Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1772 1777 3781
This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases
Waqaas A. Ali is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1772. He has managed 555 resolved cases, and his allowance rate is 81.1 percent. This percentage reflects the proportion of his cases that reach a grant rather than abandonment. The 555 resolved cases provide a data set for evaluating his prosecution outcomes and understanding the typical results for applications on his docket.
The interview lift for this examiner is 17.8 percent. This figure represents the change in the likelihood of an allowance when an interview occurs during the prosecution of an application. Practitioners can use this 17.8 percent lift to decide whether to request a formal discussion with the examiner. The data shows that interviews are associated with a positive shift in the probability of a grant compared to the 81.1 percent baseline.
The median days to allowance is 952. This number indicates the middle point of the time distribution for cases that result in a patent grant. For applications in Art Unit 1772, this 952 median day figure serves as a timeline for the duration of the process. Practitioners should use these statistics to inform their strategy and manage expectations regarding the timing of a grant.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18434309 | SEALING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A FILTRATION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | CUMMINS FILTRATION INC. |
| 18852257 | HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE, HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE STACK, AND FILTRATION MODULE | Non-Final OA | SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. |
| 18375010 | SPIRAL-WOUND FILTRATION ELEMENT CONFIGURATIONS | Final Rejection | Donaldson Company, Inc. |
| 18248041 | INLINE FILTER CAP WITH MODULATED FLOWPATH | Final Rejection | CYTIVA SWEDEN AB |
| 18551443 | MEDICAL TREATMENT APPARATUS WITH WEAR MONITORING OF ITS NEGATIVE PRESSURE SOURCE | Non-Final OA | Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH |
| 18383445 | MULTIPORT FILTER HOUSING AND FILTER THEREOF | Final Rejection | ENTEGRIS, INC. |
| 18077058 | LIQUID FILTER UNIT WITH LATERALLY ARRANGED FILTERS, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF | Final Rejection | ENTEGRIS, INC. |
| 18567966 | METHOD FOR OPERATING MEMBRANE-SEPARATION ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT DEVICE, AND MEMBRANE-SEPARATION ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Toray Industries, Inc. |
| 18285500 | BLOOD TREATMENT MATERIAL | Final Rejection | Toray Industries, Inc. |
| 18466410 | FILTER ELEMENT AND FILTER SYSTEM | Final Rejection | MANN+HUMMEL GmbH |
| 18289910 | PURE WATER PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND PURE WATER PRODUCTION METHOD | Final Rejection | ORGANO CORPORATION |
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