At a cost of $7,677, transportation is the 2 nd largest category for the average family budget. While spending on gas each month tends to be painful, it is not actually the largest cost of owning a vehicle.According to the BLS, the average family spends $2,715 on gasoline. Thatâs about one third of the overall budget.ating Out Eats a Lot of the Food Budget. Eating away from home makes up about 40% of the average familyâs food budget and totals $2,505 annually. Meanwhile, the average grocery bill is only $302 per month.
The applicant may then add a new claim 18, and amend claims 2-10 to be dependent on claim 18. Even claim 1, which is traditionally an independent claim, could be made dependent on another claim (say claim 15). When the patent is issued the patent office will renumber the claims to put them in a logical order.
1 Filing fee to the USPTO for provisional patent application = $130 (small entity). 2  Nonprovisional patent application based off provisional filing = $10,000 to $12,000. 3  Filing fee to the USPTO for nonprovisional patent application = $800 to $1,250 (small entity).ith that in mind, what follows are some general ballpark estimates, which should give at least some guidance when trying to budget for the filing of a patent application at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It will also be helpful to review Patent Attorney Fees Explained and US Patent Office Fees.