The knock-down table was filed for patent on July 1, 1952, and received final patent approval August 25, 1953.

Now, the results are in, awaiting final patent approval and destined to reach a supermarket shelf any day.

The average wait time for patent approval is three years.

Speeding patent approvals has been a top priority of the Patent Office, which had been criticized in the past for being too slow.

He holds copyrights to the model developed, along with simulation software currently awaiting patent approval in the United States.

Sweigert received notice of his patent approval the same day of the first moon landing on June 20, 1969.

Depending on how long it took to gain patent approval, the law gave companies up to three years of extra protection for their products.

Those opposed to the patents are concerned that academic mathematicians will not share ideas among themselves if they are awaiting patent approval.

However, he was granted the patent on his second submission of patent approval.

Depending on the time period needed to gain patent approval, the law will give drug companies up to three years of extra protection for their products.