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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 Pa.


7585512 Patent Date:Sep. 08, 2009 15.5 Years to be approved
Title: Composition and method of using tumor cells
Inventor(s): David Berd, Wyncote, Pa. (US)
Assignee: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa. (US)
 
7640571 Patent Date:Dec. 29, 2009 10.5 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for preventing disruptions in set-top terminal function due to the download of updated programming or data to the set-top terminal
Inventor(s): Samuel Reichgott, Coopersburg, Pa. (US); Abhijit Chatterjee, Landsdale, Pa. (US); and Charles Schell, Churchville, Pa. (US)
Assignee: General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, Pa. (US)
 
7536705 Patent Date:5/19/2009 10.2 Years to be approved
Title: System and method for interactive distribution of selectable presentations
Inventor(s): Antoine Boucher, London (Canada); James Lee Fischer, Scottsdale, Ariz. (US); and Allan Erik Lodberg, London (Canada)
Assignee: TVWorks, LLC, Philadelphia, Pa. (US)
 
7558381 Patent Date:Jul. 07, 2009 10.2 Years to be approved
Title: Retrieval of deleted voice messages in voice messaging system
Inventor(s): Syed S. Ali, Allentown, Pa. (US); Lakshmi Narayana Jampanaboyana, Allentown, Pa. (US); and James J. Greybush, Allentown, Pa. (US)
Assignee: Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, Pa. (US)
 
7516473 Patent Date:Apr. 07, 2009 9.7 Years to be approved
Title: Method and system for signaling
Inventor(s): Alfons Eizenhoefer, Altdorf (Germany); Peter Kuczynski, Nuremberg (Germany); and Said Tatesh, Swindon (United Kingdom)
Assignee: Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, Pa. (US)
 
7593529 Patent Date:Sep. 22, 2009 9.7 Years to be approved
Title: Scramble methods and apparatus for packetized digital video signal in conditional access system
Inventor(s): Xiaowen Yang, Shanghai (China)
Assignee: Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, Pa. (US)
 
7607022 Patent Date:Oct. 20, 2009 9.4 Years to be approved
Title: Configurable encryption/decryption for multiple services support
Inventor(s): Xin Qiu, San Diego, Calif. (US); and Eric J. Sprunk, Carlsbad, Calif. (US)
Assignee: General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, Pa. (US)
 
7580875 Patent Date:Aug. 25, 2009 9.4 Years to be approved
Title: Investment system and method
Inventor(s): Gregory McCabe Finn, 214 Eton Rd., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15205 (US); and Bruce Gordon Bernstein, 104 Woodside Rd., Apartment B105, Haverford, Pa. 19041 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7487534 Patent Date:Feb. 03, 2009 9.3 Years to be approved
Title: Application programming interface (API) for accessing and managing resources in digital television receiver
Inventor(s): Petr Peterka, San Diego, Calif. (US); Branislav N. Meandzija, La Jolla, Calif. (US); Geetha Mangalore, San Diego, Calif. (US); and Kurt Zaiser, San Diego, Calif. (US)
Assignee: General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, Pa. (US)
 
7636718 Patent Date:Dec. 22, 2009 9.3 Years to be approved
Title: Pharmaceutical administrative system for ordering and receiving prescribed medication
Inventor(s): Eric K. Steen, South Pasadena, Calif. (US); William John Brandon, Hoover, Ala. (US); Thomas J. Wilverding, Davie, Fla. (US); Michael A. Koch, Foothill, Calif. (US); and Jean Pfeiffer, Goleta, Calif. (US)
Assignee: B. Braun Medical Inc., Bethlehem, Pa. (US)
 
7627493 Patent Date:12/1/2009 9.3 Years to be approved
Title: Production and distribution supply chain optimization software
Inventor(s): Samarth Sarthi, Pittsburgh, Pa. (US); and Viswanathan Visweswaran, Pittsburgh, Pa. (US)
Assignee: SCA Holdings, Pittsburgh, Pa. (US)
 
7475346 Patent Date:Jan. 06, 2009 9 Years to be approved
Title: System and method for providing a customizable web portal service
Inventor(s): Theodore K. Bullock, Maple Glen, Pa. (US); Robert H. Verbeke, Exton, Pa. (US); Carl A. Grula, Lansdale, Pa. (US); John L. Krack, Fridley, Minn. (US); and Joseph D. Condon, Woodbury, Minn. (US)
Assignee: Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell, Pa. (US)
 
