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William F. Ward

19 applicationsfiled 2015 to 2024

Allowance rate
0%
−75 pts vs the USPTO range 0% to 17%
Rejections before allowance
n/a
Needs 5 decided cases; has 0
Months to first action
24.8 mo
+6.2 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
32%
+4 pts vs the USPTO

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Domains

Where the applications fall

CPC subclasses

A61B Diagnosis, surgery, identification15 apps
A61F 2 apps
A61L 2 apps

Art units

37716 apps
37916 apps
37833 apps
16571 apps
37921 apps
16161 apps

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Applications

Every application in the record

ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
18439306LYMPHATICS PUNCTURE NEEDLE FOR ACCESS AND STABILIZATION2024-02-12Abandoned008.7 mo
18206014AUTOEXPANDABLE DEVICES FOR OBTAINING IMPEDANCE, PRESSURE, AND OTHER MEASUREMENTS IN…2023-06-05Abandoned00n/a
18099827DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR INVERTING AND CLOSING THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE2023-01-20Abandoned1019.1 mo
15723293Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15527449Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15646648Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15286670Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15716022Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15347778Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15371052Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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