The patent application was filed by John H. Reid for a flow equalization reactor having multiple wastewater treatment zones. It was filed on Nov. 28, 2018 before being approved on Aug. 3, 2021.
It was the only patent approved in the week ending Aug. 7 from Fredericksburg.
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 Fredericksburg for week ending Aug. 7
| Applicant Name | Filing Date | Granted Date |
|---|---|---|
| John H. Reid | 2018-11-28 | 2021-08-03 |
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