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William F. Lang IV

85 applicationsfiled 2007 to 2025

Allowance rate
86%
+11 pts vs the USPTO range 77% to 92%
Rejections before allowance
1.6
level with the USPTO
Months to first action
15.7 mo
−2.9 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
25%
−2 pts vs the USPTO

Timeline

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

F41A 7 apps
F42C 7 apps
F42B 6 apps
G06F Electric digital data processing4 apps
A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification4 apps
G11B 3 apps

Art units

364125 apps
36323 apps
24883 apps
36713 apps
26862 apps
36772 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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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19048350TOOTHBRUSH2025-02-07Pending00n/a
19034236Polymer Ammunition Casing Having a Thermite Primer2025-01-22Pending1010.2 mo
19033429MICRO DETONATOR AND PROJECTILE INCLUDING A MICRO DETONATOR2025-01-21Pending1011.5 mo
15653141Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15380857Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15508013Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15591447Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15332647Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15941912Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15621493Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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