U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

As the pandemic persisted through early 2021, April was another healthy month—which required the Office to continue its aggressive campaign to address filing backlogs that started in late 2020. “At first, filings were declining, but since last summer the growth in filings has been unprecedented,” said Gooder.  

John B. Goodenough’s battery is still going strong—in more ways than one. The co-developer of the lithium-ion battery will turn 99 on July 25.