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KLA-TENCOR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

148 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2019

Allowance rate
93%
+17 pts vs the USPTO range 87% to 96%
Rejections before allowance
1.6
level with the USPTO
Months to first action
23.3 mo
+4.7 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
25%
−2 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G01N Investigating or analysing materials49 apps
H01J 25 apps
G03F 24 apps
G06T Image data processing or generation9 apps
G01B 6 apps
G02B Optical elements5 apps

Art units

287734 apps
288123 apps
288622 apps
262414 apps
28786 apps
28634 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
16677652METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INSPECTION OF WAFERS AND RETICLES USING DESIGNER INTENT DATA2019-11-07Allowed2119.4 mo
15963054METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INSPECTION OF WAFERS AND RETICLES USING DESIGNER INTENT DATA2018-04-25Allowed1017.3 mo
14788700Systems and Methods for Inspection of a Specimen2015-06-30Allowed5114.3 mo
15941030Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15467471Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15474932Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15959940Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15942967Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15364735Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15134884Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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