Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3673 3725 3726 3731
This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases
Jacob A. Smith works in Art Unit 3673 and has resolved 360 cases. The examiner's allowance rate is 81.9 percent. This high rate suggests a favorable outlook for applicants in Tech Center 3700. Practitioners should use the 81.9 percent allowance rate to benchmark their own performance and set realistic goals for their filings.
An interview lift of 17.7 percent indicates that interviews provide a meaningful benefit in moving cases toward allowance. This 17.7 percent lift can be used to resolve specific rejections in Art Unit 3673 that might otherwise delay the process. Practitioners should consider direct engagement to improve upon the already strong baseline allowance rate of 81.9 percent.
The median days to allowance is 851, which is a relatively efficient path to patent issuance. This duration of 851 days is an important benchmark for managing client expectations in Tech Center 3700. The combination of high allowance rates and a manageable pendency timeline across these 360 resolved cases makes for a productive prosecution environment.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18131670 | APPARATUS FOR THE AUTOMATED PRODUCTION OF SCREW CONNECTIONS | Non-Final OA | HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA |
| 18602495 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18612754 | HEATER CONTROL SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. |
| 19375559 | METHOD FOR MONITORING SEAMING TOOLS | Non-Final OA | Ferrum Packaging AG |
| 19282677 | BOTTLE ADAPTER PRESS AND RELATED SYSTEM AND METHOD | Non-Final OA | Gary L. Sharpe |
| 18597573 | CONTROL OF AEROSOL PRODUCTION IN AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 18695212 | A POWDER COATING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | TUSAS- TURK HAVACILIK VE UZAY SANAYII ANONIM SIRKETI |
| 18875563 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD | Non-Final OA | BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH |
| 18761878 | BED MESH COMBINATION DEVICE, BED MESH COMBINATION METHOD, AND BED MESH MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Guangzhou Lianrou Machinery & Equipment Co., Ltd |
| 18620321 | AIRFLOW ROUTING SYSTEM FOR NON-CIRCULAR ITEM TRANSPORT SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | PACE PACKAGING LLC |
| 18291908 | CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE OF COOKING APPLIANCE AND COOKING APPLIANCE | Non-Final OA | GUANGDONG MIDEA KITCHEN APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. |
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