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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 Mass.


7491708 Patent Date:Feb. 17, 2009 16 Years to be approved
Title: Modified pectin
Inventor(s): David Platt, 12 Appleton Cir., Newton, Mass. 02459 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7630500 Patent Date:Dec. 08, 2009 15.7 Years to be approved
Title: Spatial disassembly processor
Inventor(s): Paul E. Beckman, Cambridge, Mass. (US); and Finn A. Arnold, Sutton, Mass. (US)
Assignee: Bose Corporation, Framingham, Mass. (US)
 
7635466 Patent Date:Dec. 22, 2009 14.6 Years to be approved
Title: DNA sequences, recombinant DNA molecules and processes for producing human fibroblast interferon-like polypeptides
Inventor(s): Walter Charles Fiers, Destelbergen (Belgium)
Assignee: Biogen Idec MA Inc., Cambridge, Mass. (US)
 
7588755 Patent Date:Sep. 15, 2009 14.3 Years to be approved
Title: DNA sequences, recombinant DNA molecules and processes for producing human fibroblast interferon-like polypeptides
Inventor(s): Walter Charles Fiers, Destelbergen (Belgium)
Assignee: Biogen Idec MA Inc., Cambridge, Mass. (US)
 
7623754 Patent Date:Nov. 24, 2009 12.2 Years to be approved
Title: Motion picture recording device using digital, computer-readable non-linear media
Inventor(s): James A. McKain, Andover, Mass. (US); Peter Fasciano, Natick, Mass. (US); Jeffrey D. Kurtze, Nashua, N.H. (US); Stephen M. DiSciullo, Danvers, Mass. (US); Paul H. Greaves, Tyngsboro, Mass. (US); and Harry Der, Westford, Mass. (US)
Assignee: Avid Technology, Inc., Tewksbury, Mass. (US)
 
7625420 Patent Date:12/1/2009 11.8 Years to be approved
Title: Copper powders methods for producing powders and devices fabricated from same
Inventor(s): Toivo T. Kodas, Albuquerque, N. Mex. (US); Mark J. Hampden-Smith, Albuquerque, N. Mex. (US); James Caruso, Albuquerque, N. Mex. (US); Daniel J. Skamser, Albuquerque, N. Mex. (US); Quint H. Powell, Albuquerque, N. Mex. (US); and Clive D. Chandler, Portland, Oreg. (US)
Assignee: Cabot Corporation, Boston, Mass. (US)
 
7569341 Patent Date:Aug. 04, 2009 11.7 Years to be approved
Title: Nucleic acid directed immobilization arrays and methods of assembly
Inventor(s): Christof M. Niemeyer, Bremen (Germany); Charles R. Cantor, Del Mar, Calif. (US); Takeshi Sano, Boston, Mass. (US); and Cassandra L. Smith, Boston, Mass. (US)
Assignee: Trustees of Boston University, Boston, Mass. (US)
 
7517539 Patent Date:Apr. 14, 2009 11.5 Years to be approved
Title: Method of preparing a poorly crystalline calcium phosphate and methods of its use
Inventor(s): Dosuk D. Lee, Brookline, Mass. (US); Christian Rey, Aureville (France); Maria Aiolova, Brookline, Mass. (US); and Aliassghar Tofighi, Waltham, Mass. (US)
Assignee: Etex Corporation, Cambridge, Mass. (US)
 
7632980 Patent Date:Dec. 15, 2009 11.2 Years to be approved
Title: Modified nucleic acid sequences and methods for increasing mRNA levels and protein expression in cell systems
Inventor(s): Li How Chen, Acton, Mass. (US); and Harry Meade, Newton, Mass. (US)
Assignee: GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc., Framingham, Mass. (US)
 
7627507 Patent Date:12/1/2009 10.3 Years to be approved
Title: Providing one party access to an account of another party
Inventor(s): Erin E. Drakeley, Norwell, Mass. (US); Mike Amatucci, Norwell, Mass. (US); Lou Iannucci, Hudson, Mass. (US); David McLure, Shrewsbury, Mass. (US); and John McDonough, Braintree, Mass. (US)
Assignee: FMR LLC, Boston, Mass. (US)
 
7636915 Patent Date:Dec. 22, 2009 10.1 Years to be approved
Title: Multi-level multi-variable control process program execution scheme for distributed process control systems
Inventor(s): Nick P. DiVittorio, North Attleboro, Mass. (US)
Assignee: Invensys Systems, Inc., Foxboro, Mass. (US)
 
7613695 Patent Date:Nov. 03, 2009 9.9 Years to be approved
Title: Relationship management system that provides an indication of users having a relationship with a specified contact
Inventor(s): Barry Solomon, Chicago, Ill. (US); and Robert M. Nagy, Aurora, Ill. (US)
Assignee: Reed Elsevier Inc., Waltham, Mass. (US)
 
