Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3722 3723 3772
This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases
Examiner SHUM, KENT N is part of Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3722. The examiner has 121 resolved cases on record. The allowance rate for these cases is 37.2 percent, which represents the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant. The median time to reach an allowance is 1265 days. This 1265-day timeline is a factor for applicants to consider when managing their prosecution schedules.
The interview lift is 49.6 percent, which is greater than the 37.2 percent overall allowance rate. This 49.6 percent lift indicates that conducting an interview is associated with an increase in the likelihood of a patent being granted. Given the 37.2 percent allowance rate and the 1265-day median, the 49.6 percent lift suggests that direct communication is a strategy for overcoming the challenges of prosecution. With 121 resolved cases, these figures provide a statistical picture of the environment in Art Unit 3722 within Tech Center 3700.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18293073 | DYNAMIC MASS BALANCER FOR A ROTATING POWER TOOL | Final Rejection | MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION |
| 18504663 | Locking Pliers with Movable Torque-Increasing Jaw Section | Non-Final OA | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation |
| 18564079 | ELECTRODEPOSITED WIRE FOR SAW WIRE AND METAL WIRE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODEPOSITED WIRE FOR SAW WIRE | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. |
| 18375202 | BRUSHES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR POST-CMP CLEANING OF A SURFACE | Final Rejection | Illinois Tool Works Inc. |
| 18540112 | Oil Filter Wrech | Non-Final OA | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 17788197 | Hand-Held Power Tool Device, Hand-Held Power Tool having the Hand-Held Power Tool Device, and Accessories having the Hand-Held Power Tool Device | Non-Final OA | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 17331091 | ENHANCED INTENSITY CAVITATION NOZZLES | Final Rejection | Georgia Tech Research Corporation |
| 18293344 | WIPER FOR A DEVICE FOR WIPING A GLAZED SURFACE OF A VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR A MOTOR VEHICLE | Non-Final OA | VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGE |
| 17612461 | WET WIPER APPARATUSES FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES | Non-Final OA | General Electric Company |
| 18292423 | POLISHING PAD | Final Rejection | KURARAY CO., LTD. |
| 18414106 | BASE STATION AND CLEANING ROBOT SYSTEM | Final Rejection | BEIJING ROBOROCK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. |
| 18481576 | CMP WITH INDIVIDUALLY ROTATABLE PLATENS | Final Rejection | Applied Materials, Inc. |
| 18359083 | WORKPIECE GRINDING METHOD | Non-Final OA | DISCO CORPORATION |
| 18350164 | WORKPIECE GRINDING METHOD | Non-Final OA | DISCO CORPORATION |
| 18186323 | GRINDING METHOD OF WAFER | Non-Final OA | DISCO CORPORATION |
| 17652537 | GRINDING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | DISCO CORPORATION |
| 17865930 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE | Final Rejection | SEMES CO., LTD. |
| 18568469 | DOUBLE-SIDE POLISHING METHOD FOR WORK AND DOUBLE-SIDE POLISHING APPARATUS FOR WORK | Final Rejection | SUMCO Corporation |
| 18462150 | SERVICE TOOL | Final Rejection | Joy Global Surface Mining Inc |
| 18686906 | METHOD FOR GRINDING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS | Non-Final OA | SILTRONIC AG |
| 18266976 | HUB FLANGE FOR A TOOL BODY | Non-Final OA | Reishauer AG |
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