Listed by the USPTO as MCATEE, PATRICK
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3685 3689 3698
This examiner grants 10% of resolved cases
MCATEE, PATRICK is assigned to Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3685. His record includes 227 resolved cases, a 10.1% allowance rate, and a median of 1475 days to allowance. The allowance result is low within this individual record, while the reported median indicates a lengthy path to allowance for matters that reach that outcome.
The interview lift is 13.2%, showing a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes, but it does not offset the need for careful claim and response strategy suggested by the allowance record. The listed companies are Giesecke+Devrient Advance52 GmbH, Modern Electronic Solutions Inc., and Allparts Music Corporation. The associated firms are Espatent Oy, Sinorica LLC dba Thoughts to Paper, and Workman Nydegger.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18827218 | BENDER FOR ALTERING PITCH OF STRINGED INSTRUMENT | Non-Final OA | Individual inventor |
| 18783483 | TEMPO DETECTION AND DISPLAY SYSTEM, MUSIC PRACTICE AND MASTERY SYSTEM, MUSICAL AID, PROCESS, AND METHOD OF USE | Non-Final OA | Individual inventor |
| 18610584 | SECURE TRANSACTION UNIT, TOKEN REFERENCE REGISTER, ELECTRONIC PAYMENT TRANSACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING OF TOKEN | Final Rejection | Giesecke+Devrient advance52 GmbH |
| 18810033 | Tuning Slide Clip for a Tremolo | Non-Final OA | Modern Electronic Solutions inc |
| 18791484 | Improved Bridge for Electric Guitar | Non-Final OA | Allparts Music Corporation |
| 18476382 | Personalized curriculum | Non-Final OA | Yousician Oy |
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Build Your Strategy10.1% of resolved applications examined by Patrick Mcatee were allowed (227 resolved cases), compared with 40.6% across Art Unit 3685 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +13.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Patrick Mcatee took 1,475 days on average from filing to allowance.
Patrick Mcatee examines applications in Art Unit 3685 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).
