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WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION_SDC12

170 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2014

Allowance rate
88%
+13 pts vs the USPTO range 83% to 92%
Rejections before allowance
1.8
+0.2 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
17.2 mo
−1.4 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
49%
+22 pts vs the USPTO

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Applications

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ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
14334653METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LAYOUT OF THREE DIMENSIONAL MATRIX ARRAY MEMORY FOR REDUC…2014-07-17Allowed003.2 mo
14290888METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING PROGRAMMING TIME OF A MEMORY CELL2014-05-29Allowed109.6 mo
14182264MEMORY CELL THAT INCLUDES A SIDEWALL COLLAR FOR PILLAR ISOLATION AND METHODS OF FOR…2014-02-17Allowed105.3 mo
15139919Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15983576Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15528047Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15775679Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15861287Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15707405Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15337043Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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