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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 Ky.


7536331 Patent Date:5/19/2009 13.4 Years to be approved
Title: Method for determining the risk associated with licensing or enforcing intellectual property
Inventor(s): Frank J. Pellegrino, Westport, Conn. (US); and Robert W. Fletcher, 10503 Timberwood Cir., Suite 220, Louisville, Ky. 40223 (US)
Assignee: Robert W. Fletcher, Louisville, Ky. (US)
 
7532339 Patent Date:5/12/2009 9.4 Years to be approved
Title: Self-describing device interface system
Inventor(s): Eric Andrew Beard, Lexington, Ky. (US); Robert Jerome Borchers, Florence, Ky. (US); Evan Glenn Goldey, Lexington, Ky. (US); and Craig Anthony Rudolph, Lexington, Ky. (US)
Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, Ky. (US)
 
7552216 Patent Date:Jun. 23, 2009 8.2 Years to be approved
Title: Method of sharing a printer
Inventor(s): Richard Francis Russell, Lexington, Ky. (US); Lawrence Russell Steward, Lexington, Ky. (US); Michael Ray Timperman, Versailles, Ky. (US); Jason Eric Waldeck, Lexington, Ky. (US); and Charles Thomas Wolfe, Lexington, Ky. (US)
Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, Ky. (US)
 
7515587 Patent Date:Apr. 07, 2009 7.6 Years to be approved
Title: Device for processing data packets without use of a microprocessor and a memory
Inventor(s): Michael Ray Timperman, Versailles, Ky. (US); and Jason Eric Waldeck, Lexington, Ky. (US)
Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, Ky. (US)
 
7555615 Patent Date:Jun. 30, 2009 7.5 Years to be approved
Title: Product demonstration system and method for using same
Inventor(s): Dag Landvik, Saltsjo Boo (Sweden)
Assignee: Tempur-Pedic Management, Inc., Lexington, Ky. (US)
 
7618907 Patent Date:Nov. 17, 2009 7.3 Years to be approved
Title: Low porosity facings for acoustic applications
Inventor(s): Jeffrey A. Tilton, Prospect, Ky. (US)
Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC, , Del. (US)
 
7509278 Patent Date:Mar. 24, 2009 7.3 Years to be approved
Title: Long-term investing
Inventor(s): W. Richard Jones, 30 Glenwood Rd., Louisville, Ky. 40222 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7541150 Patent Date:Jun. 02, 2009 7.2 Years to be approved
Title: Method for the diagnosis and prognosis of malignant diseases
Inventor(s): Donald M. Miller, Louisville, Ky. (US); Paula J. Bates, Louisville, Ky. (US); John O. Trent, Louisville, Ky. (US); and Xiaohua Xu, Louisville, Ky. (US)
Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc, Louisville, Ky. (US)
 
7589850 Patent Date:Sep. 15, 2009 6.7 Years to be approved
Title: Licensing method for use with an imaging device
Inventor(s): Christopher Alan Adkins, Lexington, Ky. (US); Timothy Strunk, Lexington, Ky. (US); and John Dennis Zbrozek, Lexington, Ky. (US)
Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, Ky. (US)
 
7548345 Patent Date:Jun. 16, 2009 6.6 Years to be approved
Title: High resolution print mode offering improved text print quality
Inventor(s): Scott Michael Heydinger, Lexington, Ky. (US)
Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, Ky. (US)
 
7563775 Patent Date:Jul. 21, 2009 6.6 Years to be approved
Title: Insulin-responsive DNA binding protein-1 and methods to regulate insulin-responsive genes
Inventor(s): Betty C. Villafuerte, 3611 Brownsboro Rd., #5A, Louisville, Ky. 40207 (US)
Assignee: Betty C. Villafuerte, Lousiville, Ky. (US)
 
7558611 Patent Date:Jul. 07, 2009 6.6 Years to be approved
Title: Automatic detection and quantification of coronary and aortic calcium
Inventor(s): Ben A. Arnold, Columbia, Ky. (US); and Judd E. Reed, Bowling Green, Ky. (US)
Assignee: Image Analysis, Inc., Columbia, Ky. (US)
 
7619762 Patent Date:Nov. 17, 2009 6.6 Years to be approved
Title: Customizable multi-function printing device
Inventor(s): A. Greg Chavers, N. Richland Hills, Tex. (US); Christopher S. Faro, Lexington, Ky. (US); Kevin P. Goffinet, Lexington, Ky. (US); Timothy S. Seevers, Lexington, Ky. (US); Randy S. Sparks, Lexington, Ky. (US); John S. Steele, Lexington, Ky. (US); and James F. Webb, Lexington, Ky. (US)
Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, Ky. (US)
 
