Listed by the USPTO as TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3615 3616 3657 3683
This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases
TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE works in tech center 3600 and art unit 3615. The profile includes 783 resolved cases, an 84.7% allowance rate, and a median of 930 days to allowance. The interview lift is 11.7%, indicating a measurable but secondary role for examiner interviews relative to the overall allowance record.
Representative companies are HL Mando Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH, and ZF Friedrichshafen AG. The listed firms are BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC, GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C., and HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP. The concentration of automotive-related companies provides useful subject-matter context for applicants and counsel evaluating this docket.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18695733 | BRAKING DEVICE, ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 18246900 | AXIAL FORCE TRANSMITTER FOR AN ACTUATING DEVICE OF A BRAKE SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN AXIAL FORCE TRANSMITTER | Non-Final OA | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 18852866 | BRAKING DEVICE AND BRAKING SYSTEM FOR BRAKING A VEHICLE, VEHICLE, METHOD FOR BRAKING A VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND CONTROL UNIT | Non-Final OA | VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AB |
| 18391101 | HANDHELD WORK APPARATUS WITH A BRAKE UNIT | Non-Final OA | Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG |
| 18660310 | ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY OF AN ELECTROMECHANICAL VEHICLE BRAKE, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING A BRAKE PISTON IN AND FROM AN ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY | Non-Final OA | ZF Active Safety GmbH |
| 18646229 | ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKE ACTUATOR | Non-Final OA | ZF Active Safety US Inc. |
| 18686666 | METHOD FOR ACTUATING A BLOCKING TAPPET, ACTUATION UNIT AND VEHICLE BRAKE | Non-Final OA | Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH |
| 18677145 | BRAKE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | Non-Final OA | HL MANDO CORPORATION |
| 18534145 | PISTON VALVE ASSEMBLY AND SHOCK ABSORBER WITH THE SAME | Final Rejection | HL MANDO CORPORATION |
| 18594943 | ANTIOXIDANT COATINGS FOR CARBON COMPONENTS | Non-Final OA | Honeywell International Inc. |
| 18967906 | DISC BRAKE AND COVER COMPONENT | Non-Final OA | Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. |
| 18562403 | Disc Brake for a Commercial Vehicle | Final Rejection | KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH |
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Build Your Strategy84.7% of resolved applications examined by Melanie Torres Williams were allowed (783 resolved cases), compared with 79.2% across Art Unit 3615 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +11.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Melanie Torres Williams took 930 days on average from filing to allowance.
Melanie Torres Williams examines applications in Art Unit 3615 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).
