Listed by the USPTO as HUNTER, ALVIN A
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3711
This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases
HUNTER, ALVIN A is assigned to art unit 3711 in tech center 3700, with 1340 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 85.7%, and the median time to allowance is 783 days. The combination indicates a substantial prosecution record with outcomes that generally favor allowance, while the median timeline remains a material planning consideration.
The interview lift is 2.8%, which is modest relative to the 85.7% allowance rate. Practitioners may therefore treat interviews as a supplemental tactic rather than the primary driver reflected in this record. The listed company portfolio includes ACUSHNET Company, Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc., and KARSTEN MANUFACTURING Corporation. KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP, Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP, and GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. are the listed firms.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18819243 | GOLF CLUB HAVING A LOW MODULUS CROWN | Non-Final OA | Acushnet Company |
| 18816606 | GOLF CLUB HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT ASSEMBLY | Non-Final OA | Acushnet Company |
| 18816774 | GOLF CLUB HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT ASSEMBLY | Non-Final OA | Acushnet Company |
| 18779493 | GOLF CLUB HEAD INCLUDING AN INSERT | Non-Final OA | Acushnet Company |
| 18772987 | GOLF CLUB HEAD AFT BODY CONSTRUCTION | Non-Final OA | Acushnet Company |
| 18759586 | Iron with Sole Slot | Non-Final OA | Acushnet Company |
| 18736764 | GOLF CLUB HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT ASSEMBLY | Non-Final OA | Acushnet Company |
| 18659168 | GOLF CLUB HEAD INCLUDING AN INSERT | Final Rejection | Acushnet Company |
| 18635935 | GOLF CLUB HEAD | Non-Final OA | Acushnet Company |
| 18541332 | GOLF CLUB HEAD AFT BODY CONSTRUCTION | Non-Final OA | Acushnet Company |
| 18657552 | Golf Club Head | Final Rejection | Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. |
| 18770997 | CLUB HEAD HAVING BALANCED IMPACT AND SWING PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS | Non-Final OA | KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION |
| 18761082 | LARGE SCALE BLADE PUTTERS | Non-Final OA | KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION |
| 18606862 | BALL STRIKING DEVICE HAVING A COVERING ELEMENT | Final Rejection | Karsten Manufacturing Corporation |
| 18596479 | ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT CLUB HEAD | Non-Final OA | KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION |
| 18407755 | Golf Club Head with High Density Body and Low Density Face | Non-Final OA | KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION |
| 18488885 | Golf Club Having a Reinforced Ball Striking Plate | Non-Final OA | KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION |
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Build Your Strategy85.7% of resolved applications examined by Alvin A Hunter were allowed (1,340 resolved cases), compared with 40.6% across Art Unit 3711 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +2.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Alvin A Hunter took 783 days on average from filing to allowance.
Alvin A Hunter examines applications in Art Unit 3711 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
