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May: longest patent process for Lewistown inventors

The longest time between a patent being filed and granted in May in Lewistown was 847 days, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The patent application was filed by GE Inspection Technologies, LP for an anomaly detection for predictive maintenance and deriving outcomes and workflows based on data quality. It was filed on Jan. 21, 2020 before being approved on May 17.

It was the only patent approved in May from Lewistown.

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 Lewistown for May

Applicant NameDays to be Granted
GE Inspection Technologies, LP847

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