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Week ending November 27: 1 patent granted in Knoxville

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There was one patent granted in Knoxville in the week ending November 27, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

This is two less than the week before. The patent was for a vehicle shifter mechanism with shifter lever fitting.

The patent was filed on October 17, 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 Knoxville in the week ending November 27

Applicant NameFiling DateGranted Date
Lokar, Inc.10/17/201811/23/2021

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