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Keyence Corporation

602 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate
94%
+19 pts vs the USPTO range 92% to 96%
Rejections before allowance
1.0
−0.6 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
18.8 mo
+0.2 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
17%
−11 pts vs the USPTO

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G01B 106 apps
G06T Image data processing or generation70 apps
G06K Recognition and presentation of data56 apps
G02B Optical elements37 apps
H04N Pictorial communication, television34 apps
G01N Investigating or analysing materials34 apps

Art units

OPAP55 apps
288643 apps
287738 apps
287638 apps
287828 apps
285525 apps

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What gets rejected, by statute

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19716279OPTICAL DISPLACEMENT METER2026-06-23Pending00n/a
19714974OPTICAL INFORMATION READING DEVICE2026-06-22Pending00n/a
19713806OPTICAL INFORMATION READING DEVICE2026-06-19Pending00n/a
15318165Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15774140Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15352749Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15713051Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15663318Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15329993Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15219655Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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