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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Nathaniel Joseph Instone, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as INSTONE, NATHANIEL JOSEPH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1774 1788 2859

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

INSTONE, NATHANIEL JOSEPH is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1774. The profile contains 38 resolved cases, a 57.9% allowance rate, and a median of 1308 days to allowance. Interview lift is 32.7%, indicating a strong positive association in a relatively limited case record.

The leading companies are Toyota Motor Corporation, Panasonic Holdings Corporation, and Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG. The listed firms are CROWELL & MORING LLP, GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C., and SUGHRUE MION, PLLC. Practitioners may consider interviews an important tool, while recognizing that the limited resolved-case base warrants caution in generalizing the pattern.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

57.9%
Allow Rate
-10.1% vs TC avg
74
Total Applications
+32.7%
Interview Lift
1308
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 38 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
29.9%
§102 Novelty
53.2%
§103 Obviousness
11.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17987587 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION RELATED TO BATTERY AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18444910 DEVICE WITH AN ELECTRICAL CHARGING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN MOBILE WORK MACHINE Non-Final OA DEERE & COMPANY
18226857 CHARGING DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18214163 SOLAR CHARGING SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18148490 SERVER AND CHARGING CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17856461 MODULAR PCB-BASED COIL FOR EV WIRELESS CHARGING WITH THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SEPARATOR Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18034209 UNDERWATER POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND POWER-RECEIVING DEVICE Non-Final OA PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
18389178 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING BATTERY SYSTEM OF VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18556431 POWER CONTROL APPARATUS Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
18309853 WIRELESS CHARGING BEAMFORMING WITH IOT DEVICE PRIORITIZATION ANALYSIS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18113463 SINGLE PHASE VEHICLE TO HOME ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nathaniel Joseph Instone's allowance rate?

57.9% of resolved applications examined by Nathaniel Joseph Instone were allowed (38 resolved cases), compared with 58.5% across Art Unit 1774 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nathaniel Joseph Instone?

This examiner's interview lift is +32.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nathaniel Joseph Instone take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nathaniel Joseph Instone took 1,308 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nathaniel Joseph Instone work in?

Nathaniel Joseph Instone examines applications in Art Unit 1774 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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