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Innovation: 12 patents granted in Ann Arbor in week ending Aug. 15

There were 12 patents granted in Ann Arbor in the week ending Aug. 15, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

This is eight more than the week before. Patents included an earbud holder.

The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending Aug. 15 belonged to The Regents of the University of Michigan who filed in Oct. 9, 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 Ann Arbor in the week ending Aug. 15

Applicant NameFiling DateGranted Date
IntaglioTech, LLC05/22/202008/10/2021
Leung W. Tsang10/30/201708/10/2021
Omix-Ada, Inc.03/17/202008/10/2021
Practical Design Solutions, LLC04/27/202008/10/2021
The Regents of the University of Michigan09/10/201808/10/2021
The Regents of the University of Michigan12/22/201708/10/2021
The Regents of the University of Michigan10/08/201908/10/2021
The Regents of the University of Michigan03/16/201808/10/2021
The Regents of the University of Michigan03/08/201808/10/2021
The Regents of the University of Michigan09/10/201908/10/2021
The Regents of the University of Michigan10/09/201508/10/2021
The Regents of the University of Michigan06/24/201608/10/2021

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