Listed by the USPTO as SMITH, SLADE E
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3694 3696
This examiner grants 30% of resolved cases
SMITH, SLADE E works in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3694. The profile covers 162 resolved cases, with a 29.6% allowance rate and a median of 1357 days to allowance. Interview lift is 30.8%, indicating that interviews are associated with a materially better outcome than the overall allowance figure alone would suggest.
Zelis Payments LLC, Capital One Services LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. are the listed companies. Hanchuk Kheit LLP, Blueshift IP LLC, and Harrity & Harrity, LLP are the listed firms. The combination of a low allowance rate, extended median timing, and positive interview measure supports early preparation for examiner interviews and disciplined claim strategy.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19232122 | UTILIZING CARD MOVEMENT DATA TO IDENTIFY FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS | Non-Final OA | Capital One Services, LLC |
| 18223499 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PEER-TO-PEER FUNDS REQUESTS | Non-Final OA | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
| 18224688 | USING IMAGES AND VOICE RECORDINGS TO FACILITATE UNDERWRITING LIFE INSURANCE | Final Rejection | State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company |
| 19228338 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED NETWORK INTERACTIONS | Non-Final OA | MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED |
| 18385240 | SYNCHRONIZED PROCESSING OF DATA BY NETWORKED COMPUTING RESOURCES | Final Rejection | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA |
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Build Your Strategy29.6% of resolved applications examined by Slade E Smith were allowed (162 resolved cases), compared with 42.9% across Art Unit 3694 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +30.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Slade E Smith took 1,357 days on average from filing to allowance.
Slade E Smith examines applications in Art Unit 3694 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).
