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PATTERSON + SHERIDAN, LLP - Alcon Inc.

338 applicationsfiled 2018 to 2026

Allowance rate
94%
+19 pts vs the USPTO range 90% to 97%
Rejections before allowance
1.7
+0.1 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
23.9 mo
+5.3 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
36%
+9 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61F 179 apps
A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification101 apps
A61M Devices for introducing media into the body23 apps
G16H Healthcare informatics10 apps
G02C 5 apps
B29C Shaping or joining of plastics4 apps

Art units

377160 apps
OPAP49 apps
377439 apps
379235 apps
287228 apps
379625 apps

Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

Alcon Inc.338 apps
94%

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What gets rejected, by statute

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19665590METHOD FOR THE INSPECTION OF AN OPHTHALMIC LENS FOR SEMI-OPAQUE DEFECTS2026-05-01Pending00n/a
19663649DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED FOLLOWABILITY IN LASER-BASED OCULAR PROCEDURES2026-04-30Pending00n/a
19650481ILLUMINATING EYE DEPRESSOR2026-04-17Pending00n/a
15528441Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15141002Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15854036Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15287060Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15334976Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15761378Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15682942Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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