This is nine more than the week before. Patents included a distributed stator winding.
The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending Aug. 8 belonged to Magna Electronics, Inc. who filed in Dec. 17, 2014.
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 Auburn Hills in the week ending Aug. 8
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| BorgWarner, Inc. | 02/01/2019 | 08/03/2021 |
| BorgWarner, Inc. | 09/27/2018 | 08/03/2021 |
| BorgWarner, Inc. | 11/12/2019 | 08/03/2021 |
| BorgWarner, Inc. | 07/07/2016 | 08/03/2021 |
| BorgWarner, Inc. | 09/19/2018 | 08/03/2021 |
| Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. | 09/24/2018 | 08/03/2021 |
| Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. | 09/30/2019 | 08/03/2021 |
| Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. | 03/04/2019 | 08/03/2021 |
| Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. | 11/26/2018 | 08/03/2021 |
| Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. | 04/25/2019 | 08/03/2021 |
| Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. | 12/19/2019 | 08/03/2021 |
| Continental Structural Plastics, Inc. | 02/27/2018 | 08/03/2021 |
| Johnson Controls Technology Company | 09/13/2019 | 08/03/2021 |
| Johnson Controls Technology Company | 10/05/2018 | 08/03/2021 |
| Johnson Controls Technology Company | 01/30/2020 | 08/03/2021 |
| Johnson Controls Technology Company | 05/08/2019 | 08/03/2021 |
| Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition, LLC | 06/24/2019 | 08/03/2021 |
| Key Safety Systems, Inc. | 03/10/2020 | 08/03/2021 |
| Magna Electronics, Inc. | 01/20/2020 | 08/03/2021 |
| Magna Electronics, Inc. | 03/13/2020 | 08/03/2021 |
| Magna Electronics, Inc. | 12/17/2014 | 08/03/2021 |
| Magna Electronics, Inc. | 03/16/2020 | 08/03/2021 |
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