Listed by the USPTO as BAREFORD, KATHERINE A
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1715 1717 1718 1726 1732 1762 1782 1792 3774 3783
This examiner grants 14% of resolved cases
BAREFORD, KATHERINE A works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1715, with 951 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 13.9%, and the median time to allowance is 1404 days. The substantial record and low allowance rate indicate a restrictive prosecution profile, while the median shows that successful outcomes may require extended case management.
The interview lift is 28.6%, giving interviews a meaningful supporting role despite the low allowance rate. The listed companies are Tokyo Electron Limited, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The leading firms are Chrisman Gallo Tochtrop LLC, FGTL, and HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP. Counsel may benefit from early issue identification, focused interviews, and careful preservation of commercially important claim scope.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18253510 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING A DUAL-MATERIAL TURBINE ENGINE DISC AND DISC PRODUCED USING SAID METHOD | Final Rejection | SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES |
| 17994181 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | Non-Final OA | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
| 18633076 | POST DEPOSITION HEAT TREATMENT OF COATING ON SUBSTRATE | Non-Final OA | Rolls-Royce Corporation |
| 18826714 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID PEROVSKITE LAYER OF CONTROLLED COMPOSITION | Non-Final OA | Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives |
| 17983166 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIVERY REPAIR | Non-Final OA | The Boeing Company |
| 19220039 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE CERIUM-RICH MISCH-METAL PERMANENT MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | Non-Final OA | Zhejiang University |
| 19134795 | WATER BLOWN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY HIGH YIELD SPRAY POLYURETHANE FOAM | Non-Final OA | BASF SE |
| 19185246 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | Final Rejection | Tokyo Electron Limited |
| 18565489 | FILM FORMATION METHOD AND FILM FORMATION APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED |
| 18550535 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Tokyo Electron Limited |
| 17759648 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | Final Rejection | Tokyo Electron Limited |
| 18616504 | VISION-CONTROLLED PRECISION PAINT TOUCH-UP SYSTEM AND METHOD | Final Rejection | Ford Global Technologies, LLC |
| 18523369 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COATING A SUBSTRATE | Final Rejection | Ford Global Technologies, LLC |
| 18134730 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MICRONEEDLE BIOSENSOR | Non-Final OA | PEKING UNIVERSITY |
| 18037459 | ANTIFOGGING AGENT, HYDROPHILIZING AGENT, AND ANTIFOGGING METHOD FOR VEHICULAR LAMP STRUCTURE | Final Rejection | Resonac Corporation |
| 18773855 | SYSTEMS HAVING POLYMERIC FIBERS WITH METALLIC NANOPARTICLES THEREON AND METHODS OF FABRICATION | Non-Final OA | Purdue Research Foundation |
| 18554074 | AMORPHOUS AND GRAPHITIC CARBON AEROGELS FROM COMPRESSED XEROGEL POWDERS | Non-Final OA | THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI |
| 19215817 | DRY FILM | Non-Final OA | Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc. |
| 18250000 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PARTICULATE CARRIER MATERIAL PROVIDED WITH ELEMENTARY SILVER AND ELEMENTARY RUTHENIUM | Final Rejection | Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG |
| 18550252 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD | Non-Final OA | NITTO DENKO CORPORATION |
| 18988150 | METHOD OF SEALING A SURFACE AND DEVICE THEREFOR | Final Rejection | RAWWATER APPLIED TECHNOLOGY LIMITED |
| 18689221 | Method of Repairing a Defect and Device | Final Rejection | Rawwater Applied Technology Limited |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy13.9% of resolved applications examined by Katherine A Bareford were allowed (951 resolved cases), compared with 51.6% across Art Unit 1715 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +28.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Katherine A Bareford took 1,404 days on average from filing to allowance.
Katherine A Bareford examines applications in Art Unit 1715 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
