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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 W. Va.


7473285 Patent Date:Jan. 06, 2009 7.8 Years to be approved
Title: Method of converting agricultural waste to liquid fuel cell and associated apparatus
Inventor(s): Richard W. Russell, Morgantown, W. Va. (US); and Alfred H. Stiller, Morgantown, W. Va. (US)
Assignee: West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va. (US)
 
7588608 Patent Date:Sep. 15, 2009 5.5 Years to be approved
Title: Cellular coal products and processes
Inventor(s): Darren Kenneth Rogers, Wheeling, W. Va. (US)
Assignee: Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd., Triadelphia, W. Va. (US)
 
7632262 Patent Date:Dec. 15, 2009 5.4 Years to be approved
Title: Systems and methods for atraumatic implantation of bio-active agents
Inventor(s): Mark C. Bates, Charleston, W. Va. (US)
Assignee: Nexeon Medical Systems, Inc., Charleston, W. Va. (US)
 
7578860 Patent Date:Aug. 25, 2009 5.4 Years to be approved
Title: Cellular coal products and processes
Inventor(s): Darren Kenneth Rogers, Wheeling, W. Va. (US)
Assignee: Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd., Triadelphia, W. Va. (US)
 
7553470 Patent Date:Jun. 30, 2009 5.4 Years to be approved
Title: Method of controlling swelling and shrinkage during synthesis of coke
Inventor(s): Alfred Stiller, Morgantown, W. Va. (US); and Chong Chen, Morgantown, W. Va. (US)
Assignee: West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va. (US)
 
7616757 Patent Date:Nov. 10, 2009 5.2 Years to be approved
Title: Scalable call center telecommunications system
Inventor(s): Joseph L. Erdman, 1501 Pennsylvania Ave., St. Albans, W. Va. 25177 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7544222 Patent Date:Jun. 09, 2009 5.2 Years to be approved
Title: Activated, coal-based carbon foam
Inventor(s): Darren Kenneth Rogers, Wheeling, W. Va. (US); and Janusz Wladyslaw Plucinski, Glen Dale, W. Va. (US)
Assignee: Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd., Triadelphia, W. Va. (US)
 
7541556 Patent Date:Jun. 02, 2009 5 Years to be approved
Title: Apparatus for checking the quality of preforms each having a body made of plastics material
Inventor(s): Enzo Canepa, Chiavari (Italy)
Assignee: M & G Polymers USA, LLC, Apple Grove, W. Va. (US)
 
7481855 Patent Date:Jan. 27, 2009 4.8 Years to be approved
Title: Carbon foam abrasives
Inventor(s): Darren Kenneth Rogers, Wheeling, W. Va. (US); and Janusz Wladyslaw Plucinski, Glen Dale, W. Va. (US)
Assignee: Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd., Triadelphia, W. Va. (US)
 
7591299 Patent Date:Sep. 22, 2009 4.8 Years to be approved
Title: Continuous metal matrix composite manufacture
Inventor(s): Brian L. Gordon, Wheeling, W. Va. (US); and Gregg W. Wolfe, Wheeling, W. Va. (US)
Assignee: Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd., Triadelphia, W. Va. (US)
 
7558044 Patent Date:Jul. 07, 2009 4.4 Years to be approved
Title: Static electricity eliminator
Inventor(s): Kent J. George, 1606 Kirklee Rd., Charleston, W. Va. 25314 (US); Keith J. George, 523 S. Fort Dr., Charleston, W. Va. 25314 (US); and D. Duane Gillian, 835 Greenbo Rd., Argillite, Ky. 41121 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7565941 Patent Date:Jul. 28, 2009 4.4 Years to be approved
Title: Motorized vehicle
Inventor(s): John P. Cunningham, P.O. Box 7146, Charleston, W. Va. 25356 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7622153 Patent Date:Nov. 24, 2009 4.3 Years to be approved
Title: Method of making vapour deposited oxygen-scavenging particles
Inventor(s): Kevin L. Rollick, Munroe Falls, Ohio (US)
Assignee: M&G USA Corporation, Apple Grove, W. Va. (US)
 
