Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Michael M Quandt, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as QUANDT, MICHAEL M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3671 3745

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael M. Quandt works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3671. He has 497 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 62.8 percent. The interview lift is 19.3 percent, indicating that interviews are a strategy for securing an allowance compared to the 62.8 percent baseline. This 19.3 percent lift suggests that verbal communication is a way to resolve issues in his docket.

The median days to allowance is 1138. His top companies include AUMOVIO Germany GmbH, Illinois Tool Works Inc., and Kubota Corporation. Firms such as Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD, and CROWELL & MORING LLP are frequently involved. The 62.8 percent allowance rate and 1138 median days to allowance are metrics for practitioners. With 497 resolved cases, these figures provide an expectation of the prosecution timeline and success probability in Art Unit 3671. The 19.3 percent interview lift is an incentive for direct engagement.

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

Performance Statistics

62.8%
Allow Rate
-7.2% vs TC avg
541
Total Applications
+19.3%
Interview Lift
1138
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 497 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.5%
§102 Novelty
37.4%
§103 Obviousness
41.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18432480 HYDROSTATIC STEERING DEVICE FOR A UTILITY VEHICLE Final Rejection DEERE & COMPANY
18300974 ROBOTIC WELDING TOOL TIPS AND METHODS TO PROGRAM A ROBOTIC WELDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18597979 WORKING MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORKING MACHINE Non-Final OA KUBOTA CORPORATION
18549382 ACTIVE REELING AND STEERING CONTROL OF A VINE ROBOT Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18290770 BRAKE UNIT HAVING A FLUID RESERVOIR Final Rejection Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18248827 COMPOSITE PANE COMPRISING A SUN SHADING COATING Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
18338866 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WAFER Non-Final OA DISCO CORPORATION
17760890 Construction Machine Final Rejection Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Michael M Quandt's allowance rate?

62.8% of resolved applications examined by Michael M Quandt were allowed (497 resolved cases), compared with 62.3% across Art Unit 3671 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Michael M Quandt?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Michael M Quandt take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Michael M Quandt took 1,138 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Michael M Quandt work in?

Michael M Quandt examines applications in Art Unit 3671 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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