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ALCON RESEARCH, LLC

403 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2019

Allowance rate
83%
+8 pts vs the USPTO range 79% to 86%
Rejections before allowance
1.4
−0.2 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
18.6 mo
level with the USPTO
Needed an RCE
28%
level with the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

B29D 105 apps
G02B Optical elements69 apps
G02C 42 apps
C08F 39 apps
A61L 19 apps
B29C Shaping or joining of plastics18 apps

Art units

174262 apps
287245 apps
176542 apps
176222 apps
176718 apps
287313 apps

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
16406170METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLEANING A MOLDING SURFACE OF A REUSABLE LENS MOLD2019-05-08Allowed102.9 mo
16405180OPHTHALMIC EMULSION2019-05-07Allowed111.2 mo
16398607SOFT SILICONE MEDICAL DEVICES WITH DURABLE LUBRICIOUS COATINGS THEREON2019-04-30Allowed013.7 mo
15917875Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15836146Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15361243Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15659090Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15427098Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15703467Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15443811Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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