Listed by the USPTO as CONTRERAS, CIEL P
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1723 1754 1791 1794
This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases
Ciel P. Contreras is an examiner in Art Unit 1723 of Tech Center 1700. He has 768 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 54.3%. The median days to allowance is 1084. These statistics indicate a moderate probability of success and a longer pendency for applications assigned to his docket.
The interview lift is 33.6%, indicating that interviews are a very effective strategy for this examiner. This high lift suggests that direct communication can significantly improve the chances of overcoming rejections and securing an allowance. Practitioners should prioritize examiner interviews as a key tool for advancing their applications.
Top companies include Robert Bosch GmbH, Kia Corporation, and Hysata Pty Ltd. Firms like Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., and Bayramoglu Law Offices LLC are active in his docket. These firms have experience navigating the specific prosecution landscape of Art Unit 1723 and the examiner's requirements for patentability.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18282820 | Cationically Charged Membranes | Non-Final OA | Fujifilm Corporation |
| 18344393 | WATER PURIFIER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | Final Rejection | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18134835 | ELECTROLYSIS CELL HAVING ELECTRODE LOCALIZED CONTACTING REGIONS | Final Rejection | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 18134827 | ELECTROLYSIS CELL HAVING A POROUS TRANSPORT ELECTRODE WITH INFILTRATED IONOMER | Final Rejection | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 18134842 | ELECTROLYSIS CELL HAVING LOCALIZED ELECTRONIC CONTACT POROUS TRANSPORT LAYER | Final Rejection | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 17709130 | CATALYST COMPOSITIONS, PROCESSES FOR FORMING THE CATALYST COMPOSITIONS, AND USES THEREOF | Final Rejection | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
| 18448681 | FeNi ALLOY-BASED ELECTROCATALYST FOR WATER OXIDATION | Non-Final OA | KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS |
| 17921930 | BLENDED CONTACT FINGERS FOR PREVENTING CRACKS DURING THIN SUBSTRATE HANDLING | Final Rejection | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION |
| 18555269 | Electrolysis device | Non-Final OA | Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG |
| 18400950 | METHOD OF ELECTRODEPOSITION IN SEAWATER FOR THE GROWTH OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS | Non-Final OA | Northwestern University |
| 18038669 | ENHANCED CONVERSION OF CHEMISORBED CO2 IN AMINE-BASED ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO |
| 18287658 | METHOD FOR PREPARING TITANIUM METAL BY MOLTEN SALT ELECTROLYSIS | Non-Final OA | CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY |
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Build Your Strategy54.3% of resolved applications examined by Ciel P Contreras were allowed (768 resolved cases), compared with 60.0% across Art Unit 1723 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +33.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Ciel P Contreras took 1,084 days on average from filing to allowance.
Ciel P Contreras examines applications in Art Unit 1723 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).
