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101 applicationsfiled 2007 to 2025

Allowance rate
84%
+8 pts vs the USPTO range 75% to 90%
Rejections before allowance
1.9
+0.3 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
22.8 mo
+4.2 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
30%
+3 pts vs the USPTO

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification51 apps
A61L 26 apps
G06K Recognition and presentation of data5 apps
A01N 5 apps
A61G 2 apps
B08B 1 apps

Art units

376911 apps
179910 apps
37368 apps
17747 apps
37755 apps
17143 apps

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What gets rejected, by statute

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19522302ULTRASONIC AND CLEANING EFFICACY INDICATOR2026-03-24Pending00n/a
19494708ENDOSCOPE DRYING CABINET2025-12-18Pending00n/a
19305846ENDOSCOPE STORAGE CART, SYSTEM AND METHODS2025-08-21Pending00n/a
15913977Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15968724Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15718387Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15351792Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15350621Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15225391Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15531711Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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