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HERCULES CAPITAL, INC.

68 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2019

Allowance rate
93%
+17 pts vs the USPTO range 84% to 97%
Rejections before allowance
2.1
+0.5 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
22.1 mo
+3.5 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
34%
+7 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification14 apps
G06N Computing arrangements based on specific computational models10 apps
G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes5 apps
G01N Investigating or analysing materials4 apps
C12Q Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or nucleic acids4 apps
B01L 3 apps

Art units

16347 apps
21225 apps
21295 apps
37353 apps
36883 apps
28782 apps

Who represents them

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What gets rejected, by statute

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What works

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
16554168Mobile Sorting Systems2019-08-28Allowed1015.2 mo
14612256PERPETUAL COMMUNICATION SESSION: PORTABILITY / REUSABILITY ACROSS APPLICATIONS, NET…2015-02-02Allowed1023.2 mo
13722769APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR STATE-DEPENDENT LEARNING IN SPIKING NEURON NETWORKS2012-12-20Allowed0024.6 mo
15233846Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15908279Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15157521Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15659050Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15885587Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15959626Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15853063Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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