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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 Ind.


7501441 Patent Date:Mar. 10, 2009 14.5 Years to be approved
Title: Naphthyl compounds, intermediates, processes, compositions, and methods
Inventor(s): Henry U. Bryant, Indianapolis, Ind. (US); George J. Cullinan, Trafalgar, Ind. (US); Jeffrey A. Dodge, Indianapolis, Ind. (US); Kennan J. Fahey, Indianapolis, Ind. (US); Charles D. Jones, Indianapolis, Ind. (US); Charles W. Lugar, McCordsville, Ind. (US); and Brian S. Muehl, Indianapolis, Ind. (US)
Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Ind. (US)
 
7534254 Patent Date:5/19/2009 14 Years to be approved
Title: Threaded frusto-conical interbody spinal fusion implants
Inventor(s): Gary Karlin Michelson, Venice, Calif. (US)
Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, Ind. (US)
 
7491205 Patent Date:Feb. 17, 2009 13.7 Years to be approved
Title: Instrumentation for the surgical correction of human thoracic and lumbar spinal disease from the lateral aspect of the spine
Inventor(s): Gary Karlin Michelson, Venice, Calif. (US)
Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, Ind. (US)
 
7527927 Patent Date:5/5/2009 12 Years to be approved
Title: Stable recombinant yeasts for fermenting xylose to ethanol
Inventor(s): Nancy W. Y. Ho, West Lafayette, Ind. (US); and Zheng-Dao Chen, West Lafayette, Ind. (US)
Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, Ind. (US)
 
7487765 Patent Date:Feb. 10, 2009 11.3 Years to be approved
Title: Intake air heater and air delivery assembly for engines
Inventor(s): April Gulbrandson Kohrt, Columbus, Ind. (US)
Assignee: Cummins, Inc., Columbus, Ind. (US)
 
7582680 Patent Date:Sep. 01, 2009 9.8 Years to be approved
Title: Methods and compositions for treating mammalian spinal cord injuries
Inventor(s): Riyi Shi, West Lafayette, Ind. (US); and Richard B. Borgens, Delphi, Ind. (US)
Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, Ind. (US); The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, D.C. (US); and National Science Foundation, Arlington, Va. (US)
 
7620611 Patent Date:Nov. 17, 2009 9.3 Years to be approved
Title: Neural networks for ingress monitoring
Inventor(s): Gary W. Sinde, Indianapolis, Ind. (US)
Assignee: Trilithic, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. (US)
 
7534265 Patent Date:5/19/2009 9.1 Years to be approved
Title: Intervertebral spacers with side wall accessible interior cavity
Inventor(s): Lawrence M. Boyd, Durham, N.C. (US); J. Kenneth Burkus, Columbus, Ga. (US); John D. Dorchak, Midland, Ga. (US); Bradley T. Estes, Durham, N.C. (US); and Eddie F. Ray, III, Collierville, Tenn. (US)
Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, Ind. (US)
 
7627490 Patent Date:12/1/2009 9.1 Years to be approved
Title: Ministry specialized insurance transaction object oriented system and method
Inventor(s): Donald L. Glick, Ft. Wayne, Ind. (US); Daryl G. Pannabecker, Leo, Ind. (US); Tammy E. Shepherd, Ft. Wayne, Ind. (US); Michael J. Allison, Ft. Wayne, Ind. (US); and Hugh W. White, North Manchester, Ind. (US)
Assignee: Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company, Fort Wayne, Ind. (US)
 
7542914 Patent Date:Jun. 02, 2009 9 Years to be approved
Title: Method for generating an insurance quote
Inventor(s): David L. Bates, 9932 Springstone Rd., McCordsville, Ind. 46055 (US); Jerome B. Gordon, F Lalley Blvd., Fairfield, Conn. 06430 (US); and Donald J. Goodenow, 1118 Greystone Manor Pkwy., Chesterfield, Mo. 63005 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7568318 Patent Date:Aug. 04, 2009 9 Years to be approved
Title: Pre-fabricated wall paneling
Inventor(s): Patrick Egan, Indianapolis, Ind. (US)
Assignee: Thermocore Structural Insulated Panel Systems, Mooresville, Ind. (US)
 
7616420 Patent Date:Nov. 10, 2009 8.9 Years to be approved
Title: Excessive surge protection method and apparatus
Inventor(s): Byron J. Slater, Lafayette, Ind. (US); and Saieb Alrawi, West Lafayette, Ind. (US)
Assignee: Landis+Gyr, Inc., Lafayette, Ind. (US)
 
7598222 Patent Date:Oct. 06, 2009 8.7 Years to be approved
Title: Process for solubilizing glucagon-like peptide 1 compounds
Inventor(s): Walter Francis Prouty, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind. (US); and Joseph Vincent Rinella, Jr., Ypsilanti, Mich. (US)
Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Ind. (US)
 
