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3D Systems, Inc.

446 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate
80%
+4 pts vs the USPTO range 75% to 83%
Rejections before allowance
1.7
level with the USPTO
Months to first action
19.9 mo
+1.3 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
26%
level with the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

B29C Shaping or joining of plastics236 apps
B33Y Additive manufacturing61 apps
C09D 26 apps
A61F 19 apps
G03F 10 apps
B22F 10 apps

Art units

174359 apps
174449 apps
174245 apps
176520 apps
176216 apps
175414 apps

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19672183MANIFOLDS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING BIOLOGICAL STUDIES UNDER FLOW2026-05-08Pending00n/a
19533805Three-Dimensional (3D) Printing System Configured to Fabricate Sloped Layers2026-02-09Pending00n/a
19398712FLEXURE MOUNTING AND ALIGNMENT WITHIN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER2025-11-24Pending00n/a
15396052Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15662178Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15360814Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15922526Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15338353Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15324717Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15965540Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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