Listed by the USPTO as FOSTER, NICHOLAS L
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3617 3674 3675
This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases
Nicholas L. Foster serves in Art Unit 3617 of Tech Center 3600. The examiner has 771 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 75.5 percent. The median time to reach an allowance is 996 days, which is a key metric for planning prosecution timelines.
The interview lift of 24.6 percent suggests that direct communication is highly effective. This figure indicates that interviews can significantly enhance the already strong 75.5 percent baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should consider interviews to address rejections and navigate the 996-day median pendency.
Top companies appearing before this examiner include NOK Corporation, Safran S.A., and Illinois Tool Works Inc. Frequent legal representation is provided by BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, BREINER & BREINER, L.L.C., and Cantor Colburn LLP - Pratt & Whitney. These entities are prominent in the 771 cases resolved by the examiner.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18847976 | SEAL COMPRISING A SUCCESSION OF ZONES WITH AND WITHOUT ANTI-FRICTION COATINGS | Final Rejection | SAFRAN NACELLES |
| 19246364 | Fastener, Fastening Assembly and Vehicle | Non-Final OA | Illinois Tool Works Inc. |
| 18422766 | Tolerance Compensation Assembly and Fastening System | Final Rejection | Illinois Tool Works Inc. |
| 19134210 | SEAL ARRANGEMENT | Non-Final OA | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG |
| 18576359 | FASTENING ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A THREAD-FORMING SCREW AND A CURED ALUMINATE-CONTAINING INORGANIC COMPOSITION | Non-Final OA | HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
| 19166272 | SEALING STRUCTURE | Non-Final OA | NOK CORPORATION |
| 19140759 | SEALING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | NOK CORPORATION |
| 18634181 | PISTON RING WITH INTEGRATED ANTI-ROTATION FEATURE | Non-Final OA | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. |
| 19051154 | SEALING STRUCTURES FOR PROCESSING CHAMBERS | Non-Final OA | Applied Materials, Inc. |
| 18419080 | SCREW WITH TOOL-LESS INSTALLATION FEATURES | Final Rejection | Dell Products L.P. |
| 18669749 | WATER STOP MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF BOLT TO PLATE-LIKE METAL MEMBER | Final Rejection | Aoyama Seisakusho Co., Ltd. |
| 18441975 | BLIND FASTENER | Final Rejection | Centrix AeroSpace LLC |
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Build Your Strategy75.5% of resolved applications examined by Nicholas L Foster were allowed (771 resolved cases), compared with 61.5% across Art Unit 3617 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +24.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Nicholas L Foster took 996 days on average from filing to allowance.
Nicholas L Foster examines applications in Art Unit 3617 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).
