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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 Mich.


7579392 Patent Date:Aug. 25, 2009 13.9 Years to be approved
Title: Low-viscosity epoxy resin, phenolic chain extender, catalyst and boron inhibitor
Inventor(s): Joseph Gan, Strasbourg (France); and Alan R. Goodson, Rheinmuenster (Germany)
Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Mich. (US)
 
7531262 Patent Date:5/12/2009 12.8 Years to be approved
Title: High-volume-manufacture fuel cell arrangement and method for production thereof
Inventor(s): Maria Simpson, 3151 W. Kilburn, Rochester Hills, Mich. 48306 (US); Torrence L. Duffy, 4607 Pine Village Dr., West Bloomfield, Mich. 48323 (US); and Charles Simpson, 3151 W. Kilburn, Rochester Hills, Mich. 48306 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7557078 Patent Date:Jul. 07, 2009 11.8 Years to be approved
Title: Morphogen-induced nerve regeneration and repair
Inventor(s): David C. Rueger, Hopkinton, Mass. (US); Thangavel Kuberasampath, Medway, Mass. (US); Hermann Oppermann, Medway, Mass. (US); Engin Ozkaynak, Milford, Mass. (US); Roy H. L. Pang, Etna, N.H. (US); and Charles M. Cohen, Medway, Mass. (US)
Assignee: Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, Mich. (US)
 
7546901 Patent Date:Jun. 16, 2009 10.7 Years to be approved
Title: Inert gas blanket for protection from oxidation
Inventor(s): Richard H. Hall, 1187 E. Stewart Rd., Midland, Mich. 48640 (US); and Theodore W. Selby, Midland, Mich. (US)
Assignee: Richard H. Hall, Midland, Mich. (US)
 
7544481 Patent Date:Jun. 09, 2009 10.4 Years to be approved
Title: Nucleic acids encoding CD40 binding protein
Inventor(s): Vishva M. Dixit, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US)
Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US)
 
7627503 Patent Date:12/1/2009 9.7 Years to be approved
Title: Online system of ordering and specifying consumer product having specific configurations
Inventor(s): Daryl L. Champagne, Northville, Mich. (US); and Don G. Bartkowiak, Livonia, Mich. (US)
Assignee: Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Mich. (US)
 
7596508 Patent Date:Sep. 29, 2009 9.4 Years to be approved
Title: Method and system for configuring and ordering consumer product
Inventor(s): David A. McGuffie, Keego Harbor, Mich. (US); John W. Burns, Birmingham, Mich. (US); Jeffrey M. Liedel, Canton, Mich. (US); J. Kevin Vasconi, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US); Leo W. Darley, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US); Thomas D. Cornellier, Wixon, Mich. (US); and Thor Ibsen, Birmingham, Mich. (US)
Assignee: Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Mich. (US)
 
7571131 Patent Date:Aug. 04, 2009 9.4 Years to be approved
Title: Method of conducting online competitive price quoting events
Inventor(s): Julie A. Lewis, Livonia, Mich. (US); Brian M. Toothman, Redford, Mich. (US); Rahmon Gharajanloo, Novi, Mich. (US); and Roxana P. Molina, Canton, Mich. (US)
Assignee: Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Mich. (US)
 
7600652 Patent Date:Oct. 13, 2009 9.3 Years to be approved
Title: Multiple layer polymeric cap and method of making the same
Inventor(s): Mark R. Johansen, Wallingford, Conn. (US)
Assignee: TI Group Automotive Systems, L.L.C., Warren, Mich. (US)
 
7602376 Patent Date:Oct. 13, 2009 9 Years to be approved
Title: Moving dielectric, capacitive position sensor configurations
Inventor(s): Jack H. Hetherington, Haslett, Mich. (US)
Assignee: P.I. Engineering, Inc., Williamston, Mich. (US)
 
7575648 Patent Date:Aug. 18, 2009 9 Years to be approved
Title: Selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) of toxic gaseous effluents
Inventor(s): Sean P. Burns, Almont, Mich. (US); Larry A. Moquin, Rochester Hills, Mich. (US); and Paresh S. Khandhadia, Troy, Mich. (US)
Assignee: Automotive Systems Laboratory, Inc., Farmington Hills, Mich. (US)
 
7606378 Patent Date:Oct. 20, 2009 8.5 Years to be approved
Title: Radio distortion processing
Inventor(s): Joseph A Hinkle, Huntsville, Ala. (US); and David J Madaj, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US)
Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, Mich. (US); and Siemens VDO Automotive Electronics Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (US)
 
