Examiner Merkling Matthew J

1725-MERKLING-MATTHEW-J

Employment Information

Art Unit:1725 — Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process
Group:1720 — Fuel Cells, Battery, Flammable Gas, Electrophotography, Photolithography
Classes: 429 — Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process
252 — Compositions
422 — Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing
423 — Chemistry of inorganic compounds
700 — Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications
518 — Chemistry: fischer-tropsch processes; or purification or recovery of products thereof
110 — Furnaces
431 — Combustion
Phone:(571) 272-9813
Email:matthew.merkling@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Cheml Engrg
Service:19 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

39
3-Year Grant rate: 83% over 557 cases
Difficulty: Easier
Difficulty Percentile: 39th

With Examiner Merkling, you have a 83% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Merkling is an easier examiner and in the 39th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Merkling, 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 1725

Examiner Merkling's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 1725 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Merkling 1.1
Art Unit 1725 1.4

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Merkling has granted 367 of 445 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 82%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Merkling has granted 93 of 112 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 83%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Merkling, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 1%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18047668 Electrochemical Pump And Fuel Cell System Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Abandoned View
17767120 Carbonaceous Material For Electrochemical Device, Production Method Therefor, Negative Electrode For Electrochemical Device, And Electrochemical Device Patented View
18048684 Solid Electrolyte Membrane, All-Solid-State Battery Using The Same And Methods Of Manufacturing Thereof Patented View
17951190 Method For Carbon Formation Free Operation Of Reformers Patented View
17918485 Apparatus And Method For Manufacturing Unit Cells Patented View
18075810 Cathode Active Material For Lithium Secondary Battery And Lithium Secondary Battery Including The Same Patented View
18090204 Battery Module Assembly Patented View
17869928 Battery Module Comprising A Plurality Of Battery Cells And Method For Producing Such A Battery Module Patented View
18038168 Internal Short Circuit Induction Apparatus And Method For Batteries Patented View
18087452 Systems And Methods For Measuring Real Time Battery Dilation Patented View
17603496 Battery Module And Battery Pack Comprising Same Patented View
17877397 Methods For Manufacturing Batteries And Related Systems Patented View
17781401 High-Temperature Lithium Secondary Battery Electrolyte And Battery Cell Patented View
17687784 Portable Battery Containers Patented View
17967614 Electrode Assembly, Cylindrical Battery Cell, And Battery Pack And Vehicle Including The Same Patented View
18077643 Co-Production Of Hydrogen, Carbon, Electricity, And Concrete With Carbon Dioxide Capture Abandoned View
17794788 Fuel Cell Unit Patented View
18147150 Battery Module Patented View
18000949 Method Of The Production Of Hydrogen Abandoned View
17988310 Fuel Cell Device With Increased Service Life Abandoned View
17567040 Electric Lawn Mower, Electric Wheeled Vehicle, Battery Device, And Electric Tool Abandoned View
18117160 Diesel Reforming Apparatus Having A Heat Exchanger For Higher Efficiency Steam Reforming For Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (Sofc) Abandoned View
18288823 Fuel Cell System Patented View
18013079 All-Solid-State Secondary Battery And Manufacturing Method Therefor Patented View
18084496 Negative Electrode Sheet And Battery Applying Same Patented View
16333851 Secondary Battery Patented View
18608089 Co-Production Of Hydrogen, Carbon, And Electricity With Carbon Dioxide Capture Abandoned View
18526610 Magnetic Force Dilatometer For Measuring Dilation Of Individual Electrode Patented View
18003590 Pouch-Shaped Battery Cell Including Sealed Portion Venting Adjustment Means Patented View
17987086 Secondary Battery Patented View
17922933 Battery Module, Battery Pack Comprising Same, And Vehicle Patented View
17892471 Methane Cracking Apparatus Patented View
17802658 Dual-Cathode Fuel Biocell Abandoned View
17882630 Battery Pack, Method Of Assembling Battery Pack And Battery Cluster Abandoned View
18117282 Battery Terminal Patented View
17887996 Cylindrical Cell-Based Parametric Battery Module For Flexible Assembly And Packaging Patented View
17813978 Additive For Electrolyte, Electrolyte, And Electrochemical Device Patented View
17869851 Method For Producing High Nickel Lithiated Metal Oxide For Battery Patented View
17794056 Battery Device Patented View
17072721 Positive Electrode Active Material For Lithium Secondary Battery, Method For Preparing The Same, And Lithium Secondary Battery Including The Same Patented View
17990198 Fuel Cell System Abandoned View
18096215 Battery Assemblies, Motor Vehicles, And Methods For Fixturing Battery Components Utilizing Fast-Set Adhesives Patented View
17760203 Novel Electrochemical Cells, Stacks, Modules And Systems Abandoned View
17997033 Process For The Thermal Decomposition Of Ammonia And Reactor For Carrying Out The Process Abandoned View
18432952 Apparatus, System And Method For Generating Nitrogen Gas From Fuel-Cell Exhaust Gas Patented View
18392517 Zinc Based Alloys For Stable And High-Performance Seawater-Based Aqueous Batteries Patented View
17772020 Electrolyte For Lithium Secondary Battery And Lithium Secondary Battery Comprising Same Patented View
18920394 Battery Module Including Cooling Member, And Battery Pack And Energy Storage System Including The Same Abandoned View
17725505 Multiparameter Integrated Online Monitoring System And Method For At Least One Energy Storage Battery Based On Fiber Bragg Grating Patented View
17793630 Porous Carbon Material Having Core-Shell Structure, Preparation Method Thereof, Sulfur-Carbon Composite Comprising Same, And Lithium Secondary Battery Patented View

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