Long Patent Prosecutions

The following is a list of “Old Act” patents that issued with the largest time span between the filing date and the issue date. Unissued “Old Act” patents are not published so there may be others which are still pending. Also my data is not completely, so this list is only based on recently issued “Old Act” patents. If you notice any omissions or errors, please let me know.

[List generated April 13, 2023]

Patent Number Title Filing Date Issue Date Duration (years)
1 1341644 RECOMBINANT DNA MOLECULES AND THEIR METHOD OF PRODUCTION 1979-12-21 2023-03-07 43.24
2 1341643 NON-PASSAGEABLE VIRUSES 1980-05-22 2023-02-28 42.80
3 1341558 RADAR JAMMING METHOD AND APPARATU 1965-09-22 2007-10-23 42.11
4 1341641 EXPRESSION OF RECOMBINANT HBV SURFACE ANTIGEN 1981-04-22 2023-01-17 41.77
5 1341642 SYNTHESIS OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS SURFACE ANTIGEN BY YEAST 1982-08-03 2023-02-21 40.58
6 1341487 INFRARED DECEPTION COUNTERMEASURES SYSTE 1967-12-08 2005-08-16 37.72
7 1341519 PROSTHETIC VASCULAR GRAF 1975-01-16 2007-01-02 31.98
8 1341533 MULTIPLE SPECTRAL BAND OPTO-MECHANICAL MODULATO 1975-09-10 2007-07-03 31.83
9 1341475 OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM 1973-06-06 2005-03-15 31.79
10 1336083 CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR MOVING BODIE 1964-06-04 1995-06-27 31.08
11 1341218 RADIATION SUPPRESSION 1971-01-22 2001-05-01 30.29
12 1336292 CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR MISSILES AND OTHER MOVING BODIE 1965-12-06 1995-07-11 29.61
13 1336084 MISSILE CONTROL SYSTE 1965-12-06 1995-06-27 29.58
14 1336085 MISSILE CONTROL MECHANIS 1965-12-06 1995-06-27 29.58
15 1336086 CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR MOVING BODIE 1966-03-04 1995-06-27 29.33
16 1341633 INTERLEUKIN-2 POLYPEPTIDES 1983-12-15 2013-01-29 29.15
17 1341604 DNA SEQUENCES, RECOMBINANT DNA MOLECULES AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING HUMAN FIBROBLAST INTERFERON-LIKE POLYPEPTIDE 1981-04-01 2010-05-04 29.11
18 1332460 SONAR TRANSDUCE 1965-09-28 1994-10-11 29.05
19 1341638 FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 1986-06-09 2014-06-17 28.04
20 1341640 RECOMBINANT FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS 1986-09-12 2014-09-16 28.03
21 1341583 INTERFERONS AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATIO 1981-06-30 2008-11-18 27.41
22 1341567 DNA SEQUENCES, RECOMBINANT DNA MOLECULES AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING HUMAN INTERFERON – LIKE POLYPEPTIDE 1981-01-07 2008-02-19 27.13
23 1341563 DNA CODING FOR HUMAN FIBROBLAST INTERFERON POLYPEPTIDE AND RECOMBINANT PLASMI 1980-10-30 2007-12-04 27.11
24 1341622 INSECT RESISTANT PLANTS 1984-09-24 2011-10-04 27.04
25 1341569 MICROBIAL PRODUCTION OF HUMAN FIBROBLAST INTERFERON 1981-09-24 2008-03-25 26.52

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