Topic

Optical information recording Steady

558 applications whose title mentions it. Its share of new filings over the last two years is 0% above the four years before.

Allowance rate

66%

−9 pts vs the USPTO 558 decided

Months to first action

19.2 mo

+0.6 vs the USPTO

Applications

558.0

in the record

Allowed

369.0

189 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

G11B488 apps

G03H15 apps

G02B8 apps

C23C7 apps

C09B6 apps

B32B4 apps

Art units

2627238 apps

178575 apps

268863 apps

268653 apps

172232 apps

269521 apps

Examiners

Who examines it, and how it fares with each

Elizabeth Evans Mulvaney55 apps

75%

Martin J Angebranndt38 apps

50%

Nabil Z Hindi31 apps

84%

Brian M Butcher29 apps

55%

Ali Neyzari28 apps

89%

Brenda C Bernardi27 apps

85%

Paul W Huber27 apps

85%

Joseph R Haley24 apps

67%

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Who files it

Companies and institutions

PANASONIC CORPORATION54 apps

70%

FUJIFILM Corporation53 apps

45%

HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.51 apps

86%

SONY CORPORATION51 apps

65%

NEC Corporation34 apps

35%

TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.34 apps

62%

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Who represents them

Law firms and agents

SUGHRUE MION, PLLC54 apps

50%

ANTONELLI, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, LLP37 apps

89%

WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P.36 apps

72%

OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P.35 apps

54%

Law Office of Katsuhiro Arai27 apps

63%

GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C.24 apps

83%

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Applications

Recent applications on this topic

Application	Title	Filed	Status	Rejections	RCEs	To 1st action
17250191	INFORMATION RECORDING DEVICE, INFORMATION PLAYBACK DEVICE, INFORMATION RECORDING ME…	2020-12-11	Allowed	1	0	7.8 mo
16642046	DETERMINATION DEVICE, MULTIPLE OPTICAL-AXIS PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR, DETERMINATION DEV…	2020-02-26	Allowed	0	0	17.9 mo
16611409	READ-ONLY OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND SPUTTERING TARGET FOR FORMING RE…	2019-11-06	Abandoned	1	0	26.7 mo
15300076	Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing	2012-01-10	Allowed	1	0	12.0 mo
15434975	Composition and method for controlled release	2015-02-11	Abandoned	4	1	23.0 mo
15919880	Distributed ledger transaction verification	2018-03-12	Allowed	3	0	20.0 mo
15568639	Thermal management of battery assemblies	2021-04-13	Pending	2	1	17.0 mo
15171169	Machine learning model for anomaly detection	2012-05-14	Allowed	1	0	14.0 mo
15696400	Wireless power transfer coil arrangement	2015-06-15	Abandoned	4	1	25.0 mo
15353076	Catalyst for selective hydrogenation	2018-07-16	Allowed	3	0	22.0 mo

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