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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 Mont.
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7584115 | Patent Date: | Sep. 01, 2009
| 7.7 Years to be approved |
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Title: | System for automated control and reporting of sales processes
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| Inventor(s): |
David Victor Sahagian, Needham, Mass. (US)
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| Assignee: | Rightnow Technologies, Inc., Bozeman, Mont. (US)
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7478103 | Patent Date: | Jan. 13, 2009
| 6.4 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Method for clustering automation and classification techniques
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| Inventor(s): |
Douglas K. Warner, Gallatin, Mont. (US); James Neal Richter, Gallatin, Mont. (US); and Bikramjit Banerjee, Gallatin, Mont. (US)
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| Assignee: | Rightnow Technologies, Inc., Bozeman, Mont. (US)
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7529718 | Patent Date: | 5/5/2009
| 6.2 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Fast computer data segmenting techniques
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| Inventor(s): |
Christophe Gerard Lambert, 716 S. 20th Ave., Suite 102, Bozeman, Mont. 59718 (US)
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| Assignee: | Not Assigned
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7574478 | Patent Date: | Aug. 11, 2009
| 5.6 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Method and system for sending bulk electronic messages
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| Inventor(s): |
Jason Mittelstaedt, Gallatin Gateway, Mont. (US); and Erich Hannan, Bozeman, Mont. (US)
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| Assignee: | Rightnow Technologies, Inc., Bozeman, Mont. (US)
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7582260 | Patent Date: | Sep. 01, 2009
| 5.6 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Zwitterionic dyes for labeling in proteomic and other biological analyses
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| Inventor(s): |
Edward A. Dratz, Bozeman, Mont. (US); and Paul A. Grieco, Bozeman, Mont. (US)
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| Assignee: | Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont. (US)
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7588544 | Patent Date: | Sep. 15, 2009
| 5.6 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Apparatus and method of fertility awareness
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| Inventor(s): |
George Mulcaire-Jones, Butte, Mont. (US)
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| Assignee: | Maternal Life International, Butte, Mont. (US)
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7524406 | Patent Date: | Apr. 28, 2009
| 5.4 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Processing apparatus including a reactor for electrochemically etching microelectronic workpiece
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| Inventor(s): |
Daniel Woodruff, Kalispell, Mont. (US); Steve Eudy, Kalispell, Mont. (US); James Erickson, Columbia Falls, Mont. (US); Thomas Oberlitner, Kalispell, Mont. (US); and Matthew Egloff, Kalispell, Mont. (US)
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| Assignee: | Semitool, Inc., Kalispell, Mont. (US)
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7578324 | Patent Date: | Aug. 25, 2009
| 5.3 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Self-centering tool
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| Inventor(s): |
Nathan Cantlon, Charlo, Mont. (US)
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| Assignee: | Jore Corporation, Ronan, Mont. (US)
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7585398 | Patent Date: | Sep. 08, 2009
| 5.3 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Chambers, systems, and methods for electrochemically processing microfeature workpieces
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| Inventor(s): |
Kyle M. Hanson, Kalispell, Mont. (US); and John L. Klocke, Kalispell, Mont. (US)
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| Assignee: | Semitool, Inc., Kalispell, Mont. (US)
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7494233 | Patent Date: | Feb. 24, 2009
| 5.1 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Off-axis variable focus and aberration control mirrors and method
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| Inventor(s): |
Phillip A. Himmer, Bozeman, Mont. (US); and David L. Dickensheets, Bozeman, Mont. (US)
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| Assignee: | Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont. (US)
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7533501 | Patent Date: | 5/19/2009
| 5 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Window framing system
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| Inventor(s): |
Murray L. Neal, Fresno, Calif. (US)
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| Assignee: | Guardian, LLC, Missoula, Mont. (US)
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7509768 | Patent Date: | Mar. 31, 2009
| 4.9 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Fishing rod and method of manufacture
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| Inventor(s): |
Wayne J. Maca, P.O. Box 429, 205 N. Madison, Twin Bridges, Mont. 59754 (US)
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| Assignee: | Not Assigned
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7563616 | Patent Date: | Jul. 21, 2009
| 4.8 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Bacterial lethality test indicator and prompt response spectroscopic analyzer
