Topic

Head Steady

32,628 applications whose title mentions it. Its share of new filings over the last two years is 4% above the four years before.

Allowance rate

80%

+5 pts vs the USPTO 30,325 decided

Months to first action

17.5 mo

−1.1 vs the USPTO

Applications

32,628.0

in the record

Allowed

24,282.0

6,043 abandoned

Filings by year

How often the topic was filed

The most recent years are still filling in.

Where it is examined

Domains and art units

CPC subclasses

B41J6,856 apps

G11B4,055 apps

A63B3,592 apps

G02B1,290 apps

A61B894 apps

B05B689 apps

Art units

28535,010 apps

37113,306 apps

26271,442 apps

26881,359 apps

37231,082 apps

28611,008 apps

Examiners

Who examines it, and how it fares with each

Docket Central983 apps

Sebastiano Passaniti888 apps

88%

Alvin A Hunter777 apps

89%

Lisa Solomon531 apps

94%

Geoffrey S Mruk506 apps

96%

William Joseph Klimowicz375 apps

88%

Erica S Y Lin347 apps

85%

Kristal J Feggins324 apps

92%

Bars show the share of decided applications that were allowed.

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Who files it

Companies and institutions

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION2,010 apps

86%

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA1,884 apps

95%

RICOH COMPANY, LTD.619 apps

95%

KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION597 apps

93%

Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.544 apps

95%

BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA496 apps

96%

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Who represents them

Law firms and agents

Venable LLP1,222 apps

94%

Workman Nydegger956 apps

89%

OLIFF PLC892 apps

92%

CANON U.S.A. INC. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DIVISION784 apps

95%

BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP594 apps

86%

HARNESS DICKEY (DETROIT)533 apps

86%

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Applications

Recent applications on this topic

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
19880235	Coupling device for connecting and disconnecting to a coupling head to be lifted	2026-09-29	Pending	0	0	n/a
19628167	EXTRUDER HEAD ASSEMBLY AND EXTRUDER SCREWS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINES	2026-09-25	Pending	0	0	n/a
19627932	CUTTER HEAD	2026-09-25	Pending	0	0	n/a
15525514	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15740955	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15927481	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15754008	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15528925	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15481325	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15198141	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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