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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 Ark.


7493292 Patent Date:Feb. 17, 2009 8 Years to be approved
Title: System and a method for automating delivery of communication by a special service
Inventor(s): Glenn Petkovsek, 521 E. Markham St., Little Rock, Ark. 72201 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7586020 Patent Date:Sep. 08, 2009 6.5 Years to be approved
Title: Methods for determining effects of maternal treatments on offspring
Inventor(s): Craig Anthony Cooney, 12413 Timber Bend Dr., Little Rock, Ark. 72211 (US); and George Louis Wolff, 2802 Millbrook Rd., Little Rock, Ark. 72227 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7485708 Patent Date:Feb. 03, 2009 6.4 Years to be approved
Title: Nucleic acids encoding ara h 3 polypeptides
Inventor(s): A. Wesley Burks, Jr., Chapel Hill, N.C. (US); Gary A. Bannon, Wentzville, Mo. (US); Hugh A. Sampson, Larchmont, N.Y. (US); Ricki M. Helm, Little Rock, Ark. (US); J. Steven Stanley, North Little Rock, Ark. (US); and Patrick A. Rabjohn, Little Rock, Ark. (US)
Assignee: University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Ark. (US)
 
7476551 Patent Date:Jan. 13, 2009 6.4 Years to be approved
Title: Diagnosing atherosclerosis risk by measuring carbamylated low density lipoprotein levels
Inventor(s): Yousri M. Barri, Plano, Tex. (US); Sudhir V. Shah, Little Rock, Ark. (US); and Alexei G. Basnakian, Little Rock, Ark. (US)
Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Ark. (US)
 
7575161 Patent Date:Aug. 18, 2009 6 Years to be approved
Title: Systems and methods for pre-scanning merchandise in customer's shopping cart while customer is waiting in checkout line
Inventor(s): Dung Nguyen, Rogers, Ark. (US); and Aime V. Rodriguez, Rogers, Ark. (US)
Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, Ark. (US)
 
7640101 Patent Date:Dec. 29, 2009 5.5 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for motion-based disabling of electronic devices
Inventor(s): Craig Pair, Central City, Ark. (US); and Michael Kaelin, Fort Smith, Ark. (US)
Assignee: Control Technologies, Inc., Fort Smith, Ark. (US)
 
7610627 Patent Date:Oct. 27, 2009 5.4 Years to be approved
Title: Secure data exchange technique
Inventor(s): Eugene William McKenna, San Mateo, Calif. (US)
Assignee: Acxiom Corporation, Little Rock, Ark. (US)
 
7550128 Patent Date:Jun. 23, 2009 5 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for producing carbon nanostructures
Inventor(s): Anthony S. Wagner, Austin, Tex. (US)
Assignee: Clean Technologies International Corporation, Sherwood, Ark. (US)
 
7608240 Patent Date:Oct. 27, 2009 4.9 Years to be approved
Title: Nanotubes for cancer therapy and diagnostics
Inventor(s): Dan A. Buzatu, Benton, Ark. (US); Jon G. Wilkes, Jefferson, Ark. (US); Dwight Miller, Jefferson, Ark. (US); Jerry A. Darsey, Little Rock, Ark. (US); Tom Heinze, Jefferson, Ark. (US); Alex Biris, Little Rock, Ark. (US); Richard Berger, White Hall, Ark. (US); and Mark Diggs, Little Rock, Ark. (US)
Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Ark. (US)
 
7541045 Patent Date:Jun. 02, 2009 4.7 Years to be approved
Title: Concentrated, non-foaming solution of quaternary ammonium compounds and methods of use
Inventor(s): Cesar Compadre, Little Rock, Ark. (US); Philip Breen, Little Rock, Ark. (US); Hamid Salari, Wayne, N.J. (US); E. Kim Fifer, North Little Rock, Ark. (US); Danny L. Lattin, Brookings, S. Dak. (US); Michael Slavik, Springdale, Ark. (US); Yanbin Li, Fayetteville, Ark. (US); Timothy O'Brien, Little Rock, Ark. (US); Amy L. Waldroup, Springdale, Ariz. (US); and Thomas F. Berg, Sheboygan, Wis. (US)
Assignee: University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Ark. (US)
 
7572355 Patent Date:Aug. 11, 2009 4.6 Years to be approved
Title: Electrochemistry using permanent magnets with electrodes embedded therein
Inventor(s): Prabhu U. Arumugam, Fayetteville, Ark. (US); and Ingrid Fritsch, Fayetteville, Ark. (US)
Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Ark. (US)
 
7563426 Patent Date:Jul. 21, 2009 4.6 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for preparing a collection surface for use in producing carbon nanostructures
Inventor(s): Anthony S. Wagner, Lakeway, Tex. (US)
Assignee: Clean Technologies International Corporation, Sherwood, Ark. (US)
 