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| Inventor(s): |
John R. Gillis, 2303 Nelson Rd., Bozeman, Mont. 59715 (US); Kathleen A. Hickey, 311 1/2 N. Grand, Bozeman, Mont. 59715 (US); Darlene Hartze, 24515 Frontage Rd., Bozeman, Mont. 59718 (US); and Douglas Peterson, 700 Painted Canyon Dr., Bozeman, Mont. 59718 (US)
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| Assignee: | Not Assigned
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7629329 | Patent Date: | Dec. 08, 2009
| 4.8 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Method for increasing muscle mass and strength through administration of adenosine triphosphate
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| Inventor(s): |
Steve S. Lee, Sandy, Utah (US); Richard B. Hynson, Missoula, Mont. (US); and Joe Zhou, Shanghai (China)
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| Assignee: | TSI Health Sciences, Inc., Missoula, Mont. (US)
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7566386 | Patent Date: | Jul. 28, 2009
| 4.8 Years to be approved |
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Title: | System for electrochemically processing a workpiece
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| Inventor(s): |
Gregory J. Wilson, Kalispell, Mont. (US); Paul R. McHugh, Kalispell, Mont. (US); and Kyle M. Hanson, Kalispell, Mont. (US)
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| Assignee: | Semitool, Inc., Kalispell, Mont. (US)
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7634848 | Patent Date: | Dec. 22, 2009
| 4.6 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Method for retaining and positioning a shaft in a machine
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| Inventor(s): |
Dan Bexten, Kalispell, Mont. (US); and Dan Potter, Bozeman, Mont. (US)
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| Assignee: | Robert C. Burgi, Columbia Falls, Mont. (US)
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7555866 | Patent Date: | Jul. 07, 2009
| 4.6 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Renewably buoyant, self-protective floating habitat
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| Inventor(s): |
Bruce G. Kania, Shepherd, Mont. (US); Frank M. Stewart, Bozeman, Mont. (US); Russell F. Smith, Livingston, Mont. (US); Thomas N. Coleman, Livingston, Mont. (US); and Alfred Cunningham, Bozeman, Mont. (US)
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| Assignee: | Fountainhead, LLC, Shepherd, Mont. (US)
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7520493 | Patent Date: | Apr. 21, 2009
| 4.5 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Floating diffused air aerator
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| Inventor(s): |
William J. Haldane, 270 Floss Flat Rd., Ste E, Belgrade, Mont. 59714 (US)
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| Assignee: | Not Assigned
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7500806 | Patent Date: | Mar. 10, 2009
| 4.4 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Method and apparatus for constructing filter zones in earthfill dams
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| Inventor(s): |
Jeff L. Higgins, Bozeman, Mont. (US)
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| Assignee: | Barnard Construction Company, Inc., Bozeman, Mont. (US)
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7555871 | Patent Date: | Jul. 07, 2009
| 4.4 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Window framing system for sliding windows
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| Inventor(s): |
Murray L. Neal, Fresno, Calif. (US)
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| Assignee: | Guardian, LLC, Missoula, Mont. (US)
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7628898 | Patent Date: | Dec. 08, 2009
| 4.3 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Method and system for idle state operation
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| Inventor(s): |
John Klocke, Kalispell, Mont. (US); Kyle M. Hanson, Kalispell, Mont. (US); and Rajesh Baskaran, Kalispell, Mont. (US)
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| Assignee: | Semitool, Inc., Kalispell, Mont. (US)
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7559428 | Patent Date: | Jul. 14, 2009
| 4.1 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Gun rack
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| Inventor(s): |
Rick Edwin Matzick, P.O. Box 189, Ennis, Mont. 59729 (US)
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| Assignee: | Not Assigned
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7513075 | Patent Date: | Apr. 07, 2009
| 4 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Locking swivel apparatus
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| Inventor(s): |
David P. Garber, 4800 Sourdough Rd., Bozeman, Mont. 59715 (US)
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| Assignee: | Not Assigned
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7494025 | Patent Date: | Feb. 24, 2009
| 4 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Internal cover for enclosing container contents
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| Inventor(s): |
Mark D. Porter, Missoula, Mont. (US)
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| Assignee: | Planetary Design, LLC, Missoula, Mont. (US)
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7481997 | Patent Date: | Jan. 27, 2009
| 4 Years to be approved |
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Title: | Snow mountain virus genome sequence, virus-like particles and methods of use
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| Inventor(s): |
Michele E. Hardy, Bozeman, Mont. (US)
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| Assignee: | Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont. (US)
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