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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 Conn.


7601951 Patent Date:Oct. 13, 2009 12.4 Years to be approved
Title: Configuration of an atmospheric pressure ion source
Inventor(s): Craig M. Whitehouse, Branford, Conn. (US); Michael Sansone, Hamden, Conn. (US); and Clement Catalano, Clinton, Conn. (US)
Assignee: Analytica of Branford, Inc., Branford, Conn. (US)
 
7546277 Patent Date:Jun. 09, 2009 11.7 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for dynamically managing vending machine inventory prices
Inventor(s): Daniel E. Tedesco, Monroe, Conn. (US); James A. Jorasch, Stamford, Conn. (US); and Robert R. Lech, Norwalk, Conn. (US)
Assignee: Walker Digital, LLC, Stamford, Conn. (US)
 
7606729 Patent Date:Oct. 20, 2009 11.6 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for facilitating the play of fractional lottery tickets utilizing point-of-sale terminals
Inventor(s): Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, Conn. (US); and Andrew S. Van Luchene, Norwalk, Conn. (US)
Assignee: Walker Digital, LLC, Stamford, Conn. (US)
 
7536349 Patent Date:5/19/2009 10.9 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for processing a charge applied to a financial account
Inventor(s): Magdalena Mik, Wallingford, Conn. (US); Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, Conn. (US); Daniel E. Tedesco, New Canaan, Conn. (US); Andrew S. Van Luchene, Norwalk, Conn. (US); and James A. Jorasch, Stamford, Conn. (US)
Assignee: Walker Digital, LLC, Stamford, Conn. (US)
 
7523045 Patent Date:Apr. 21, 2009 10.8 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for a cryptographically assisted commercial network system designed to facilitate and support expert-based commerce
Inventor(s): Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, Conn. (US); Bruce Schneier, Oak Park, Ill. (US); and James A. Jorasch, Stamford, Conn. (US)
Assignee: Walker Digital, LLC, Stamford, Conn. (US)
 
7584780 Patent Date:Sep. 08, 2009 10.8 Years to be approved
Title: Active heat sink structure with flow augmenting rings and method for removing heat
Inventor(s): Andrew I. Lemont, Derby, Conn. (US); and Jeffrey Radziunas, Wallingford, Conn. (US)
Assignee: Lemont Aircraft Corporation, Ansonia, Conn. (US)
 
7587333 Patent Date:Sep. 08, 2009 10.7 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for vending products
Inventor(s): Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, Conn. (US); Daniel E. Tedesco, New Canaan, Conn. (US); John M. Packes, Jr., Hawthorne, N.Y. (US); Charles A. Rattner, Stamford, Conn. (US); Magdalena Mik, Greenwich, Conn. (US); and Andrew S. Van Luchene, Norwalk, Conn. (US)
Assignee: Walker Digital, LLC, Stamford, Conn. (US)
 
7516089 Patent Date:Apr. 07, 2009 10.1 Years to be approved
Title: System and method for allocating business to one of a plurality of sellers in a buyer driven electronic commerce system
Inventor(s): Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, Conn. (US); Thomas M. Sparico, Stamford, Conn. (US); and Robert S. Wisse, Half Moon Bay, Calif. (US)
Assignee: Pricline.com Incorporated, Stamford, Conn. (US)
 
7620619 Patent Date:Nov. 17, 2009 10 Years to be approved
Title: Conditional purchase offer management system
Inventor(s): Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, Conn. (US); Bruce Schneier, Minneapolis, Minn. (US); James A. Jorasch, Stamford, Conn. (US); and T. Scott Case, Darien, Conn. (US)
Assignee: priceline.com Incorporated, Norwalk, Conn. (US)
 
7580855 Patent Date:Aug. 25, 2009 9.5 Years to be approved
Title: Computer-implemented apparatus and method for generating a tailored promotion
Inventor(s): Richard Fernandes, Norwalk, Conn. (US)
Assignee: Webloyalty.com, Norwalk, Conn. (US)
 
7627498 Patent Date:12/1/2009 9.4 Years to be approved
Title: System and method for utilizing redemption information
Inventor(s): Jay S. Walker, 124 Spectacle La., Ridgefield, Conn. 06877 (US); Jose A. Suarez, 2285 North St., Fairfield, Conn. 06430 (US); T. Scott Case, 2 Maplewood La., Wilton, Conn. 06897 (US); Michiko Kobayashi, 169 Long Hill Dr., rear, Stamford, Conn. 06902 (US); and Andrew P. Golden, 1867 2nd Ave., Apt. 5D, New York, N.Y. 10029 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7636682 Patent Date:Dec. 22, 2009 9.1 Years to be approved
Title: System and methods for processing open-end mutual fund purchase and redemption orders at centralized securities exchanges
Inventor(s): James MacPherson, 5 School St., Cos Cob, Conn. 06807 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7617491 Patent Date:Nov. 10, 2009 9 Years to be approved
Title: Apparatus, system, and method for validating network communications data
Inventor(s): Scott Nedderman, Monroe, Conn. (US)
Assignee: priceline.com Incorporated, Norwalk, Conn. (US)
 
