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Sonova AG

242 applicationsfiled 2012 to 2024

Allowance rate
93%
+17 pts vs the USPTO range 89% to 95%
Rejections before allowance
1.0
−0.6 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
14.5 mo
−4.1 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
16%
−11 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

H04R 176 apps
G10L Speech analysis, synthesis, recognition12 apps
A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification11 apps
H04W Wireless communication networks9 apps
H04L Transmission of digital information8 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing7 apps

Art units

265156 apps
265330 apps
265617 apps
265216 apps
269416 apps
269113 apps

Rejection fingerprint

What gets rejected, by statute

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
18910219PROTECTIVE ELEMENT FOR AN ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER OF A HEARING DEVICE OR FOR A S…2024-10-09Allowed002.3 mo
18890546Processing chip for processing audio signals using at least one deep neural network…2024-09-19Allowed0021.3 mo
18765908Method of processing an audio signal in a hearing device2024-07-08Allowed1018.1 mo
15101999Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15493539Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15671715Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15990833Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15931277Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15979626Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15996734Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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