Listed by the USPTO as WALTHOUR, SCOTT J
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3632 3741
This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases
WALTHOUR, SCOTT J is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3632. His docket contains 667 resolved cases, a 78.6% allowance rate, and a median of 959 days to allowance. The record shows that most matters reached allowance, although the median timing indicates a prosecution period that can extend well beyond two years.
The interview lift of 70.1% is a pronounced positive association between interviews and allowance. The leading companies are Rolls-Royce plc, Safran S.A., and General Electric Company. The leading firms are OLIFF PLC, CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC, and GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD. Interview strategy appears particularly important for this profile, and applicants should prepare technical explanations and amendment options in advance.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18879556 | AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM WITH TURBINE ENGINE COUPLED TO AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR THE POWER OF WHICH IS LIMITED AS A FUNCTION OF ENGINE SPEED | Non-Final OA | SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES |
| 19364678 | GAS TURBINE PERFORMANCE | Final Rejection | ROLLS-ROYCE plc |
| 19003432 | HIGH POWER EPICYCLIC GEARBOX AND OPERATION THEREOF | Non-Final OA | ROLLS-ROYCE plc |
| 19468097 | ENGINE SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING MEANS FOR HEATING DIHYDROGEN BEFORE SUPPLYING AN ENGINE WITH DIHYDROGEN | Non-Final OA | Airbus Operations SAS |
| 19389456 | AXIAL STAGED COMBUSTION SYSTEM FOR SUPPRESSING GENERATION OF NITROGEN OXIDES FROM AMMONIA OR HYDROGEN FLAME | Non-Final OA | KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
| 18875366 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR GAS TURBINE, GAS TURBINE FACILITY, CONTROL METHOD FOR GAS TURBINE, AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR GAS TURBINE | Non-Final OA | MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. |
| 18452756 | LASER PROCESSING MACHINE | Final Rejection | DISCO CORPORATION |
| 19109070 | A TURBOMACHINE | Non-Final OA | APUGENIUS OY |
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Build Your Strategy78.6% of resolved applications examined by Scott J Walthour were allowed (667 resolved cases), compared with 60.7% across Art Unit 3632 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +70.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Scott J Walthour took 959 days on average from filing to allowance.
Scott J Walthour examines applications in Art Unit 3632 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
