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Canon USA Inc.

19 applicationsfiled 2016 to 2021

Allowance rate
95%
+19 pts vs the USPTO range 75% to 99%
Rejections before allowance
1.4
−0.1 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
18.1 mo
−0.5 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
32%
+4 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification12 apps
G02B Optical elements3 apps
B25J Manipulators, robots2 apps
G01J 1 apps
G06T Image data processing or generation1 apps

Art units

28863 apps
37712 apps
36642 apps
37932 apps
28772 apps
28742 apps

Rejection fingerprint

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
17233150CONTINUUM ROBOT CONTROL METHODS AND APPARATUS2021-04-16Allowed1016.7 mo
17198077IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SPECTRALLY ENCODED ENDOS…2021-03-10Allowed1025.3 mo
16751082ULTRAMINIATURE ENDOSCOPY2020-01-23Allowed006.9 mo
15913016Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15371043Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15664568Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15163102Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15809253Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15391233Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15212527Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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