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SONY ELECTRONICS INC.

136 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2024

Allowance rate
68%
−7 pts vs the USPTO range 60% to 75%
Rejections before allowance
2.1
+0.5 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
12.0 mo
−6.6 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
33%
+5 pts vs the USPTO

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

H04N Pictorial communication, television51 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing31 apps
H04L Transmission of digital information21 apps
G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes11 apps
G11B 5 apps
G09G Control arrangements for displays4 apps

Art units

242211 apps
26629 apps
24249 apps
24215 apps
24125 apps
24234 apps

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
18823975Systems And Methods For Tracking Persons In An Environment2024-09-04Pending1022.6 mo
17046425RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METH…2020-10-09Abandoned1033.5 mo
16046485RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METH…2018-07-26Abandoned2042.5 mo
15186938Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15685333Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15676498Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15793800Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15994468Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15166554Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15414809Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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