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M. Susan Spiering

96 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate
88%
+12 pts vs the USPTO range 79% to 93%
Rejections before allowance
1.2
−0.4 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
15.4 mo
−3.2 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
17%
−10 pts vs the USPTO

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Applications

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ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19620591Process and Reactor for Generating Hydrogen2026-09-02Pending00n/a
19523956Process and Reactor for Generating Thermal Energy and Base Chemicals2026-03-27Pending00n/a
19555071ELASTIC SUPPORT DEVICE AND OPTIONAL POWER SHIRT AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF2026-03-03Pending00n/a
15410624Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15377584Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15821365Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15155307Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15670656Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15991276Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15463436Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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