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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Jose A Fortuna, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as FORTUNA, JOSE A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 1741 1748 1791 2676

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

FORTUNA, JOSE A has resolved 1341 cases in tech center 2600 and art unit 1741. The allowance rate is 79.5%, while the median time to allowance is 831 days. The substantial record shows an allowance outcome close to four fifths of resolved cases and a median timeline that supports active but manageable prosecution planning.

Interviews correspond to a 9.9% lift in allowance outcomes. Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag, Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc., and The Procter & Gamble Company are the leading companies listed. CANTOR COLBURN LLP - ESSITY, AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP, and GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD are the leading firms shown. These participants provide practical context for this docket.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

79.5%
Allow Rate
+17.5% vs TC avg
1,386
Total Applications
+9.9%
Interview Lift
831
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1341 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
19.9%
§102 Novelty
41.8%
§103 Obviousness
25.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19183977 SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19178944 SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND SHEET MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
19176599 PAPER TOWEL ROLLS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18787016 Fibrous Structures Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18435767 AQUEOUS EXFOLIATED GRAPHENE BY AMPHIPHILIC CELLULOSE NANOFIBRILS FOR FOLDABLE AND MOISTURE-RESPONSIVE NANOPAPER Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
19186784 Coreless Rolls of a Tissue Paper Product and Methods of Manufacturing Coreless Rolls Non-Final OA Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
19186814 Coreless Rolls of a Tissue Paper Product and Methods of Manufacturing Coreless Rolls Non-Final OA Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
18577745 TISSUE PAPER MATERIAL AND TISSUE PAPER PRODUCT Non-Final OA Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
18577482 TISSUE PAPER MATERIAL AND TISSUE PAPER PRODUCT INCLUDING NON-WOOD FIBRES Final Rejection Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
18013817 TISSUE PAPER PRODUCTS, ROLLS AND STACKS OF TISSUE PAPER PRODUCTS, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS Non-Final OA Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
19011926 HIGH BRIGHTNESS NON-WOOD PULP Non-Final OA Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
18988999 DISPERSIBLE NON-WOOD PULP Non-Final OA Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
18435210 Process and System for Controlling Temperature of a Circulating Foamed Fluid Final Rejection Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
19178075 WET LAID DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT STRUCTURES WITH HIGH WET STRENGTH AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA First Quality Tissue, LLC
18770181 ABSORBENT STRUCTURES WITH HIGH ABSORBENCY AND LOW BASIS WEIGHT Non-Final OA FIRST QUALITY TISSUE, LLC
17829851 PAPER TOWEL PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection First Quality Tissue, LLC
19118800 Collar for compressing sleeve on drum Non-Final OA Suominen Oyj
18845137 METHOD FOR ACYLATING A HYDROXYLATED SOLID MATERIAL Non-Final OA CELLULOTECH INC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jose A Fortuna's allowance rate?

79.5% of resolved applications examined by Jose A Fortuna were allowed (1,341 resolved cases), compared with 52.1% across Art Unit 1741 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jose A Fortuna?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jose A Fortuna take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jose A Fortuna took 831 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jose A Fortuna work in?

Jose A Fortuna examines applications in Art Unit 1741 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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