Listed by the USPTO as BALL, JOHN C
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1677 1759 1795 3791
This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases
BALL, JOHN C is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1677. The profile includes 1385 resolved cases, a 78.8% allowance rate, and a median of 1032 days to allowance. The large record supports a broad view of prosecution behavior, with a high share of cases reaching allowance after a substantial median period.
The interview lift is 16.1%, which supports interviews as a supplementary rather than dominant tactic. The listed companies are Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University, Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC, and Abbott Laboratories. The leading firms are Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, HSML P.C., and Jones Day. Practitioners may focus on disciplined written responses and use interviews to resolve narrower claim issues.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19089163 | Bio-Detector Device for Bio-Targets | Non-Final OA | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. |
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Build Your Strategy78.8% of resolved applications examined by John C Ball were allowed (1,385 resolved cases), compared with 32.7% across Art Unit 1677 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +16.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by John C Ball took 1,032 days on average from filing to allowance.
John C Ball examines applications in Art Unit 1677 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
