Listed by the USPTO as GIORDANO, MICHAEL JAMES
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1731 2812 3762 3763
This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases
GIORDANO, MICHAEL JAMES is assigned to Technology Center 3700 and Art Unit 1731. Across 208 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 76.9%, and the median time to allowance is 985 days. The interview lift is 18.6%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.
The principal companies are Ford Motor Company, Tokyo Electron Limited, and H Lüdi + Co. AG. The leading firms are CROWELL & MORING LLP, LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP, and PRICE HENEVELD LLP. The allowance rate supports a generally favorable prosecution outlook, while the median timeline remains relevant to portfolio scheduling. Practitioners can consider interviews as a useful supplement to written responses, especially for mechanical and manufacturing claims requiring explanation of component relationships. The affiliations provide context for the technical range represented.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18221031 | AIR PURIFIER | Non-Final OA | LG ELECTRONICS INC. |
| 18603890 | AIR-CONDUCTING STRUCTURE FOR AN AIRCRAFT, AIR EJECTOR OR EJECTOR PUMP, AND AIRCRAFT | Non-Final OA | Airbus Defence and Space GmbH |
| 18731678 | CONVECTIVE/CONDUCTIVE SEAT VENTILATION | Non-Final OA | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. |
| 18677160 | EPITAXY FAST RAMP TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES | Non-Final OA | ASM IP Holding B.V. |
| 18171144 | VEHICLE HVAC SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Oshkosh Corporation |
| 18519377 | AIR CONDUIT TUBE | Non-Final OA | MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH |
| 18530801 | Housing for an HVAC unit | Non-Final OA | VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES |
| 18704512 | Air Outflow Device Comprising Walls With a Variable Shape, and Passenger Vehicle Equipped With Said Air Outflow Device | Final Rejection | Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft |
| 17940026 | ELECTRIC-VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE WITH CENTER FRAME | Final Rejection | Mazda Motor Corporation |
| 18584158 | BATTERY PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND BATTERY PRODUCTION METHOD | Non-Final OA | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED |
| 18679983 | AIR DISTRIBUTOR FOR AN ALMOND STOCKPILE HEATED AND AMBIENT AIR DRYER (SHAD) | Non-Final OA | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA |
| 18198445 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OPTICAL FIBER | Non-Final OA | CORNING INCORPORATED |
| 18210368 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS AND TEMPERATURE REGULATION METHOD OF HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS | Final Rejection | Tokyo Electron Limited |
| 18329372 | VACUUM HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS | Final Rejection | TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED |
| 18423663 | AIR-GUIDING DEVICE FOR AN AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT OF AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE, METHOD FOR OPERATING A SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE | Final Rejection | Ford Global Technologies, LLC |
| 18545101 | AIR REGISTER ASSEMBLY | Non-Final OA | Ford Global Technologies, LLC |
| 18239827 | FIRE GRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, BURNER AND WATER HEATER | Non-Final OA | MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD. |
| 18731606 | HEAT TREATMENT SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | NGK INSULATORS, LTD. |
| 18848321 | Spiral Baffle System | Non-Final OA | LG Chem, Ltd. |
| 18202191 | AIR HEATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISASSEMBLING AIR HEATING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD. |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy76.9% of resolved applications examined by Michael James Giordano were allowed (208 resolved cases), compared with 55.4% across Art Unit 1731 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +18.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Michael James Giordano took 985 days on average from filing to allowance.
Michael James Giordano examines applications in Art Unit 1731 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
