Listed by the USPTO as HOLLWEG, THOMAS A
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1737 2800 2828 2874 2879 2883 4100
This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases
Thomas A. Hollweg has overseen 475 resolved cases in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 1737. His allowance rate is 53.5 percent, and the interview lift is 31.5 percent. This 31.5 percent lift suggests that interviews are a productive strategy for advancing applications.
The median days to allowance is 1119. Major companies in his docket include Intel Corporation, Corning Incorporated, and Apple Inc. Top firms include Alliance IP, LLC - Intel, JCIPRNET, and Cahn & Samuels LLP.
The 53.5 percent allowance rate and 1119-day median pendency are based on 475 resolved cases. The 31.5 percent interview lift is a significant factor for practitioners to consider. These metrics provide a clear baseline for prosecution in Art Unit 1737.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18597862 | Waveguide Display with Staircase Grating Input Coupler | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 18559176 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE | Final Rejection | BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. |
| 18362308 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR OPTICAL INTERPOSER MATING WITH PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIES | Non-Final OA | Intel Corporation |
| 18189844 | PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEFINING TRENCHES THEREIN | Final Rejection | Intel Corporation |
| 18818359 | PUSH-BUTTON ACTUATOR USED IN FIBER OPTIC TERMINALS HAVING AN OPTICAL CONNECTION PORT | Non-Final OA | CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION |
| 18635500 | OPTICAL FIBER CABLE HAVING ONE OR MORE CABLE COMPONENTS WITH LAYER-BY-LAYER FLAME RETARDANT COATING | Final Rejection | CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION |
| 18669560 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FORMING METHO OF THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. |
| 18855206 | HOLLOW-CORE OPTICAL FIBER BASED RADIATION SOURCE | Non-Final OA | ASML Netherlands B.V. |
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Build Your Strategy53.5% of resolved applications examined by Thomas A Hollweg were allowed (475 resolved cases), compared with 63.4% across Art Unit 1737 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +31.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Thomas A Hollweg took 1,119 days on average from filing to allowance.
Thomas A Hollweg examines applications in Art Unit 1737 in Tech Center 4100.