Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Listed by the USPTO as PILKINGTON, JAMES
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3617 3656 3682
This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases
James Pilkington is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3617. The examiner has a high volume of 1610 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 70.2 percent. This indicates a generally positive environment for obtaining a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 913, which provides a timeline for the expected duration of prosecution. With 1610 resolved cases, the data is very robust.
The interview lift for this examiner is 35.7 percent. This significant lift suggests that interviews are highly correlated with a successful outcome compared to the 70.2 percent baseline. Practitioners should strongly consider requesting an interview to take advantage of the 35.7 percent increase in allowance probability. The 913 median days to allowance is an important factor for planning in Art Unit 3617. Overall, the 70.2 percent allowance rate and the 35.7 percent interview lift suggest that proactive communication is a very effective strategy across the 1610 resolved cases.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18937945 | BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR A ROTATING COMPONENT OF A WIND TURBINE | Final Rejection | Nordex Energy SE & Co. KG |
| 19084563 | FOIL BEARING AND BEARING BLOCK FOR RECEIVING A FOIL BEARING | Final Rejection | ZF CV Systems Global GmbH |
| 18433561 | OIL LUBRICATION FAN PERSUADER | Non-Final OA | RTX Corporation |
| 19220281 | BEARING DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL INSULATION, NOTABLY FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR OR MACHINE, AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHODS | Non-Final OA | AKTIEBOLAGET SKF |
| 19218731 | MARKING FOR IDENTIFYING ROLLING ELEMENTS IN ROLLING BEARINGS | Non-Final OA | AKTIEBOLAGET SKF |
| 19217079 | BEARING UNIT PROVIDED WITH A SEALING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Aktiebolaget SKF |
| 19194167 | ROLLING BEARING WITH SEALS AND A SEGMENTED SPACER RING BETWEEN THE SEALS | Non-Final OA | AKTIEBOLAGET SKF |
| 19192915 | BEARING DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRIC INSULATION, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE OR MOTOR | Non-Final OA | AKTIEBOLAGET SKF |
| 19023836 | INSULATED BEARING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Final Rejection | Aktiebolaget SKF |
| 18924350 | OPTIMIZED BALL BEARING WITH FEATURES FOR IMPROVED LUBRICATION | Final Rejection | AKTIEBOLAGET SKF |
| 18443527 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY | Final Rejection | Aktiebolaget SKF |
| 18514490 | BEARING-ASSEMBLY COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A BEARING-ASSEMBLY COMPONENT | Final Rejection | AKTIEBOLAGET SKF |
| 18943716 | WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY | Non-Final OA | HAYES BICYCLE GROUP INC. |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy70.2% of resolved applications examined by James Pilkington were allowed (1,612 resolved cases), compared with 61.6% across Art Unit 3617 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +35.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by James Pilkington took 913 days on average from filing to allowance.
James Pilkington examines applications in Art Unit 3617 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).