7510720 Patent Date:Mar. 31, 2009 8.5 Years to be approved
Title: Vaccine to control equine protozoal myeloencephalitis in horses
Inventor(s): Linda S. Mansfield, Bath, Mich. (US); Mary G. Rossano, Mason, Mich. (US); Alice J. Murphy, St. Johns, Mich. (US); and Ruth A. Vrable, Williamston, Mich. (US)
Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich. (US)
 
7562037 Patent Date:Jul. 14, 2009 8.5 Years to be approved
Title: Mass customization billing engine
Inventor(s): Carl A. Wright, 7006 Suncrest Dr., Saline, Mich. 48176 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7585323 Patent Date:Sep. 08, 2009 8.3 Years to be approved
Title: In vitro mechanical loading of musculoskeletal tissues
Inventor(s): Michael A. Masini, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US); and Martin S. Bancroft, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US)
Assignee: Medlden, LLC, Ann Arbor, Mich. (US)
 
7552061 Patent Date:Jun. 23, 2009 8.3 Years to be approved
Title: Method and system for providing prescription drug coverage
Inventor(s): Gregory Richmond, 3886 Peabody Dr., Bloomfield Hills, Mich. 48302 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7636658 Patent Date:Dec. 22, 2009 8.3 Years to be approved
Title: Digital memo recorder having removable memory unit for vehicle interior
Inventor(s): Douglas C. Campbell, Northville, Mich. (US); Mark L. Zeinstra, Holland, Mich. (US); and Joseph W. Strazanac, Holland, Mich. (US)
Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company, Plymouth, Mich. (US)
 
7525052 Patent Date:Apr. 28, 2009 8.2 Years to be approved
Title: Multifunction switch assembly for power adjusted vehicle passenger seat
Inventor(s): Anthony J. Novelle, Glen Ellyn, Ill. (US); Claus D. Raddatz, Bolingbrook, Ill. (US); Steven J. Long, Schaumburg, Ill. (US); and Kenneth F. Tomerlin, Darien, Ill. (US)
Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, Mich. (US)
 
7575038 Patent Date:Aug. 18, 2009 8.2 Years to be approved
Title: Single crystal seed
Inventor(s): Steven T. Schaadt, Whitehall, Mich. (US); Brad J. Murphy, Whitehall, Mich. (US); and Lisa K. Koivisto, Hart, Mich. (US)
Assignee: Howmet Research Corporation, Whitehall, Mich. (US)
 
7494192 Patent Date:Feb. 24, 2009 8.1 Years to be approved
Title: Vehicle wheel rim flange and overlay assembly
Inventor(s): Lee A. Chase, Grand Rapids, Mich. (US); Eldean Weidmayer, Alto, Mich. (US); and Gregory R. Hauler, Montague, Mich. (US)
Assignee: Lacks Industries, Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich. (US)
 
7499745 Patent Date:Mar. 03, 2009 8 Years to be approved
Title: Multidimensional bioelectrical tissue analyzer
Inventor(s): Peter Littrup, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (US); and Robert Duncan, Tejeras, N. Mex. (US)
Assignee: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Mich. (US)
 
7550162 Patent Date:Jun. 23, 2009 8 Years to be approved
Title: Labiatae herb extracts and hop extracts for extending the color life and inhibiting the growth of microorganisms in fresh meat, fish and poultry
Inventor(s): Donald R. Berdahl, Lawton, Mich. (US); Gregory S. Reynhout, Kalamazoo, Mich. (US); and Mark H. Schulze, Kalamazoo, Mich. (US)
Assignee: Kalsec Incorporated, Kalamazoo, Mich. (US)
 
7568286 Patent Date:Aug. 04, 2009 7.8 Years to be approved
Title: Method of forming a tubular axle
Inventor(s): David K. Platner, Shelby, Mich. (US)
Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Technology, LLC, Troy, Mich. (US)
 
7582443 Patent Date:Sep. 01, 2009 7.7 Years to be approved
Title: Method for the detection and measurement of Hapten-conjugated biological binding entities by western and dot-blot using anti-hapten antibodies
Inventor(s): Philip Gerard Cavanaugh, 26215 Ivanhoe, Redford, Mich. 48239 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7606908 Patent Date:Oct. 20, 2009 7.7 Years to be approved
Title: Speedy delivery of communication to a vehicle
Inventor(s): Uma Arunkumar, Novi, Mich. (US)
Assignee: General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Mich. (US)
 
 

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