Listed by the USPTO as GRAY, FRANCIS C
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2852 3784
This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases
GRAY, FRANCIS C is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 3700 and art unit 2852. The profile contains 1031 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 90.9% and a median of 726 days to allowance. Interviews show a lift of 7.4%, indicating a modest positive association with allowance compared with the overall allowance result.
The leading companies are Canon Inc., Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., and Yokogawa Electric Corporation. The listed firms are Alleman Hall LLP and Conley Rose, P.C. The extensive record and shorter median time provide useful historical context for prosecution planning, while the interview figure suggests that interviews may help resolve issues without being the primary driver of allowance.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19418049 | CHARGE REMOVAL APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 19396147 | SHEET FEED CONTROL SYSTEM AND SHEET FEED CONTROL METHOD | Non-Final OA | KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy90.9% of resolved applications examined by Francis C Gray were allowed (1,031 resolved cases), compared with 78.8% across Art Unit 2852 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +7.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Francis C Gray took 726 days on average from filing to allowance.
Francis C Gray examines applications in Art Unit 2852 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
