This is four more than the week before. Patents included a high ethylene random copolymer with non-migrating oligomers.
The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending December 11 belonged to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania who filed in April 13, 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 Philadelphia in the week ending December 11
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Braskem America, Inc. | 03/14/2018 | 12/07/2021 |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | 06/14/2018 | 12/07/2021 |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | 08/06/2020 | 12/07/2021 |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | 08/27/2020 | 12/07/2021 |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | 11/22/2019 | 12/07/2021 |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | 11/21/2018 | 12/07/2021 |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | 08/21/2020 | 12/07/2021 |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | 07/26/2019 | 12/07/2021 |
| FreeWheel Media, Inc. | 08/08/2018 | 12/07/2021 |
| Icontrol Networks, Inc. | 06/10/2020 | 12/07/2021 |
| Sunil Thomas | 08/31/2018 | 12/07/2021 |
| Temple University-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | 12/12/2019 | 12/07/2021 |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | 04/13/2017 | 12/07/2021 |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | 03/11/2021 | 12/07/2021 |
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