Listed by the USPTO as DEL SOLE, JOSEPH STEVEN
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1700 1743 1744 1754 1761 1763 1791 4100
This examiner grants 37% of resolved cases
DEL SOLE, JOSEPH STEVEN is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 4100 and art unit 1700. The profile records 139 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 36.7%. The median time to allowance is 1209 days. Interview lift is 14.1%, indicating that interviews have a limited reported association with allowance results.
The principal companies are Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, The Japan Steel Works Ltd., and Whitewater West Industries, Ltd. The leading firms are BUCHALTER, FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, and Fox Rothschild LLP. Applicants should anticipate the need for focused claim analysis and should not rely on interviews as a substitute for a strong written record.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17817739 | DEBONDABLE PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVES AND USES THEREOF | Non-Final OA | Henkel AG & CO, KGaA |
| 18265674 | CUTTER BLADE AND GRANULATION APPARATUS | Final Rejection | THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD. |
| 16608065 | POLYMERS | Final Rejection | The University of Liverpool |
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Build Your Strategy36.7% of resolved applications examined by Joseph Steven Del Sole were allowed (139 resolved cases), compared with 40.4% across Art Unit 1700 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +14.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Joseph Steven Del Sole took 1,209 days on average from filing to allowance.
Joseph Steven Del Sole examines applications in Art Unit 1700 in Tech Center 4100.