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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 R.I.


7491778 Patent Date:Feb. 17, 2009 9.4 Years to be approved
Title: Superabsorbent water-resistant coatings
Inventor(s): Martin C. Flautt, Granville, Ohio (US); James R. Priest, Nashport, Ohio (US); David V. Stotler, Newark, Ohio (US); and Thomas P. Hager, Westerville, Ohio (US)
Assignee: Neptco JV LLC, Pawtucket, R.I. (US)
 
7593954 Patent Date:Sep. 22, 2009 7.9 Years to be approved
Title: System and method for cross-referencing, searching and displaying entries in a document publishing system
Inventor(s): Gregory R. Lloyd, Providence, R.I. (US); Christopher J. Nuzum, Providence, R.I. (US); Roger Fujii, Burke, Va. (US); Andrew J. Miller, Washington, D.C. (US); and Carrie Simmons, New York, N.Y. (US)
Assignee: Traction Software, Inc., Providence, R.I. (US)
 
7584754 Patent Date:Sep. 08, 2009 7.8 Years to be approved
Title: Disposable eye patch and method of manufacturing a disposable eye patch
Inventor(s): Richard L. Pellegrini, Lincoln, R.I. (US); and Steven B. Krupnick, Philadelphia, Pa. (US)
Assignee: Sperian Eye & Face Protection, Inc., Smithfield, R.I. (US)
 
7612038 Patent Date:Nov. 03, 2009 7.7 Years to be approved
Title: Biglycan and related therapeutics and methods of use
Inventor(s): Justin R. Fallon, Harvard, Mass. (US); Beth McKechnie, Franklin, Mass. (US); Michael Rafii, Baltimore, Md. (US); Hilliary Creely, Providence, R.I. (US); Mark A. Bowe, Damascus, Md. (US); Alison Amenta, Pawtucket, R.I. (US); Mary Lynn Mercado, Robbinsville, N.J. (US); and Hiroki Hagiwara, Tokyo (Japan)
Assignee: Brown University, Providence, R.I. (US)
 
7519909 Patent Date:Apr. 14, 2009 7.7 Years to be approved
Title: Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices monitoring system
Inventor(s): Christian L. Kuiawa, Warwick, R.I. (US); David A. Cardimino, Jr., Warwick, R.I. (US); Todd J. Giaquinto, Cranston, R.I. (US); Jeffrey J. Brown, Coventry, R.I. (US); David J. Smith, East Grenwich, R.I. (US); and Elizabeth Schultz, North Kingston, R.I. (US)
Assignee: American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, R.I. (US)
 
7552057 Patent Date:Jun. 23, 2009 7.3 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for using process exceptions to provide instant notifications for distributed processes
Inventor(s): James E. McGwin, Jr., 412 Chimney Rock Dr., North Kingstown, R.I. 02852 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7546264 Patent Date:Jun. 09, 2009 7.3 Years to be approved
Title: Method for selecting investments in book-valued collective investment funds
Inventor(s): James Allen Charnley, Jr., Barrington, R.I. (US)
Assignee: Water Street Advisers, Inc., Barrington, R.I. (US)
 
7608356 Patent Date:Oct. 27, 2009 7.3 Years to be approved
Title: Ion conducting polymer membranes
Inventor(s): William M. Risen, Jr., 87 Miller Ave., Rumford, R.I. 02916 (US); and Pu Zhang, Urbana, Ill. (US)
Assignee: William M. Risen, Jr., Rumford, R.I. (US)
 
7614958 Patent Date:Nov. 10, 2009 7 Years to be approved
Title: Interactive quest game
Inventor(s): Denise Chapman Weston, Wakefield, R.I. (US); Jonathan A. Barney, Newport Beach, Calif. (US); and Rick A. Briggs, Springfield, Ill. (US)
Assignee: Creative Kingdoms, LLC, Wakefield, R.I. (US)
 
7553583 Patent Date:Jun. 30, 2009 6.4 Years to be approved
Title: Systems and methods for constructing a battery pack
Inventor(s): Stephen S. Eaves, Charlestown, R.I. (US)
Assignee: Modular Energy Devices, Inc., Warwick, R.I. (US)
 
7576186 Patent Date:Aug. 18, 2009 6.3 Years to be approved
Title: Compositions and methods for stem cell delivery
Inventor(s): Lawrence G. Lum, Coventry, R.I. (US); and Randall J. Lee, Hillsborough, Calif. (US)
Assignee: Roger Williams Hospital, Providence, R.I. (US); and TransTarget, Inc., Burlingame, Calif. (US)
 
7590950 Patent Date:Sep. 15, 2009 6.3 Years to be approved
Title: Mobile lottery terminal including features facilitating use by visually impaired ticket agents
Inventor(s): Christopher Collins, Lincoln, R.I. (US); Kurt Businger, Warwick, R.I. (US); Scott Hultzman, Putnam, Conn. (US); Kevin Romano, Barcelona (Spain); Dana Letiecq, Millbury, Mass. (US); and Angel Sierra Calvo, Madrid (Spain)
Assignee: GTech Rhode Island Corporation, Providence, R.I. (US); and Organización National De Ciegos Españoles, Madrid (Spain)
 
