Sub-series 1. Patent Application and Maintenance Files, 1999-2007

Arranged numerically by patent number, this sub-series contains Norman G. Anderson’s Patent Application and Maintenance Files. These files concern the application for and maintenance of ten United States patents awarded to Norman G. Anderson between 2001 and 2006. Five of the patents represented in this sub-series were awarded to Norman G. Anderson alone. Five patents were awarded jointly to Norman G. Anderson and his son N. Leigh Anderson.

The files in this sub-series provide detailed documentation of the legal processes through which the patents for the Andersons’ inventions were applied for, awarded, and maintained. They also contain technical information for the inventions represented in this sub-series.

The contents of the Patent Application and Maintenance Files consist of a variety of materials. Patent applications, legal documents, photocopied patents, miscellaneous administrative forms, and correspondence make up the largest components of the Patent Application and Maintenance Files. The official patents awarded to the Andersons’ for the represented inventions are also found in this sub-series. Small amounts of notes, photocopied articles, and a photocopied presentation are preserved here as well.