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Methode Electronics, Inc.

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45 applicationsfiled 2011 to 2025

Allowance rate

88%

+13 pts vs the USPTO range 76% to 95%

Rejections before allowance

1.2

−0.4 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

16.7 mo

−1.9 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

19%

−9 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Trend

Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G01L 8 apps

B60D 6 apps

B60Q 3 apps

G02B Optical elements3 apps

H05B 3 apps

G05G 2 apps

Art units

285510 apps

28756 apps

28524 apps

28563 apps

36562 apps

28722 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Masoud H Noori6 apps

100%

Diana Robert Hancock2 apps

100%

Jack Dinh2 apps

100%

Lheiren Mae Anglo Caroc2 apps

50%

Randy W Gibson2 apps

100%

Christopher E Dunay2 apps

100%

Jonathan M Dunlap2 apps

100%

Thomas M Sember2 apps

100%

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

Methode Electronics Malta Ltd.22 apps

82%

Methode Electronics, Inc.15 apps

93%

METHODE ELECTRONIC, INC.2 apps

100%

Nordic Lights OY2 apps

100%

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT1 apps

100%

Grakon, LLC1 apps

100%

Methode Electronics UK Ltd.1 apps

n/a

Nordic Lights Ltd.1 apps

100%

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What gets rejected, by statute

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What works

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
19259395	WORK LIGHT AND CONTROLLING ONE OR MORE WORK LIGHTS	2025-07-03	Pending	0	0	10.4 mo
19249226	OPTICAL ELEMENT, LIGHTING UNIT, AND VEHICLE	2025-06-25	Allowed	2	0	6.0 mo
18966939	ENERGY HARVESTER ACTUATOR	2024-12-03	Pending	0	0	n/a
15453736	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15947641	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15530292	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15713736	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15754592	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15264750	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15256559	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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