7542919 Patent Date:Jun. 02, 2009 8.9 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for selecting a supplemental product to offer for sale during a transaction
Inventor(s): Raymond J. Mueller, Weston, Conn. (US); David H. Douglas, Darien, Conn. (US); Andrew S. Van Luchene, Norwalk, Conn. (US); George M. Marrazzo, Rocky Point, N.Y. (US); and Shane J. Wahlquist, Copell, Tex. (US)
Assignee: Walker Digital, LLC, Stamford, Conn. (US)
 
7636687 Patent Date:Dec. 22, 2009 8.9 Years to be approved
Title: Method and system for completing a lease for real property in an on-line computing environment
Inventor(s): Paul Foster, New York, N.Y. (US); and Richard Warshauer, New York, N.Y. (US)
Assignee: General Electric Capital Corporation, Stamford, Conn. (US)
 
7625202 Patent Date:12/1/2009 8.8 Years to be approved
Title: Child-resistant lighter having a flexing latch
Inventor(s): Enrique Nollas Amoros, Rues (Spain); and Michel Doucet, Bains sur Oust (France)
Assignee: BIC Corporation, Shelton, Conn. (US)
 
7539648 Patent Date:5/26/2009 8.7 Years to be approved
Title: Secure user certification for electronic commerce employing value metering system
Inventor(s): Robert A. Cordery, Danbury, Conn. (US); David K. Lee, Monroe, Conn. (US); Leon A. Pintsov, W. Hartford, Conn. (US); Frederick W. Ryan, Jr., Oxford, Conn. (US); and Monroe A. Weiant, Jr., Trumbull, Conn. (US)
Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, Conn. (US)
 
7493267 Patent Date:Feb. 17, 2009 8.6 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for compensating participation in marketing research
Inventor(s): Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, Conn. (US); James A. Jorasch, Stamford, Conn. (US); Daniel E. Tedesco, Westport, Conn. (US); John M. Packes, Jr., Hawthorne, N.Y. (US); Geoffrey M. Gelman, Stamford, Conn. (US); Peter Kim, Stamford, Conn. (US); Andrew P. Golden, New York, N.Y. (US); Timothy A. Palmer, Stamford, Conn. (US); and Steven M. Santisi, Stamford, Conn. (US)
Assignee: Walker Digital, LLC, Stamford, Conn. (US)
 
7486790 Patent Date:Feb. 03, 2009 8.5 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for controlling access to storage media
Inventor(s): Richard H. Selinfreund, Guilford, Conn. (US); Donald Roland Goyette, Plainfield, Conn. (US); Jeffrey M. Drew, Branford, Conn. (US); and Rakesh Vig, Durham, Conn. (US)
Assignee: Verification Technologies, Inc., Essex, Conn. (US)
 
7624031 Patent Date:Nov. 24, 2009 8.5 Years to be approved
Title: Online method and system for fulfilling needs resulting from property and other similar losses
Inventor(s): Douglas Simpson, Wethersfield, Conn. (US); Alan Aleia, Glastonbury, Conn. (US); Donald Pierce, Enfield, Conn. (US); Donald Cadden, Bristol, Conn. (US); and Joseph Carvalko, Milford, Conn. (US)
Assignee: The Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Hartford, Conn. (US)
 
7526442 Patent Date:Apr. 28, 2009 8.4 Years to be approved
Title: Cross correlation tool for automated portfolio descriptive statistics
Inventor(s): Marc Thomas Edgar, Glenmont, N.Y. (US); and Christopher Donald Johnson, Clifton Park, N.Y. (US)
Assignee: GE Corporate Financial Services, Inc., Norwalk, Conn. (US)
 
7511837 Patent Date:Mar. 31, 2009 8.3 Years to be approved
Title: Partial print provider
Inventor(s): Christine Miyachi, Andover, Mass. (US); Hang Zhang, Arlington, Mass. (US); and Daniel Romano, Groton, Mass. (US)
Assignee: Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, Conn. (US)
 
7552139 Patent Date:Jun. 23, 2009 8.3 Years to be approved
Title: Represented object groups
Inventor(s): Ian E. Smith, San Francisco, Calif. (US); and Victoria M. E. Bellotti, San Francisco, Calif. (US)
Assignee: Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, Conn. (US)
 
7490248 Patent Date:Feb. 10, 2009 8.2 Years to be approved
Title: Method for reencryption of a database
Inventor(s): Thomas Valfridsson, Skelleftea (Sweden); and Ulf Mattsson, UM Cos Cob, Conn. (US)
Assignee: Protegrity Corporation, Stamford, Conn. (US)
 
7592495 Patent Date:Sep. 22, 2009 8.2 Years to be approved
Title: Compositions of Group II and/or Group III base oils and alkylated fused and/or polyfused aromatic compounds
Inventor(s): Edward T. Hessell, Fairfield, Conn. (US); Richard A. Abramshe, Highland, N.Y. (US); and Lawrence V. Gallacher, Norwalk, Conn. (US)
Assignee: King Industries, Norwalk, Conn. (US)
 
 

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