There were two patents granted in Lafayette in the week ending Aug. 15, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
This is two more than the week before. Patents included a method for determining pore pressure in oil and gas wells using basin thermal characteristics.
The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending Aug. 15 belonged to University of Louisiana at Lafayette who filed in Oct. 29, 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 Lafayette in the week ending Aug. 15
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 01/09/2020 | 08/10/2021 |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 10/29/2018 | 08/10/2021 |
