Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1693 1711 1715 1717 1737 1759 1784 1787 1792 1796
This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases
Robert S. Walters Jr. has managed 1111 resolved cases in Art Unit 1693 of Tech Center 3700. The examiner's allowance rate is 51.5 percent, reflecting a rigorous examination process where nearly half of the applications are not granted. This 51.5 percent rate indicates that the examiner maintains a high bar for patentability and requires thorough technical justification from applicants.
Prosecution timelines are extended, with a median days to allowance of 1287. This 1287 day median means that successful cases often take several years to reach a conclusion. A critical data point is the interview lift of 50.4 percent, which suggests that conducting an interview can dramatically increase the chances of securing an allowance compared to cases where no interview is held.
The 50.4 percent lift is exceptionally high and should be a primary focus for any practitioner on this docket. With a 51.5 percent baseline, an interview can nearly double the probability of success. Given the 1287 day median, an early interview is a vital strategy for resolving issues and potentially accelerating the path to grant with this examiner.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19085453 | ACRYLIC ACID PLASMA POLYMERIZATION FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR | Final Rejection | TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD. |
| 18545064 | Molding Material | Final Rejection | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
| 19298515 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY | Non-Final OA | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 19226533 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GAS BARRIER FILM | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 18644077 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Final Rejection | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 19191503 | COATING SYSTEM REMOVAL METHOD | Final Rejection | Rolls-Royce plc |
| 18559811 | COMPOSITIONS, COMPRISING PLATELET-SHAPED TRANSITION METAL PARTICLES | Non-Final OA | BASF SE |
| 18262211 | TWO-COMPONENT SYSTEM FOR PREPARING DEODORANT POLYURETHANE FOAMS | Non-Final OA | BASF SE |
| 18567068 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION | Final Rejection | HENKEL IP & HOLDING GMBH |
| 18848912 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET, AND EQUIPMENT FOR MANUFACTURING HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET | Final Rejection | JFE STEEL CORPORATION |
| 19132423 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LOW GLOSS COATING SURFACE BY RADIATION CURING | Final Rejection | Covestro LLC |
| 19132429 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LOW GLOSS COATING SURFACE BY RADIATION CURING | Non-Final OA | Covestro LLC |
| 19004988 | APPAREL FABRIC WITH HEAT RETENTION | Final Rejection | Under Armour, Inc. |
| 18360255 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGING STAMPING LUBRICANT TO CONTROL DEPOSITION | Non-Final OA | Ford Global Technologies, LLC |
| 19226344 | METHOD FOR THE FORMATION OF THIN FILMS USING TWO TYPES OF SILICON PRECURSOR | Final Rejection | SK Hynix Inc. |
| 19306619 | A COATING COMPOSITION, A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CURED COATING, AND AN ARTICLE COMPRISING A CURED COATING | Final Rejection | AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC |
| 19173421 | PRECURSOR, GAS MIXTURE, AND METHOD FOR DEPOSITING A LOW K DIELECTRIC FILM | Final Rejection | Applied Materials, Inc. |
| 18384688 | METHOD OF BLOCKING DIELECTRIC SURFACES USING BLOCKING MOLECULES TO ENABLE SELECTIVE EPI DEPOSITION | Final Rejection | Applied Materials, Inc. |
| 19213239 | Substrate Processing Method and Substrate Processing Apparatus | Non-Final OA | Tokyo Electron Limited |
| 19191504 | FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Tokyo Electron Limited |
| 18656477 | SUBSTRATE COATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS | Final Rejection | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. |
| 18940071 | SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT, SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD, AND AREA-SELECTIVE FILM FORMING METHOD ON SUBSTRATE SURFACE | Non-Final OA | TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. |
| 18856877 | BORON-CONTAINING PRECURSORS FOR THE ALD DEPOSITION OF BORON NITRIDE FILMS | Final Rejection | Versum Materials US, LLC |
| 18674793 | A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR ENCAPSULATING A COMPONENT ARRANGED ON A SUBSTRATE | Final Rejection | GN Hearing A/S |
| 18555108 | METHOD OF CURING A WATERBORNE COATING | Non-Final OA | SWIMC LLC |
| 18694506 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR HEAVY-LOAD TIRE | Non-Final OA | THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. |
| 18276914 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SURFACE-TREATED GAS-PHASE-PROCESS SILICA PARTICLE, SURFACE-TREATED GAS-PHASE-PROCESS SILICA PARTICLE, AND TONER EXTERNAL ADDITIVE FOR ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPMENT | Final Rejection | SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. |
| 18696736 | FLUOROPOLYMER-FREE PROCESSING AIDS FOR ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMERS | Non-Final OA | ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc. |
| 18547924 | VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION, VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT, AND LAMINATE | Non-Final OA | ZEON CORPORATION |
| 17919817 | METHOD FOR COATING A COMPACTED POWDER CAKE, IN PARTICULAR FOR PRODUCING A CAPSULE CONTAINING BEVERAGE POWDER | Final Rejection | Swiss Coffee Innovation AG |
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