This is unchanged from the week before. Patents included a method and apparatus for precise determination of a position of a target on a surface.
The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending June 27 belonged to Vericool, Inc. who filed in September 27, 2019.
The number of approved patents in the U.S. grew steadily from roughly 225,000 in 2009 to more than 285,000 in 2019. The number of patents approved suffered a slight downturn in 2020.
Gene Quinn with IPWatchdog said the system underneath patents have become unwieldy, specifically for medical innovations.
Patents granted in Livermore in the week ending June 27
Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
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Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. | 10/08/2019 | 06/22/2021 |
Vericool, Inc. | 09/27/2019 | 06/22/2021 |