The patent application was filed by RTC Industries, Inc. for a product management display system with trackless pusher mechanism. It was filed on June 26, 2020 before being approved on Aug. 3, 2021.
It was the only patent approved in the week ending Aug. 7 from Rolling Meadows.
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.
Longest patent application period in Rolling Meadows for week ending Aug. 7
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| RTC Industries, Inc. | 2020-06-26 | 2021-08-03 |
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