7588764 Patent Date:Sep. 15, 2009 6.6 Years to be approved
Title: Compositions comprising human immunodeficiency virus Tat adsorbed to the surface of anionic nanoparticles
Inventor(s): Avindra Nath, Ellicott City, Md. (US); Russell J. Mumper, Lexington, Ky. (US); Jerold Woodward, Lexington, Ky. (US); and Zhengrong Cui, Lexington, Ky. (US)
Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Ky. (US)
 
7481572 Patent Date:Jan. 27, 2009 6.3 Years to be approved
Title: Mixing bag or vessel having a receiver for a fluid-agitating element
Inventor(s): Alexandre N. Terentiev, Lexington, Ky. (US)
Assignee: LevTech, Inc., Lexington, Ky. (US)
 
7561652 Patent Date:Jul. 14, 2009 6.2 Years to be approved
Title: High frequency spread spectrum clock generation
Inventor(s): Paul Kevin Hall, 872 Marblehead Dr., Lexington, Ky. 40409 (US); Keith Bryan Hardin, 2404 Shady Oak Pl., Lexington, Ky. 40515 (US); Robert Allan Menke, 134 Dickinson Dr., Georgetown, Ky. 40324 (US); and Robert Aaron Oglesbee, 2067 Rambler Rd., Lexington, Ky. 40503 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7540342 Patent Date:Jun. 02, 2009 6.2 Years to be approved
Title: Virtual walker apparatus
Inventor(s): Robert John Ein, 4044 Palmetto Springs Way, Lexington, Ky. 40513 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7551323 Patent Date:Jun. 23, 2009 6.2 Years to be approved
Title: Systems and methods for error diffusion
Inventor(s): James Ray Bailey, Shelbyville, Ky. (US); Curt Paul Breswick, Georgetown, Ky. (US); David Allen Crutchfield, Lexington, Ky. (US); Ronald Edward Garnett, Lexington, Ky. (US); Bob Thai Pham, Richmond, Ky. (US); and James Alan Ward, May's Lick, Ky. (US)
Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, Ky. (US)
 
7606722 Patent Date:Oct. 20, 2009 6 Years to be approved
Title: Method for assimilating and using pharmacy data
Inventor(s): Ralph F. Kalies, Pickett, Wis. (US)
Assignee: Omnicare, Inc., Covington, Ky. (US)
 
7507468 Patent Date:Mar. 24, 2009 6 Years to be approved
Title: Laminated visco-elastic support
Inventor(s): Dag Landvik, Saltsjo-Duvnas (Sweden); and Michael B. Allaway, Paris (France)
Assignee: Tempur-Pedic Management, Inc., Lexington, Ky. (US)
 
7562136 Patent Date:Jul. 14, 2009 6 Years to be approved
Title: Automatic negotiation of an internet protocol address for a network connected device
Inventor(s): James Lesefme Bush, III, Lexington, Ky. (US); Zachary Nathan Fister, Lexington, Ky. (US); Samuel William Gardiner, Lexington, Ky. (US); Thomas Elmer Samples, Lexington, Ky. (US); and Duane E. Norris, Lexington, Ky. (US)
Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, Ky. (US)
 
7595430 Patent Date:Sep. 29, 2009 6 Years to be approved
Title: Methods and animal model for analyzing age-related macular degeneration
Inventor(s): Ambati Jayakrishna, Lexington, Ky. (US)
Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Ky. (US)
 
7521198 Patent Date:Apr. 21, 2009 5.9 Years to be approved
Title: Compositions and methods for detecting and treating atherosclerosis
Inventor(s): Nancy R. Webb, Lexington, Ky. (US); and Frederick C. DeBeer, Lexington, Ky. (US)
Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Ky. (US)
 
7625379 Patent Date:12/1/2009 5.9 Years to be approved
Title: Methods and instrumentation for inserting intervertebral grafts and devices
Inventor(s): Rolando M Puno, Prospect, Ky. (US); Bret M. Berry, Sandy, Utah (US); and W. Scott Gareiss, Cordova, Tenn. (US)
Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.,
 
7555900 Patent Date:Jul. 07, 2009 5.8 Years to be approved
Title: Linear actuator using shape memory wire with controller
Inventor(s): Robert Ryan Vallance, South Riding, Va. (US); Bruce L. Walcott, Lexington, Ky. (US); James E. Lumpp, Lexington, Ky. (US); Aravind Balasubramanian, Lexington, Ky. (US); and Osamah A. Rawashdeh, Lexington, Ky. (US)
Assignee: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Ky. (US)
 
 

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