Listed by the USPTO as GILBERT, WILLIAM V
Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 3635 3649 3993
This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases
GILBERT, WILLIAM V is assigned to Technology Center 3900 and Art Unit 3635. The record includes 1256 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 58.0% and a median of 1081 days to allowance. The interview lift is 25.8%, indicating a meaningful positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.
The principal company affiliations are Magpul Industries Corp., Witte Automotive GmbH, and Illinois Tool Works Inc. The leading firms are MARSHALL & MELHORN, LLC, NOD Law PC, and Burr & Forman LLP - FGTL. The outcome pattern supports deliberate interview preparation alongside detailed written claim analysis. The allowance rate does not by itself indicate a predictable path to allowance, and the median timeline should be incorporated into client expectations. The affiliations suggest recurring mechanical and automotive subject matter.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18767553 | Tolerance Compensation Assembly | Non-Final OA | Illinois Tool Works Inc. |
| 18940128 | Press-Type Strapping Machine with Improved Top-Platen Control | Final Rejection | Signode Industrial Group LLC |
| 18956183 | LUG NUT UTILIZING OPEN-FRAME DESIGNS | Non-Final OA | Ford Global Technologies, LLC |
| 18662729 | STREET CABINET ARRANGEMENT HAVING A BASE PORTION CONFIGURED TO BE DISPOSED UNDERGROUND BENEATH A FOOTPATH AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A BOX PORTION TO BE DISPOSED OUTSIDE OF THE FOOTPATH SO AS TO PROVIDE ENHANCED ACCESS TO CONTENTS OF THE BOX PORTION WITHOUT OBSTRUCTING THE FOOTPATH | Final Rejection | PPC BROADBAND, INC. |
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Build Your Strategy58.0% of resolved applications examined by William V Gilbert were allowed (1,256 resolved cases), compared with 58.9% across Art Unit 3635 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +25.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by William V Gilbert took 1,081 days on average from filing to allowance.
William V Gilbert examines applications in Art Unit 3635 in Tech Center 3900.
