There was one patent granted in Decatur 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 hitch mounted double deck cargo carrier for a vehicle.
The patent was filed on August 15, 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 Decatur in the week ending June 27
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Steven John Schmidt | 08/15/2019 | 06/22/2021 |
