Listed by the USPTO as HUNTER, JOHN S
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3745 3761 3762
This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases
HUNTER, JOHN S is assigned to art unit 3745 in tech center 3700 and has 379 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 83.1%, with a median of 917 days to allowance. This record combines a substantial allowance share with a prosecution timeline that should be incorporated into filing and continuation planning.
The interview lift is 22.4%, providing a meaningful process signal alongside the 83.1% allowance rate. Practitioners may consider interview preparation an important part of response strategy for this docket. The listed companies are Japan Tobacco Inc., The ESAB Group Inc., and LG Electronics Inc. The listed firms are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN, LLC, and ALSTON & BIRD LLP.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18525634 | COOKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | LG ELECTRONICS INC. |
| 18184687 | SPATTER DETECTION METHOD | Non-Final OA | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 18502707 | Controlling Inductive Welding | Non-Final OA | The Boeing Company |
| 19362542 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING COMPOSITE FAN BLADES | Non-Final OA | General Electric Company |
| 18264257 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER MODULE AND LASER MACHINING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation |
| 18263933 | VIDEO-DEVICE-EQUIPPED ELECTRIC FURNACE | Final Rejection | JFE STEEL CORPORATION |
| 18185674 | PROCESSING APPARATUS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD | Non-Final OA | Tokyo Electron Limited |
| 18578824 | REMAINING AMOUNT ESTIMATION DEVICE AND REMAINING AMOUNT ESTIMATION METHOD | Non-Final OA | FANUC CORPORATION |
| 18124147 | SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY FOR REPLACING SOLDER BALLS OF AN ELECTRONIC PACKAGE | Non-Final OA | SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. |
| 17702942 | HEATING APPARATUS | Final Rejection | WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION |
| 18579759 | STEEL WELDED MEMBER | Non-Final OA | NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION |
| 18446921 | ADAPTER MODULE FOR TORCH | Final Rejection | The ESAB Group, Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy83.1% of resolved applications examined by John S Hunter were allowed (379 resolved cases), compared with 64.8% across Art Unit 3745 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +22.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by John S Hunter took 917 days on average from filing to allowance.
John S Hunter examines applications in Art Unit 3745 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