7548797 Patent Date:Jun. 16, 2009 6.2 Years to be approved
Title: Item vending machine and method
Inventor(s): Joseph C. Perin, Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio (US); David G. Wagoner, Loveland, Ohio (US); and Brian J. Roberts, Carlsbad, Calif. (US)
Assignee: Gtech Corporation, Providence, R.I. (US)
 
7534167 Patent Date:5/19/2009 6.1 Years to be approved
Title: Data center cooling
Inventor(s): Tony Day, Middlesex (United Kingdom)
Assignee: American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, R.I. (US)
 
7585216 Patent Date:Sep. 08, 2009 6 Years to be approved
Title: Sound generating puzzle
Inventor(s): Bruce Foster, Ellington, Conn. (US)
Assignee: Hasbro, Inc., Pawtucket, R.I. (US)
 
7573232 Patent Date:Aug. 11, 2009 6 Years to be approved
Title: Battery exchange apparatus and method for uninterruptible power supply
Inventor(s): Szu-Che Cheng, Bade (Taiwan); Sheng-Hung Chu, Tainan (Taiwan); and Fu-yung Hsueh, Taipei (Taiwan)
Assignee: American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, R.I. (US)
 
7500917 Patent Date:Mar. 10, 2009 6 Years to be approved
Title: Magical wand and interactive play experience
Inventor(s): Jonathan A. Barney, Newport Beach, Calif. (US); and Denise Chapman Weston, Wakefield, R.I. (US)
Assignee: Creative Kingdoms, LLC, Wakefield, R.I. (US)
 
7612472 Patent Date:Nov. 03, 2009 5.8 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for monitoring energy storage devices
Inventor(s): Srdan Mutabdzija, Somerville, Mass. (US); Eyob Demissie, Tyngsborough, Mass. (US); Francis J. Masciarelli, Milford, Mass. (US); and Michael Falcinelli, Boxford, Mass. (US)
Assignee: American Power Conversion Corporation, W. Kingston, R.I. (US)
 
7627497 Patent Date:12/1/2009 5.7 Years to be approved
Title: Method for selling lottery tickets from a POS terminal
Inventor(s): Walter Szrek, 60 Spencer Ave., East Greenwich, R.I. 02818 (US); and Irena Szrek, 60 Spencer Ave., East Greenwich, R.I. 02818 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7509529 Patent Date:Mar. 24, 2009 5.7 Years to be approved
Title: System and method for performing user recovery of guided procedures for an uninterruptible power supply
Inventor(s): David A. Colucci, Stoneham, Mass. (US); and Neil Rasmussen, Concord, Mass. (US)
Assignee: American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, R.I. (US)
 
7563840 Patent Date:Jul. 21, 2009 5.6 Years to be approved
Title: Flame retardant polyester resin composition and articles formed thereform
Inventor(s): Yijun Ye, Saunderstown, R.I. (US)
Assignee: Toray Plastics (America), Inc., North Kingstown, R.I. (US)
 
7540413 Patent Date:Jun. 02, 2009 5.5 Years to be approved
Title: Radio frequency identifiers in game tickets
Inventor(s): Richard Meehan, South Kingstown, R.I. (US); Stephen Carney, Barrington, R.I. (US); Jennifer Seymour, Roswell, Ga. (US); Craig Fitzgerald, Alpharetta, Ga. (US); and Richard Finocchio, Everett, Mass. (US)
Assignee: Gtech Rhode Island Corporation, Providence, R.I. (US)
 
7557162 Patent Date:Jul. 07, 2009 5.5 Years to be approved
Title: Toughened polymer compositions
Inventor(s): Raman Patel, Cumberland, R.I. (US); Harry Howard, Medina, Ohio (US); Marc Caruthers, Rheoboth, Mass. (US); Tonya McBride, North Providence, R.I. (US); John J. Wood, III, Smithfield, R.I. (US); and John C. Andries, E. Greenwich, R.I. (US)
Assignee: Teknor Apex Company, Pawtucket, R.I. (US)
 
7557163 Patent Date:Jul. 07, 2009 5.5 Years to be approved
Title: Toughened polymer compositions
Inventor(s): Raman Patel, Cumberland, R.I. (US); Harry Howard, Medina, Ohio (US); Marc Caruthers, Rheoboth, Mass. (US); Tonya McBride, North Providence, R.I. (US); John J. Wood, III, Smithfield, R.I. (US); and John C. Andries, E. Greenwich, R.I. (US)
Assignee: Teknor Apex Company, Pawtucket, R.I. (US)
 
7618941 Patent Date:Nov. 17, 2009 5.5 Years to be approved
Title: Treating degenerative joint disorders with tribonectins
Inventor(s): Gregory D. Jay, Norfolk, Mass. (US)
Assignee: Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R.I. (US)
 
 

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