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125 applicationsfiled 2010 to 2023

Allowance rate

94%

+18 pts vs the USPTO range 88% to 97%

Rejections before allowance

1.1

−0.5 vs the USPTO

Months to first action

14.2 mo

−4.4 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

26%

−2 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Trend

Allowance by filing year

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

G06F Electric digital data processing80 apps

G11C Static stores33 apps

H04L Transmission of digital information3 apps

G11B 3 apps

H02J Circuit arrangements for supplying electric power3 apps

H02H 1 apps

Art units

282718 apps

282413 apps

21399 apps

21329 apps

21379 apps

21339 apps

Examiners met

The examiners seen most, and how it went with each

Thong Quoc Le7 apps

100%

Pierre Miche Bataille3 apps

100%

Douglas King3 apps

100%

Ajay Ojha3 apps

67%

Volvick Derose3 apps

100%

Gary W Cygiel3 apps

33%

Baboucarr Faal3 apps

67%

Nicholas A Paperno3 apps

100%

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Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

Western Digital Technologies, Inc.104 apps

96%

SanDisk Technologies LLC18 apps

83%

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.1 apps

100%

WD MEDIA, INC.1 apps

Western Digital (Fremont), LLC1 apps

100%

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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
18542437	SSD Auxiliary Battery Power For Handling Ungraceful Shutdown With Host	2023-12-15	Allowed	0	0	9.5 mo
18349830	Key Version Management in Storage Devices	2023-07-10	Allowed	0	0	20.8 mo
18349891	OPTIMIZED SSD FOR GAME LOADING AND RENDERING	2023-07-10	Allowed	0	0	14.1 mo
15887199	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15937337	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15493966	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15379569	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15302913	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15798512	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15887484	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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