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80 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2018

Allowance rate

71%

−4 pts vs the USPTO range 61% to 80%

Rejections before allowance

1.3

−0.3 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

21.4 mo

+2.8 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

16%

−11 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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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

E21B 78 apps

F16L 1 apps

H04M Telephonic communication1 apps

Art units

367644 apps

367223 apps

36747 apps

36911 apps

36191 apps

36791 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Kenneth L Thompson11 apps

100%

Cathleen R Hutchins6 apps

67%

Brad Harcourt6 apps

83%

Michael R Wills III5 apps

100%

Tara E Schimpf5 apps

100%

Daniel P Stephenson5 apps

80%

Caroline N Butcher4 apps

75%

Yong-Suk Ro3 apps

67%

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

PACKERS PLUS ENERGY SERVICES INC.73 apps

73%

PACKERS PLUS ENERGY SERVICES (USA) INC.3 apps

100%

PACKERS PLUS ENERGY SERVICES INV.1 apps

PETROQUIP ENERGY SERVICES, LLP1 apps

100%

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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
16116571	INFLATABLE SEALANT APPARATUS FOR DRAIN PIPES	2018-08-29	Abandoned	1	0	15.5 mo
16104142	DOWNHOLE COMPLETION TOOL	2018-08-17	Allowed	1	0	4.2 mo
16071907	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SAND CONTROL WITH ENHANCED SAND BRIDGING	2018-07-23	Abandoned	1	0	16.6 mo
15155098	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15765037	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15738955	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15413851	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15247872	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15132123	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15857876	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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