Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1714 3723 3762 4100
This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases
Makena Markman has resolved 331 cases in Art Unit 1714 of Tech Center 4100. Her allowance rate is 59.8 percent. This 59.8 percent rate is a key metric for practitioners to evaluate when filing in this art unit. The data also shows an interview lift of 38.6 percent. This lift indicates the change in the probability of allowance associated with an examiner interview.
The median days to allowance is 1173. This 1173-day figure represents the duration of the prosecution process for cases that reach a grant. Practitioners should consider the 331 resolved cases as a historical record of the examiner's work. The 59.8 percent allowance rate and 38.6 percent interview lift are central to the examination profile. The median pendency is a factor for managing client expectations.
Direct communication is a documented tactic, as shown by the lift. Applicants should review the allowance rate as they prepare their prosecution strategy. The cases provide a data set for understanding the examiner's approach in Tech Center 4100. The timeline is a measure of the time required to navigate Art Unit 1714 to a successful conclusion.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18679879 | APPARATUS FOR POLISHING A WAFER | Non-Final OA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18640980 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A WAFER | Final Rejection | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
| 18394524 | APPARATUS FOR CLEANING A SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION CHAMBER | Final Rejection | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 18572811 | METAL WIRE AND SAW WIRE | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. |
| 18736167 | Hand-Held Power Tool, in Particular Grinding Tool, Hand-Held Power Tool Apparatus, Protective Device, Hand-Held Power Tool System and Method for Producing a Hand-Held Power Tool Apparatus | Non-Final OA | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 18696791 | MACHINE FOR PROCESSING SHEET METAL PARTS | Final Rejection | ARKU MASCHINENBAU GMBH |
| 18783277 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION | Non-Final OA | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| 18193405 | Multi-Blade Trimming and Dressing Tool | Non-Final OA | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| 18847030 | GRINDING WHEEL, ASSEMBLIES AND PROCESSES FOR ASSEMBLING A GRINDING WHEEL | Non-Final OA | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
| 18720833 | CONDITIONING DISK WITH MICROFEATURES | Non-Final OA | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
| 18250288 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING COOLANT TO AN ACTIVE GRINDING AREA | Final Rejection | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
| 17906364 | ATTACHMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ABRASIVE DISCS | Non-Final OA | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
| 18146025 | BLADE GRINDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Final Rejection | Shaw Industries Group, Inc. |
| 18702931 | POLISHING APPARATUS AND POLISHING METHOD | Non-Final OA | EBARA CORPORATION |
| 18987473 | WORKPIECE PROCESSING METHOD | Non-Final OA | DISCO CORPORATION |
| 18890092 | POLISHING APPARATUS AND POLISHING METHOD | Non-Final OA | DISCO CORPORATION |
| 18324274 | DEBURRING UNIT AND CUTTING MACHINE | Non-Final OA | DISCO CORPORATION |
| 18076614 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPONENT MADE OF HARD BRITTLE MATERIAL AND COMPONENT MADE OF HARD BRITTLE MATERIAL | Final Rejection | SINTOKOGIO, LTD. |
| 17439644 | CARD POSITIONING DEVICE FOR CARD TREATING DEVICES AND CARD TREATING DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH POSITIONING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Matica Fintec S.P.A. |
| 18143143 | MACHINE CONTROL FOR DYNABRAID MACHINE | Final Rejection | Raytheon Technologies Corporation |
| 17871767 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POLISHING OBJECTS USING THIN FILM OF SLURRY | Non-Final OA | Qual Diamond Inc. |
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