Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1784 3725 3726 3736 4100
This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases
Edward Thomas Tolan is an examiner in Tech Center 4100, working in Art Unit 1784. He has a volume of 1363 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 78.0 percent, which indicates the frequency of grants for applications reaching a final resolution. This 78.0 percent rate provides a benchmark for success in this technology area.
The interview lift for Tolan is 16.0 percent. This 16.0 percent lift suggests that direct communication with the examiner is an effective way to move an application toward allowance. Practitioners should take advantage of this lift to resolve issues and improve the 78.0 percent baseline success rate for the 1363 resolved cases.
The median days to allowance is 1018. This 1018-day figure represents the typical time required to secure a patent grant. For the applications in Art Unit 1784, the 1018-day median and the 78.0 percent allowance rate provide a reliable set of expectations for the prosecution process with Tolan.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18665151 | Dual Action Retention Mechanism | Non-Final OA | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation |
| 18623673 | RIVETING TOOL YOKE | Non-Final OA | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. |
| 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 |
| 18722052 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SHEET METAL COMPONENTS AND DEVICE THEREFOR | Non-Final OA | ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG |
| 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 |
| 18922997 | CAN BODY MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CAN BODY | Non-Final OA | TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD. |
| 18677179 | ELECTRICAL HEATING DEVICE, FORMING DEVICE, AND ELECTRICAL HEATING METHOD | Final Rejection | SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. |
| 19172707 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND AN ARTICLE FOR A DISPOSABLE LID WITH A WINDOW | Non-Final OA | HFA, INC. |
| 18703699 | HOT STAMPING METHOD FOR PRE-COATED STEEL SHEETS | Final Rejection | The University of Hong Kong |
| 18555576 | ROLL STEERING CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TANDEM MILLS | Final Rejection | NOVELIS, INC. |
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