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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Stephanie Renee Oliva, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as OLIVA, STEPHANIE RENEE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3761

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Analysis

OLIVA, STEPHANIE RENEE has resolved 27 cases in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3761. The allowance rate is 44.4%, the interview lift is 68.2%, and the median time to allowance is 1436 days. The interview lift is materially higher than the allowance rate, making examiner interviews an important consideration in the available record. The limited case volume requires caution when extending this pattern to future applications.

The principal companies are LG Electronics Inc., Panasonic Holdings Corporation, and Koninklijke Philips N.V. The leading firms are Amarok IP Inc., Bochner PLLC, and Dickinson Wright PLLC - Ann Arbor. Counsel can use these names to understand the disclosed technology and representation context, while planning for a prolonged median allowance timeline.

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

Performance Statistics

44.4%
Allow Rate
-25.6% vs TC avg
60
Total Applications
+68.2%
Interview Lift
1436
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
25.3%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
21.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17674028 INDUCTION HEATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INDUCTION HEATING APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18275976 LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17785023 COOKING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18002293 SYSTEM FOR DISPENSING GROUND COFFEE Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18381075 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18571099 LASER MACHINING DEVICE AND NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
17508181 WELDING METHOD USING FIBER LASER FOR COMPONENTS OF A MEDICAL DEVICE Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
18159208 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HEATING TUNABILITY IN PROCESSING CHAMBERS Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17937257 DRIP COFFEE MAKER WITH ELECTRONICALLY-CONTROLLED VARIABLE VALVE Non-Final OA Midea Group Co., Ltd.
17916824 LASER MACHINING DEVICE AND LASER MACHINING METHOD Final Rejection HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18117450 FORMING COOLING APERTURE(S) IN A TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT Final Rejection Raytheon Technologies Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Stephanie Renee Oliva's allowance rate?

44.4% of resolved applications examined by Stephanie Renee Oliva were allowed (27 resolved cases), compared with 57.7% across Art Unit 3761 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Stephanie Renee Oliva?

This examiner's interview lift is +68.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Stephanie Renee Oliva take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Stephanie Renee Oliva took 1,436 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Stephanie Renee Oliva work in?

Stephanie Renee Oliva examines applications in Art Unit 3761 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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