The patent application was filed by Willett Tuitele for a thermal management system for electrically-powered devices. It was filed on Dec. 23, 2020 before being approved on Dec. 28, 2021.
It was the only patent approved in December from South Pasadena.
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 South Pasadena for December
| Applicant Name | Days to be Granted |
|---|---|
| Willett Tuitele | 370 |
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