Listed by the USPTO as SULLIVAN IV, CHARLES COLLINS
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1737
This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases
Charles Collins Sullivan IV is an examiner in Art Unit 1737 of Tech Center 1700. He has resolved 101 cases with an allowance rate of 69.3%. The median time to allowance is 1178 days. The interview lift is 12.0%, indicating a positive correlation between interviews and allowances. This lift suggests that direct communication is a helpful tool for resolving outstanding issues in his cases.
Fujifilm Holdings Corporation, Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., and Ricoh Company, Ltd. are his top corporate applicants. JCIPRNET, Studebaker Brackett PLLC, and Grüneberg Global IP, PLLC are the top law firms. The 69.3% allowance rate and 1178 day median pendency provide a baseline for these imaging and document technology companies. Practitioners should note the 12.0% interview lift when planning their prosecution strategy.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18477545 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS | Final Rejection | FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. |
| 17502755 | TONER | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18670407 | TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. |
| 18638333 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. |
| 18458982 | DEVELOPER, DEVELOPER SET, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | Final Rejection | KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. |
| 18771236 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | Non-Final OA | Konica Minolta, Inc. |
| 18323690 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER | Non-Final OA | Konica Minolta, Inc. |
| 18402756 | TONER, TONER ACCOMMODATING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | Final Rejection | RICOH COMPANY, LTD. |
| 18314218 | RESIN PARTICLE AND TONER | Non-Final OA | RICOH COMPANY, LTD. |
| 18180766 | TONER, TONER-STORING UNIT, DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | Non-Final OA | RICOH COMPANY, LTD. |
| 18768014 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER SET, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER SET, TONER CARTRIDGE SET, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. |
| 18741543 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. |
| 18735173 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING CARRIER, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. |
| 18733829 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. |
| 18731759 | GREEN TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPMENT, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. |
| 18456089 | ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | Final Rejection | FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. |
| 18304352 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. |
| 18297656 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | Final Rejection | FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. |
| 18007172 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN PARTICLE DISPERSION FOR TONER | Final Rejection | KAO CORPORATION |
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Build Your Strategy69.3% of resolved applications examined by Charles Collins Sullivan IV were allowed (101 resolved cases), compared with 63.4% across Art Unit 1737 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +12.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Charles Collins Sullivan IV took 1,178 days on average from filing to allowance.
Charles Collins Sullivan IV examines applications in Art Unit 1737 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).
