There were nine patents granted in Milpitas in the week ending June 27, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
This is three less than the week before. Patents included an adaptive multi-protocol control of a media device.
The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending June 27 belonged to Lumentum Operations, LLC who filed in May 22, 2017.
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 Milpitas in the week ending June 27
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Caavo, Inc. | 12/13/2018 | 06/22/2021 |
| Headway Technologies, Inc. | 09/17/2019 | 06/22/2021 |
| Headway Technologies, Inc. | 02/25/2020 | 06/22/2021 |
| Headway Technologies, Inc. | 08/21/2019 | 06/22/2021 |
| Headway Technologies, Inc. | 02/04/2020 | 06/22/2021 |
| KLA Corporation | 03/17/2020 | 06/22/2021 |
| Lumentum Operations, LLC | 05/22/2017 | 06/22/2021 |
| Nanosys, Inc. | 08/16/2018 | 06/22/2021 |
| Renesas Electronics America, Inc. | 08/25/2020 | 06/22/2021 |
