Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Listed by the USPTO as FERENCE, JAMES M
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3632 3633 3635 3642
This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases
James M. Ference is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3632. He has managed 1148 resolved cases, maintaining an allowance rate of 71.3%. The median days to allowance for applications under his review is 833. This duration serves as a reference for the expected length of the prosecution process in his art unit.
The data reveals an interview lift of 17.1%, which indicates a higher probability of success following an interview compared to the 71.3% baseline allowance rate. Bmic LLC, Beaverfit Limited, and Changzhou Bemate Home Technology Co. Ltd. are identified as top companies in his docket. Legal representation is often provided by firms such as LIPPES MATHIAS LLP, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, and Crowe & Dunlevy.
With 1148 resolved cases, the examiner's profile is established within Tech Center 3600. The 17.1% interview lift and 833 median days to allowance are key metrics for practitioners to consider when developing a prosecution strategy. These figures help set expectations for both the likelihood of success and the time required to reach an allowance in Art Unit 3632.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18649829 | ONE-PIECE SHINGLE REPAIR PATCH | Non-Final OA | Individual inventor |
| 18369987 | Retrofit Roof With A Phase Change Material Modulated Climate Space | Non-Final OA | Individual inventor |
| 18258895 | A FACADE PANEL ASSEMBLY | Non-Final OA | Individual inventor |
| 17834106 | SILL FOR WATERTIGHT BUILDING OPENING ASSEMBLY EXTENSION | Non-Final OA | Individual inventor |
| 17062398 | Insulatable Cementitious Building Block | Final Rejection | Individual inventor |
| 19079903 | ROOFING SHINGLE AND METHODS OF FORMING ROOFING SHINGLES | Non-Final OA | BMIC LLC |
| 18796885 | FASTENING SYSTEMS FOR ATTACHING FABRIC TO A ROOF DECK | Non-Final OA | BMIC LLC |
| 19174601 | CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Wonderland Switzerland AG |
| 19170315 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT | Non-Final OA | Wonderland Switzerland AG |
| 18785181 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATING TO UNDERFLOOR CUBIC SUPPORT SYSTEMS (UCFSS) FOR RAISED ACCESS FLOORS (RAF) | Non-Final OA | Global Integrated Flooring Solutions |
| 18106415 | FIRE-RESISTANT WALL ASSEMBLY | Non-Final OA | LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION |
| 18814123 | Traction Synthetic Flooring Apparatus | Non-Final OA | Gerflor |
| 19122006 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR CEILING FORMWORK | Final Rejection | DOKA GMBH |
| 19018683 | FUNCTIONAL TRAINING RIG KIT | Non-Final OA | Beaverfit Limited |
| 18216317 | FUNCTIONAL TRAINING RIG KIT | Final Rejection | Beaverfit Limited |
| 18823394 | COMPOSITE CONCRETE STEEL COLUMN HAVING A FULLY- EMBEDDED X-SHAPE STEEL SECTION | Non-Final OA | The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma |
| 18880253 | STRUCTURAL BLOCK WALL SYSTEM AND METHOD | Non-Final OA | HEMPBLOCK INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD |
| 17846865 | CONCRETE ROOFING SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF | Non-Final OA | Siplast, Inc. |
| 18985287 | FLOORBOARD WITH COUPLING STRUCTURE | Final Rejection | CHANGZHOU BEMATE HOME TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. |
| 18442183 | Packed flashing assembly for use with a group of roof windows and a method for weatherproofing a group of roof windows | Final Rejection | VKR Holding A/S |
| 18788119 | ROOF MOUNT WITH RELEASE MECHANISM | Non-Final OA | PEGASUS SOLAR INC |
| 18658620 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR FORMING PRECAST CONCRETE PANELS | Final Rejection | ONX, INC. |
| 18918526 | WALL OR FLOOR COVERING ELEMENT | Final Rejection | LI & CO AG |
| 18854521 | DEVICE FOR ALIGNING TILES | Non-Final OA | MGR INZ. JOANNA CHUDY "GLAS-HIT" EKSPORT IMPORT |
| 18846168 | GRID STRUCTURE DISMANTLING METHOD | Non-Final OA | CHINA CONSTRUCTION STEEL STRUCTURE CO., LTD. |
| 18816801 | SECURE WORK POD AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING | Non-Final OA | Hollman Family Advisors, LLC |
| 18833651 | WALL PANELS AND OTHER COMPONENTS FOR CUSTOM ENCLOSURES FOR SHIPPING CONTAINERS, MOBILE UNITS AND OTHER DWELLINGS | Non-Final OA | Fero International Inc. |
| 18750651 | CONCRETE SEGMENT OF A SECTION OF A WIND TURBINE TOWER, SET OF A CONCRETE SEGMENT AND HEATING MEANS, CONCRETE SECTION, WIND TURBINE, MOULD AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE WIND TURBINE | Final Rejection | NORDEX ENERGY SPAIN, S.A.U. |
| 18721792 | CONSTRUCTION BLOCK AND BUILDING ELEMENT | Non-Final OA | ECOR LTD |
| 18411384 | DOOR SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Kingsway Enterprises (UK) Limited |
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Build Your Strategy71.3% of resolved applications examined by James M Ference were allowed (1,150 resolved cases), compared with 60.6% across Art Unit 3632 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +17.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by James M Ference took 833 days on average from filing to allowance.
James M Ference examines applications in Art Unit 3632 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).