Listed by the USPTO as JOYCE, WILLIAM C
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3618 3619 3656 3658 3682 3725
This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases
JOYCE, WILLIAM C is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3618. The profile includes 1235 resolved cases and a 69.6% allowance rate. The substantial docket supports treating the majority allowance result as a useful historical indicator for applicants considering prosecution before this examiner.
The interview lift is 16.0%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance. Practitioners may consider interviews as one component of a broader response strategy, particularly when claim meaning or technical distinctions require explanation. The median time to allowance is 1189 days, which points to a prosecution process that may require sustained attention. The leading companies are BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG, Shenzhen Oceanwing Smart Innovations Technology Co. Ltd., and Seiko Epson Corporation. The listed firms are AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP, BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., and Dickinson Wright PLLC - Troy.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19092978 | ROBOT AND ROBOT SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
| 18396098 | POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING POWER STEERING SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Volvo Truck Corporation |
| 18961520 | APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 18703487 | VEHICLE REAR AXLE | Non-Final OA | JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED |
| 18722754 | OSCILLATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OSCILLATION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD. |
| 18735791 | RIGIDIZABLE INSERTION TOOL WITH ROTARY END EFFECTOR | Non-Final OA | OLIVER CRISPIN ROBOTICS LIMITED |
| 18854959 | ROBOT | Final Rejection | FANUC CORPORATION |
| 17940099 | SPEED SHIFTING APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD, STEERING SYSTEM, AND STEERING CONTROL METHOD | Non-Final OA | Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd. |
| 18919603 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOSE ROUTING IN PROGRAMMABLE MOTION SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy69.6% of resolved applications examined by William C Joyce were allowed (1,235 resolved cases), compared with 61.7% across Art Unit 3618 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +16.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by William C Joyce took 1,189 days on average from filing to allowance.
William C Joyce examines applications in Art Unit 3618 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
