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STERIS CORPORATION

81 applicationsfiled 2007 to 2026

Allowance rate
95%
+19 pts vs the USPTO range 87% to 98%
Rejections before allowance
2.3
+0.7 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
23.4 mo
+4.8 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
39%
+12 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification32 apps
A61L 18 apps
G01N Investigating or analysing materials5 apps
B05B 3 apps
G05D Control of non-electric variables2 apps
F16K 2 apps

Art units

37698 apps
17115 apps
17754 apps
17974 apps
37364 apps
OPAP4 apps

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19152691LIGHTING DEVICE2026-06-10Pending00n/a
19701216STERILIZATION PACKAGING2026-06-08Pending00n/a
19351648STERILIZATION PACKAGING2025-10-07Allowed301.9 mo
15913977Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15968724Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15718387Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15351792Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15350621Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15225391Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15531711Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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