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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Joseph Constantine Pulliam, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PULLIAM, JOSEPH CONSTANTINE

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 1632 1671 1682 1687 2143

This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases

Analysis

PULLIAM, JOSEPH CONSTANTINE is assigned to Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 1632. The profile covers 65 resolved cases, with a 38.5% allowance rate and a median of 1815 days to allowance. The 33.2% interview lift indicates that interviews are associated with a meaningful improvement in allowance outcomes.

Peptone Ltd., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, and The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University appear among the leading companies. GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP (BOS), BALLARD SPAHR LLP, and CALDWELL LLC are the listed leading firms. Practitioners handling matters here may find interview preparation particularly relevant when pursuing allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

38.5%
Allow Rate
-16.5% vs TC avg
99
Total Applications
+33.2%
Interview Lift
1815
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 65 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

33.2%
§101 Eligibility
4.3%
§102 Novelty
27.7%
§103 Obviousness
26.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17912904 LABORATORY TEST ITEM DETERMINATION DEVICE, LABORATORY TEST ITEM DETERMINATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
17187298 METHODS FOR PROFILING AND QUANTITATING CELL-FREE RNA Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17883619 MACHINE LEARING BASED METHOD OF SCREENING POTENTIAL DRUG CANDIDATE, AND A METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
18011687 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS OF MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY AND TREATMENTS FOR CANCER Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
18236812 Calibration Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product Non-Final OA Gen-Probe Incorporated
17111272 COPY NUMBER VARIANT CALLER Non-Final OA MYRIAD WOMEN'S HEALTH, INC.
18322140 COMPOSITION SWEETNESS, BITTERNESS, UMAMI, LICORICE, LINGERING, SOURNESS OR SALTINESS PERCEPTION PREDICTION METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Firmenich SA

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Joseph Constantine Pulliam's allowance rate?

38.5% of resolved applications examined by Joseph Constantine Pulliam were allowed (65 resolved cases), compared with 38.1% across Art Unit 1632 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Joseph Constantine Pulliam?

This examiner's interview lift is +33.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Joseph Constantine Pulliam take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Joseph Constantine Pulliam took 1,815 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Joseph Constantine Pulliam work in?

Joseph Constantine Pulliam examines applications in Art Unit 1632 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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