Listed by the USPTO as KLOTZ, WILLIAM R
Tech Center 6200 • Art Units: 3754 6221
This examiner grants 39% of resolved cases
William R. Klotz is assigned to Tech Center 6200 and Art Unit 3754. His record includes 282 resolved cases, a 39.4% allowance rate, and a median of 1,144 days to allowance. The interview lift is 54.9%, indicating a strong positive association between interviews and allowance in the supplied record.
The listed companies are Kohler Co., Toto Ltd., and Lavelle Industries Inc. The listed firms are AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP, Bayes PLLC, and Brooks Kushman P.C. The 39.4% allowance rate indicates that allowance is not the prevailing outcome in the reported cases, while the 54.9% interview lift makes examiner interviews an important prosecution consideration. The 1,144-day median should also guide timing discussions and response planning.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17641580 | OPERATING DEVICE, USE OF AN OPERATING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OPERATING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Neoperl GmbH |
| 19087197 | KITCHEN SINK WITH INTERCHANGEABLE MODULAR COMPONENTS | Non-Final OA | Kohler Co. |
| 18609959 | FLUSH TOILET | Non-Final OA | Kohler Co. |
| 18672507 | TELESCOPIC URINAL APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Individual inventor |
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Build Your Strategy39.4% of resolved applications examined by William R Klotz were allowed (282 resolved cases), compared with 54.1% across Art Unit 3754 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +54.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by William R Klotz took 1,144 days on average from filing to allowance.
William R Klotz examines applications in Art Unit 3754 in Tech Center 6200.
