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Michael L. Wach

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41 applicationsfiled 2008 to 2025

Allowance rate

69%

−6 pts vs the USPTO range 54% to 81%

Rejections before allowance

1.6

level with the USPTO

Months to first action

17.1 mo

−1.5 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

18%

−9 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Compared with the office

Against every applicant before the USPTO

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Trend

Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

C02F 8 apps

G06F Electric digital data processing4 apps

G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes4 apps

H04L Transmission of digital information4 apps

A61M Devices for introducing media into the body4 apps

A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification3 apps

Art units

37834 apps

36313 apps

17733 apps

37363 apps

62212 apps

21842 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Scott J Medway4 apps

100%

Gideon R Weinerth3 apps

33%

Akash K Varma3 apps

100%

Rex R Holmes2 apps

100%

Timothy C Vanoy2 apps

100%

Narayanswamy Subramanian2 apps

Steven Paul Sax2 apps

50%

Dean Phan2 apps

50%

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

Fahs Stagemyer LLC7 apps

57%

OpenPeak LLC5 apps

80%

Kellida Inc.4 apps

100%

WACH LLC4 apps

100%

VERASEAL PTY LIMITED3 apps

33%

Chapterhouse LLC2 apps

Flash3D LLC2 apps

50%

MicroVide, LLC2 apps

100%

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Rejection fingerprint

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
19305232	System and Method for Holding Open a Surgical Incision	2025-08-20	Pending	0	0	9.3 mo
19092315	Implantable Device for Treating Myocardial Infarction	2025-03-27	Allowed	1	0	1.4 mo
18955962	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ONE-HANDED ASPIRATION	2024-11-21	Pending	0	0	n/a
15996541	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15207541	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15369899	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15432754	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15329941	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15916116	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15871140	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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