Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: JOHNSON, WILLIAM DONALD

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3612 3631

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

William Donald Johnson is assigned to Art Unit 3612 in Tech Center 3600. The data shows 1 resolved case, which resulted in an allowance rate of 100.0 percent. This indicates that the single application handled by this examiner reached allowance. While this is a positive result, the limited sample size of 1 case means that these figures may not reflect long-term statistical trends for this examiner.

The interview lift is 0.0 percent. This indicates that the single resolved case was allowed without the need for an interview. This suggests that the examiner may be open to granting patents based on written prosecution alone when the application meets the necessary requirements. However, the 0.0 percent lift does not preclude the potential benefits of interviews in more complex future cases as more data becomes available.

The median days to allowance is 658. This pendency provides an initial benchmark for how quickly an application might move through the process. A timeline of 658 days is relatively efficient. Practitioners can use this 658 day figure and the 100.0 percent allowance rate as preliminary indicators of the examiner's workflow, while remaining prepared for variations as more cases are resolved in this art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+48.0% vs TC avg
14
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
658
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
35.2%
§102 Novelty
33.8%
§103 Obviousness
31.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18925635 Removable Bracket Final Rejection Textron Aviation Inc.
19056008 FLAT COMPRESSION SEALING GASKET AND SEALING SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA GE Infrastructure Technology LLC
18871926 SUPPORT UNIT FOR INTRAORAL SCAN DEVICE Non-Final OA 3SHAPE A/S
19033445 PEGBOARD MONITOR MOUNT Non-Final OA CKnapp Sales, Inc.

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