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Examiner Gross Christopher M

1684-GROSS-CHRISTOPHER-M

Employment Information

Art Unit:1684 — Combinatorial chemistry technology: method, library, apparatus
Group:1680 — Nucleic acid assay, Combinatorial and Computational Chemistry, Combination Biology and Computer Science
Classes: 506 — Combinatorial chemistry technology: method, library, apparatus
435 — Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
530 — Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof
428 — Stock material or miscellaneous articles
422 — Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing
204 — Chemistry: electrical and wave energy
430 — Radiation imagery chemistry: process, composition, or product thereof
536 — Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series
600 — Surgery
205 — Electrolysis: processes, compositions used therein, and methods of preparing the compositions
Phone:(571) 272-4446
Email:christopher.gross@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Gen Chem
Service:21 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

53
3-Year Grant rate: 75% over 267 cases
Difficulty: Medium
Difficulty Percentile: 53rd

With Examiner Gross, you have a 75% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Gross is a medium examiner and in the 53rd percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Gross, where the timeline is relative to the date of the first office action. The three-year grant rate is the percentage of applications granted at three years after the first office action.

Comparison with Art Unit 1684

Examiner Gross's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 1684 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Gross 1.5
Art Unit 1684 1.7

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Gross has granted 160 of 218 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 73%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Gross has granted 39 of 49 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 80%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Gross, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 10%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
16770693 Screening Method For Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase (Tert) Phosphorylation Inhibitors Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
18433344 Method For Predicting The Off-Target Binding Of A Peptide Which Binds To A Target Peptide Presented By A Major Histocompatibility Complex Abandoned View
17820409 Method Of Identifying Biomarkers Of Neurological Diseases And Diagnosis Of Neurological Diseases Abandoned View
17815256 Compositions And Methods For Treatment Patented View
18388735 Processes And Systems For Preparation Of Nucleic Acid Sequencing Libraries And Libraries Prepared Using Same Patented View
17528456 Assays For Antimicrobial Activity And Applications Thereof Patented View
17761383 Methods For Determining The Severity And Prognosis Of Rsv Infection Abandoned View
16074128 Nucleic Acids Encoding Chimeric Polypeptides For Library Screening Patented View
16969328 Kit Or Device And Method For Detecting Dementia Patented View
18660053 Macromolecule Analysis Employing Nucleic Acid Encoding Patented View
17629398 Test Strip And Method For Detecting Amyloid Beta In Urine Patented View
17453336 Methods And Compositions For Diagnostically-Responsive Ligand-Targeted Delivery Of Therapeutic Agents Abandoned View
17181659 Digital Lspr For Enhanced Assay Sensitivity Abandoned View
15485109 Library Quantitation And Qualification Patented View
18484871 High Throughput Protein-Protein Interaction Screening In Yeast Liquid Culture Abandoned View
17172029 Methods And Compositions For Sequencing Abandoned View
17607801 High-Throughput Screening Methods To Identify Small Molecule Targets Abandoned View
18764943 N-Terminal Modifier Agents And Binders For Treating And Analyzing Peptides Patented View
17413148 Amplification Methods And Systems For Merfish And Other Applications Patented View
18324720 Method For Transposase Mediated Spatial Tagging And Analyzing Genomic Dna In A Biological Sample Abandoned View
17392534 Mirna Fingerprint In The Diagnosis Of Lung Cancer Abandoned View
17624295 Biomarkers For Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patented View
15212215 Methods Of Selecting Antibodies And Antibody Fragments Patented View
18590738 Arrays Including A Resin Film And A Patterned Polymer Layer Patented View
17431193 Methods For Determining Kinetic Parameters Of A Reaction Between Analyte And Ligands Patented View
17964771 Microfluidic Device For Storage And Well-Defined Arrangement Of Droplets Abandoned View
18099913 Probe Set For Analyzing A Dna Sample And Method For Using The Same Patented View
18610717 Methods And Compositions Using One-Sided Transposition Patented View
18409174 Methods, Compositions, And Systems For Spatial Analysis Of Analytes In A Biological Sample Patented View
17934829 Methods And Devices For Detection Of Peripheral Membrane Protein Interactions Using Nonlinear Optical Techniques Abandoned View
17267827 Droplet Arrays For Detection And Quantification Of Analytes Abandoned View
17145197 Immunoassay Detection Device With Test Strip Accommodated In A Capillary Tube Abandoned View
17053792 Solid-Phase Surface And Solution Motion Mode And Motion Device Abandoned View
17025011 Methods, Compositions, And Systems For Classification Of Genetic Variants Of Unknown Significance Abandoned View
17683059 Gene Sequencing Chip And Gene Sequencing Method Patented View
17447416 Modular Chemiresistive Sensor For Real-Time Ethylene Monitoring Patented View
17079959 Compositions And Methods For Therapeutics Prescreening Patented View
17816691 Methods And Systems For Mask Alignment In Manufacturing Process Of Arrays Abandoned View
18659334 Macromolecule Analysis Employing Nucleic Acid Encoding Patented View
17141682 Methods, Systems And Compositions Thereof For Nucleic Acid Library Quality Control And Quantification Abandoned View
16302345 Methods For Identification Of Samples Patented View
16943067 Stabilized Immunoglobulin Domains Patented View
18329296 Mammalian Cell Line For Protein Production And Library Generation Patented View
18492069 Mammalian Cells And Methods For Engineering The Same Patented View
18178367 Methods, Compositions, And Systems For Capturing Probes And/or Barcodes Patented View
18055297 Fusion Proteins Comprising An Engineered Knottin Peptide And Uses Thereof Patented View
18800910 Macromolecule Analysis Employing Nucleic Acid Encoding Patented View
16714745 Model For High-Throughput Screening Of Endocrine Disruptor And Method For Screening Same Patented View
18050912 Flexible Substrates For Nucleic Acid Synthesis Abandoned View
18764600 Efficiently Characterizing Protein-Protein Interactions Patented View

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