Listed by the USPTO as POPOVICS, ROBERT J
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1733 1763 1776 1777 1778 1779 1797
This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases
Robert J. Popovics has 757 resolved cases in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1733. The profile records a 55.4% allowance rate and a median of 1261 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 23.1% lift in the allowance rate. These figures support planning for a prosecution path that may require sustained claim refinement and attention to examiner dialogue.
The leading companies are 80 Acres Urban Agriculture, Inc., Netafim Ltd., and Ceco Environmental Ip Inc. The leading firms are Husch Blackwell LLP, BAKER & MCKENZIE LLP (Dallas account), and Conley Rose, P.C. The affiliations provide context for agricultural and environmental technologies, where functional disclosure may be central to prosecution strategy.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18648476 | BIOCHAR-BASED WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Individual inventor |
| 18081722 | FILTER FOR USE IN COMMERCIAL SIZE BREWING DEVICES AND MACHINES | Final Rejection | Individual inventor |
| 18882146 | AUTOMATED INDOOR GROWING APPARATUSES AND RELATED METHODS | Non-Final OA | 80 ACRES URBAN AGRICULTURE INC. |
| 18164107 | FILTER ARRANGEMENTS | Non-Final OA | NETAFIM, LTD. |
| 18944678 | SELF-CLEANING FILTER | Non-Final OA | CECO ENVIRONMENTAL IP INC. |
| 18922708 | WATER INLET PROTECTION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | FLO-WATER, LLC |
| 18791677 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEWATERING SOLID PARTICLES IN A CONTAMINATED LIQUID MIXTURE | Non-Final OA | 1934612 ONTARIO INC. |
| 18559271 | CENTRIFUGAL SCREEN FILTER AND RELATED METHOD OF ASSEMBLY | Non-Final OA | Johnson Screens, Inc. |
| 17316272 | Externally Fed Screen for Filtration | Final Rejection | Lyco Manufacturing Inc. |
| 17926517 | SIEVE PANEL HAVING VARIABLE TILT SCREEN ELEMENT | Non-Final OA | Aqseptence Group, Inc. |
| 17937722 | PROMENADE DRAIN | Final Rejection | Zurn Industries, LLC |
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Build Your Strategy55.4% of resolved applications examined by Robert J Popovics were allowed (757 resolved cases), compared with 48.5% across Art Unit 1733 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +23.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Robert J Popovics took 1,261 days on average from filing to allowance.
Robert J Popovics examines applications in Art Unit 1733 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).
