Expo Holdings Inc. (EXPH)

[Stock_Barber]

"Does anyone know when the patent for the ETC product could be approved? How long does the patent process take?"

As far as we know publicly, EXPH has not even filed a utility patent yet. They have one year from the date of their provisional filing to actually file the utility patent. The clock begins ticking at that point. Based on my experience, you should expect about 3 years to elapse from the day that you file the utility patent until the day that you are granted a patent if it goes relatively smoothly. So I would not expect a patent to be granted before late 2012 and quite likely not until a year after that. Remember, there is no guarantee a patent will ever be granted.

Hope this helps.