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Todd A. Vaughn

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606 applicationsfiled 2009 to 2026

Allowance rate

70%

−5 pts vs the USPTO range 66% to 74%

Rejections before allowance

1.6

level with the USPTO

Months to first action

19.7 mo

+1.1 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

24%

−3 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

Applications by filing year: drag across the years to study a period

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Compared with the office

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

B60K 65 apps

H01M Batteries and fuel cells46 apps

B29C Shaping or joining of plastics30 apps

B62D 22 apps

F17C 21 apps

B60R 17 apps

Art units

361231 apps

375321 apps

374719 apps

376317 apps

361816 apps

174612 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Docket Central11 apps

n/a

Jason S Morrow7 apps

100%

Niki Marina Eloshway5 apps

80%

Carlos Barcena5 apps

80%

Dennis H Pedder5 apps

100%

Gregory A Blankenship5 apps

80%

Gary D Harris4 apps

25%

Jacob M Amick4 apps

75%

Bars show the share of decided applications that were allowed.

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG141 apps

81%

MAGNA STEYR Fuel Systems GesmbH41 apps

68%

I-TEN36 apps

63%

MAGNA Energy Storage Systems GesmbH29 apps

63%

AVL LIST GMBH25 apps

44%

MAGNA POWERTRAIN AG & CO KG15 apps

67%

MAGNA STEYR Engineering AG & Co KG13 apps

77%

Magna Exteriors GmbH11 apps

91%

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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
19628637	HIGH-RESOLUTION ACTIVE-MATRIX LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE	2026-09-28	Pending	0	0	n/a
19716454	THERMAL INSULATION MATERIALS SUITABLE FOR USE AT HIGH TEMPERATURES, AND PROCESS FOR…	2026-06-23	Pending	0	0	n/a
19528424	ACTIVE MATRIX LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED RESOLUTION	2026-04-14	Pending	0	0	n/a
15592235	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15994396	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15145249	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15506361	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15162532	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15817660	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15616852	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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