This is three less than the week before. Patents included a vending device.
The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending Aug. 8 belonged to Lear Corporation who filed in June 12, 2017.
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 Southfield in the week ending Aug. 8
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Denso International America, Inc. | 12/10/2019 | 08/03/2021 |
| Federal-Mogul Powertrain, LLC | 01/30/2018 | 08/03/2021 |
| Federal-Mogul Powertrain, LLC | 11/05/2018 | 08/03/2021 |
| Lear Corporation | 06/12/2017 | 08/03/2021 |
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