I have a patent

[klwilliams]

Actually, I share it with three others, and really the person who came up with the idea is Nelson Wiggins. Still, he created it because I told him I needed that solution, and the engineer who implemented it is also on the patent. Our boss at the time is, too, though just because he was the boss.

I had lunch with Nelson yesterday, and he said the patent had been approved, but I don't know the date. Still, this is it:

USER INTERFACE FOR FINDING SIMILAR DOCUMENTS
United States 112075/06224.148
Filed December 22, 2011

Comments

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Congrats! If anybody in a foreign country infringes on it, let me know; my father deals with that stuff for a living. <g>

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

That's very cool. And asking the right questions is a very important part of the process.

[rustmon.livejournal.com]

woooooot! :)

[dame-cordelia.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! I know how long a journey it is between initial filing and final patent issuance at least in the pharma world.

[scotica.livejournal.com]

Cool!

So you have the application number

[dame-cordelia.livejournal.com]

When the official notification comes it will have the application number and date, and also the patent number and issue date.

So cool!

[hrj.livejournal.com]

That is totally cool!

Re: So you have the application number

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

Symantec owns the patent, so I won't be officially informed of anything. (I didn't go with my company when it was acquired.)

[dame-cordelia.livejournal.com]

If you are one of the authors, I would have (naively) expected you to be informed.

[lferion]

Yay you!

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

You would think.... I had lunch with the primary author, and he told me it had been approved. I suspect he got a (small) bonus for it.

[galeni.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!!