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Marc Van Dyke

421 applicationsfiled 2007 to 2026

Allowance rate
64%
−12 pts vs the USPTO range 59% to 68%
Rejections before allowance
1.4
−0.2 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
19.9 mo
+1.3 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
20%
−7 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification66 apps
H04L Transmission of digital information32 apps
A61M Devices for introducing media into the body24 apps
A61N 22 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing20 apps
A61F 16 apps

Art units

378530 apps
378315 apps
OPAP12 apps
285310 apps
379210 apps
37719 apps

Rejection fingerprint

What gets rejected, by statute

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19882183FABRICATION OF OPTICAL ARTICLES2026-10-04Pending00n/a
19621682METHOD OF REGULATING TRANSMISSION OF DATA-PACKETS FROM A WIRELESS TERMINAL DEVICE (…2026-09-04Pending00n/a
19590963AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE2026-05-27Pending00n/a
15454374Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15323817Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15899794Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15258969Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15676265Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15307796Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15874127Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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