Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Alexander Marion Weddle, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WEDDLE, ALEXANDER MARION

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1712 1714 1715 1717 1731 1741 1785 1787 1792 1795

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

WEDDLE, ALEXANDER MARION is assigned to art unit 1712 in tech center 3700. Across 952 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 63.7%, and the median time to allowance is 1137 days. Interviews are associated with a 25.5% lift, suggesting that examiner engagement can be a useful complement to written responses and carefully targeted amendments.

The leading companies are Applied Materials Inc., PPG Industries Inc., and Homag GmbH. The leading firms are BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC, HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C., and OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. Counsel can use this established record to inform interview preparation and prosecution sequencing.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

63.7%
Allow Rate
-6.3% vs TC avg
1,018
Total Applications
+25.5%
Interview Lift
1137
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 952 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
44.4%
§103 Obviousness
34.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18385966 CORROSION INHIBITOR FOR MILD STEEL IN CIRCULATING WATER SYSTEMS Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18975426 PROSTHETIC LINER AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection Ossur Iceland ehf
18169801 MASK SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
19000941 METHODS AND ASSEMBLIES FOR SELECTIVE DEPOSITION OF METAL-CONTAINING MATERIAL Final Rejection ASM IP Holding B.V.
18379836 Slot Die Coating Device Having Air Vent Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18433845 ULTRAHIGH-TEMPERATURE PARTICLE-INCORPORATED COMPOSITE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18298436 Methods, Apparatuses, and Systems for Smart Delivery of Coating Material Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18897245 COATING DIE, COATING DEVICE AND COATING METHOD Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
19042816 PEDESTAL THERMAL PROFILE TUNING USING MULTIPLE HEATED ZONES AND THERMAL VOID Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
18842132 BLOWOFF NOZZLE Non-Final OA Toray Industries, Inc.
18159429 FILM FORMING DEVICE, MIST FILM FORMING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROCONDUCTIVE FILM Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
17906903 DYE SUBLIMATION PRINTING Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18261877 An Improved Tantalum Electrode and Related Methods Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18668806 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND DISPLAY METHOD Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
19026834 RAZOR BLADES Final Rejection The Gillette Company LLC
17989767 METHODS OF REMOVING METAL OXIDE USING CLEANING PLASMA Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
17534287 VAPOR DEPOSITION OF CARBON-DOPED METAL OXIDES FOR USE AS PHOTORESISTS Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18972674 METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
19044236 AREA SELECTIVE DEPOSITION OF ALUMINUM BASED FILMS USING ALKYL ALUMINUM AMIDINATE PRECURSORS Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
18236256 Smart Automated Spin Coater Final Rejection North Carolina State University
17832414 Universal One-Step Method to Make Fe-Based (Oxy)Hydroxides as Efficient OER Catalysts for Seawater Electrolysis Final Rejection University of Houston System
18660727 ESSENTIAL OIL MICROPARTICLES FOR POWDER COATING APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Xerox Corporation
18197677 APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SEMES CO., LTD.
18280631 ENCAPSULATED SYSTEMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF- HEALING BUILDING MATERIALS Non-Final OA National Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Alexander Marion Weddle's allowance rate?

63.7% of resolved applications examined by Alexander Marion Weddle were allowed (952 resolved cases), compared with 43.3% across Art Unit 1712 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Alexander Marion Weddle?

This examiner's interview lift is +25.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Alexander Marion Weddle take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Alexander Marion Weddle took 1,137 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Alexander Marion Weddle work in?

Alexander Marion Weddle examines applications in Art Unit 1712 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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