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SMITH IP SERVICES, P.C.

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346 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate

75%

level with the USPTO range 70% to 80%

Rejections before allowance

2.2

+0.6 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

14.1 mo

−4.5 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

28%

+1 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Compared with the office

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

E21B 206 apps

E02F 20 apps

B60G 15 apps

C09K 5 apps

B65D Containers for storage or transport4 apps

G01L 4 apps

Art units

367467 apps

367661 apps

367240 apps

367120 apps

361617 apps

367915 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Angela Marie Ditran Leff22 apps

100%

Docket Central12 apps

n/a

Matthew R Buck11 apps

90%

Robert Eric Pezzuto11 apps

91%

Caroline N Butcher6 apps

100%

David P. Carroll6 apps

100%

George Sterling Gray6 apps

100%

Steven A Macdonald6 apps

100%

Bars show the share of decided applications that were allowed.

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

THRU TUBING SOLUTIONS, INC.123 apps

98%

WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC69 apps

41%

WATSON & CHALIN MANUFACTURING, INC.15 apps

80%

BLACK CAT WEAR PARTS, LTD.14 apps

92%

ODESSA SEPARATOR, INC.14 apps

100%

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION11 apps

100%

CUDD PRESSURE CONTROL, LLC6 apps

83%

KING SOUTHWEST & CONSULTING OF CYPRESS dba KSWC6 apps

100%

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Rejection fingerprint

What gets rejected, by statute

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What works

Allowance by strategy used

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
19687448	ADVANCING A TUBULAR STRING IN A WELLBORE	2026-05-26	Pending	0	0	n/a
19672325	PLUGGING DEVICE DEPLOYMENT IN SUBTERRANEAN WELLS	2026-05-08	Pending	0	0	n/a
19668211	LINER HANGER WITH HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR LOCK	2026-05-05	Pending	0	0	n/a
15234913	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15167633	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15979307	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15103490	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15280051	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15515075	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15958272	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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