Listed by the USPTO as KNIEF, THOMAS RAY
Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2853
This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases
Thomas Ray Knief works in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2853. The profile covers 55 resolved cases, with an 89.1% allowance rate and a median of 834 days to allowance. The interview lift is 12.0%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance in this dataset.
The listed companies are Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Seiko Epson Corporation, and Canon Inc. The listed firms are Alleman Hall LLP, HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C., and WORKMAN NYDEGGER. The limited resolved-case record should inform how broadly practitioners apply the 89.1% allowance rate. The 12.0% interview lift supports considering examiner contact, while the 834-day median gives a direct basis for timing discussions.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18740278 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK JET RECORDING DEVICE AND AQUEOUS INK | Final Rejection | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 19078746 | PRINTING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
| 19017984 | PRINTING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
| 19186165 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. |
| 19078699 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING GENERATION OF CURLS IN SHEETS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | Non-Final OA | KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. |
| 18888788 | INKJET IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | Final Rejection | KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. |
| 18810826 | MAINTENANCE DEVICE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS | Final Rejection | KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. |
| 19039264 | COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | RICOH COMPANY, LTD. |
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Build Your Strategy89.1% of resolved applications examined by Thomas Ray Knief were allowed (55 resolved cases), compared with 72.7% across Art Unit 2853 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +12.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Thomas Ray Knief took 834 days on average from filing to allowance.
Thomas Ray Knief examines applications in Art Unit 2853 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).
