Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3728 3731 3733 3735 3736 4100
This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases
Bryon P. Gehman is a very active examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 3728, with 1990 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 73.8%, which is favorable for applicants. This high rate suggests that the majority of applications are eventually granted under this examiner's review, indicating a productive environment for securing patent rights.
The interview lift is 30.6%, suggesting that interviews are a highly effective strategy for securing an allowance with this examiner. The substantial lift indicates that oral advocacy can resolve many outstanding issues and move the application toward a grant more effectively than written correspondence alone. Practitioners should prioritize scheduling an interview to address any examiner concerns.
The median days to allowance is 713. This is a very short timeline for such a high volume of cases, reflecting a highly efficient examination process. Applicants can expect a predictable and successful outcome within approximately two years of filing, making this one of the most efficient examiner profiles in the data set.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19335035 | DIGITAL ARRAYS COMPRISING SUSTAINABLE SANITARY TISSUE PRODUCTS | Non-Final OA | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| 19314005 | SANITARY TISSUE PRODUCT PACKAGES CONVEYING SUSTAINABILITY | Non-Final OA | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| 17162442 | ROLLED PAPER PRODUCT ARRAYS AND PROPERTIES | Non-Final OA | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| 19255334 | PRESSURE VESSEL | Non-Final OA | KIA CORPORATION |
| 19305444 | CARTON AND BLANK THEREFOR | Non-Final OA | c/o WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC |
| 18577491 | Compact batch of grouped containers and method for packaging same | Final Rejection | SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS |
| 19205981 | WAFER CONTAINER PURGE PORT ASSEMBLY | Final Rejection | ENTEGRIS, INC. |
| 19131379 | Package for Collating a Plurality of Smoking Articles | Non-Final OA | JT International SA |
| 19110191 | PACKAGE, CARRIER COMPONENTS AND BLANKS THEREFOR | Non-Final OA | WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC |
| 19104335 | ARTICLE RETENTION DEVICE, ARTICLE CARRIER AND BLANK THEREFOR | Non-Final OA | WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC |
| 19022932 | Display Container For Botanical Specimens | Non-Final OA | All Plastic, Inc. |
| 19032560 | Tub for the Packaging of a Plurality of Nests of Plunger Stoppers With Guiding Features Ensuring a Reliable Location of the Nests Within the Tub | Non-Final OA | Becton Dickinson France |
| 18881588 | SULFUR DIOXIDE MIXTURE-FILLED CONTAINER AND SULFUR DIOXIDE COMPOSITION | Non-Final OA | SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO., LTD. |
| 18932347 | PATTERNED CARRIER ASSEMBLIES HAVING AN INTEGRATED ADHESIVE FILM | Final Rejection | Daewon Semiconductor Packaging Industrial Company |
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