This is four less than the week before. Patents included a system and method for determining autonomous vehicle location using incremental image analysis.
The earliest patent filed which was granted in the week ending Aug. 8 belonged to Walmart Apollo, LLC who filed in Dec. 19, 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 Bentonville in the week ending Aug. 8
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Walmart Apollo, LLC | 12/19/2018 | 08/03/2021 |
| Walmart Apollo, LLC | 02/20/2019 | 08/03/2021 |
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