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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 Del.


7590993 Patent Date:Sep. 15, 2009 11.1 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for gathering programs watched data
Inventor(s): John S. Hendricks, Potomac, Md. (US); and Alfred E. Bonner, Bethesda, Md. (US)
Assignee: Comcast IP Holdings I, LLC, Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7639157 Patent Date:Dec. 29, 2009 10.8 Years to be approved
Title: Wireless telemetry methods and systems for communicating with or controlling intelligent devices
Inventor(s): Kevin T. Whitley, Acworth, Ga. (US); Karl B. Warfel, Bellevue, Wash. (US); and Arthur M. Shand, Big Canoe, Ga. (US)
Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property, I,L.P., Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7593380 Patent Date:Sep. 22, 2009 10.6 Years to be approved
Title: Variable rate forward error correction for enabling high performance communication
Inventor(s): Dennis D. Ferguson, Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. (US); and James A. Proctor, Jr., Indialantic, Fla. (US)
Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc., Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7584120 Patent Date:Sep. 01, 2009 10.4 Years to be approved
Title: Method and apparatus for defining data of interest
Inventor(s): Yeogirl Yun, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US); and Brad Park, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US)
Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc., Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7638296 Patent Date:Dec. 29, 2009 10.1 Years to be approved
Title: Method for the massive culture of cells producing recombinant human erythropoietin
Inventor(s): Carlos Miguel Carcagno, Capital Federal (Argentina); Marcelo Eduardo Criscuolo, Capital Federal (Argentina); Carlos Alberto Melo, Buenos Aires (Argentina); and Miguel Alejandro Vidal, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Assignee: Sterrenbeld Biotechnologie North America, Inc., Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7631343 Patent Date:Dec. 08, 2009 10.1 Years to be approved
Title: Down-line transcription system using automatic tracking and revenue collection
Inventor(s): James D. Bennett, Austin, Tex. (US); and Lawrence M. Jarvis, Wheaton, Ill. (US)
Assignee: Endgate LLC, New Castle, Del. (US)
 
7563469 Patent Date:Jul. 21, 2009 9.4 Years to be approved
Title: Method of aerating yeast prior to pitching
Inventor(s): Alfonso Navarro, Milwaukee, Wis. (US); Jeffrey F. Fehring, West Bend, Wis. (US); Michael C. Barney, Elm Grove, Wis. (US); and David S. Ryder, Mequon, Wis. (US)
Assignee: Millercoors LLC, Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7565680 Patent Date:Jul. 21, 2009 9.1 Years to be approved
Title: Advanced set top terminal having a video call feature
Inventor(s): Michael L. Asmussen, Oak Hill, Va. (US)
Assignee: Comcast IP Holdings I, LLC, Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7567519 Patent Date:Jul. 28, 2009 9 Years to be approved
Title: Remote testing and monitoring to a cell site in a cellular communications network
Inventor(s): J. Scott Daniel, Lawrenceville, Ga. (US)
Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property, I, L.P., Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7640362 Patent Date:Dec. 29, 2009 8.9 Years to be approved
Title: Adaptive compression in an edge router
Inventor(s): Leslie M. Brooks, West Melbourne, Fla. (US); and Kevin L. Farley, Palm Bay, Fla. (US)
Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation, Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7596484 Patent Date:Sep. 29, 2009 8.9 Years to be approved
Title: Network node emulator and method of node emulation
Inventor(s): Amit J. Patel, Jersey City, N.J. (US); and Neil K. Salant, Rockaway, N.J. (US)
Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7517952 Patent Date:Apr. 14, 2009 8.8 Years to be approved
Title: Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of prostate cancer
Inventor(s): Jiangchun Xu, Bellevue, Wash. (US); Davin C. Dillon, Issaquah, Wash. (US); Jennifer L. Mitcham, Redmond, Wash. (US); Susan L. Harlocker, Seattle, Wash. (US); Yuqiu Jiang, Kent, Wash. (US); Michael D. Kalos, Seattle, Wash. (US); Gary R. Fanger, Mill Creek, Wash. (US); Marc W. Retter, Carnation, Wash. (US); John A. Stolk, Bothell, Wash. (US); Craig H. Day, Seattle, Wash. (US); Thomas S. Vedvick, Federal Way, Wash. (US); Darrick Carter, Seattle, Wash. (US); Samuel X. Li, Redmond, Wash. (US); Aijun Wang, Issaquah, Wash. (US); Yasir A. W. Skeiky, Bellevue, Wash. (US); William T. Hepler, Seattle, Wash. (US); and Robert A. Henderson, Edmonds, Wash. (US)
Assignee: Corixa Corporation, Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7493384 Patent Date:Feb. 17, 2009 8.7 Years to be approved
Title: Controlling a PC using a tone from a cellular telephone
Inventor(s): Jeffry Jovan Philyaw, Dallas, Tex. (US)
Assignee: RPX-LV Acquisition LLC, Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7542936 Patent Date:Jun. 02, 2009 8.6 Years to be approved
Title: Method, apparatus and system for marketing, delivering, and collecting payment for information
Inventor(s): Karl Jacob, San Francisco, Calif. (US); Mark Halstead, Berkeley, Calif. (US); and Steven Lurie, San Francisco, Calif. (US)
Assignee: UTBK, Inc., Dover, Del. (US)
 
