The patent application was filed by Northwestern University for an incremental rotary rolling mill and method. It was filed on Oct. 6, 2017 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 seven patents granted for Evanston inventors in the week ending Aug. 7.
Longest patent application period in Evanston for week ending Aug. 7
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Vishaal B. Verma | 2020-05-05 | 2021-08-03 |
| Northwestern University | 2020-01-09 | 2021-08-03 |
| Aptinyx, Inc. | 2019-08-09 | 2021-08-03 |
| Northwestern University | 2017-10-06 | 2021-08-03 |
| Northwestern University | 2020-04-03 | 2021-08-03 |
| Northwestern University | 2019-10-14 | 2021-08-03 |
| Dizpersion Corporation | 2019-12-23 | 2021-08-03 |
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