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WHGC, PLC

135 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate
65%
−11 pts vs the USPTO range 56% to 72%
Rejections before allowance
1.2
−0.4 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
21.6 mo
+3.0 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
13%
−14 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Trend

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

B02C 56 apps
A63F Card, board, or video games7 apps
G06Q Data processing for administrative, commercial, financial purposes6 apps
A01M 5 apps
B24D 4 apps
A61N 4 apps

Art units

372551 apps
28365 apps
37145 apps
36644 apps
37233 apps
36283 apps

Who they file for

Clients with the most applications

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Rejection fingerprint

What gets rejected, by statute

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What works

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Interviews

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19538759Paper Shredder Capable of Feeding Paper Laterally2026-02-12Pending00n/a
18416625Inclined Automatic Shredder2024-01-18Pending1025.7 mo
18207132Paper Shredder Capable of Feeding Paper Laterally2023-06-07Allowed2023.4 mo
15296365Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15293169Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15934387Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15231162Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15743901Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15373177Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15223017Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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