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Innovation: 3 patents granted in Moline in week ending June 27

There were three patents granted in Moline in the week ending June 27, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

This is 12 less than the week before. Patents included a controlling a work machine based on sensed variables.

The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending June 27 belonged to Deere & Company who filed in June 27, 2018.

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 Moline in the week ending June 27

Applicant NameFiling DateGranted Date
Deere & Company09/14/201806/22/2021
Deere & Company06/27/201806/22/2021
Deere & Company09/05/201806/22/2021

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