Listed by the USPTO as STEIN, MICHELLE
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1771 1797
This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases
STEIN, MICHELLE is assigned to Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1771. Her record includes 677 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 45.3%. Interviews correspond to a 35.5% lift, and the median time to allowance is 1370 days. The combination provides a substantial prosecution history for evaluating how interview practice relates to outcomes in this art unit.
The companies most represented are Topsoe A/S, Shell USA Inc., and Uop LLC. The listed firms are AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP, ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP - Los Angeles, and BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. Counsel handling similar matters can account for the reported interview effect and the extended median allowance timeline when setting expectations and choosing response strategies.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18898849 | HYDROCRACKING OPERATION WITH REDUCED ACCUMULATION OF HEAVY POLYNUCLEAR AROMATICS | Non-Final OA | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
| 18564407 | A METHOD OF DETERMINING A CARBURISATION MODEL OF A COIL OF A STEAM CRACKING FURNACE | Non-Final OA | Linde GmbH |
| 18957677 | INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR HYDROTREATING A RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCK WITH IMPROVED CARBON MONOXIDE MANAGEMENT | Non-Final OA | UOP LLC |
| 18417188 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING AN OLEFIN STREAM FOR OLIGOMERIZATION WITH DIMETHYL ETHER REMOVAL | Final Rejection | UOP LLC |
| 18709124 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR HYDROCARBON STEAM CRACKING | Non-Final OA | TOTALENERGIES ONETECH BELGIUM |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy45.3% of resolved applications examined by Michelle Stein were allowed (677 resolved cases), compared with 53.8% across Art Unit 1771 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +35.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Michelle Stein took 1,370 days on average from filing to allowance.
Michelle Stein examines applications in Art Unit 1771 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).
