Listed by the USPTO as STEELE, JENNIFER A
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1746 1759 1782 1783 1788 1789 1794 1796 1798 3781
This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases
Jennifer A. Steele is an examiner in Art Unit 1746 within Tech Center 3700, having resolved 729 cases. The allowance rate is 48.7 percent, indicating that roughly half of the applications reach allowance. This suggests a balanced and rigorous examination environment for applicants.
The interview lift is significant at 33.5 percent, highlighting the value of direct communication with the examiner. This substantial increase suggests that interviews are a highly effective tool for overcoming rejections and securing an allowance. Practitioners should make interviews a central part of their strategy.
The median days to allowance is 1477, reflecting a long prosecution timeline. Major companies in this docket include Albany International Corp., Nike Inc., and The Procter & Gamble Company. These entities are often represented by firms such as Bayramoglu Law Offices LLC, Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP, and Cantor Colburn LLP.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18294184 | EXTRUDABLE POLYURETHANE ARTICLES AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND PRINTING SAME | Non-Final OA | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
| 18617669 | NONWOVEN SUBSTRATE AND ABSORBENT ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| 18444137 | CERAMIC COMPONENT | Non-Final OA | RTX CORPORATION |
| 18940918 | OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM | Non-Final OA | Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. |
| 18631322 | BREATHABLE, WICKING NONWOVEN MATERIAL | Final Rejection | Zephyros, Inc. |
| 18288865 | Two-layer buckling resistant lead-free water barrier | Non-Final OA | NEXANS |
| 19105673 | GLASS FIBER-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION | Non-Final OA | SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V. |
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Build Your Strategy48.7% of resolved applications examined by Jennifer A Steele were allowed (729 resolved cases), compared with 57.1% across Art Unit 1746 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +33.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Jennifer A Steele took 1,477 days on average from filing to allowance.
Jennifer A Steele examines applications in Art Unit 1746 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
