Listed by the USPTO as GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3715 3716
This examiner grants 22% of resolved cases
GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 3700 and art unit 3715. The profile covers 774 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 22.0% and a median of 1372 days to allowance. Interviews show a lift of 7.1%, indicating only a modest positive association with allowance in the recorded cases.
The leading companies are Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited, Igt, and Sony Group Corporation. The listed firms are Anova Law Group, PLLC, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, and CALDWELL LLC. The low allowance rate and extended median time support preparing for sustained examination, with interviews useful for clarification but not a substitute for precise claim and prior-art analysis.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17936897 | SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION | Final Rejection | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
| 19040170 | STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | Non-Final OA | NINTENDO CO., LTD. |
| 18995869 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND GAME PLAY CONTROL METHOD | Non-Final OA | SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC. |
| 18219607 | METHOD FOR CHURN DETECTION IN A SIMULATION | Non-Final OA | Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. |
| 19049685 | PROVIDING NOISE TO TRAINED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENT AGENTS | Final Rejection | SONY GROUP CORPORATION |
| 18199693 | LEVERAGING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS TO IMPLEMENT ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES DURING GAMEPLAY | Final Rejection | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC |
| 17517329 | GROUNDED MULTIMODAL AGENT INTERACTIONS | Final Rejection | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC |
| 18908506 | IMPROVED RACING SIMULATION USING FORCE FEEDBACK AT STEERING WHEEL | Final Rejection | Lenovo (United States) Inc. |
| 19062481 | VIRTUAL OBJECT SPAWNING METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited |
| 18343051 | OBJECT PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS IN VIRTUAL SCENE, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED |
| 18341741 | VIRTUAL OBJECT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED |
| 18211844 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OPENING OPERATIONS IN VIRTUAL SCENE | Final Rejection | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited |
| 18333692 | COORDINATE AXIS DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS APPLIED TO VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS, TERMINAL, AND MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED |
| 18204214 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAN-MACHINE INTERACTION BASED ON STORY SCENE, DEVICE AND MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited |
| 18321875 | VIRTUAL CHARACTER CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Non-Final OA | TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED |
| 17995127 | INDICATION-DEPENDENT NUTRIENT CALCULATION AND PRESERVATION PLATFORM | Final Rejection | SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. |
| 17934026 | CONTEXTUAL VIRTUAL REALITY RENDERING AND ADOPTING BIOMARKER ANALYSIS | Non-Final OA | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
| 18957395 | GAMING DEVICE WITH ADDITIONAL PRIZE AWARDS DURING HOLD AND SPIN FEATURE | Non-Final OA | Aristocrat Technologies Australia PTY Limited |
| 18808741 | HOLD AND SPIN WITH OVERLAPPING FEATURES AND EXPANDING REELS GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Final Rejection | Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy22.0% of resolved applications examined by Michael Christopher Grant were allowed (774 resolved cases), compared with 56.8% across Art Unit 3715 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +7.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Michael Christopher Grant took 1,372 days on average from filing to allowance.
Michael Christopher Grant examines applications in Art Unit 3715 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
