Listed by the USPTO as SMITH, JACOB A
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3673 3725 3726 3731
This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases
SMITH, JACOB A works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3673. He has 368 resolved cases, an 82.3% allowance rate, and a 16.9% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 848 days.
His listed companies are Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Panasonic Holdings Corporation. His listed firms are Grüneberg Global IP, PLLC, Hovey Williams LLP, and MAIER & MAIER, PLLC. The allowance rate and median time provide useful planning signals, while the interview lift indicates some value in considering interviews for applications in this docket.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18602495 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18612754 | HEATER CONTROL SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. |
| 18597573 | CONTROL OF AEROSOL PRODUCTION IN AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 19108747 | FILLING MACHINE COMPRISING AIRFLOW SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Elopak ASA |
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Build Your Strategy82.3% of resolved applications examined by Jacob A Smith were allowed (368 resolved cases), compared with 46.4% across Art Unit 3673 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +16.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Jacob A Smith took 848 days on average from filing to allowance.
Jacob A Smith examines applications in Art Unit 3673 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).