The patent application was filed by Trisha N. Prabhu for a detecting messages with offensive content. It was filed on April 1, 2019 before being approved on Aug. 17, 2021.
Though patents are required for inventions and products, the granting of a patent is not a guarantee for success. Dennis Crouch, co-director of the Center for Intellectual Property & Entrepreneurship said roughly 50 percent of patents expire prematurely due to costs.
There were three patents granted for Naperville inventors in the week ending Aug. 21.
Longest patent application period in Naperville for week ending Aug. 21
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| David Nowaczyk | 2019-04-30 | 2021-08-17 |
| Trisha N. Prabhu | 2019-04-01 | 2021-08-17 |
| King Chung | 2019-11-08 | 2021-08-17 |
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