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SolarCity Corporation

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301 applicationsfiled 2007 to 2018

Allowance rate

72%

−3 pts vs the USPTO range 67% to 77%

Rejections before allowance

1.4

−0.2 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

17.3 mo

−1.3 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

35%

+7 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Against every applicant before the USPTO

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Trend

Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

H02S 89 apps

H10F 76 apps

H02J Circuit arrangements for supplying electric power40 apps

F24S 21 apps

G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes11 apps

E04D 6 apps

Art units

363329 apps

283627 apps

172124 apps

363524 apps

172623 apps

283813 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Jessie T Fonseca14 apps

43%

Jessica L Laux13 apps

46%

Susan Dang Leong8 apps

100%

Shannon M Gardner7 apps

71%

Magali P Slawski6 apps

50%

Mayla Gonzalez Ramos5 apps

40%

Daniel Cavallari4 apps

100%

James J Buckle Jr4 apps

75%

Bars show the share of decided applications that were allowed.

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Who represents them

Law firms and agents on their applications

FOLEY & LARDNER LLP182 apps

100%

Solar City / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP69 apps

38%

SolarCity c/o Park, Vaughan, Fleming & Dowler LLP34 apps

21%

Foley & Lardner LLP - TESLA12 apps

25%

Zep Solar Inc.4 apps

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Rejection fingerprint

What gets rejected, by statute

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What works

Allowance by strategy used

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
16235967	ENERGY GENERATION AND STORAGE SYSTEM WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING CAPABILITY	2018-12-28	Allowed	0	0	19.2 mo
15985425	INTEGRATED HOOK AND FLASHING FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE INSTALLATION ON TILE ROOFS	2018-05-21	Allowed	2	0	1.1 mo
15961356	GRID SYNCHRONISATION	2018-04-24	Allowed	2	0	19.1 mo
15988805	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15267396	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15181653	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15548233	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15381780	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15739590	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15155525	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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