Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3619 3671
This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases
Alicia M. Torres serves as an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3619. The examiner has managed 1194 resolved cases, resulting in an allowance rate of 73.5 percent. This 73.5 percent rate provides a baseline for the probability of obtaining a patent grant under this examiner's review. Practitioners can use this percentage to evaluate the overall difficulty of prosecution for applications in this art unit.
The interview lift for this examiner is 17.5 percent. This 17.5 percent lift indicates that applications involving an interview have a higher probability of allowance than those that do not. This suggests that engaging in direct dialogue with the examiner is an effective tool for resolving outstanding rejections. For the 1194 resolved cases, this lift demonstrates the value of verbal communication in the prosecution process.
The median days to allowance is 967. This 967-day figure represents the typical duration from filing to grant for the cases handled by this examiner. Understanding this 967-day median helps in setting expectations for the total length of the patent prosecution process. By combining the 73.5 percent allowance rate and the 967-day median, applicants can better plan their intellectual property strategy.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18147889 | SELF-ADJUSTING ANTI-SCALP SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WHEELED LAWN CARE MACHINE | Final Rejection | Kubota Corporation |
| 18208462 | Method and System for Operating an Autonomous Mobile Green Area Maintenance Robot | Non-Final OA | Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG |
| 18814554 | METER HOUSING APPARATUS AND METER FLOW DETECTION METHOD | Non-Final OA | DEERE & COMPANY |
| 18624228 | SEEDING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | DEERE & COMPANY |
| 18150009 | SEEDING ROW UNIT PAIRS FOR IMPROVED GROUND FOLLOWING AND NARROWER ROW SPACING | Non-Final OA | DEERE & COMPANY |
| 17949604 | SEEDER DEPTH CONTROL | Non-Final OA | Deere & Company |
| 18124336 | Robotic Device with Deployable Propulsion System | Non-Final OA | DS2.0, LLC |
| 17636576 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING DUST DEVELOPMENT IN PRECISION DRILL SOWING | Non-Final OA | SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG |
| 19103179 | Method of Seed Delivery | Non-Final OA | Precision Planting LLC |
| 19102316 | Sub-Trench Opener | Non-Final OA | Precision Planting LLC |
| 18298151 | SEED FIRMER | Non-Final OA | Precision Planting LLC |
| 18818350 | Autonomous Lawn Mower with Edger and Control Method Thereof | Non-Final OA | Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd |
| 18810792 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT | Non-Final OA | CNH Industrial America LLC |
| 19068047 | METERING UNIT FOR A SEED DRILL AND ASSOCIATED ISOLATION METHOD | Non-Final OA | KUHN SAS |
| 19068039 | METERING UNIT FOR A SEED DRILL AND ASSOCIATED DRAIN METHOD | Non-Final OA | KUHN SAS |
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