Listed by the USPTO as WHATLEY, BENJAMIN R
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1674 1699 1700 1758 1773 1798
This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases
WHATLEY, BENJAMIN R is assigned to Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1674. The record includes 411 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 66.7% and a median of 1178 days to allowance. The interview lift is 68.3%, a strong positive association that makes interview preparation especially important in this docket.
The listed companies are Hitachi Ltd., HP Inc., and Roche Diagnostics Operations Inc. The listed firms are MATTINGLY & MALUR, PC, CROWELL & MORING LLP, and Foley & Lardner LLP. Practitioners should use interviews to focus the examiner's attention on the claim features that distinguish the cited art, while ensuring that any resulting agreement is captured in the written response. The 1178-day median favors early issue resolution and disciplined amendment practice.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18775676 | BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE PROCESSING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 17912189 | INTERMITTENT WARMING OF A BIOLOGIC SAMPLE INCLUDING A NUCLEIC ACID | Final Rejection | HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. |
| 17906554 | COMPACT CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM WITH PLANAR SAMPLE TRANSPORT | Non-Final OA | Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. |
| 18586662 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS METHOD | Final Rejection | Hitachi High-Tech Corporation |
| 18285334 | Conveying Device, and Analyte Analysis System | Final Rejection | Hitachi High-Tech Corporation |
| 18007598 | Automatic Analysis Apparatus | Final Rejection | Hitachi High-Tech Corporation |
| 17923616 | SAMPLE TRANSPORT DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Hitachi High-Tech Corporation |
| 17798672 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER | Final Rejection | HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION |
| 18722095 | PURIFICATION APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | SHIMADZU CORPORATION |
| 18008050 | AUTOMATIC SAMPLE INJECTION DEVICE | Final Rejection | Shimadzu Corporation |
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Build Your Strategy66.7% of resolved applications examined by Benjamin R Whatley were allowed (411 resolved cases), compared with 36.5% across Art Unit 1674 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +68.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Benjamin R Whatley took 1,178 days on average from filing to allowance.
Benjamin R Whatley examines applications in Art Unit 1674 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).
