Listed by the USPTO as CORTES, HOWARD
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1796 2118 2144 2177 2818 4100
This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases
Howard Cortes is in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 1796. He has 526 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 78.5%. The interview lift is 14.5%, and the median days to allowance is 1153. This 78.5% allowance rate and 14.5% interview lift provide a clear picture of his prosecution style, where direct communication can notably improve the chances of a grant. The 1153-day median pendency is a standard timeline for his cases.
Top companies include Google LLC, Nexperia B.V., and Apple Inc. Firms like MCCOY RUSSELL LLP, Ruggiero McAllister & McMahon LLC, and CESARI AND MCKENNA, LLP are frequent. The 78.5% allowance rate suggests a relatively smooth path to allowance. Practitioners should consider the 14.5% interview lift as a valuable tool to address any rejections and potentially shorten the 1153-day median pendency.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18972766 | USER INTERFACES FOR LOGGING USER ACTIVITIES | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 18974700 | CONTEXTUAL ANSWER GENERATION IN SPREADSHEETS | Non-Final OA | Google LLC |
| 18858522 | POSITIONING A GRAPHICAL KEYBOARD WITHIN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE | Non-Final OA | Google LLC |
| 18313994 | TELEMETRY SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING COOLING OF COMPUTE COMPONENTS AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS | Final Rejection | Intel Corporation |
| 18796850 | IMPROVED MICROGRID HEALTH DETECTION | Non-Final OA | Caterpillar Inc. |
| 18797224 | MODULAR CONTROLLER FOR A BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Tyco Fire & Security GmbH |
| 18548466 | MACHINE TOOL CONTROLLER | Non-Final OA | FANUC CORPORATION |
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Build Your Strategy78.5% of resolved applications examined by Howard Cortes were allowed (526 resolved cases), compared with 55.6% across Art Unit 1796 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +14.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Howard Cortes took 1,153 days on average from filing to allowance.
Howard Cortes examines applications in Art Unit 1796 in Tech Center 4100.
