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Medtronic - WK

241 applicationsfiled 2007 to 2022

Allowance rate
95%
+20 pts vs the USPTO range 92% to 97%
Rejections before allowance
2.1
+0.5 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
15.7 mo
−2.9 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
31%
+4 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61N 201 apps
A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification15 apps
H01R 13 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing5 apps
A61M Devices for introducing media into the body3 apps
G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes2 apps

Art units

379283 apps
376251 apps
376639 apps
377113 apps
37317 apps
28337 apps

Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

MEDTRONIC, INC.237 apps
95%

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Rejection fingerprint

What gets rejected, by statute

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What works

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
18086224IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING MODULAR LEAD BORES2022-12-21Allowed103.6 mo
17738966SEALS FOR LEAD PASSAGEWAYS OF IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES2022-05-06Allowed0023.0 mo
17722999IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD DEVICES AND SYSTEMS HAVING BALANCED CLOCKED CONDUCTOR POSI…2022-04-18Allowed1011.6 mo
15995374Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15589098Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15799388Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15522794Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15268541Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15127667Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15309994Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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