There was one patent granted in High Point in the week ending Aug. 15, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
This is one more than the week before. The patent was for a seating unit.
The patent was filed on Dec. 13, 2019
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 High Point in the week ending Aug. 15
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Hirschhaut Designs, Inc. | 12/13/2019 | 08/10/2021 |
