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METROLEX JAPAN, INC.

18 applicationsfiled 2017 to 2020

Allowance rate
100%
+25 pts vs the USPTO range 82% to 100%
Rejections before allowance
1.3
−0.3 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
8.1 mo
−10.5 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
22%
−5 pts vs the USPTO

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G03G 8 apps
A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification4 apps
H10F 2 apps
B23K 1 apps
A61G 1 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing1 apps

Art units

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
16931445IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS AND MEDIUM CONVEYANCE CONTROL METHOD2020-07-17Allowed008.2 mo
16846374IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS AND HEATER CONTROL METHOD2020-04-12Allowed108.0 mo
16812347IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMATION PART SELECTION METHOD2020-03-08Allowed005.4 mo
15739997Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15929814Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15326039Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15700141Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15787874Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15816905Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15564053Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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