Connecticut Ranks High Among Most Innovative States In Nation
The current patent numbering and examination system was enacted in 1836, but in the last 20 years there has been a 183 percent surge of patent activity—an increase in issued patents from 122,975 to 347,642.
So, where has all this patent activity been occurring? In the United States, the states with the highest number of patent issues per capita in the last five years have been California, Massachusetts, Washington, Minnesota, Vermont, Oregon, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Michigan and Colorado, according to this report.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, the least innovative states that ha…
Medical Technician Lauren Poepper Of Clifton Dies At 31
CLIFTON, N.J. – Lauren Lynn Poepper of Clifton died on Dec. 21. She was 31.
Poepper was born in Passaic and was a lifelong resident of Clifton. She was a medical technician and certified phlebotomist who also loved working with animals.
“Lauren will be remembered for her loving nature, outgoing personality, caring heart and unconditional devotion to her family and friends,” her obituary states.
Poepper was predeceased by her mother, Patricia (Bates) Poepper and Opa, Ronald Bates.
She is survived by the love of her life, her wife, Sarah Signer, by her father, Ralph Poepper, by her Omas, …
