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MKS Inc. (c/o ESI)

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140 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2023

Allowance rate

71%

−4 pts vs the USPTO range 63% to 78%

Rejections before allowance

2.0

+0.4 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

23.1 mo

+4.5 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

32%

+5 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Against every applicant before the USPTO

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Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

B23K 64 apps

H01S 14 apps

H10P 7 apps

G01R 6 apps

B41J 6 apps

G02F 5 apps

Art units

376131 apps

374219 apps

282814 apps

36455 apps

28585 apps

28724 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Geoffrey S Evans7 apps

86%

Sang Yeop Paik6 apps

83%

Dung T Nguyen5 apps

80%

Samuel M Heinrich5 apps

100%

Gyounghyun Bae5 apps

60%

Eric L Bolda4 apps

50%

Xiaoliang Chen3 apps

100%

Suresh Suryawanshi3 apps

100%

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.96 apps

64%

MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC.31 apps

100%

EOLITE SYSTEMS5 apps

40%

ESI-PYROPHOTONICS LASERS, INC.4 apps

50%

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT3 apps

100%

Association Alphanov, Centre Technologique Optique et Laser1 apps

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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

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
18248971	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN HANDLING COMPONENTS	2023-04-13	Abandoned	0	0	19.2 mo
17895403	MULTI-AXIS MACHINE TOOL, METHODS OF CONTROLLING THE SAME AND RELATED ARRANGEMENTS	2022-08-25	Abandoned	1	0	22.7 mo
17799994	LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS FACILITATING DIRECTED INSPECTION OF LASER-PROCESSED WORK…	2022-08-16	Pending	4	2	33.8 mo
15257346	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15933550	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15900909	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15993103	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15505108	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15886938	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15322670	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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