The patent application was filed by Redbumper, LLC for a pricing system for identifying prices for vehicles offered by vehicle dealerships and other entities. It was filed on March 13, 2014 before being approved on Aug. 3, 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 15 patents granted for Plano inventors in the week ending Aug. 7.
Longest patent application period in Plano for week ending Aug. 7
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| ANLVR, LLC | 2018-10-01 | 2021-08-03 |
| Sandisk Technologies, LLC | 2019-04-22 | 2021-08-03 |
| Futurewei Technologies, Inc. | 2018-07-30 | 2021-08-03 |
| Futurewei Technologies, Inc. | 2017-01-17 | 2021-08-03 |
| Toyota Motor North America, Inc. | 2018-10-04 | 2021-08-03 |
| Redbumper, LLC | 2014-03-13 | 2021-08-03 |
| Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. | 2020-08-18 | 2021-08-03 |
| Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. | 2020-01-31 | 2021-08-03 |
| Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. | 2019-03-14 | 2021-08-03 |
| Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. | 2019-06-03 | 2021-08-03 |
| Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. | 2018-10-25 | 2021-08-03 |
| Futurewei Technologies, Inc. | 2020-06-03 | 2021-08-03 |
| Futurewei Technologies, Inc. | 2017-11-01 | 2021-08-03 |
| Genband US, LLC | 2017-08-17 | 2021-08-03 |
| Optis Wireless Technology, LLC | 2020-03-03 | 2021-08-03 |
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