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Microchip Technology Inc.

323 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate
88%
+13 pts vs the USPTO range 84% to 92%
Rejections before allowance
0.9
−0.7 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
20.0 mo
+1.4 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
10%
−17 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

H05B 50 apps
H02M 34 apps
H10D 34 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing33 apps
H04L Transmission of digital information30 apps
H03K 20 apps

Art units

OPAP37 apps
283830 apps
283621 apps
282120 apps
284419 apps
284217 apps

Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

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What gets rejected, by statute

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19455382AJINOMOTO BUILD-UP FILM (ABF) BRIDGE FRAME2026-01-21Pending00n/a
19440298METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIMITING RE-RUSH CURRENT IN A POWER SUPPLY UNIT (PSU) USIN…2026-01-05Pending00n/a
19420389TOUCH SENSOR FOR USER AUTHENTICATION AND METHOD OF USING SAME2025-12-15Pending00n/a
15167756Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15181678Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15429718Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15312413Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15564975Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15509531Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15114966Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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