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Nikon SLM Solutions AG

66 applicationsfiled 2012 to 2026

Allowance rate
100%
+25 pts vs the USPTO range 89% to 100%
Rejections before allowance
1.8
+0.2 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
26.6 mo
+8.0 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
39%
+12 pts vs the USPTO

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

B22F 36 apps
B29C Shaping or joining of plastics12 apps
B33Y Additive manufacturing12 apps
B23K 2 apps
G05B Control or regulating systems in general2 apps
G02B Optical elements1 apps

Art units

OPAP18 apps
17436 apps
17456 apps
37615 apps
17354 apps
17444 apps

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19628739BUILD SYSTEM, AND BUILD METHOD2026-09-28Pending00n/a
19619097Device for producing a three-dimensional workpiece by means of a generative layerin…2026-08-27Pending00n/a
19614353Method for measuring an additive manufacturing apparatus, measuring system for an a…2026-08-11Pending00n/a
15602897Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15802029Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15227390Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15316033Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15609878Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15496436Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15464795Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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