7505905 Patent Date:Mar. 17, 2009 9.9 Years to be approved
Title: In-the-field adaptation of a large vocabulary automatic speech recognizer (ASR)
Inventor(s): Roger Scott Zimmerman, Wellesley, Mass. (US); Gary Neil Tajchman, Mansfield, Mass. (US); Ian Scott Boardman, Arlington, Mass. (US); Hejko Willy Rahmel, Carrollton, Tex. (US); and Thomas B. Schalk, Plano, Tex. (US)
Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc., Burlington, Mass. (US)
 
7537773 Patent Date:5/26/2009 9.8 Years to be approved
Title: Chemodenervating pharmaceutical as anti-inflammatory agent
Inventor(s): Gary E. Borodic, Canton, Mass. (US)
Assignee: Botulinum Toxin Research Associates, Inc., Quincy, Mass. (US)
 
7562027 Patent Date:Jul. 14, 2009 9.7 Years to be approved
Title: Availability processing in a travel planning system
Inventor(s): David Baggett, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (US); Gregory R. Galperin, Cambridge, Mass. (US); and Carl G. DeMarcken, Cambridge, Mass. (US)
Assignee: ITA Software, Inc., Cambridge, Mass. (US)
 
7599876 Patent Date:Oct. 06, 2009 9.6 Years to be approved
Title: Electronic market-maker
Inventor(s): Andrew Lo, Lexington, Mass. (US); Tung Chan, Cambridge, Mass. (US); and Tomaso Poggio, Wellesley, Mass. (US)
Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. (US)
 
7571458 Patent Date:Aug. 04, 2009 9.6 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for selecting and displaying multi-media messages
Inventor(s): Bartfeld Eyal, Mazkeret Batia (Israel)
Assignee: Integra5 Communications, Inc., Woburn, Mass. (US)
 
7502027 Patent Date:Mar. 10, 2009 9.5 Years to be approved
Title: Electronic drawing viewer
Inventor(s): Rick Chin, Shrewsbury, Mass. (US); Ilya Baran, Newton, Mass. (US); Kevin Campanella, Shrewsbury, Mass. (US); and John Sweeney, Acton, Mass. (US)
Assignee: SolidWorks Corporation, Concord, Mass. (US)
 
7603408 Patent Date:Oct. 13, 2009 9.4 Years to be approved
Title: Method and system for network management
Inventor(s): Brian Evan McGinnis, San Jose, Calif. (US); Vaibhavi Kothari, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US); William Tanaka, San Jose, Calif. (US); Stephen Ngok Tsun, Cupertino, Calif. (US); and Les R. Stuart, San Jose, Calif. (US)
Assignee: 3Com Corporation, Marlborough, Mass. (US)
 
7504490 Patent Date:Mar. 17, 2009 9.4 Years to be approved
Title: Nucleic acid and amino acid sequences relating to Apergillus fumigatus for diagnostics and therapeutics
Inventor(s): Keith G. Weinstock, Westborough, Mass. (US); and David Bush, Somerville, Mass. (US)
Assignee: Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Waltham, Mass. (US)
 
7507706 Patent Date:Mar. 24, 2009 9.3 Years to be approved
Title: Cytokine receptor chain
Inventor(s): Mary Collins, Natick, Mass. (US); Debra Donaldson, Medford, Mass. (US); Lori Fitz, Arlington, Mass. (US); Tamlyn Neben, Walnut Creek, Calif. (US); Matthew J. Whitters, Hudson, Mass. (US); Clive Wood, Boston, Mass. (US); and Marsha Wills-Karp, Baltimore, Md. (US)
Assignee: Genetics Institute, LLC, Cambridge, Mass. (US)
 
7531005 Patent Date:5/12/2009 9.3 Years to be approved
Title: Biodegradable composite material for tissue repair
Inventor(s): David Michael Healy, Ayr (United Kingdom); and Thomas Gilchrist, Ayr (United Kingdom)
Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP, Mansfield, Mass. (US)
 
7603415 Patent Date:Oct. 13, 2009 9.2 Years to be approved
Title: Classification of electronic messages using a hierarchy of rule sets
Inventor(s): Patrick McErlean, Portglenone (United Kingdom)
Assignee: ART Technology Group, Cambridge, Mass. (US)
 
7625580 Patent Date:12/1/2009 9 Years to be approved
Title: Semi-interpenetrating or interpenetrating polymer networks for drug delivery and tissue engineering
Inventor(s): Robert S. Langer, Newton, Mass. (US); Jennifer Elisseeff, Baltimore, Md. (US); Kristi Anseth, Boulder, Colo. (US); and Derek Sims, Greensboro, N.C. (US)
Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. (US)
 
7625540 Patent Date:12/1/2009 9 Years to be approved
Title: Fluorine removal by ion exchange
Inventor(s): Juzer Jangbarwala, Chino-Hill, Calif. (US)
Assignee: Edwards Vacuum, Inc., Tewksbury, Mass. (US)
 
 

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