Last updated: July 12, 2026

Application No. 18/964,815

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

Priority

Dec 05, 2023 — provisional 63/606,345

Examiner

DILLON, DANIEL P

Art Unit

Tech Center

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

Assignee

The Johns Hopkins University

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 25% of cases after interview

— +29.5% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 262 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

DILLON, DANIEL P View full profile →

Grants only 25% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

66 granted / 262 resolved

-34.8% vs TC avg

Strong +30% interview lift

Without

With

+29.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 6m

Avg Prosecution

49 currently pending

Career history

321

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§103

82.5%

+42.5% vs TC avg

§102

4.1%

-35.9% vs TC avg

§112

0.8%

-39.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 262 resolved cases

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/630,723

Patent 12654384

WOOD-GRAINED POLYMER SUBSTRATE

2y 2m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

17/005,616

Patent 12638883

DISPLAY DEVICE

5y 9m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

17/299,801

Patent 12630682

STACKED STRUCTURE FOR DISPLAY COVER WINDOW HAVING IMPROVED SCRATCH RESISTANCE USING DIFFERENCE IN ELASTIC MODULUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

4y 11m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

17/611,018

Patent 12630722

WATER REPELLENT AND OIL REPELLENT MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WATER REPELLENT AND OIL REPELLENT MEMBER

4y 6m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

16/956,176

Patent 12617883

COMPOSITIONS WITH MULTIMODAL ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMERS HAVING IMPROVED TOUGHNESS AT LOW TEMPERATURES

5y 10m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

25%

Grant Probability

55%

With Interview (+29.5%)

3y 6m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 262 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.