This is two less than the week before. Patents included a rotatable valve for turbocharger system with plural volute members.
The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending Aug. 15 belonged to Garrett Transportation I, Inc. who filed in Sept. 25, 2018.
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 Torrance in the week ending Aug. 15
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Garrett Transportation I, Inc. | 04/28/2020 | 08/10/2021 |
| Garrett Transportation I, Inc. | 09/25/2018 | 08/10/2021 |
| Garrett Transportation I, Inc. | 03/12/2019 | 08/10/2021 |
| Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America | 12/06/2018 | 08/10/2021 |
| Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America | 03/13/2019 | 08/10/2021 |
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