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Long haul: longest wait for Glendale inventors’ patents approved in December

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The longest time between a patent being filed and granted in December in Glendale was 550 days, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The patent application was filed by Shari LeGate, Ltd. for a bolt carrier for magazine-fed firearm. It was filed on June 19, 2020 before being approved on Dec. 21, 2021.

It was the only patent approved in December from Glendale.

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 Glendale for December

Applicant NameDays to be Granted
Shari LeGate, Ltd.550

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