7498077 Patent Date:Mar. 03, 2009 4.3 Years to be approved
Title: Metal matrix composite structures
Inventor(s): Brian E. Joseph, Wheeling, W. Va. (US); Douglas J. Merriman, Wheeling, W. Va. (US); Robert Nolte, Wheeling, W. Va. (US); and Matthew M. Rowe, Wheeling, W. Va. (US)
Assignee: Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd., Triadelphia, W. Va. (US)
 
7562443 Patent Date:Jul. 21, 2009 4.2 Years to be approved
Title: Automatic box spring fastening apparatus
Inventor(s): Brian A. Rowe, 3032 Ousley Gap Rd., Barboursville, W. Va. 25504 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7550203 Patent Date:Jun. 23, 2009 4.1 Years to be approved
Title: Compartmentalized resin pellets
Inventor(s): Gianluca Ferrari, Venice (Italy); Edwin A. Sisson, Medina, Ohio (US); and Ricardo Knudsen, São Paulo (Brazil)
Assignee: M & G USA Corporation, Apple Grove, W. Va. (US)
 
7628325 Patent Date:Dec. 08, 2009 4.1 Years to be approved
Title: Systems, methods and computer program products for wirelessly preprocessing a transaction while in a queue for a point-of-transaction
Inventor(s): Robert McIntosh, Loganville, Ga. (US)
Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP, Reno, W. Va. (US)
 
7516573 Patent Date:Apr. 14, 2009 4 Years to be approved
Title: Method for reducing freeze and chill damage in plants
Inventor(s): David Michael Glenn, 1207 Glen Rd., Shepherdstown, W. Va. 25443 (US); Richard C. Pluta, 16 Tumbling Brook Dr., Towaco, N.J. 07082 (US); Gary J. Puterka, 4803 S. Longview Dr., Stillwater, Okla. 74074 (US); John T. Mosko, 141 Rector St., Perth Amboy, N.J. 08861 (US); and Peter S. Barrows, 2 Orchard Rd., Washington Crossing, Pa. 18977 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7595167 Patent Date:Sep. 29, 2009 4 Years to be approved
Title: Alzheimer's disease-specific alterations of the Erk1/Erk2 phosphorylation ratio
Inventor(s): Tapan Kumar Khan, Gaithersburg, Md. (US); and Daniel L. Alkon, Bethesda, Md. (US)
Assignee: Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute, Morgantown, W. Va. (US)
 
7510661 Patent Date:Mar. 31, 2009 3.9 Years to be approved
Title: Separation system for the removal of fat, oil or grease from wastewater
Inventor(s): Blair H. Hills, 1648 Woodvale Dr., Charleston, W. Va. 25314 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7494803 Patent Date:Feb. 24, 2009 3.8 Years to be approved
Title: Bio-composting domestic waste treatment apparatus
Inventor(s): Danny R. Smith, 2252 N. Poca River Rd., Poca, W. Va. 25159 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7571600 Patent Date:Aug. 11, 2009 3.7 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for reducing pollutants in engine exhaust
Inventor(s): Nigel N Clark, Morgantown, W. Va. (US); and Christopher M. Atkinson, Morgantown, W. Va. (US)
Assignee: West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va. (US)
 
7581738 Patent Date:Sep. 01, 2009 3.6 Years to be approved
Title: Moveable storage structure system
Inventor(s): Craig W Hartzell, Morgantown, W. Va. (US); Kevin G Koch, Fairmont, W. Va. (US); and Aaron M King, Kingwood, W. Va. (US)
Assignee: Azimuth, Inc., Morgantown, W. Va. (US)
 
7635844 Patent Date:Dec. 22, 2009 3.5 Years to be approved
Title: Microsystem manipulation apparatus
Inventor(s): Brian E. Joseph, Wheeling, W. Va. (US); Elizabeth N. Kraftician, Wheeling, W. Va. (US); and Thomas M. Matviya, McKees Rocks, Pa. (US)
Assignee: Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd., Triadelphia, W. Va. (US)
 
7533343 Patent Date:5/12/2009 3.4 Years to be approved
Title: Web page to cellular phone—contact information messaging system
Inventor(s): Nitesh Ratnakar, Oak Creek, Wis. (US)
Assignee: Novation Science Holding, LLC, Elkins, W. Va. (US)
 
 

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