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Staples, Inc.

93 applicationsfiled 2007 to 2025

Allowance rate
84%
+9 pts vs the USPTO range 75% to 91%
Rejections before allowance
2.0
+0.4 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
22.2 mo
+3.6 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
44%
+17 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes42 apps
B65G 20 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing7 apps
B25J Manipulators, robots4 apps
B60P 2 apps
G06V Image or video recognition2 apps

Art units

368710 apps
36816 apps
36695 apps
36555 apps
36644 apps
36254 apps

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19432018Hybrid Modular Storage Fetching System2025-12-23Pending00n/a
19430039Automated Robotic Replenishment System2025-12-22Pending00n/a
19412806Hybrid Modular Storage Fetching System2025-12-08Pending00n/a
15120375Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15263912Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15408303Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15940534Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15113391Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15928386Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15414351Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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