February 6, 2024, Weekly Patents Insights

Welcome to the 6th of February 2024: A glimpse at what’s new in weekly patents insights on recent patent grants that have been issued across various industries.

New weekly (Feb 6, 2024) USPTO Patents data have been added.

Patent Volume was 6,816 for the week, including 6,114 Utility, 684 Design, and 18 Plant Patents.

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Trivia

What is the longest time it took a patent to be granted (that filed after 1976)?

The answer is:

Days	Patent
15938	10539396 – A dual mode RF/IR seeker suitable for use in an anti-radiation missile is disclosed…
15882	10488157 – A dual mode R.F./IR seeker suitable for use in an anti-radiation missile is disclosed…
14580	10488158 – An infrared signal processor is provided wherein infrared energy from objects on an area of the ground is directed towards a plurality of detectors disposed in a missile…
14060	8969641 – Tetrahydrotricyclopentadienes are isomerized to a low pour point, high energy missile fuel…
13962	10514240 – A missile system wherein a missile carrier delivers a plurality of submissiles over a target area…

Statistics

Top 10 Inventors:

1. Tao Luo, 14 patents – San Diego, CA (US)
2. Esmael Dinan, 10 patents – McLean, VA (US)
3. Frederick E. Shelton, IV, 8 patents – Hillsboro, OH (US)
4. Takahiro Nishi, 8 patents – Nara, JP
5. Kyungmin Park, 8 patents – Herndon, VA (US)
6. Michelyne Haroun, 7 patents – Al-Ahsa, SA
7. Christophe Tratrat, 7 patents – Al-Ahsa, SA
8. Ruilong Xie, 7 patents – Niskayuna, NY (US)
9. Peter Gaal, 7 patents – San Diego, CA (US)
10. Wanshi Chen, 7 patents – San Diego, CA (US)

Top 10 Cities in Japan (+population):

1. Tokyo, JP – 271 patents
2. Kanagawa, JP – 97 patents
3. Osaka, JP – 59 patents
4. Kyoto, JP – 36 patents
5. Yokohama, JP – 34 patents
6. Nagoya, JP – 25 patents
7. Saitama, JP – 23 patents
8. Kariya, JP – 20 patents
9. Kawasaki, JP – 19 patents
10. Toyota, JP – 17 patents

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Patent History:

• Mechanical Egg Beater
• Teflon
• Iris Recognition System
• First Ice Cream Scoop
• Foot warmer device from 1918
• Coin-Controlled Binoculars

Top Global Statistics by 2024

Top 10 Companies:

Top 10 Attorneys:

1. Fish & Richardson P.C., 122 patents
2. Sughrue Mion, PLLC, 103 patents
3. FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, 93 patents
4. CANTOR COLBURN LLP, 67 patents
5. Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P., 65 patents
6. Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP, 60 patents
7. JCIPRNET, 60 patents
8. Oliff PLC, 59 patents
9. Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A., 56 patents
10. Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., 54 patents

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