There were five patents granted in Reno in the week ending June 27, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
This is three more than the week before. Patents included a method, medium, and system for associating a payment amount with a physical object.
The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending June 27 belonged to Amazon Technologies, Inc. who filed in September 30, 2014.
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 Reno in the week ending June 27
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Technologies, Inc. | 09/30/2014 | 06/22/2021 |
| Cardioprolific, Inc. | 05/31/2016 | 06/22/2021 |
| Stephan R-K Fuelling | 01/23/2019 | 06/22/2021 |
| The Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education on Behalf of the Desert Research Institute | 08/14/2020 | 06/22/2021 |
| Zhengxu He | 11/02/2017 | 06/22/2021 |
