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Thoratec Corporation

122 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2019

Allowance rate
79%
+3 pts vs the USPTO range 71% to 85%
Rejections before allowance
1.7
level with the USPTO
Months to first action
14.9 mo
−3.7 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
26%
level with the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61M Devices for introducing media into the body64 apps
F04D 19 apps
H02J Circuit arrangements for supplying electric power11 apps
A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification8 apps
G16H Healthcare informatics4 apps
A61N 4 apps

Art units

376233 apps
376628 apps
283613 apps
37467 apps
37614 apps
37744 apps

Who represents them

Law firms and agents on their applications

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What gets rejected, by statute

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What works

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
16686631APICAL CONNECTORS AND INSTRUMENTS FOR USE IN HEART WALL2019-11-18Abandoned0033.5 mo
15851485Coupling System, Applicator Tool, Attachment Ring and Method for Connecting a Condu…2017-12-21Allowed2021.4 mo
15593855INTEGRATED IMPLANTABLE TETS HOUSING INCLUDING FINS AND COIL LOOPS2017-05-12Allowed1022.2 mo
15608538Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15638434Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15991696Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15273734Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15893407Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15997464Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15598214Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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