Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Mitchell James Price, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PRICE, MITCHELL JAMES

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3611

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

PRICE, MITCHELL JAMES is assigned to Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3611. The profile includes 9 resolved cases, a 66.7% allowance rate, and a 957-day median time to allowance. The interview lift is 42.9%, a strong positive signal, although the small resolved-case set limits how broadly the result should be used for forecasting.

The listed companies are Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd., Panasonic Holdings Corporation, and Volvo Group. The principal firms are AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry, and DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP.

Practitioners may consider interviews an important case-management option when prosecution presents a defined dispute. The allowance rate indicates that favorable outcomes occur in the supplied matters, while the median timing remains significant. Given the limited case volume, counsel should supplement this profile with application-specific facts before setting expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
+14.7% vs TC avg
30
Total Applications
+42.9%
Interview Lift
957
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 9 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
36.8%
§102 Novelty
42.1%
§103 Obviousness
19.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18876415 POWER ASSISTED BICYCLE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18742183 ENERGY ABSORBING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE FUEL GAS STORAGE SYSTEMS AND RELATED ASPECTS Final Rejection Volvo Truck Corporation
18885778 VEHICLE Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19219047 STEERING ANGLE SENSOR DEVICE IN A STEERING SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND STEERING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ZF Active Safety GmbH
18448214 VEHICLE TRAILER HITCH SYSTEMS WITH INTEGRATED FEATURES FOR ADDED FUNCTIONALITY Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Mitchell James Price's allowance rate?

66.7% of resolved applications examined by Mitchell James Price were allowed (9 resolved cases), compared with 67.1% across Art Unit 3611 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Mitchell James Price?

This examiner's interview lift is +42.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Mitchell James Price take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Mitchell James Price took 957 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Mitchell James Price work in?

Mitchell James Price examines applications in Art Unit 3611 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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