Pinal Today

The longest time between a patent being filed and granted in December in Scottsdale was 2,771 days, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The patent application was filed by Njoy, LLC for a compositions, devices, and methods for nicotine aerosol delivery. It was filed on May 21, 2014 before being approved on Dec. 21, 2021.

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.

There were 40 patents granted for Scottsdale inventors in December.

Applicant Name	Days to be Granted
Njoy, LLC	2,771
Enfuego Technologies, LLC	1,597
Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University	1,597
Early Warning Services, LLC	1,399
Gaia USA, Inc.	1,357
Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University	1,341
Shared Performance, LLC	1,289
Carlisle Fluid Technologies, Inc.	1,251
Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University	1,089
Universal Laser Systems, Inc.	1,033
Regenesis Biomedical, Inc.	1,009
Trusona, Inc.	916
Bryan Hooppaw	889
David Lott	889
Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University	872
Parsons Xtreme Golf, LLC	840
Ambature, Inc.	817
LooLoops, LLC	797
Bernard J. Lemieux	746
Charles Isgar	745
The 41st Parameter, Inc.	699
Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University	684
Parsons Xtreme Golf, LLC	679
Michael Metz	669
Parsons Xtreme Golf, LLC	578
North American Interconnect, L.L.C.	571
Aishwarya, LLC	567
Sergey Sheleg	554
Charles Isgar	497
Tag-It Tag, Inc.	491
Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University	424
Charles Isgar	294
Armand Maaskamp	294
Ryan Maaskamp	294
Charles Isgar	288
Parsons Xtreme Golf, LLC	285
Parsons Xtreme Golf, LLC	235
Parsons Xtreme Golf, LLC	235
Parsons Xtreme Golf, LLC	173
Parsons Xtreme Golf, LLC	172