This Week in Innovation Month: Patent Publications

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Patent applications begin life as private, confidential communications between the inventor and the Patent Office (USPTO). If continued, patent applications are published (with a few exceptions) 6 months after the Non-Provisional stage. Published patents are freely available, and easily found online.

In 2017, 10 WHOI patent applications published:

“Aquatic Sampler and Collection Apparatus” by Carl Kaiser and Andrew Billings, WO 2017/019695 

 

 

 

“Submerigible Interferometric Sensor System” by Jason Kapit, Ray Schmitt, and Norm Farr, US 2017/0030830

 

 

 

“Compact Winch Apparatus” byJames Haley, Josh Eaton, WO 2017/024093

 

 

 

“Improved-Efficiency Submersible Thruster” by Carl Kaiser and Andy Billings, US 2017/0113773

 

 

“Articulating Moored Profiler System” by John Toole, Kenneth Doherty, Jeffrey O'Brien, and Fredrik Thwaites, WO 2017/059423

 

 

 

“Compositions and Methods for Absolute Quantification of Proteins” by Mak Saito, WO 2017/066653

 

 

 

“System for Rapid Assessment of Water Quality and Harmful Algal Bloom Toxins” by Scott Gallager, WO 2017/066544

 

 

“Environmental Monitoring Assembly and Method” by Ken Buesseler, US 2017/0045628

 

 

 

“Alkenone-Based Formulations for Topical Applications” by Gregory O'Neil and Chris Reddy, WO 2017/087539