Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Listed by the USPTO as COOLEY, CHARLES E
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1736 1774 1791 1797 3761 3762
This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases
Charles E. Cooley is an examiner in Art Unit 1736 within Tech Center 3700, having handled 1509 resolved cases. The data indicates an allowance rate of 78.9 percent, showing that a majority of applications reach grant. An interview lift of 15.3 percent suggests that engaging in direct dialogue with the examiner provides a higher probability of allowance compared to the 78.9 percent baseline.
The median days to allowance is 1034, which provides an expectation for the duration of the prosecution cycle. Top companies such as Alfa Laval Corporate AB, Gea Westfalia Separator Group GmbH, and MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corporation are frequent participants in this examiner's docket. These entities benefit from the 78.9 percent allowance rate observed across the 1509 resolved cases.
Firms like BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, BakerHostetler, and Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC frequently represent clients here. The 15.3 percent interview lift and 1034 median days to allowance are key metrics for these practitioners. The examiner's history provides a statistical basis for developing prosecution strategies in Tech Center 3700.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18144102 | MIXING CONTAINERS AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF | Non-Final OA | Individual inventor |
| 18047066 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MIXING AND RECONSTITUTING SOLUTIONS | Final Rejection | Individual inventor |
| 17960005 | System and Method for Measuring Slump of Concrete Mix in a Pump Hopper | Non-Final OA | Individual inventor |
| 17861923 | CONCRETE VIBRATOR | Final Rejection | MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION |
| 18116006 | DIRECT CHARGE CONCRETE MIXER | Non-Final OA | Oshkosh Corporation |
| 18431838 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BIOLOGICAL CELL HARVESTING | Non-Final OA | Genentech, Inc. |
| 18648511 | IMPELLER ASSEMBLY AND BATTERY SLURRY MIXING AND STIRRING EQUIPMENT HAVING SAME | Non-Final OA | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED |
| 17859581 | SYSTEM AND TECHNIQUE FOR INVERTING POLYMERS UNDER ULTRA-HIGH SHEAR | Final Rejection | Ecolab USA Inc. |
| 18670242 | MIXING SYSTEMS HAVING ROLLER ASSEMBLIES | Non-Final OA | Vermeer Manufacturing Company |
| 18714995 | A CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR AND AN INTERFACE LEVEL SENSOR | Non-Final OA | Alfa Laval Corporate AB |
| 18691355 | A CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR | Non-Final OA | Alfa Laval Corporate AB |
| 18691321 | A CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR HAVING A HERMETIC INLET AND OUTLET | Non-Final OA | ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB |
| 18690063 | METHOD OF CONCENTRATING A PLANT-BASED PROTEIN SUSPENSION | Non-Final OA | ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB |
| 18290520 | A CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR | Final Rejection | ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB |
| 18286423 | MODULAR CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR SYSTEM AND EXCHANGEABLE SEPARATION INSERT | Non-Final OA | Alfa Laval Corporate AB |
| 17773393 | PROTECTION DEVICE FOR AN AGITATOR SHAFT OF AN AGITATOR | Final Rejection | BASF Coatings GmbH |
| 18833453 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A CENTRIFUGE SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | National Oilwell Varco, L.P. |
| 18510597 | MIXING DEVICE AND BEVERAGE MIXING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | Final Rejection | WISTRON CORPORATION |
| 18705505 | Actuator For A Dual Pump Dispensing System | Non-Final OA | ELC Management LLC |
| 19047191 | MIXING AND KNEADING MACHINE | Final Rejection | BUSS AG |
| 17919821 | MIXING ARRANGEMENT, MIXER SETTLER UNIT AND USE | Non-Final OA | METSO OUTOTEC FINLAND OY |
| 18208567 | System and Method for Centrifuging Using an Anti-Parallel Rotor Attachment | Non-Final OA | Blackfly Investments, LLC, DBA Molecular Testing Labs |
| 18420050 | Packaging Tray for a Blood Processing Kit | Non-Final OA | Fenwal, Inc. |
| 18287413 | A CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR COMPRISING A BEARING HOLDER | Final Rejection | ALFDEX AB |
| 17833413 | LOW PRESSURE JET NOZZLE AND OPTIMIZED JET PATTERN FOR MIXING PROCESS WATER IN CRUDE OIL | Final Rejection | Sensia Netherlands B.V. |
| 18884407 | Fixed Angle Centrifuge Rotor With Tubular Cavities And Related Methods | Non-Final OA | Fiberlite Centrifuge LLC |
| 18710532 | A GUIDING DEVICE FOR GUIDING AN IMPACT HEAD AND A HOMOGENIZING VALVE COMPRISING SAID GUIDING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | GEA MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ITALIA S.P.A. |
| 18836214 | SEPARATOR | Non-Final OA | GEA WESTFALIA SEPARATOR GROUP GMBH |
| 18689605 | SEPARATOR INSERT, SEPARATOR AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING A SEPARATOR INSERT | Non-Final OA | GEA WESTFALIA SEPARATOR GROUP GMBH |
| 18688408 | SEPARATION DISC, SEPARATION DISC STACK, AND CENTRIFUGE HAVING SAID SEPERATION DISC STACK | Non-Final OA | GEA WESTFALIA SEPARATOR GROUP GMBH |
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Build Your Strategy79.0% of resolved applications examined by Charles E Cooley were allowed (1,512 resolved cases), compared with 62.5% across Art Unit 1736 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +15.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Charles E Cooley took 1,034 days on average from filing to allowance.
Charles E Cooley examines applications in Art Unit 1736 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).