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550 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate

69%

−7 pts vs the USPTO range 64% to 73%

Rejections before allowance

1.8

+0.2 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

19.6 mo

+1.0 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

42%

+15 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Against every applicant before the USPTO

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Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

C12N Microorganisms or enzymes63 apps

H01M Batteries and fuel cells47 apps

G01N Investigating or analysing materials41 apps

C12P 36 apps

C07K Peptides21 apps

C12Q Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or nucleic acids19 apps

Art units

165240 apps

OPAP34 apps

288121 apps

165621 apps

173413 apps

163611 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Docket Central34 apps

n/a

Tekchand Saidha7 apps

100%

Carol M Koslow7 apps

100%

Mark T Kopec6 apps

83%

Ganapathiram Raghu6 apps

100%

Ricardo J Palabrica5 apps

80%

Christian L Fronda5 apps

80%

Delia M Ramirez4 apps

75%

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA374 apps

71%

ENERGY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF61 apps

52%

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY36 apps

81%

NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC24 apps

100%

SANDIA CORPORATION6 apps

67%

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY4 apps

25%

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY3 apps

100%

BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE2 apps

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What gets rejected, by statute

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What works

Allowance by strategy used

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
19623825	METAL EXTRACTION FROM CLAYS AND METAL ORES USING FARADAIC PROCESSES	2026-09-14	Pending	0	0	n/a
19612120	LITHIUM PHOSPHORUS SULFUR HALIDE/POLYMER COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTES AND METHODS OF MAKI…	2026-08-04	Pending	0	0	n/a
19681062	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR PRODUCING CYCLOPROPANE COMPOUNDS	2026-05-18	Pending	0	0	n/a
15487161	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15595244	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15660421	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15980419	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15535110	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15847084	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15819632	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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