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Thomas A. O'Rourke

48 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2025

Allowance rate
41%
−34 pts vs the USPTO range 28% to 56%
Rejections before allowance
1.6
level with the USPTO
Months to first action
27.5 mo
+8.9 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
11%
−16 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61L 6 apps
A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification3 apps
E05B 3 apps
G10L Speech analysis, synthesis, recognition2 apps
E05D 2 apps
A41C 2 apps

Art units

17745 apps
36773 apps
37372 apps
37512 apps
37232 apps
17672 apps

Rejection fingerprint

What gets rejected, by statute

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What works

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19336016Method of Cleaning an Aircraft on the Tarmac of an Airport at a Terminal Building2025-09-22Pending00n/a
19301418FAN/FIXTURE BOX AND ADJUSTABLE BRACE WITH MULTIPLE FOOTPRINT MOUNTING BLOCKS2025-08-15Allowed102.5 mo
19079322INHALED INTERNAL HEAT/THERMAL CONDUCTION THERAPY FOR ESOPHAGEAL CANCER AND RELATED …2025-03-13Pending523.0 mo
15385976Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15618632Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15275779Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15370047Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15440885Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15825264Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15302449Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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