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Thomas F. Bergert

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349 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate

68%

−7 pts vs the USPTO range 62% to 73%

Rejections before allowance

1.4

−0.2 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

16.7 mo

−1.9 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

21%

−6 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Against every applicant before the USPTO

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Trend

Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

F16L 46 apps

B22F 31 apps

G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes27 apps

B29C Shaping or joining of plastics21 apps

A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification17 apps

G06F Electric digital data processing16 apps

Art units

367950 apps

OPAP19 apps

174312 apps

17459 apps

37658 apps

37757 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Docket Central19 apps

n/a

David Bochna15 apps

100%

James M Hewitt13 apps

77%

Zachary T Dragicevich8 apps

88%

Jimmy R Smith Jr.8 apps

83%

Aaron M Dunwoody8 apps

100%

Andrew Yang5 apps

100%

Jamel M Nelson4 apps

100%

Bars show the share of decided applications that were allowed.

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

Nikon SLM Solutions AG54 apps

100%

Quick Fitting, Inc.42 apps

88%

Quick Fitting Holding Company, LLC15 apps

93%

Velocity Systems LLC15 apps

40%

LEONI KABEL GMBH13 apps

77%

Barron Associates, Inc.12 apps

100%

SLM Solutions Group AG12 apps

75%

SILVRETTA RESEARCH, INC.7 apps

83%

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Rejection fingerprint

What gets rejected, by statute

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What works

Allowance by strategy used

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
19619097	Device for producing a three-dimensional workpiece by means of a generative layerin…	2026-08-27	Pending	0	0	n/a
19614353	Method for measuring an additive manufacturing apparatus, measuring system for an a…	2026-08-11	Pending	0	0	n/a
19592117	Technique for powder extraction during a multi-material powder bed fusion process	2026-05-29	Pending	0	0	n/a
15203306	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15191110	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15377967	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15904340	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15240402	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15760943	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15762563	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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