Where it is examined
Topic
Opening closing Steady
1,725 applications whose title mentions it. Its share of new filings over the last two years is -9% below the four years before.
Allowance rate
80%
+5 pts vs the USPTO 1,616 decided
Months to first action
19.3 mo
+0.7 vs the USPTO
Applications
1,725.0
in the record
Allowed
1,294.0
322 abandoned
Filings by year
How often the topic was filed
The most recent years are still filling in.
Examiners
Who examines it, and how it fares with each
Bars show the share of decided applications that were allowed.
Who files it
Companies and institutions
Bars show the share of decided applications that were allowed.
Who represents them
Law firms and agents
Bars show the share of decided applications that were allowed.
Applications
Recent applications on this topic
| Application | Title | Filed | Status | Rejections | RCEs | To 1st action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19626562 | VALVE DEVICE FOR SELECTIVELY OPENING AND CLOSING LINES IN A FLOW BATTERY, AND FLOW … | 2026-09-22 | Pending | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 19621084 | OPENING AND CLOSING MECHANISM OF SLIDING PLUG DOOR, SLIDING PLUG DOOR AND OPENING A… | 2026-09-03 | Pending | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 19614969 | DOOR MECHANISM FOR OPENING, CLOSING, MOVING AND MAINTAINING A DOOR IN AN EQUILIBRIU… | 2026-08-13 | Pending | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 15896041 | Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing | 2012-01-10 | Allowed | 1 | 0 | 12.0 mo |
| 15651162 | Composition and method for controlled release | 2015-02-11 | Abandoned | 4 | 1 | 23.0 mo |
| 15182549 | Distributed ledger transaction verification | 2018-03-12 | Allowed | 3 | 0 | 20.0 mo |
| 15861037 | Thermal management of battery assemblies | 2021-04-13 | Pending | 2 | 1 | 17.0 mo |
| 15325158 | Machine learning model for anomaly detection | 2012-05-14 | Allowed | 1 | 0 | 14.0 mo |
| 15855610 | Wireless power transfer coil arrangement | 2015-06-15 | Abandoned | 4 | 1 | 25.0 mo |
| 15674358 | Catalyst for selective hydrogenation | 2018-07-16 | Allowed | 3 | 0 | 22.0 mo |