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Zimmer, Inc.

1,023 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate
83%
+8 pts vs the USPTO range 80% to 85%
Rejections before allowance
2.0
+0.5 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
20.0 mo
+1.4 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
39%
+12 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Trend

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification460 apps
A61F 449 apps
A61L 28 apps
G16Z 12 apps
G16H Healthcare informatics9 apps
A61K Medical preparations7 apps

Art units

3775327 apps
3774238 apps
373898 apps
373375 apps
377323 apps
377622 apps

Who represents them

Law firms and agents on their applications

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Rejection fingerprint

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
19881778MULTIPLE SUPERIOR INFERIOR PERIPHERAL SCREW HOLE GLENOID BASEPLATE2026-10-02Pending00n/a
19881468FEMORAL NAIL WITH MULTIPLE ANTI-ROTATION SCREW CAPABILITIES2026-10-01Pending00n/a
19598986TAPER CONNECTION SEPARATION DEVICE AND METHOD2026-06-18Pending00n/a
15494148Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15569721Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15720273Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15405240Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15929294Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15316744Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15697523Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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