Company or institution

BLACK & DECKER INC.

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2,149 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate

81%

+6 pts vs the USPTO range 80% to 83%

Rejections before allowance

1.7

+0.1 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

19.6 mo

+1.0 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

29%

+2 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

B25F 248 apps

B25B 171 apps

H02K 157 apps

B23D 148 apps

B25C 122 apps

B23B 122 apps

Art units

3731293 apps

3724265 apps

3723194 apps

3721179 apps

2834132 apps

2837109 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Docket Central90 apps

n/a

Nathaniel C Chukwurah51 apps

92%

Scott A Smith48 apps

94%

Eric Andrew Gates46 apps

98%

Robert Franklin Long45 apps

90%

Michelle Lopez43 apps

87%

Said Bouziane32 apps

88%

Omar Flores Sanchez31 apps

71%

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Who represents them

Law firms and agents on their applications

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.1,353 apps

81%

BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP164 apps

94%

Harness Dickey (Stanley B&D)152 apps

84%

HARNESS DICKEY (DETROIT)76 apps

80%

Newell Operating Co. c/o Moore & Van Allen PLLC43 apps

74%

WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/40 apps

94%

MK/SBD28 apps

88%

Wright IP_SBD27 apps

95%

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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
19717513	POWER TOOL	2026-06-23	Pending	0	0	n/a
19713217	HOLESAW ASSEMBLY	2026-06-18	Pending	0	0	n/a
19711062	Inline Die Grinder	2026-06-17	Pending	0	0	n/a
15523921	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15129787	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15290752	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15327418	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15399835	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15493124	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15780921	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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