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Ballard Spahr LLP/ RCPs

664 applicationsfiled 2007 to 2026

Allowance rate
75%
level with the USPTO range 71% to 78%
Rejections before allowance
1.5
−0.1 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
18.9 mo
+0.3 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
28%
+1 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification39 apps
F41H 35 apps
B64D 30 apps
B64C 23 apps
G01S Radio direction-finding, radar, sonar21 apps
A61F 20 apps

Art units

364139 apps
364228 apps
OPAP23 apps
364821 apps
372219 apps
375318 apps

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19620588DEVICES FOR HOLDING AND DISPLACING INTRAOCULAR LENS ALONG AN OPTICAL AXIS THEREOF2026-09-02Pending00n/a
19616700TRACK PIN STRIKING SYSTEM2026-08-19Pending00n/a
19615388LASER INDUCED PROTON ACCELERATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS2026-08-14Pending00n/a
15693638Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15930306Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15488222Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15690281Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15585086Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15171378Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15780799Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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