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University of Maine System

1999 Research Results

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Financial Summary

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Patent Activity

University of Maine Patent Activity


Patent applications typically take between 18 and 24 months to be reviewed. A patent is "allowed" if and when the patent office establishes that everything in the patent application can be patented. The patent is "issued" when the patent number is assigned, usually 3 to 6 months after the patent is allowed.

Patent

Filed

Status
A Monolithic Piezoelectric Sensor (MPS) for Sensing
     Chemical, Biochemical and Physical Measurands		 FY97 Allowed FY00
Degradation and Protection of Organic Compounds
     Mediated by Low Molecular Weight Chelators		 FY97 Allowed FY00
Tack Testing Instruments FY97 Allowed FY99
Method to Improve Frozen Seafood Quality (U.S.) FY97 Allowed FY00
Glulam Beams Reinforced with FRP FY96 Pending
Pre-stressing System for Wood Elements and Structures FY97 Pending
Pultruded Panel to Reinforce a Wood Composite FY97 Pending
Method of Manufacturing Wood Composites FY98 Pending
Composite Structural Panel and Method of Manufacture FY99 Pending
Method to Improve Frozen Seafood Quality (Canadian) FY99 Pending
Disaster Resistant Housing Construction FY00 Pending
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