Just this month, he received an American patent for some of the packages.
The loss of American patents does not affect foreign market opportunities.
Hitachi led all companies in American patents last year, with 1,053.
Each Tuesday, at noon, about 1200 American patents are issued.
The company's technique measures the role science plays in American patents.
I hold something in excess of 165 American patents.
He held more than 60 American patents and was the author of many technical papers.
In countries that do not honor American patents, the same drug is made by generics manufacturers.
More startling, the three companies that received the most American patents last year were all Japanese.
The company is using the yeast in France, where American patents do not apply.