7625325 Patent Date:12/1/2009 4.5 Years to be approved
Title: Exercise cord wall mount
Inventor(s): Raymond Gerald Yost, 22 Forfar Cir., Bella Vista, Ark. 72715 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7569136 Patent Date:Aug. 04, 2009 4.4 Years to be approved
Title: Control system method and apparatus for two phase hydroprocessing
Inventor(s): Michael D. Ackerson, 3241 Nottinghill, Fayetteville, Ark. 72701 (US); and Michael Steven Byars, 721 E. Winbaugh La., Fayetteville, Ark. 72703 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7591366 Patent Date:Sep. 22, 2009 4.3 Years to be approved
Title: Conveyor system and method for accumulating packages of varying lengths
Inventor(s): Bryan Dale Taylor, Bono, Ark. (US)
Assignee: Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., Jonesboro, Ark. (US)
 
7544119 Patent Date:Jun. 09, 2009 4.2 Years to be approved
Title: Apparatus, system, and method for positioning poultry, meat, and fish product pieces on a conveyor
Inventor(s): James Ruff, Springdale, Ark. (US); Kelvin D. Lasse, Springdale, Ark. (US); Tim Reddell, Bentonville, Ark. (US); Marshall Vanderpool, Bentonville, Ark. (US); Charley Lee Reed, Jr., Tontitown, Ark. (US); and Brandon Haley, Springdale, Ark. (US); Angela D. Haley, legal representative
Assignee: Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark. (US)
 
7628909 Patent Date:Dec. 08, 2009 4.2 Years to be approved
Title: Composition and process for the extraction of bitumen from oil sands
Inventor(s): Harvey G. Cobb, North Little Rock, Ark. (US)
Assignee: Coriba Technologies, L.L.C., North Little Rock, Ark. (US)
 
7612317 Patent Date:Nov. 03, 2009 4.1 Years to be approved
Title: Beam steering for optical target identification and tracking without gimbals or scanning mirrors
Inventor(s): Charles H. Chalfant, III, Fayetteville, Ark. (US); Fred J. Orlando, West Melbourne, Fla. (US); Jeffrey T. Gregory, Mountainburg, Ark. (US); Chad B. O'Neal, Ruston, La. (US); and Terry L. Tidwell, Fayetteville, Ark. (US)
Assignee: Space Photonics, Inc., Fayetteville, Ark. (US)
 
7612329 Patent Date:Nov. 03, 2009 4.1 Years to be approved
Title: Apparatus and method for free space optical communications beam steering without gimbals
Inventor(s): Charles H. Chalfant, III, Fayetteville, Ark. (US); Fred J. Orlando, West Melbourne, Fla. (US); Jeffrey T. Gregory, Mountainburg, Ark. (US); and Chad B. O'Neal, Ruston, La. (US)
Assignee: Space Photonics, Inc., Fayetteville, Ark. (US)
 
7617564 Patent Date:Nov. 17, 2009 4.1 Years to be approved
Title: Dual purpose floor cleaning apparatus and method of use
Inventor(s): Billy Joe Stuthers, Garfield, Ark. (US); Leonard Wayne Rowan, Westville, Okla. (US); Shawn Wright, Stilwell, Okla. (US); and Emert R. Whitaker, Siloam Springs, Ark. (US)
Assignee: Alto U.S. Inc., Springdale, Ark. (US)
 
7632532 Patent Date:Dec. 15, 2009 4 Years to be approved
Title: Product and method for oral administration of nutraceuticals
Inventor(s): Dwight McKee, Aptos, Calif. (US); and Amanda Karwic, Elverson, Pa. (US)
Assignee: Eurak, LLC, Batesville, Ark. (US)
 
7556454 Patent Date:Jul. 07, 2009 3.9 Years to be approved
Title: Irregularly surfaced H pile
Inventor(s): Edward Cable, Blytheville, Ark. (US); and Mark Petitgoue, Dyersburg, Tenn. (US)
Assignee: Nucor Yamato Steel Company, Amorel, Ark. (US)
 
7537789 Patent Date:5/26/2009 3.9 Years to be approved
Title: System controlling soluble phosphorus and nitrates and other nutrients, and a method of using the system
Inventor(s): Joe D. Henry, Little Rock, Ark. (US); John R. Hardee, Arkadelphia, Ark. (US); and E. Field Selby, Conway, Ark. (US)
Assignee: Envirovest LLC,
 
7568525 Patent Date:Aug. 04, 2009 3.9 Years to be approved
Title: Method and system for increasing well rate using well-capital-string perforation
Inventor(s): Sergey Nikolayevich Veselkov, Moscow (Russian Federation)
Assignee: Nord Service, Inc., Little Rock, Ark. (US)
 
7546520 Patent Date:Jun. 09, 2009 3.8 Years to be approved
Title: Electronic shipment planner
Inventor(s): Robert A. Davidson, Fort Smith, Ark. (US); Corey Goux, Fort Smith, Ark. (US); and Michael Newcity, Fort Smith, Ark. (US)
Assignee: ABF Freight Systems, Inc., Fort Smith, Ark. (US)
 
 

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