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37 applicationsfiled 2007 to 2017

Allowance rate

41%

−35 pts vs the USPTO range 26% to 57%

Rejections before allowance

1.5

−0.1 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

27.6 mo

+9.0 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

35%

+8 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Trend

Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

B25J Manipulators, robots9 apps

G05B Control or regulating systems in general4 apps

B22D 3 apps

C23C 2 apps

G01N Investigating or analysing materials2 apps

G08C 2 apps

Art units

36564 apps

36644 apps

28372 apps

28552 apps

17352 apps

17151 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Jaime Figueroa3 apps

67%

Octavia L Davis Hollington2 apps

50%

Dwan A Gerido2 apps

50%

Terence Boes1 apps

Hua Qi1 apps

100%

Wae Lenny Louie1 apps

Tima Michele McGuthry Banks1 apps

100%

Burton S Mullins1 apps

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Who represents them

Law firms and agents on their applications

VENABLE LLP22 apps

27%

Whitmyer IP Group LLC7 apps

57%

ABB - Whitmyer IP Group LLC4 apps

50%

ABB Inc.1 apps

100%

Gesmer Updegrove LLP1 apps

100%

MYERS BIGEL, P.A.1 apps

Sage Patent Group/Hitachi Energy Ltd1 apps

100%

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Rejection fingerprint

What gets rejected, by statute

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What works

Allowance by strategy used

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
15537674	Automatic Configuration System For An Operator Console	2017-06-19	Allowed	1	0	3.7 mo
14763140	BIPOLAR DOUBLE VOLTAGE CELL AND MULTILEVEL CONVERTER WITH SUCH A CELL	2015-07-23	Allowed	1	0	7.9 mo
14664294	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OFF-LINE PROGRAMMING OF MULTIPLE INTERACTING ROBOTS	2015-03-20	Allowed	1	0	8.8 mo
15438816	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15495058	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15964820	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15206905	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15619080	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15143578	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15573447	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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