7512698 Patent Date:Mar. 31, 2009 8.6 Years to be approved
Title: Dynamic quality adjustment based on changing streaming constraints
Inventor(s): David J. Pawson, San Mateo, Calif. (US)
Assignee: Broadband Royalty Corporation, Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7519982 Patent Date:Apr. 14, 2009 8.5 Years to be approved
Title: Efficient delivery of interactive program guide using demand-cast
Inventor(s): Donald F. Gordon, Los Altos, Calif. (US); Sadik Bayrakeri, Foster City, Calif. (US); John P. Comito, Redwood City, Calif. (US); and Jeremy S. Edmonds, Castro Valley, Calif. (US)
Assignee: Comcast IP Holdings I, LLC, Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7497873 Patent Date:Mar. 03, 2009 8.5 Years to be approved
Title: Intravascular device and method using it
Inventor(s): Elchanan Bruckheimer, Zichron Yaakov (Israel)
Assignee: Rafael Medical Technologies Inc., Dover, Del. (US)
 
7493283 Patent Date:Feb. 17, 2009 8.4 Years to be approved
Title: Performing an e-commerce transaction from credit card account information retrieved from a credit card company web site
Inventor(s): Jeffry Jovan Philyaw, Dallas, Tex. (US)
Assignee: RPX-LV Acquisition LLC, Wilimington, Del. (US)
 
7484008 Patent Date:Jan. 27, 2009 8.3 Years to be approved
Title: Apparatus for vehicle internetworks
Inventor(s): David C. Gelvin, Escondido, Calif. (US); Lewis D. Girod, Los Angeles, Calif. (US); William J. Kaiser, Los Angeles, Calif. (US); Fredric Newberg, San Diego, Calif. (US); and Gregory J. Pottie, Los Angeles, Calif. (US)
Assignee: Borgia/Cummins, LLC, Willington, Del. (US)
 
7613699 Patent Date:Nov. 03, 2009 8.3 Years to be approved
Title: Apparatus and method for resolving security association database update coherency in high-speed systems having multiple security channels
Inventor(s): Lee P. Noehring, Peoria, Ariz. (US); Chad W. Mercer, Chandler, Ariz. (US); and Steve J. Brown, Phoenix, Ariz. (US)
Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7580374 Patent Date:Aug. 25, 2009 8.2 Years to be approved
Title: Systems and methods for setting future teleconference calls
Inventor(s): Lanny Gilbert, Atlanta, Ga. (US)
Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property, I, L.P., Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7624033 Patent Date:Nov. 24, 2009 8.2 Years to be approved
Title: Processes and systems for managing status changes to work orders
Inventor(s): David R. Jean, Palo Alto, Calif. (US); Judy M. Marcopulos, Duluth, Ga. (US); and Rita H. Scherer, Birmingham, Ala. (US)
Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property, I,L.P., Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7636281 Patent Date:Dec. 22, 2009 8.2 Years to be approved
Title: Replaying digital media
Inventor(s): Martin John Brennan, Newmarket (United Kingdom)
Assignee: GS IP Limited Liability Company, Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7494716 Patent Date:Feb. 24, 2009 8.2 Years to be approved
Title: Method for the anodic electrophoretic enamelling and electrophoretic paints
Inventor(s): Eduard Ehmann, Wuppertal (Germany); Manfred Evers, Velbert (Germany); Andreas Fieberg, Düsseldorf (Germany); Konstadinos Markou, Köln (Germany); and Bettina Vogt-Birnbrich, Solingen (Germany)
Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
7527607 Patent Date:5/5/2009 8.2 Years to be approved
Title: Hypodermic syringe with retractable needle
Inventor(s): Michael J. Botich, Oxnard, Calif. (US); Thor R. Halseth, Agoura, Calif. (US); and John Barker, Ventura, Calif. (US)
Assignee: MDC Investment Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, Del. (US)
 
 

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