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73 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate

67%

−9 pts vs the USPTO range 54% to 78%

Rejections before allowance

1.8

+0.2 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

19.4 mo

+0.8 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

50%

+23 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G02B Optical elements11 apps

E06B 10 apps

C03C 9 apps

B01D 4 apps

G06F Electric digital data processing4 apps

B32B 3 apps

Art units

28747 apps

OPAP7 apps

28726 apps

17845 apps

17864 apps

17814 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Docket Central7 apps

n/a

Zheren J Yang4 apps

50%

Lauren Robinson Colgan4 apps

75%

Peter Y Choi3 apps

Lashawnda T McKinnon2 apps

100%

William C Choi2 apps

100%

Maurice C Smith2 apps

100%

Daniel Petkovsek2 apps

100%

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC29 apps

70%

Molex, LLC25 apps

100%

BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.6 apps

17%

GPCP IP Holdings LLC4 apps

25%

GP CELLULOSE GMBH2 apps

100%

GUARDIAN EUROPE S.À R.L.2 apps

50%

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT1 apps

Georgia-Pacific Nonwovens LLC1 apps

100%

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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

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
19640615	DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) MICROMIRRORS	2026-04-07	Pending	0	0	n/a
19578880	SILICON BACKPLANES FOR A LIQUID CRYSTAL ON SILICON (LCOS) PHASE MODULATOR	2026-03-26	Pending	0	0	n/a
19566512	METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLEXING AND DEMULTIPLEXING OPTICAL SIGNALS OF PROTEC…	2026-03-13	Pending	0	0	n/a
15620249	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15586451	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15920706	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15650900	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15208658	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15394702	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15580925	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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