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269 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2018

Allowance rate
93%
+18 pts vs the USPTO range 89% to 95%
Rejections before allowance
2.0
+0.4 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
16.3 mo
−2.3 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
45%
+18 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G06F Electric digital data processing155 apps
G01R 81 apps
G03F 23 apps
G11C Static stores3 apps
H04L Transmission of digital information2 apps

Art units

285177 apps
211766 apps
282549 apps
212315 apps
212813 apps
21116 apps

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What gets rejected, by statute

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
15978044INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT DESIGN METHODOLOGY WITH PROCESS VARIATION BANDS2018-05-11Abandoned1019.4 mo
15971216PARASITIC EXTRACTION USING TOPOLOGICAL SHAPE DESCRIPTORS2018-05-04Allowed1019.1 mo
15875589SELECTIVE PER-CYCLE MASKING OF SCAN CHAINS FOR SYSTEM LEVEL TEST2018-01-19Abandoned1011.6 mo
15953284Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15447289Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15297398Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15190105Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15952413Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15662847Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15841102Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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