7638380 Patent Date:Dec. 29, 2009 9 Years to be approved
Title: Method for manufacturing a laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor device
Inventor(s): Charles W. Pearce, Emmaus, Pa. (US)
Assignee: Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, Pa. (US)
 
7487531 Patent Date:Feb. 03, 2009 8.9 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus of load sharing and improving fault tolerance in an interactive video distribution system
Inventor(s): Stephen R. Vogel, Medford, N.J. (US); James B. Armstrong, Princeton, N.J. (US); and Hiep T. Nguyen, San Jose, Calif. (US)
Assignee: Sedna Patent Services, LLC, Philadephia, Pa. (US)
 
7580851 Patent Date:Aug. 25, 2009 8.8 Years to be approved
Title: System and method for estimating daily sales volume
Inventor(s): Kennon R. Copeland, Wayne, Pa. (US)
Assignee: IMS Software Services Ltd., Plymouth Meeting (US)
 
7476250 Patent Date:Jan. 13, 2009 8.8 Years to be approved
Title: Semi-permeable membranes to assist in cartilage repair
Inventor(s): Kevin A. Mansmann, 250 W. Lancaster Ave., Suite 310, Paoli, Pa. 19301 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7635479 Patent Date:Dec. 22, 2009 8.7 Years to be approved
Title: Composition and methods for enhancing immunogenecity of antigens
Inventor(s): Yvonne Paterson, Philadelphia, Pa. (US); George Raymond Gunn, III, Collegeville, Pa. (US); and Christian Peters, Radnor, Pa. (US)
Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. (US)
 
7530070 Patent Date:5/5/2009 8.7 Years to be approved
Title: Dynamically configurable architecture for mixed data processing
Inventor(s): Narciso Mera, Pittstown, N.J. (US); and John Patrick Sweeney, Fogelsville, Pa. (US)
Assignee: Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, Pa. (US)
 
7565247 Patent Date:Jul. 21, 2009 8.7 Years to be approved
Title: Method for acquisition, storage, and retrieval of cell screening data on a computer system
Inventor(s): R. Terry Dunlay, Pittsburgh, Pa. (US); and D. Lansing Taylor, Pittsburgh, Pa. (US)
Assignee: Cellomics, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. (US)
 
7580488 Patent Date:Aug. 25, 2009 8.6 Years to be approved
Title: Broadband modulation/demodulation apparatus and a method thereof
Inventor(s): Randy K. Young, Port Matialda, Pa. (US)
Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, Pa. (US)
 
7569663 Patent Date:Aug. 04, 2009 8.6 Years to be approved
Title: Chimeric proteins and methods for using the same
Inventor(s): Mark L. Tykocinski, 300 Linden La., Merion Station, Pa. 19066 (US); and Jui-Han Huang, Wallingford, Pa. (US)
Assignee: Mark L. Tykocinski, Merion Station, Pa. (US)
 
7565307 Patent Date:Jul. 21, 2009 8.6 Years to be approved
Title: Automatic payment method using RF ID tags
Inventor(s): Ron Pinkus, Plano, Tex. (US)
Assignee: TC License Ltd., Hummelstown, Pa. (US)
 
7603356 Patent Date:Oct. 13, 2009 8.6 Years to be approved
Title: System and method for network administration and local administration of privacy protection criteria
Inventor(s): Adam R. Schran, Philadelphia, Pa. (US); and Robert E. Darlington, Philadelphia, Pa. (US)
Assignee: Ascentive LLC, Philadelphia, Pa. (US)
 
7590688 Patent Date:Sep. 15, 2009 8.5 Years to be approved
Title: Method and system for conducting a plurality of cyber-based conventions
Inventor(s): Paul D. Franke, Pittsburgh, Pa. (US)
Assignee: Software Management, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. (US)
 
7606753 Patent Date:Oct. 20, 2009 8.5 Years to be approved
Title: Computer-implemented method and apparatus for adjusting the cost basis of a security
Inventor(s): Nicco Willis, Phoenix, Ariz. (US); and Laura Muggli, San Ramon, Calif. (US)
Assignee: Networth Services, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. (US)
 
 

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