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KEY TECHNOLOGY, INC.

27 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2024

Allowance rate
60%
−15 pts vs the USPTO range 41% to 77%
Rejections before allowance
1.3
−0.3 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
18.4 mo
−0.2 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
4%
−23 pts vs the USPTO

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

B07C 7 apps
B65G 6 apps
G06V Image or video recognition4 apps
B26F 1 apps
B26D 1 apps
H04N Pictorial communication, television1 apps

Art units

36514 apps
26614 apps
26714 apps
37242 apps
36532 apps
28771 apps

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Applications

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ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19586815CONVEYOR FOR ALIGNING AND TRANSPORTING A STREAM OF ARTICLES2026-05-12Pending00n/a
18951425Method and Apparatus for Sorting2024-11-18Pending1020.7 mo
18910991Vibratory Conveyor Having a Magnetic Drive2024-10-09Pending1018.5 mo
15810798Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15283939Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15730451Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15622137Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15653105Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15964487Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15507409Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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