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ULVAC, INC.

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690 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2025

Allowance rate

54%

−22 pts vs the USPTO range 50% to 58%

Rejections before allowance

1.5

level with the USPTO

Months to first action

21.0 mo

+2.4 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

28%

level with the USPTO

Timeline

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Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

C23C 204 apps

H10P 151 apps

H10F 35 apps

H01J 33 apps

H10D 28 apps

H10N 20 apps

Art units

171680 apps

179461 apps

175659 apps

171326 apps

365222 apps

171520 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Rodney Glenn McDonald37 apps

60%

Jason Berman23 apps

52%

Keath T Chen21 apps

10%

Docket Central20 apps

n/a

Michael A Band19 apps

32%

John Joseph Brayton17 apps

53%

Ibrahime A Abraham15 apps

13%

Patrick S Ott13 apps

58%

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Who represents them

Law firms and agents on their applications

Secant IP137 apps

39%

Tomoko Nakajima125 apps

67%

KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP118 apps

56%

ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP63 apps

49%

SALIWANCHIK, LLOYD & EISENSCHENK59 apps

54%

HARNESS DICKEY (DETROIT)45 apps

42%

Christensen, Fonder, Dardi & Busse PLLC18 apps

44%

SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A.16 apps

83%

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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
19618105	METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER STRUCTURE	2026-08-25	Pending	0	0	n/a
19606257	Vapor Deposition Source for Vacuum Vapor Deposition Apparatus and Vacuum Vapor Depo…	2026-07-15	Pending	0	0	n/a
19520685	MANUFACTURING SUPPORT DEVICE, MANUFACTURING SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAM	2026-03-18	Pending	0	0	n/a
15538834	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15203328	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15559475	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15355935	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15456267	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15438175	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15323711	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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