years to be approved
Title: Injectable methadone, methadone and naltrexone, or buprenorphine and naltrexone microparticle compositions and their use in reducing consumption of abused substances
Inventor(s): Thomas R. Tice, Birmingham, Ala. (US); Jay K. Staas, Alabaster, Ala. (US); Teresa M. Ferrell, Vestavia Hills, Ala. (US); and Peter Markland, Birmingham, Ala. (US)
Assignee: Brookwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Birmingham, Ala. (US)
 
7539479 Patent Date:5/26/2009 5.9 Years to be approved
Title: Use of T1 facility data link to transport status and configuration data packets for loop-powered T1 radio
Inventor(s): Jonathan Brock McDonald, New Market, Ala. (US); and Eric Malcolm Rives, Hampton Cove, Ala. (US)
Assignee: Adtran, Inc., Huntsville, Ala. (US)
 
7569214 Patent Date:Aug. 04, 2009 5.9 Years to be approved
Title: Method for preparing water-soluble polymer derivatives bearing a terminal carboxylic acid
Inventor(s): Antoni Kozlowski, Huntsville, Ala. (US)
Assignee: Nektar Therapeutics AL, Corporation, Huntsville, Ala. (US)
 
7538987 Patent Date:5/26/2009 5.9 Years to be approved
Title: CPP spin-valve element
Inventor(s): Hideo Fujiwara, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (US); Keiichi Nagasaka, Kawasaki (Japan); Tong Zhao, Milpitas, Calif. (US); William H. Butler, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (US); Julian Velev, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (US); and Amrit Bandyopadhyay, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (US)
Assignee: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (US); and Fujitsu, Ltd., Kawasaki-shi (Japan)
 
7555567 Patent Date:Jun. 30, 2009 5.9 Years to be approved
Title: Network based KVM switching system
Inventor(s): Christopher L. Thomas, Madison, Ala. (US); Robin L. Anderson, Winchester, Tenn. (US); Robert L. Gilgen, Westford, Mass. (US); Mark DesMarais, Northboro, Mass. (US); William J. Pinkston, Fayetteville, Tenn. (US); Jamie F. Collins, Huntsville, Ala. (US); and Stephan Schulz, Bethesda, Md. (US)
Assignee: Avocent Corporation, Huntsville, Ala. (US)
 
7622151 Patent Date:Nov. 24, 2009 5.8 Years to be approved
Title: Method of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of diamond using methanol-based solutions
Inventor(s): Yonhua Tzeng, Auburn, Ala. (US)
Assignee: Auburn University, Auburn, Ala. (US)
 
7634032 Patent Date:Dec. 15, 2009 5.8 Years to be approved
Title: System and method for detecting non-linear distortion of signals communicated across telecommunication lines
Inventor(s): Fred Chu, Madison, Ala. (US); and Michael D. Turner, Huntsville, Ala. (US)
Assignee: ADTRAN, Inc., Huntsville, Ala. (US)
 
7563771 Patent Date:Jul. 21, 2009 5.7 Years to be approved
Title: Synthetic single domain polypeptides mimicking apolipoprotein E
Inventor(s): Gattadahalli M. Anantharamiah, Birmingham, Ala. (US); David W. Garber, Birmingham, Ala. (US); and Geeta Datta, Pelham, Ala. (US)
Assignee: UAB Research Foundation, Birmingham, Ala. (US)
 
7559012 Patent Date:Jul. 07, 2009 5.7 Years to be approved
Title: Method for error detection and flow direction determination in a measuring meter
Inventor(s): Walter Castleberry, Tallassee, Ala. (US); Jerry Lovett, Tallassee, Ala. (US); David Hamilton, Tallassee, Ala. (US); John Scarborough, Tallassee, Ala. (US); and Tim Bianchi, Tallassee, Ala. (US)
Assignee: Neptune Technology Group, Inc., Tallassee, Ala. (US)
 
7506041 Patent Date:Mar. 17, 2009 5.6 Years to be approved
Title: Secure management protocol
Inventor(s): James Shelton, Cooper City, Fla. (US); and Steven Clark, Parkland, Fla. (US)
Assignee: Avocent Corporation, Huntsville, Ala. (US)
 
7588123 Patent Date:Sep. 15, 2009 5.6 Years to be approved
Title: Foothold for climbing tree stands
Inventor(s): Ronald R. Woller, Decatur, Ala. (US); Keith Wilson, Hartselle, Ala. (US); and Scott Echols, Eva, Ala. (US)
Assignee: Summit Treestands, LLC, Decatur, Ala. (US)
 
7577088 Patent Date:Aug. 18, 2009 5.6 Years to be approved
Title: System and method to backup communication occurring across a plurality of subscriber lines
Inventor(s): Brad D. Tidwell, Harvest, Ala. (US); Jamie S. Kelly, Madison, Ala. (US); and John B. Bartell, Madison, Ala. (US)
Assignee: Adtran, Inc., Huntsville, Ala. (US)
 
7473527 Patent Date:Jan. 06, 2009 5.5 Years to be approved
Title: Compounds promoting delivery of genes
Inventor(s): Eric J. Sorscher, Birmingham, Ala. (US)
Assignee: The UAB Research Foundation, Birmingham, Ala. (US)
 
7504964 Patent Date:Mar. 17, 2009 5.4 Years to be approved
Title: Communications and features protocol for a measuring water meter
Inventor(s): Jim Brennan, Tallassee, Ala. (US); Jerry Lovett, Tallassee, Ala. (US); David Hamilton, Tallassee, Ala. (US); and Tim Bianchi, Tallassee, Ala. (US)
Assignee: Neptune Technology Group, Inc., Tallasee, Ala. (US)
 
7524517 Patent Date:Apr. 28, 2009 5.3 Years to be approved
Title: Methods and compositions for P2X receptor calcium entry channels and other calcium entry mechanisms
Inventor(s): Erik Schwiebert, Birmingham, Ala. (US); and Akos Zsembery, Budapest (Hungary)
Assignee: UAB Research Foundation, Birmingham, Ala. (US)
 
 

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