This is two more than the week before. Patents included a tension member guides for lacing systems.
The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending Aug. 22 belonged to CenturyLink Intellectual Property, LLC who filed in April 21, 2016.
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 Denver in the week ending Aug. 22
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Boa Technology, Inc. | 11/06/2019 | 08/17/2021 |
| CenturyLink Intellectual Property, LLC | 04/21/2016 | 08/17/2021 |
| Flyreel, Inc. | 03/05/2021 | 08/17/2021 |
| Flyreel, Inc. | 03/12/2021 | 08/17/2021 |
| Gates Corporation | 09/07/2018 | 08/17/2021 |
| Gates Corporation | 09/11/2020 | 08/17/2021 |
| Johns Manville | 05/13/2020 | 08/17/2021 |
| Johns Manville | 07/02/2019 | 08/17/2021 |
| SG5 Enterprises, LLC | 04/22/2020 | 08/17/2021 |
| The Regents of the University of Colorado | 10/04/2019 | 08/17/2021 |
| The Regents of the University of Colorado | 01/16/2019 | 08/17/2021 |
| Vaporox, Inc. | 11/22/2019 | 08/17/2021 |
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