Listed by the USPTO as PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1732 1738 1788 4100
This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases
PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY is assigned to technology center 4100 and art unit 1732. The profile records 40 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 47.5%. The limited case base calls for caution, while the recorded rate indicates a mixed prosecution outcome.
The median time to allowance is 1280 days. Interview lift is 41.3%, showing a strong positive association between interviews and allowance. That result makes interview preparation a meaningful practical tool in this profile.
The recurring companies are Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd., Hunan Brunp EV Recycling Co., Ltd., and Arkema France. The listed firms are KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, and Westbridge IP LLC. Counsel should use focused interviews and carefully supported amendments while recognizing that the sample is limited.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18035946 | PROCESS FOR CONCENTRATING DILUTED SULFURIC ACID | Non-Final OA | BASF SE |
| 18570430 | INTEGRATED PROCESS AND CATALYSTS FOR MANUFACTURING HYDROGEN IODIDE FROM HYDROGEN AND IODINE | Final Rejection | Honeywell International Inc. |
| 18399192 | METHOD FOR PREPARING LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE POLE PIECE AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY | Non-Final OA | BYD COMPANY LIMITED |
| 17998934 | PURIFICATION OF AROMATIC LIQUIDS | Final Rejection | ARKEMA FRANCE |
| 17998938 | PROCESS FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HYDROGEN-BEARING ORGANIC LIQUIDS | Non-Final OA | ARKEMA FRANCE |
| 18009081 | A WOOD-DERIVED CARBOHYDRATE COMPOSITION | Final Rejection | UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION |
| 17996703 | VITRIFICATION MATERIALS TO PARTIAL OXIDATION GASIFIER | Non-Final OA | Eastman Chemical Company |
| 17760321 | CHEMICAL RECYCLING OF POLYOLEFIN-CONTAINING PLASTIC WASTE AND SOLVOLYSIS COPRODUCT STREAMS | Non-Final OA | Eastman Chemical Company |
| 18268451 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING LEAD FROM COPPER SMELTING DUST | Non-Final OA | MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION |
| 18691381 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM HYDROXIDE | Final Rejection | SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD. |
| 18681346 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM CONTAINING SOLUTION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM HYDROXIDE | Non-Final OA | SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD. |
| 18579520 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING ALLOY | Final Rejection | SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD. |
| 18401946 | NICKEL-CONTAINING COMPOSITE HYDROXIDE AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREFOR, POSITIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR A NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREFOR, AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY | Non-Final OA | SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD. |
| 18267054 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM HYDROXIDE | Final Rejection | SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD. |
| 17797212 | METHOD FOR TREATING ALLOY | Final Rejection | SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD. |
| 18023903 | Ligand Compound, Organochromium Compound and Catalyst System Comprising the Same | Non-Final OA | LG Chem, Ltd. |
| 17767800 | TRANSITION METAL COMPOUND AND CATALYST COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | LG CHEM, LTD. |
| 18712556 | ALUMINA POWDER | Non-Final OA | SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy47.5% of resolved applications examined by Nicholas Anthony Piro were allowed (40 resolved cases), compared with 53.6% across Art Unit 1732 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +41.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Nicholas Anthony Piro took 1,280 days on average from filing to allowance.
Nicholas Anthony Piro examines applications in Art Unit 1732 in Tech Center 4100.
