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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 Colo.


7634453 Patent Date:Dec. 15, 2009 10.3 Years to be approved
Title: Distributed file data location
Inventor(s): Mark A. Bakke, Maple Grove, Minn. (US); and Harold G. Varnis, Maple Grove, Minn. (US)
Assignee: Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, Colo. (US)
 
7593898 Patent Date:Sep. 22, 2009 9.7 Years to be approved
Title: Method and system for payment transactions and shipment tracking over the internet
Inventor(s): Henry T. Tsuei, Omaha, Nebr. (US); and Dan A. German, Woodinville, Wash. (US)
Assignee: First Data Corporation, Greenwood Village, Colo. (US)
 
7562294 Patent Date:Jul. 14, 2009 9.5 Years to be approved
Title: Formatting computer generated documents for output
Inventor(s): Roger L. Buis, Longmont, Colo. (US); Reinhard Heinrich Hohensee, Boulder, Colo. (US); Susan Cheryl McElrafth, Longmont, Colo. (US); Alan Lee Middendorf, Longmont, Colo. (US); and Jamsie R. Treppendahl, Boulder, Colo. (US)
Assignee: InfoPrint Solutions Company LLC, Boulder, Colo. (US)
 
7505921 Patent Date:Mar. 17, 2009 9 Years to be approved
Title: System and method for optimizing a product configuration
Inventor(s): Andrew V. Lukas, Boulder, Colo. (US); George Lukas, Brighton, Mass. (US); David L. Klencke, Boulder, Colo. (US); and Clifford Nass, Stanford, Calif. (US)
Assignee: Finali Corporation, Westminster, Colo. (US)
 
7516100 Patent Date:Apr. 07, 2009 8.9 Years to be approved
Title: Method and system for transferring money in business-to-business internet transactions
Inventor(s): William E. Anuszewski, Franktown, Colo. (US); and Humberto C. Portillo, Upper Saddle River, N.J. (US)
Assignee: The Western Union Company, Englewood, Colo. (US)
 
7561895 Patent Date:Jul. 14, 2009 8.9 Years to be approved
Title: Reverse sectorization wireless communication
Inventor(s): Donald L. Hohnstein, Greeley, Colo. (US); Charles I. Cook, Louisville, Colo. (US); Guy M. Wells, Louisville, Colo. (US); Angus O. Dougherty, Westminster, Colo. (US); Thomas Schwengler, Lakewood, Colo. (US); Patrick L. Perini, Broomfield, Colo. (US); and Brian L. Arend, Masonville, Colo. (US)
Assignee: Qwest Communications International, Inc., Denver, Colo. (US)
 
7482331 Patent Date:Jan. 27, 2009 8.8 Years to be approved
Title: Diagnosis and treatment of myocardial failure
Inventor(s): Michael R. Bristow, Greenwood Village, Colo. (US); Leslie A. Leinwand, Boulder, Colo. (US); Wayne Minobe, Golden, Colo. (US); and Koichi Nakao, Kumamoto (Japan)
Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. (US)
 
7620592 Patent Date:Nov. 17, 2009 8.7 Years to be approved
Title: Tiered processing method and system for identifying and mitigating merchant risk
Inventor(s): Timothy L. O'Mara, Centereach, N.Y. (US); Amy Marques, Massapequa, N.Y. (US); Margot Luna-Victoria, Woodbury, N.Y. (US); and Patricia A. Martell, Yaphank, N.Y. (US)
Assignee: First Data Corporation, Greenwood Village, Colo. (US)
 
7589849 Patent Date:Sep. 15, 2009 8.7 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for providing printer recognition and management of a print job entity
Inventor(s): Dennis Michael Carney, Louisville, Colo. (US); Charles David Johnson, Boulder, Colo. (US); Russel Neil Miller, Longmont, Colo. (US); Larry David Teklits, Loveland, Colo. (US); and Steven Michael Wallace, Tucson, Ariz. (US)
Assignee: Inforprint Solutions Company, LLC, Boulder, Colo. (US)
 
7628716 Patent Date:Dec. 08, 2009 8.5 Years to be approved
Title: Method of recording and playing baseball game showing each batter's last pitch
Inventor(s): George M. Mockry, 62880 W. Lasalle Rd., #125, Montrose, Colo. 81401 (US); and Greg M. Mockry, 185 Cook Rd., Massena, N.Y. 13662 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7548888 Patent Date:Jun. 16, 2009 8.5 Years to be approved
Title: Digital computer system and methods for implementing a financial transaction
Inventor(s): Jared P. Schutz, 1920 13th St. Suite A, Boulder, Colo. 80302 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7606734 Patent Date:Oct. 20, 2009 8.3 Years to be approved
Title: Wide area network person-to-person payment
Inventor(s): Aamer Ali Baig, Hinsdale, Ill. (US); James E. Cowell, Littleton, Colo. (US); Peter M. Karas, Lakewood, Colo. (US); Cheryl L. Neofytides, Putnam Valley, N.Y. (US); Matthew F. Golub, Atlanta, Ga. (US); James R. Yoder, Chicago, Ill. (US); Susan M. Milberger, Englewood, Colo. (US); Jeff D. Sherrard, Lakewood, Colo. (US); Amy M. Dunker, Dallas, Tex. (US); Jackie M. Macfarlane, Parker, Colo. (US); Eric L. Platte, Castle Rock, Colo. (US); and Susan F. Abrahams, Atlanta, Ga. (US)
Assignee: The Western Union Company, Englewood, Colo. (US)
 
