Listed by the USPTO as KARST, DAVID THOMAS
Tech Center 3900 • Art Units: 1632 1657 1671 1732 1748 1767 1796 3991
This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases
KARST, DAVID THOMAS is assigned to tech center 3900 and art unit 1632. His profile includes 1013 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 64.8%, and a median of 1070 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 9.7% lift in the recorded allowance rate. The case volume supports using these measures as a directional reference for prosecution planning.
Covestro AG, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., and Eastman Chemical Company are the listed companies. The listed firms are THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C., BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP. The interview association is positive but limited in relation to the allowance figure. Counsel may consider interviews while planning around the recorded median duration for chemical matters.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18284668 | POLYESTER RESIN | Final Rejection | FUJIFILM CORPORATION |
| 18390885 | POLYMER, ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL, THIN FILM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18043667 | Color Stable Epoxy Compositions | Final Rejection | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
| 18559026 | PARA-ARAMID FIBER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | Non-Final OA | KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 18688731 | HIGH-MOLECULAR COMPOUND, MOLDING COMPOSITION, FILM, AND CAPACITOR | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. |
| 17623796 | A COATING COMPOSITION, ITS PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF | Non-Final OA | BASF Coatings GmbH |
| 18932752 | HEAT-CURABLE MALEIMIDE RESIN COMPOSITION | Final Rejection | Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. |
| 18258467 | COMPOSITION AND SHEET | Non-Final OA | Resonac Corporation |
| 18691156 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE PACKAGING MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, FILM, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE | Non-Final OA | DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD. |
| 18549397 | OILY INK COMPOSITION | Final Rejection | MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED |
| 18006749 | RESIN COMPOSITION, FORMED ARTICLE, AND, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBER | Non-Final OA | MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION |
| 18393821 | Polyamide 56 Composition with Reduced Moisture Absorption | Non-Final OA | TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH |
| 18263416 | SENSITIZER FOR NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION, COMPOSITION FOR NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION, AND TEST KIT | Final Rejection | NOF CORPORATION |
| 18558889 | Process for Ethoxylation of a Mixture of Straight Chain Fatty Alcohol and Branched Chain Fatty Alcohol in a Single Stage Reaction | Final Rejection | SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V. |
| 18683019 | POLYBENZOXAZOLE POWDER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | TOYOBO MC Corporation |
| 18270372 | THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION, AND EXTRUSION-MOLDED ARTICLE COMPOSED THEREOF | Final Rejection | TOYOBO MC Corporation |
| 18688160 | PROCESS OF MAKING A COPOLYESTER WITH GERMANIUM CATALYST | Non-Final OA | Eastman Chemical Company |
| 18688147 | COPOLYESTERS COMPRISING 1,4-CYCLOHEXANEDIMETHANOL PRODUCED WITH GERMANIUM CATALYST | Non-Final OA | Eastman Chemical Company |
| 18690427 | Resin and Method for Manufacturing Same | Non-Final OA | LG Chem, Ltd. |
| 18580087 | POLY(3-HYDROXYPROPIONIC ACID) BLOCK COPOLYMER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | LG CHEM, LTD. |
| 18437303 | BINDER COMPOSITE, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Ningde Amperex Technology Limited |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy64.8% of resolved applications examined by David Thomas Karst were allowed (1,013 resolved cases), compared with 38.1% across Art Unit 1632 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +9.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by David Thomas Karst took 1,070 days on average from filing to allowance.
David Thomas Karst examines applications in Art Unit 1632 in Tech Center 3900.
