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The Lincoln Electric Company

347 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate
74%
−1 pts vs the USPTO range 69% to 79%
Rejections before allowance
1.7
level with the USPTO
Months to first action
24.6 mo
+6.0 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
25%
−2 pts vs the USPTO

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

B23K 248 apps
G05B Control or regulating systems in general13 apps
B25J Manipulators, robots9 apps
H05H 8 apps
A61F 5 apps
B65D Containers for storage or transport5 apps

Art units

3761183 apps
374216 apps
OPAP14 apps
173511 apps
36578 apps
37547 apps

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19580008DYNAMIC TOOLPATH ASSIGNMENT2026-04-20Pending00n/a
19580070MULTI-AGENT MOTION CONTROL2026-04-20Pending00n/a
19561739LASER WELDING TORCH2026-03-10Pending00n/a
15534519Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15608819Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15613865Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15565618Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15266924Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15644891Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15834613Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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