Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3618 3619 3656 3658 3682 3725
This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases
William C Joyce is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3618. The examiner has 1233 resolved cases, which results in an allowance rate of 69.6%. This percentage indicates the frequency of granted patents among the resolutions. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1189, providing a benchmark for the timeline of successful prosecution in this unit.
The data shows an interview lift of 16.0%. This figure indicates that applications involving an interview have a higher probability of allowance than those without one. With 1233 resolved cases, the examiner has a history of resolutions in Tech Center 3700. Practitioners can use the 1189-day median to manage expectations regarding the duration of the patent acquisition process.
In Art Unit 3618, the examiner's 69.6% allowance rate and 16.0% interview lift are metrics for strategy. The median pendency is a figure that describes the time required to reach an allowance. These data points from the resolved cases offer an overview of the examiner's performance. Applicants should consider the 16.0% lift when deciding whether to request an interview.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17704510 | Motor Gearbox | Final Rejection | Shenzhen Oceanwing Smart Innovations Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 19092978 | ROBOT AND ROBOT SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
| 18431609 | POWER TOOL WITH COMPLIANT SHIFTING MECHANISM | Non-Final OA | Black & Decker Inc. |
| 18961520 | APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 18722754 | OSCILLATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OSCILLATION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD. |
| 19239733 | DRIVETRAIN FOR GENERATOR SET, GENERATOR SET, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING DRIVETRAIN FOR GENERATOR SET | Non-Final OA | Cummins Inc. |
| 18703487 | VEHICLE REAR AXLE | Final Rejection | JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED |
| 17940099 | SPEED SHIFTING APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD, STEERING SYSTEM, AND STEERING CONTROL METHOD | Non-Final OA | Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd. |
| 19267848 | RECONFIGURABLE MODULAR SOFT ROBOTS AND METHODS OF DESIGNING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama |
| 18919603 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOSE ROUTING IN PROGRAMMABLE MOTION SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc. |
| 19007167 | MODULAR ROBOTIC ULTRASOUND PROBE GRIPPER WITH AUTONOMOUS GEL DISPENSER | Non-Final OA | Purdue Research Foundation |
| 18835967 | POSITIONING MODULE, AND POSITIONING APPARATUS HAVING SUCH A POSITIONING MODULE | Non-Final OA | PHYSIK INSTRUMENTE (PI) GMBH & CO. KG |
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