Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3742 3761
This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases
Spencer Hammett Kirkwood examines cases in Art Unit 3742 of Tech Center 3700. He has 247 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 50.2%. This rate suggests that a portion of the applications on his docket result in a grant, requiring a careful and well-supported prosecution strategy to ensure success.
The interview lift is 13.1%. This positive lift indicates that interviews are a helpful tool for moving cases toward allowance. Applicants should consider direct engagement to improve their 50.2% chance of success, as the data suggests that verbal discussions can help clarify technical points and resolve outstanding rejections more effectively than written responses alone.
The median days to allowance is 1352. This is a standard timeline for Tech Center 3700. Practitioners should be prepared for a typical prosecution length and use the 13.1% interview lift to help ensure their applications are among those that are granted. The recorded data provides a clear baseline for navigating the 1352-day median pendency.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16934551 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WELDING ASSET TRACKING | Final Rejection | ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. |
| 17776472 | MOUNTING WIRING BOARD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE MOUNTING BOARD, METHOD OF MOUNTING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, MICROWAVE HEATING METHOD, AND MICROWAVE HEATING APPARATUS | Final Rejection | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
| 17798909 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HEATING A FLUID IN A PIPELINE WITH SINGLE-PHASE ALTERNATING CURRENT | Final Rejection | Linde GmbH |
| 17709811 | THERMAL MATERIAL AND A METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | National University of Singapore |
| 17118158 | PART FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM | Final Rejection | TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED |
| 18140228 | TWO PIECE CAST IRON FIRE PIT COOKTOP | Non-Final OA | Lamplight Farms Incorporated |
| 18105517 | LIQUID DISPENSER APPARATUS | Final Rejection | UNITO SMART TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED |
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