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Merlin Technology, Inc.

248 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate
96%
+20 pts vs the USPTO range 93% to 98%
Rejections before allowance
1.2
−0.3 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
11.2 mo
−7.4 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
8%
−19 pts vs the USPTO

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Applications

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ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19557890DIRECTIONAL DRILLING COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS, APPARATUS AND METHODS2026-03-05Pending00n/a
19218312Drill Planning Tool for Topography Characterization, System and Associated Methods2025-05-25Pending00n/a
19075784MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR USE IN FREQUENCY SELECTION FOR INGROUN…2025-03-11Pending1018.0 mo
15806515Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15462335Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15493247Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15175220Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15215459Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15997810Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15944953Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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