Examiner Bland Alicia

1759-BLAND-ALICIA

Employment Information

Art Unit:1759 — Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process
Group:1700 Search — Search and Classification
Classes: 507 — Earth boring, well treating, and oil field chemistry
525 — Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series
524 — Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series
521 — Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series
166 — Wells
428 — Stock material or miscellaneous articles
528 — Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series
106 — Compositions: coating or plastic
175 — Boring or penetrating the earth
522 — Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series
Phone:(571) 272-2451
Email:alicia.bland@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr
Service:20 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

73
3-Year Grant rate: 59% over 254 cases
Difficulty: Harder
Difficulty Percentile: 73rd

With Examiner Bland, you have a 59% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Bland is a harder examiner and in the 73rd percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Bland, 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 1759

Examiner Bland's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 1759 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Bland 1.3
Art Unit 1759 1.4

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Bland has granted 112 of 188 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 60%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Bland has granted 37 of 66 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 56%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Bland, conducting an interview decreases your chance of getting a patent granted by 7%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
17915807 Composition For Synthetic Stone And Synthetic Stone Manufactured Thereof Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Abandoned View
17788744 Low-Odor Soft Pvc Material Patented View
17915775 Thermoplastic Materials For Use In Slurry Transportation Pipes Patented View
18007154 Polymers Derived From A Poly(Tetrahydrofuran)(Meth)acrylate Macromer, Adhesive Compositions, And Articles Patented View
18324597 Rubber Vulcanization Processes Employing An Eutectic Mixture Patented View
17788676 Shoe Member And Shoe Patented View
18021171 Halogen Free Flame Retardant Elastomer Composition, Articles Prepared From The Same And Preparation Methods Thereof Abandoned View
17757934 Vinyl Chloride Resin Compositions And Shaped Articles Abandoned View
17682380 Magnetic Sheet Patented View
18037224 Peelable Composition Patented View
17623085 Compositions And Methods For Paraffin Liquefaction And Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Concentrated Acids Abandoned View
17944501 Material For Forming Adhesive Film, Patterning Process, And Method For Forming Adhesive Film Patented View
17928914 Composition Comprising Polyester And Modified Softwood Lignin Abandoned View
17229901 Reducing Surface And Bulk Contamination In Plastic Abandoned View
17552274 Dissolution Of Filter Cake At Low Temperatures Abandoned View
18439282 Compositions And Methods For Breaking Foams And Emulsions Patented View
17527746 Fluids For Single And Multi Pad Delivery Abandoned View
18711795 Development Of Novel Neutral Layer And Hydrophobic Pinning Mat Materials For Use In Dsa With Improved Substrate Compatibility Patented View
18774699 Decontamination Of Sulfur Contaminants From Hydrocarbons Patented View
17963644 Non-Fluorinated Polymer Processing Aids Abandoned View
17267142 Crosslinkable Organopolysiloxane Compositions Patented View
17665118 Fluorine-Containing Polymer For Metal-Clad Laminated Sheet, Composition For Metal-Clad Laminated Sheet, Curable Composition, Metal-Clad Laminated Sheet And Printed Substrate Abandoned View
17918723 Resin Composition, Intermediate Film For Laminated Glass, And Laminated Glass Abandoned View
17527525 Dried Shale Inhibitor Additives Abandoned View
17417668 Viscoelastic Compositions For Matrix Acidizing Abandoned View
17771679 Method Of Preparing Graft Copolymer And Method Of Preparing Thermoplastic Resin Composition Including The Same Patented View
17619160 Synergistic Performance Of Amine Blends In Shale Control Patented View
17837474 Laminate, Packaging Material, And Food Packaging Material Patented View
17557950 Wellbore Stability Compositions Comprising Nanoparticles Patented View
18016960 Bio-Based Monomers And Polymers Made Therefrom Patented View
17758233 Hybrid Alkyd-Acrylic Based Pressure Sensitive Adhesives And Methods Of Making And Using Thereof Abandoned View
17872052 Thermoplastic Elastomer Composition And Molded Articles Thereof Patented View
17793096 Pbt-Based Composition Abandoned View
18839061 Laminated Glazing Comprising A Bird Protection Pattern Patented View
17793971 Aqueous Electrocoating Materials Comprising A Silane-Containing Crosslinker Patented View
17783949 Molding Resin Material And Method For Manufacturing The Same Abandoned View
17773954 Method And Controlling System For Controlling Polymer Viscosity Quality Abandoned View
17913250 Method Of Preparing Vinyl Cyanide Compound-Conjugated Diene Rubber-Aromatic Vinyl Compound Graft Copolymer And Method Of Preparing Thermoplastic Resin Composition Including The Same Patented View
18480325 Fire-Resistant Multi-Layer Membrane Patented View
17777314 Non-Corroding Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Compositions Abandoned View
19050484 Refractory Foam Patented View
18469264 Refractory Foam Patented View
18004221 Enhanced Aging And Reduced Shrinkback Polymeric Composition Patented View
17792007 Polyethylene Powder And Molded Article Thereof Patented View
17559675 Novel Protein Hydrolysate Composition That Increases Coalbed Methane Production Patented View
18540380 Fire-Resistant Multi-Layer Membrane Patented View
18537111 Nanobubble Dispersions Generated In Electrochemically Activated Solutions Abandoned View
17789943 Antibacterial Polymer Composition Patented View
18665379 Thermosetting Composition, Resin Sheet, Metal Foil With Resin, Metal-Clad Laminate, And Printed Wiring Board Patented View
18121668 Method For Manufacturing Heat Sealable Polyester Film Patented View

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