7537616 Patent Date:5/26/2009 8.6 Years to be approved
Title: Impacted orthopedic bone support implant
Inventor(s): Charles L. Branch, Advance, N.C. (US); John L. White, Bartlett, Tenn. (US); Bradley T. Estes, Durham, N.C. (US); and Eddie Ray, III, Collierville, Tenn. (US)
Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, Ind. (US)
 
7556613 Patent Date:Jul. 07, 2009 8.5 Years to be approved
Title: Array and method for dosing a hormone regulating blood sugar in a patient
Inventor(s): Uwe Wittmann, Lamperteim (Germany); Helmut Rinne, Mannheim (Germany); Ralf Gessler, Baienfurt (Germany); and Hans-Joerg Pfleiderer, Ulm (Germany)
Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. (US)
 
7539656 Patent Date:5/26/2009 8.2 Years to be approved
Title: System and method for providing an intelligent multi-step dialog with a user
Inventor(s): Raya Fratkina, Hayward, Calif. (US); Monica Anderson, San Jose, Calif. (US); Mark A. Angel, Cupertino, Calif. (US); Max Copperman, Santa Cruz, Calif. (US); Scott B. Huffman, Redwood City, Calif. (US); David Kay, Los Gatos, Calif. (US); and Robert Stern, Cupertino, Calif. (US)
Assignee: Consona CRM Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. (US)
 
7552070 Patent Date:Jun. 23, 2009 8.2 Years to be approved
Title: System and method of planning a funeral
Inventor(s): Efrain Torres, Cincinnati, Ohio (US); Rachel Elizabeth Myers, Cincinnati, Ohio (US); and Randall Scott Salatin, Greensburg, Ind. (US)
Assignee: Forethought Financial Services, Inc., Batesville, Ind. (US)
 
7616989 Patent Date:Nov. 10, 2009 8 Years to be approved
Title: Manufacturing methods for an apparatus for the controllable modification of compound concentration in a tube
Inventor(s): Eldon H. Nyhart, Jr., Zionsville, Ind. (US)
Assignee: BioSynergetics, Inc., Zionsville, Ind. (US)
 
7563455 Patent Date:Jul. 21, 2009 8 Years to be approved
Title: Highly-mineralized osteogenic sponge compositions, and uses thereof
Inventor(s): William F. McKay, Memphis, Tenn. (US)
Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, Ind. (US)
 
7624867 Patent Date:12/1/2009 7.8 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for the bulk collection of texturized strand
Inventor(s): David Frederick Lewin, Granger, Ind. (US); and Michael Blaise Fazio, Newark, Ohio (US)
Assignee: OCV Intellectual Capital, LLC, , Del. (US)
 
7490029 Patent Date:Feb. 10, 2009 7.7 Years to be approved
Title: Distributed simulation
Inventor(s): Oleg Wasynczuk, West Lafayette, Ind. (US); Charles E. Lucas, Lafayette, Ind. (US); Eric A. Walters, Brownsburg, Ind. (US); and Juri V. Jatskevich, Lafayette, Ind. (US)
Assignee: P.C. Krause & Associates, Inc., West Lafayette, Ind. (US)
 
7479160 Patent Date:Jan. 20, 2009 7.6 Years to be approved
Title: Interbody fusion grafts and instrumentation
Inventor(s): Charles L. Branch, Advance, N.C. (US); Mingyan Liu, Bourge la Reine (France); Lawrence M. Boyd, Durham, N.C. (US); and Loic Josse, Palaja (France)
Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, Ind. (US)
 
7473398 Patent Date:Jan. 06, 2009 7.6 Years to be approved
Title: Biosensor
Inventor(s): Raghbir S. Bhullar, Indianapolis, Ind. (US); Christopher D. Wilsey, Carmel, Ind. (US); John T. Austera, Indianapolis, Ind. (US); and Wolfgang O. L. Reiser, Mannheim (Germany)
Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. (US)
 
7607628 Patent Date:Oct. 27, 2009 7.6 Years to be approved
Title: Pallet
Inventor(s): Andrew W. Elder, Carmel, Ind. (US); William J. Skinner, Plainfield, Ind. (US); and Bobby G. Badger, Merrifield, Minn. (US)
Assignee: Stratis Corporation, Indianapolis, Ind. (US)
 
7477207 Patent Date:Jan. 13, 2009 7.6 Years to be approved
Title: Diving mask with embedded computer system
Inventor(s): Randall S. Estep, Harrisonburg, Va. (US)
Assignee: Trilithic, Inc, Indianapolis, Ind. (US)
 
 

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