In only another 13 months, something will happen

[fbhjr]

Back in September of 2011 my company filed a bunch of patents on our giant
robot freezers. I was quite happy about this as my name is on almost all
of them and is listed at top inventor on at least two of them.
We had done the preliminary filing a year before that just to make sure we
were early in the queue for getting approval.

Over the last couple of decades, I had been put on a patent twice, both of
which were later abandoned by that company as they closed the division that
made that product.
I had several other ideas I had been told were good enough to patent, but
it was working for companies that didn’t care about mechanical patents.
(The downside to working for some electronics companies as a mechanical
engineer.)

So, when we got some letters about the patents from the attorney, I was
eager to see what it said.
“It is estimated that this application will receive an Office action in
approximately 13
months.”

So, the application that has been in for 16 months, based on an initial
application 28 months ago only needs 13 more months until someone at the
office reads it. Then, they will tell us if there need to be any changes
to get it approved, or if it is rejected outright.

Einstein worked in a patent office. He came up with a theory of how time
slows down in certain situations.
I think I see what inspired that.

Comments

[palusbuteo.livejournal.com]

"Einstein worked in a patent office. He came up with a theory of how time slows down in certain situations. I think I see what inspired that."

Makes one wonder, eh?

My dad has(had?) his name on a patent for a place he worked at...Who then laid him off and then re-hired him almost 10 years to the month later.

It was submitted in Aug 1993, Issued Nov 1994....So I guess time IS slowing down....

Still, it would be awesome if you did get your name on a [few] patents!

[jenny_evergreen]

*laughs out loud at your last sentence* I hope time speeds up!

[ravena-kade.livejournal.com]

I think the Patient Office time anomaly is also in affect at the state department wen looking for insurance aid. I sent in a request a month ago and I am just getting a note back that they recd my request and would work on it the order it came in.

[palusbuteo.livejournal.com]

Wow, at least you got a notice they got it. I had to keep calling and getting hung-up on b/c of them being "busy" for nearly 3 months before I finally found out that not only was I approved of a plan, but I had been enrolled in it for the past 2 months. When I explained I never got a card, they seemed as baffled I didn't get it as I was pissed about their incompetence. :D

[endlessblush.livejournal.com]

It's a Government Department right? That's how time slows down.

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

It is very much the US government at work...

[charliemc.livejournal.com]

This is ridiculous! I don't know how you can be so CALM about it. It would have me boiling...

Sending some good thoughts (and prayers -- why not?) your way that this happens sooner than later.

(hugs)

[cissa.livejournal.com]

Copyrights were taking up to 2 years to go through registration 15-20 years ago. I bet it's worse now.

Which reminds me: I have 2 designs I need to start the process on!