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Stephen M. De Klerk

408 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate
61%
−14 pts vs the USPTO range 56% to 66%
Rejections before allowance
1.7
+0.1 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
18.6 mo
level with the USPTO
Needed an RCE
32%
+5 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes111 apps
G01R 70 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing27 apps
G06T Image data processing or generation21 apps
B25J Manipulators, robots16 apps
H04L Transmission of digital information15 apps

Art units

285837 apps
261120 apps
286814 apps
369514 apps
283311 apps
362711 apps

Rejection fingerprint

What gets rejected, by statute

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19680637POINT CLOUD DATA HIERARCHY2026-05-18Pending00n/a
19676189METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THERMAL CONTROL OF DEVICES IN AN ELECTRONICS TESTER2026-05-13Pending00n/a
19642341METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THERMAL CONTROL OF DEVICES IN AN ELECTRONICS TESTER2026-04-08Pending00n/a
15521868Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15752065Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15586026Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15870882Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15731108Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15829436Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15431038Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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