Listed by the USPTO as THOMPSON, CURTIS A
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1758 1798
This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases
THOMPSON, CURTIS A is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 1700 and art unit 1758. The profile records 201 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 61.2%, and a median of 1371 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 51.6% lift.
Hitachi Ltd., BASF SE, and Beckman Coulter Inc. are the listed companies. The listed firms are MATTINGLY & MALUR, PC, CROWELL & MORING LLP, and ICE MILLER LLP. The allowance and timing figures support early preparation for substantive prosecution and a lengthy path to allowance. The interview measure is a prominent feature of the profile, giving practitioners a strong basis to consider an interview when a focused exchange could address claim interpretation, prior art, or amendment scope.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17887582 | METHOD OF ANALYZING ANTIMONY ION, INSPECTION TOOL USED FOR ANALYZING PENTAVALENT ANTIMONY ION, AND INSPECTION TOOL USED FOR ANALYZING ANTIMONY ION ACCORDING TO ITS VALENCE | Final Rejection | KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA |
| 18695424 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A CHEMICAL PRODUCTION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | BASF SE |
| 18034932 | HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING | Non-Final OA | BASF SE |
| 17266911 | Monodispersed Particle-Triggered Droplet Formation from Stable Jets | Final Rejection | The Regents of the University of California |
| 18702746 | CONTAINER, MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE, AND DIAPHRAGM PUMP | Non-Final OA | NOK CORPORATION |
| 18521649 | AUTOMATIC QUALITY CHECK FOR LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS | Non-Final OA | Beckman Coulter, Inc. |
| 18038518 | MIXING HEATER SETPOINT CHANGE | Final Rejection | Beckman Coulter, Inc. |
| 18038125 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER, POSITION ADJUSTMENT TOOL, AND POSITION ADJUSTMENT METHOD | Non-Final OA | HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION |
| 18029427 | Automatic Analyzer | Non-Final OA | Hitachi High-Tech Corporation |
| 18011971 | Automatic Analyzer | Final Rejection | Hitachi High-Tech Corporation |
| 17910946 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE | Final Rejection | Hitachi High-Tech Corporation |
| 17794543 | Automatic Analysis System | Non-Final OA | Hitachi High-Tech Corporation |
| 17786628 | SPECIMEN CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND SPECIMEN CONVEYANCE METHOD | Final Rejection | HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION |
| 17781451 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER | Non-Final OA | Hitachi High-Tech Corporation |
| 17628593 | SAMPLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM | Final Rejection | HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION |
| 18490160 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING BLOOD PLASMA FROM WHOLE BLOOD | Final Rejection | City University of Hong Kong |
| 18287789 | MONITORING SYSTEM AND MONITORING METHOD | Final Rejection | SHIMADZU CORPORATION |
| 18659881 | FLUID CONTAINER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Gen-Probe Incorporated |
| 18659963 | FLUID CONTAINER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Gen-Probe Incorporated |
| 18684541 | SELECTIVE MEASUREMENT OF HUMAN FACTOR VIII | Non-Final OA | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED |
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Build Your Strategy61.2% of resolved applications examined by Curtis A Thompson were allowed (201 resolved cases), compared with 38.8% across Art Unit 1758 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +51.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Curtis A Thompson took 1,371 days on average from filing to allowance.
Curtis A Thompson examines applications in Art Unit 1758 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).
