Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1788 3725
This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases
Matthew Stephens serves as a patent examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1788. He has a record of 171 resolved cases. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 65.5 percent, which indicates that a majority of applications reaching a final resolution are granted. This percentage provides a baseline for practitioners to evaluate the probability of a grant in this unit.
The median time to allowance is 1013 days. This duration represents the typical timeframe for successful applications to move from filing to issuance. Practitioners can use this 1013 day median to plan their prosecution strategy and manage client expectations regarding the speed of the process. The 171 resolved cases provide the historical context for this temporal metric.
The data also reveals an interview lift of 22.6 percent. This positive lift indicates that direct communication with the examiner correlates with an increased likelihood of securing an allowance. While the base allowance rate is 65.5 percent, the 22.6 percent lift suggests that interviews are a highly beneficial tactical option. These combined metrics offer a data-grounded view of the examination environment in Art Unit 1788.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18373316 | PRESS FORMING DEVICE AND PRESS FORMING METHOD | Non-Final OA | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 18373317 | PRESS FORMING METHOD | Non-Final OA | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 18639741 | NECKING AND FLANGING APPARATUS AND BATTERY MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT | Final Rejection | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED |
| 18729272 | PRESS FORMING METHOD AND PRESS FORMED PART MANUFACTURING METHOD | Non-Final OA | JFE STEEL CORPORATION |
| 18286881 | MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT OF COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET | Final Rejection | JFE Steel Corporation |
| 18033704 | PRESS FORMING METHOD | Non-Final OA | JFE STEEL CORPORATION |
| 17907484 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BOTTOMED CYLINDRICAL BODY | Non-Final OA | TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD. |
| 18933951 | Conical Refining Filling | Non-Final OA | Valmet Technologies, Inc. |
| 18787165 | WORKING OF SHEET METAL | Final Rejection | CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED |
| 17836577 | CAN BASE FORMING | Non-Final OA | Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. |
| 18718705 | HAMMER CAGE | Final Rejection | Bühler AG |
| 18689673 | COIL SPRING PRODUCT WITH ROTARY CUTTER | Final Rejection | Spühl GmbH |
| 16060863 | Metal Products And Methods For Forming Components Thereof | Non-Final OA | Kaiser Aluminum Warrick, LLC |
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