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Headwater Research LLC

250 applicationsfiled 2009 to 2026

Allowance rate
96%
+21 pts vs the USPTO range 93% to 98%
Rejections before allowance
1.0
−0.5 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
13.5 mo
−5.1 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
19%
−9 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Trend

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

H04L Transmission of digital information144 apps
H04W Wireless communication networks46 apps
G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes31 apps
H04M Telephonic communication19 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing9 apps

Art units

3687129 apps
362719 apps
OPAP15 apps
246310 apps
24789 apps
36687 apps

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
19717402Enterprise Access Control and Accounting Allocation for Access Networks2026-06-23Pending00n/a
19641410Enhanced Curfew and Protection Associated with a Device Group2026-04-07Pending00n/a
19636795Intermediate Networking Devices2026-04-01Pending00n/a
15469601Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15113088Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15619052Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15605714Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15601419Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15631899Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15474903Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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