7525484 Patent Date:Apr. 28, 2009 8.3 Years to be approved
Title: Gateway and hybrid solutions for wireless location
Inventor(s): Dennis J. Dupray, Denver, Colo. (US); and Charles L. Karr, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (US)
Assignee: TracBeam LLC, Golden, Colo. (US)
 
7614014 Patent Date:Nov. 03, 2009 8.2 Years to be approved
Title: System and method for automated end-user support
Inventor(s): Daniel Keele Burgin, 1834 Iris Ave., Boulder, Colo. 80304 (US); Scott Moore Gosling, 31931 Warrens Rd., Golden, Colo. 80403 (US); David L. Young, 1755 Sunset Blvd., Boulder, Colo. 80304 (US); and William Randy Watler, 31391 Loges La., Evergreen, Colo. 80439 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7519172 Patent Date:Apr. 14, 2009 8.2 Years to be approved
Title: Implementing feature interactions between an AIN-based service and a switch-based forwarding service
Inventor(s): Gregory Bruening, Boulder, Colo. (US); Marcus Roman, Louisville, Colo. (US); and Don Gillespie, Boulder, Colo. (US)
Assignee: Qwest Communications International Inc., Denver, Colo. (US)
 
7593300 Patent Date:Sep. 22, 2009 8 Years to be approved
Title: Digital tracking servo system with off-format detection
Inventor(s): Ron J. Kadlec, Longmont, Colo. (US); and Christopher J. Turner, Niwot, Colo. (US)
Assignee: DPHI Acquisitions, Inc., Longmont, Colo. (US)
 
7584251 Patent Date:Sep. 01, 2009 8 Years to be approved
Title: E-mail messaging system and method for enhanced rich media delivery
Inventor(s): Scott T. Brown, 2477 Ajax Ct., Superior, Colo. 80027 (US); and Kelly A. Wanser, 13043 Jackson Dr., Thornton, Colo. 80241 (US)
Assignee: Not Assigned
 
7613653 Patent Date:Nov. 03, 2009 8 Years to be approved
Title: Money order debit from stored value fund
Inventor(s): Susan M. Milberger, Englewood, Colo. (US); Jeff D. Sherrard, Lakewood, Colo. (US); Amy M. Dunker, Castle Rock, Colo. (US); Jackie M. Macfarlane, Parker, Colo. (US); Eric L. Platte, Castle Rock, Colo. (US); Susan F. Abrahams, Atlanta, Ga. (US); Cheryl L. Neofytides, Foral Park, N.Y. (US); Aamer Ali Baig, Forest Hills, N.Y. (US); Peter M. Karas, Lakewood, Colo. (US); James E. Cowell, Littleton, Colo. (US); James R. Yoder, Chicago, Ill. (US); and Matt F. Golub, Tera Fly, N.J. (US)
Assignee: First Data Corporation, Greenwood Village, Colo. (US); and The Western Union Company, Englewood, Colo. (US)
 
7624026 Patent Date:Nov. 24, 2009 8 Years to be approved
Title: Health plan management method and apparatus
Inventor(s): Albert R. DiPiero, Portland, Oreg. (US); and David G. Sanders, Portland, Oreg. (US)
Assignee: The TriZetto Group, Inc., Greenwood Village, Colo. (US)
 
7558965 Patent Date:Jul. 07, 2009 7.9 Years to be approved
Title: Entity authentication in electronic communications by providing verification status of device
Inventor(s): Lynn Henry Wheeler, Greenwood Village, Colo. (US); and Anne M. Wheeler, Greenwood Village, Colo. (US)
Assignee: First Data Corporation, Greenwood Village, Colo. (US)
 
7599888 Patent Date:Oct. 06, 2009 7.9 Years to be approved
Title: Electronic confirmation to debit or credit an account
Inventor(s): Mario P. Manfre, Katy, Tex. (US); and Christopher A. Schmid, Houston, Tex. (US)
Assignee: First Data Corporation, Greenwood Village, Colo. (US)
 
7552333 Patent Date:Jun. 23, 2009 7.9 Years to be approved
Title: Trusted authentication digital signature (tads) system
Inventor(s): Lynn Henry Wheeler, Greenwood Village, Colo. (US); and Anne M. Wheeler, Greenwood Village, Colo. (US)
Assignee: First Data Corporation, Greenwood Village, Colo. (US)
 
7610248 Patent Date:Oct. 27, 2009 7.9 Years to be approved
Title: Weight measuring systems and methods
Inventor(s): Jeffrey G. Nowlin, Council Bluffs, Iowa (US); Scott J. Smith, Fremont, Nebr. (US); and Fred C. Casto, Omaha, Nebr. (US)
Assignee: First Data Corporation, Greenwood Village, Colo. (US)
 
7617157 Patent Date:Nov. 10, 2009 7.9 Years to be approved
Title: Method for receiving electronically transferred funds using an automated teller machine
Inventor(s): Dean A. Seifert, Parker, Colo. (US); and Earney E. Stoutenburg, Parker, Colo. (US)
Assignee: The Western Union Company, Englewood, Colo. (US)
 
7620567 Patent Date:Nov. 17, 2009 7.7 Years to be approved
Title: Systems and methods for operating loyalty programs
Inventor(s): Colleen George, Centennial, Colo. (US); and John Cawthorne, Doylestown, Pa. (US)
Assignee: First Data Corporation, Greenwood Village, Colo. (US); and The Western Union Company, Englewood, Colo. (US)
 
 

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