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Outerwall Inc.

20 applicationsfiled 2012 to 2016

Allowance rate
40%
−35 pts vs the USPTO range 22% to 61%
Rejections before allowance
0.8
−0.8 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
17.1 mo
−1.5 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
20%
−7 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes9 apps
G07D 8 apps
G07F 1 apps
G06M 1 apps

Art units

36536 apps
36272 apps
26652 apps
36922 apps
36961 apps
36881 apps

Rejection fingerprint

What gets rejected, by statute

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
15249681DIGITAL IMAGE COIN DISCRIMINATION FOR USE WITH CONSUMER-OPERATED KIOSKS AND THE LIKE2016-08-29Abandoned1018.6 mo
14961072COIN INPUT APPARATUSES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS2015-12-07Abandoned107.7 mo
14948005KIOSK-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELLING CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES2015-11-20Abandoned3131.6 mo
15915408Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15886325Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15930605Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15501739Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15105620Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15185951Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15900090Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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