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Smith Keane LLP / JDS

229 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2024

Allowance rate
61%
−14 pts vs the USPTO range 55% to 67%
Rejections before allowance
1.6
level with the USPTO
Months to first action
19.1 mo
+0.5 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
26%
level with the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G01N Investigating or analysing materials20 apps
A01G 13 apps
G01G 10 apps
A01K 9 apps
E05B 8 apps
G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes7 apps

Art units

285611 apps
285510 apps
37118 apps
36478 apps
36438 apps
37527 apps

Rejection fingerprint

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
18933915Tuning Aerosolization Parameters to Distinguish the Contributions of Particle and P…2024-10-31Pending1020.8 mo
18923417Telecommunications Technology2024-10-22Pending1019.6 mo
18818378Optical Encoder Emulation Using Hall Effect Sensor2024-08-28Abandoned108.2 mo
15777964Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15906302Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15248432Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15961350Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15123655Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15376861Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15168466Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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