Listed by the USPTO as GORMAN, DARREN W
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1747 3752
This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases
GORMAN, DARREN W is assigned to tech center 3700 and art unit 1747. The examiner’s record includes 1245 resolved cases, a 79.2% allowance rate, and a median of 895 days to allowance. The extensive case volume supports practical forecasting, while the median timing provides a useful basis for coordinating prosecution with portfolio and commercial objectives.
Interviews are associated with a 24.7% allowance lift. Practitioners may use interviews to clarify technical distinctions, refine amendments, and identify a workable path through the outstanding issues. The principal companies are Graco Minnesota Inc., Hunter Industries Inc., and 3M Innovative Properties Company. The leading firms are Kinney & Lange, P.A., FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, and Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18920727 | SPRAY GUN AND NOZZLE ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT | Final Rejection | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
| 18759041 | FLEXIBLE DRY SPRINKLER | Non-Final OA | VICTAULIC COMPANY |
| 18987467 | HANDHELD FLUID SPRAYER | Non-Final OA | Graco Minnesota Inc. |
| 18825470 | PORTABLE AIRLESS SPRAYER | Non-Final OA | Graco Minnesota Inc. |
| 18141664 | FIRE EXTINGUISHING BODY AND BATTERY PACK | Final Rejection | TOPPAN INC. |
| 17917389 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SPRINKLER BULBS WITH RESISTIVE TRACE | Non-Final OA | Tyco Fire Products LP |
| 18965597 | SHOWERHEAD | Final Rejection | Kohler Co. |
| 18572597 | METHOD OF GENERATING AEROSOL USING ULTRASONIC VIBRATOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD | Non-Final OA | KT&G CORPORATION |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy79.2% of resolved applications examined by Darren W Gorman were allowed (1,245 resolved cases), compared with 38.3% across Art Unit 1747 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +24.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Darren W Gorman took 895 days on average from filing to allowance.
Darren W Gorman examines applications in Art Unit 1747 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
