This is three more than the week before. Patents included an engineered wood product and method of making same.
The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending Aug. 15 belonged to Prime Merger Sub, LLC who filed in May 14, 2015.
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 Birmingham in the week ending Aug. 15
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan Thompson | 07/31/2020 | 08/10/2021 |
| Imaging Business Machines, LLC | 04/02/2019 | 08/10/2021 |
| Prime Merger Sub, LLC | 05/14/2015 | 08/10/2021 |
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