Oak Brook: 1 patent granted in week ending June 27

By DuPage Policy Journal

There was one patent granted in Oak Brook in the week ending June 27, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

This is one more than the week before. The patent was for a bollard with integrated control system.

The patent was filed on May 24, 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 Oak Brook in the week ending June 27

Applicant Name	Filing Date	Granted Date
The Chamberlain Group, Inc.	05/24/2018	06/22/2021

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Village of Oak Brook

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.

Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.

Donate

Dupage Policy Journal