Listed by the USPTO as TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1784 3725 3726 3736 4100
This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases
TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS works in USPTO tech center 4100 and art unit 1784. The profile covers 1367 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 78.0% and a median of 1018 days to allowance. The interview lift is 16.0%, indicating a positive association. The extensive record supports meaningful examiner-specific planning across a substantial set of prosecution matters.
The leading companies are JFE Steel Corporation, ArcelorMittal, and Novelis Inc. The listed firms are Davidson Kappel LLC, Bachman & LaPointe, P.C., and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP. Steel and materials applicants may use the profile to assess examiner familiarity, expected timing, and the possible role of interviews in advancing claims.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18665151 | Dual Action Retention Mechanism | Non-Final OA | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation |
| 18698243 | Method for Forming a Sheet Metal Component in a Press Apparatus, and Press Apparatus | Final Rejection | Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft |
| 19079943 | NEEDLE-PEENING METHOD | Non-Final OA | JFE Steel Corporation |
| 19109245 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRESS-FORMED PART | Non-Final OA | JFE STEEL CORPORATION |
| 18416263 | ROBOTIC DEEP ROLLING TOOL DESIGN FOR MECHANICAL SURFACE TREATMENT OF EXTREMELY COMPLEX AND TIGHT CLEARANCE BLADE ROOT GEOMETRY | Final Rejection | RTX Corporation |
| 18722052 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SHEET METAL COMPONENTS AND DEVICE THEREFOR | Non-Final OA | ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG |
| 19086257 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRESS-FORMED PRODUCT | Non-Final OA | FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. |
| 19108872 | HOT ROLLING WITH RESIDUAL ELEMENTS | Non-Final OA | ArcelorMittal |
| 18709293 | Hot stamping die and hot stamping process using a hot stamping press | Final Rejection | ArcelorMittal |
| 18623673 | RIVETING TOOL YOKE | Non-Final OA | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. |
| 18677179 | ELECTRICAL HEATING DEVICE, FORMING DEVICE, AND ELECTRICAL HEATING METHOD | Final Rejection | SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. |
| 18908113 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BOTTOMED CANS AND INTERMEDIATE MATERIAL FOR MANUFACTURING BOTTOMED CANS | Non-Final OA | Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd. |
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Build Your Strategy78.0% of resolved applications examined by Edward Thomas Tolan were allowed (1,367 resolved cases), compared with 56.5% across Art Unit 1784 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +16.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Edward Thomas Tolan took 1,018 days on average from filing to allowance.
Edward Thomas Tolan examines applications in Art Unit 1784 in Tech Center 4100.
