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ZF Friedrichshafen AG

4,043 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate
75%
level with the USPTO range 73% to 76%
Rejections before allowance
1.2
−0.4 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
20.4 mo
+1.8 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
14%
−14 pts vs the USPTO

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Applications

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ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19622112Sensor Assembly for Determining the Angle of Rotation of a Rotating Vehicle Compone…2026-09-08Pending00n/a
19621760Parking Lock System Having a Parking Lock Sensor and a Locking Sensor, and Method f…2026-09-04Pending00n/a
19621636DRIVE UNIT FOR A TEST BENCH FOR TESTING AN ELECTRIC AXLE DRIVE MODULE FOR A MOTOR V…2026-09-04Pending00n/a
15329764Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15664168Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15332635Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15764707Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15299296Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15828476Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15881191Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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