Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Nicole Paige Maccrate, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MACCRATE, NICOLE PAIGE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3642 3643

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nicole Paige MacCrate has resolved 193 cases in Art Unit 3642, maintaining an allowance rate of 57.0 percent. The median days to allowance of 876 indicates a prosecution timeline of roughly two and a half years. Applicants like Mjnn LLC and The Zip Project LLC navigate a moderately competitive environment in Tech Center 3600. For Nova-Tech Engineering LLC, the 57.0 percent allowance rate and 876-day median pendency provide a clear expectation for the patent acquisition process.

The interview lift of 22.1 percent suggests that interviews are a productive strategy for firms like Almanac IP Advisors LLP and Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC. This lift provides a meaningful boost to the 57.0 percent baseline allowance rate. Cherson Feldenkrais IP Law Firm LLP can utilize the 22.1 percent lift to resolve technical disagreements and advance applications toward grant. With 193 resolved cases, the data suggests that verbal advocacy is a useful tool for navigating the 876-day process and improving the odds of a successful outcome with this examiner.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

57.0%
Allow Rate
+5.0% vs TC avg
221
Total Applications
+22.1%
Interview Lift
876
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 193 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
23.4%
§102 Novelty
45.7%
§103 Obviousness
28.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19478023 MOBILE DEVICE FOR KEEPING LARGE LIVESTOCK Non-Final OA Individual inventor
19091006 CAGE FOR PETS Non-Final OA Individual inventor
18854529 GIRTHS Final Rejection Individual inventor
18701445 DEVICE FOR GERMINATING, GROWING AND/OR PROPAGATING PLANTS Final Rejection Individual inventor
17876770 Electric Grid for Killing Insects Non-Final OA Individual inventor
19547777 REAR-FACING POULTRY CLAW SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA NOVA-TECH ENGINEERING, LLC
19083956 LOCALIZED PLANT SITE IRRIGATION FOR PLANT SUPPORT TOWERS Non-Final OA MJNN LLC
18580950 VERTICAL INDEXING OF GROW TOWER SEGMENTS Non-Final OA MJNN LLC
19221805 AIR-CIRCULATING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Sachin Aggarwal
19201677 EXTERIOR SQUEAKER FOR TOY Final Rejection Growl USA, Inc.
18640558 USE OF INSECT PREVENTION AND USE OF PREVENTION OF FLYING INSECT FROM STAYING Final Rejection NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
18995363 PLANT CULTIVATION METHOD Non-Final OA Eriko SATO
18976424 Method for Forming Oyster Reefs Non-Final OA THE ZIP PROJECT LLC
18677938 Apparatus and Method for Forming Oyster Reefs Final Rejection THE ZIP PROJECT LLC
18603609 SEEDSHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND SEEDSHEET Non-Final OA Shuhou Co., Ltd.
18835359 FILM PRODUCT FOR APPLICATION TO A BUILDING SHELL FOR PROTECTION AGAINST BIRD IMPACT Non-Final OA BirdShades Innovations GmbH
18838633 SPECIALIZED TRAYS WITH CUPS AND PROCESS FOR PLANT TRANSPLANTATION Final Rejection PURE IMPACT FZCO
18175712 METHODS, SYSTEMS, CLAMPS AND MODULAR COVERS FOR MANIPULATION OF INDIVIDUAL HIVE FRAMES IN A BEE HIVE Non-Final OA BEEWISE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nicole Paige Maccrate's allowance rate?

57.0% of resolved applications examined by Nicole Paige Maccrate were allowed (193 resolved cases), compared with 67.2% across Art Unit 3642 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nicole Paige Maccrate?

This examiner's interview lift is +22.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nicole Paige Maccrate take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nicole Paige Maccrate took 876 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nicole Paige Maccrate work in?

Nicole Paige Maccrate examines applications in Art Unit 3642 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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