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Steelcase Inc.

13 applicationsfiled 2012 to 2016

Allowance rate
92%
+17 pts vs the USPTO range 67% to 99%
Rejections before allowance
1.3
−0.3 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
15.5 mo
−3.1 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
15%
−12 pts vs the USPTO

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Applications

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ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
14991312Seating System with Multi-Position Backrest2016-01-08Allowed208.2 mo
14736368Support Arrangement with Activation Mechanism2015-06-11Abandoned1010.2 mo
14696614Polarized Enhanced Confidentiality2015-04-27Allowed0016.2 mo
15836594Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15680322Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15706564Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15722729Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15486486Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15285420Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15535790Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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