Listed by the USPTO as FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2831 2835 3611 3635 3675 3722 3725 3726 3763
This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases
FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER has resolved 592 cases in tech center 3700 and art unit 2831. The allowance rate is 76.2%, and the median time to allowance is 965 days. The record shows an allowance outcome above three quarters of resolved cases, while the median timeline still calls for prosecution planning beyond the initial filing.
Interviews correspond to a 39.4% lift in allowance outcomes. Halliburton Energy Services Inc., Schlumberger Technology Corporation, and MAKITA Corporation are the leading companies listed. HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP, Almanac IP Advisors LLP, and ALSTON & BIRD LLP are the leading firms shown. The data supports considering interviews as part of a structured response strategy.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18541199 | DRIVING TOOL | Final Rejection | Makita Corporation |
| 19142641 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR A BIT HAVING AN INTEGRAL METALLIC CONNECTION | Non-Final OA | Schlumberger Technology Corporation |
| 17137558 | EXPANDING METAL SEALED AND ANCHORED JOINTS AND APPLICATIONS THEREFOR | Final Rejection | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. |
| 19014975 | DRILL | Non-Final OA | Kennametal Inc. |
| 18894862 | SUCTIONING COVER FOR A CORE DRILL BIT HAVING A PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE, AND USE OF THE SUCTIONING COVER | Non-Final OA | Hilti Aktiengesellschaft |
| 18749858 | PRESSING DEVICE, TREATMENT DEVICE, AND TREATMENT SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. |
| 19103831 | ROTATING TOOL AND SENSOR DEVICE | Non-Final OA | SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. |
| 18846273 | CUTTING INSERT, CUTTING TOOL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MACHINED PRODUCT | Non-Final OA | KYOCERA CORPORATION |
| 19050474 | CRIMPING ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS HAVING A DIE STOP | Final Rejection | ContiTech Deutschland GmbH |
| 18424259 | ENGINEERED RESIDUAL STRESS STATE FOR ENHANCED PERFORMANCE DURING DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION REPAIR PROCESS | Non-Final OA | RTX Corporation |
| 18570258 | BORING TOOL | Non-Final OA | Apex Brands, Inc. |
| 18293499 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TIMEPIECE COMPONENT | Non-Final OA | ROLEX SA |
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Build Your Strategy76.2% of resolved applications examined by Darrell Christopher Ford were allowed (592 resolved cases), compared with 72.3% across Art Unit 2831 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +39.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Darrell Christopher Ford took 965 days on average from filing to allowance.
Darrell Christopher Ford examines applications in Art Unit 2831 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
