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Robert D. Shedd

35 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2013

Allowance rate
60%
−15 pts vs the USPTO range 44% to 74%
Rejections before allowance
1.6
level with the USPTO
Months to first action
24.2 mo
+5.6 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
37%
+10 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

H04N Pictorial communication, television13 apps
G11B 8 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing5 apps
H04L Transmission of digital information2 apps
G06T Image data processing or generation2 apps
H04W Wireless communication networks2 apps

Art units

24853 apps
26272 apps
62162 apps
28331 apps
24431 apps
24071 apps

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
13977940DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL CONTENT PROTECTED BY WATERMARK-GENERATING PASSWORD2013-08-15Allowed4216.0 mo
13715755METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ARCHIVING AN IMAGE2012-12-14Allowed1115.3 mo
13575105SPATIAL PREDICTION TECHNIQUE FOR VIDEO CODING2012-10-15Allowed1130.1 mo
15609556Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15743806Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15755683Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15381428Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15609852Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15317101Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15821711Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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