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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.


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

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