Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3616 3657 3683 4100
This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases
Thomas W. Irvin is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 3616. He has a very large volume of 1207 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 77.4 percent, which is a strong grant rate for a docket of this size. This 77.4 percent figure indicates that the examiner is consistently receptive to patent applications across a wide range of technologies within his art unit.
The interview lift is 14.5 percent. This 14.5 percent lift shows that interviews provide a meaningful benefit for applicants by increasing the probability of a grant. Practitioners should use interviews to address any outstanding issues and improve the 77.4 percent baseline allowance rate, as direct dialogue can help clarify technical nuances that may be difficult to convey in writing.
The median days to allowance is 1038. This 1038 day period is the median time to grant for successful applications. A 1038 day pendency is the typical experience for applicants in this docket, representing the duration from the initial filing to the final issuance of the patent.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18552932 | ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF | Non-Final OA | ZF ACTIVE SAFETY GMBH |
| 18798741 | DISK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Kia Corporation |
| 18620018 | HYDRAULIC BUMP STOP | Non-Final OA | Fox Factory, Inc. |
| 18826126 | TUBULAR VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Sumitomo Riko Company Limited |
| 18691576 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC BRAKE APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. |
| 18689466 | DISC BRAKE AND PLATE | Final Rejection | HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD. |
| 18976641 | VIBRATION REDUCTION DEVICE AND NUCLEAR POWER PLANT CABINET USING SAME | Non-Final OA | DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD. |
| 18657700 | COIL ASSEMBLY, HYDRAULIC VALVE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | HL MANDO CORPORATION |
| 18494235 | COIL SPRING AND SUSPENSION FOR VEHICLE | Final Rejection | NHK SPRING CO., LTD. |
| 18321447 | COIL SPRING | Non-Final OA | NHK SPRING CO., LTD. |
| 18552805 | HYBRID SURFACE LATTICES FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS | Non-Final OA | Carbon, Inc. |
| 18636391 | Damping arrangement for an axle of a motor vehicle | Non-Final OA | Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft |
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