Examiner: ORTIZ RODRIGUEZ, CARLOS R

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1742 2115 2119 2122 2123 2127 2169 2194 3656

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Carlos R Ortiz Rodriguez is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 1742, with 729 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 76.8%, which is high and suggests a strong likelihood of success for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1131, indicating a typical duration for patent prosecution in this tech center. This 1131-day timeline is a key data point for setting expectations for the 729 resolved cases in this unit.

The interview lift for this examiner is 10.9%. This 10.9% lift shows that conducting an interview provides a boost to the already high 76.8% baseline allowance rate. With 729 resolved cases, this 10.9% figure is a stable indicator that the examiner is receptive to direct communication. Practitioners should consider an interview as a tool to further improve their odds and potentially streamline the 1131-day median path to a grant in Art Unit 1742.

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

Performance Statistics

76.7%

Allow Rate

+24.7% vs TC avg

770

Total Applications

+10.9%

Interview Lift

1130

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 730 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.3%

§101 Eligibility

32.4%

§102 Novelty

38.6%

§103 Obviousness

18.5%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18978207	Method for Recommending an Operational Command for an Industrial Plant	Non-Final OA	ABB Schweiz AG
18274131	REGISTRATION APPARATUS, REFERENCE APPARATUS, REGISTRATION METHOD, REFERENCE METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD	Final Rejection	NEC Corporation
18878856	DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM, DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS, DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND DEVICE CONTROL PROGRAM	Non-Final OA	Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18905644	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOME HEALTH MONITORING	Non-Final OA	State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18730896	OPERATING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD	Non-Final OA	Murata Machinery, Ltd.
19009791	COLLABORATION TOOLS	Non-Final OA	Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
18888611	AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM	Non-Final OA	MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
18202859	SECURITY EVENT DETECTION WITH SMART WINDOWS	Final Rejection	View, Inc.

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