Listed by the USPTO as FEATHERSTONE, MARK D
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2111 2114 2166 2423 2623 4164
This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases
FEATHERSTONE, MARK D is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2111. Across 317 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 59.9%, the interview lift is 24.3%, and median time to allowance is 1515 days.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Apple Inc., and Robert Bosch GmbH are the leading companies represented. HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C., HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP, and MEITAR PATENTS LTD. are the leading firms. The allowance figure reflects a mixed outcome profile, while the interview figure supports using examiner meetings to clarify distinctions before further amendments are finalized.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18966858 | NR Broadcast Channel Transmission | Non-Final OA | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) |
| 19197429 | STORAGE DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF STORAGE DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 19190826 | Data Gating Using Scan Enable Pin | Non-Final OA | APPLE INC. |
| 18524950 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUDIO DATA AUGMENTATION | Non-Final OA | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 18440766 | Accelerating Quantum Algorithms with Precomputation | Non-Final OA | Google LLC |
| 19206465 | FAST CONVERGING LOW-DENSITY PARITY-CHECK TECHNIQUES | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
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Build Your Strategy59.9% of resolved applications examined by Mark D Featherstone were allowed (317 resolved cases), compared with 86.7% across Art Unit 2111 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +24.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Mark D Featherstone took 1,515 days on average from filing to allowance.
Mark D Featherstone examines applications in Art Unit 2111 in Tech Center 4100.
