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Michael R. Shevlin

117 applicationsfiled 2012 to 2026

Allowance rate
85%
+10 pts vs the USPTO range 76% to 91%
Rejections before allowance
1.6
level with the USPTO
Months to first action
16.1 mo
−2.5 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
29%
+2 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification32 apps
A45D 25 apps
A61F 25 apps
B65D Containers for storage or transport9 apps
A61N 7 apps
A01N 5 apps

Art units

377330 apps
375313 apps
377511 apps
377111 apps
37628 apps
37746 apps

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

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19531332EXPANDABLE ARTICULATING TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY SPACER2026-02-05Pending107.8 mo
19401037SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ENHANCED HAIR DRYER2025-11-25Allowed212.6 mo
19376052ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION AND ARRHYTHMIA TREATMENT2025-10-31Pending00n/a
15780719Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15633125Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15112462Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15229413Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15976897Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15404698Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15273590Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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