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Michael C. Stephens, Jr.

768 applicationsfiled 2008 to 2026

Allowance rate
96%
+21 pts vs the USPTO range 94% to 97%
Rejections before allowance
1.4
−0.2 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
14.7 mo
−3.9 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
26%
−1 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

H02M 272 apps
H05B 122 apps
H10D 59 apps
H10W 51 apps
H02J Circuit arrangements for supplying electric power45 apps
G11C Static stores29 apps

Art units

2838228 apps
2844111 apps
283940 apps
284240 apps
283632 apps
OPAP22 apps

Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

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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

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19643963SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME2026-04-10Pending00n/a
19637208MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT, CONTROL METHOD, MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE2026-04-02Pending00n/a
19560407ADDRESS EXPANSION CIRCUIT, COMMUNICATION INTERFACE CHIP AND BACKLIGHT SYSTEM2026-03-09Pending00n/a
15828326Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15176896Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15444128Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15328977Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15803133Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15814992Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15877630Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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