Examiner Varma Akash K

1773-VARMA-AKASH-K

Employment Information

Art Unit:1773 — Liquid purification or separation
Group:1770 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus
Classes: 210 — Liquid purification or separation
209 — Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
204 — Chemistry: electrical and wave energy
222 — Dispensing
134 — Cleaning and liquid contact with solids
131 — Tobacco
426 — Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
521 — Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series
700 — Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications
237 — Heating systems
Phone:(571) 272-9627
Email:akash.varma@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Cheml Engrg
Service:12 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

68
3-Year Grant rate: 64% over 290 cases
Difficulty: Harder
Difficulty Percentile: 68th

With Examiner Varma, you have a 64% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Varma is a harder examiner and in the 68th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Varma, 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 1773

Examiner Varma's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 1773 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Varma 2.0
Art Unit 1773 1.4

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Varma has granted 128 of 220 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 58%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Varma has granted 59 of 70 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 84%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Varma, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 45%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18261908 Filter Press With Multi-Function Robot For Maintenance, Tracking And Wear Control Of Filtering Septa Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
17782821 Modified Column For Expanded Bed Adsorption And Methods Of Use Thereof Patented View
18277327 System For In-Line Enrichment Of Liquids Abandoned View
18276445 Filtering Device For Collecting Debris At The Surface Of Bodies Of Water Abandoned View
18248810 Water Purifier Patented View
17750445 Automatic Flushing System For Filters Associated With An Irrigation System Patented View
18118547 System For Ultrapurification Of Organic Solvent Abandoned View
19077074 Spray Head Patented View
17601336 Crossflow Filtration Method, Method For Obtaining At Least One Crossflow Filtration Parameter And System For Obtaining At Least One Crossflow Filtration Parameter Abandoned View
19052231 Wastewater Treatment Device, Docking Station And Cleaning System Patented View
17553956 Desalting System For Chromatography Patented View
19193821 Cleaning Device Patented View
19216169 Method For Isolating A Heavy Metal Ion From An Aqueous Solution Patented View
17800527 Dilute Solution Production Apparatus Patented View
17790177 Cyclone Filter Patented View
18136381 Apparatus For Protecting Skimmer Pump Lines Abandoned View
18029528 A Method Performed By A Control Device For Verifying The Performance Of A Uv-Reactor, A Control Device, And A Uv-Reactor Abandoned View
17335300 Methods For Monitoring Marine Waterbody Sustainability At Discharge Sites Patented View
17358977 A Device And Method For Converting And Separating At Least One Reactant And A Reaction Product Thereof Patented View
17872672 Fluid Disinfection Apparatus And Methods Patented View
17771022 Scaling-Resistant And Yellowing-Resistant Reverse Osmosis Composite Membrane And Preparation Method Thereof Patented View
19216086 Method For Removing Heavy Metal Ions From Water Patented View
18013800 Integrated Water And Objects Disinfection Apparatus Abandoned View
18661533 Filter Device Patented View
17663982 Methods And Systems For Thermal Fluid Conditioning And Delivery Patented View
17755563 Methods And Systems For Monitoring Or Controlling Anti-Scalant Concentration Abandoned View
18639492 Enhanced Foam Removal Of Total Suspended Solids And Multiply Charged Cations From Aqueous Or Aqueous/oil Mixed Phase Via Increased Viscoelasticity Patented View
17253653 Alkali-Stable Nanofiltration Composite Membrane And Method Of Manufacture Thereof Patented View
17766699 Surface Modified Polyethersulfone Membranes And Method Of Making Thereof Patented View
17470890 In-Pond Water Quality Maintenance System Abandoned View
16375252 System For The Delivery Of Transdermal Nutrients And Gasses Abandoned View
18639529 Biosolids Quality And Dewaterability Patented View
18140882 Method And System For The Remediation Of Aquatic Facilities Patented View
17290985 Spiral Wound Protein Separation Device Patented View
17720269 Sorption Apparatus Abandoned View
19190876 Polypropylene Bag Sorbent Device Patented View
17442577 Device For Treating Liquids By Electromagnetism And Stirring Patented View
16984320 System And Methods For Automatic Dilution Of Whole Blood To Increase Plasma Clarity Patented View
17001720 Process Cooling Water System Control Systems And Methods For Iron And Steelmaking Applications Patented View
17621194 Industrial-Scale Processing Of Cannabis Material Abandoned View
18656688 Hot Water Cart Conditioning System And Method Patented View
18656518 Thermomechanochemical Waste Treatment Patented View
18111656 Method And System For The Remediation Of Aquatic Facilities Patented View
17476463 Valve Setup For Chromatography And Fluid Management Systems Patented View
17334443 Separator Monitoring And Control Patented View
18652516 Low Cost And Sanitary Efficient Method That Creates Two Different Treatment Zones In Large Water Bodies To Facilitate Direct Contact Recreational Activities Patented View
17443956 Separator Electrical Analysis Patented View
17596386 Method For Isolating Carboxylic Acid From An Aqueous Side Stream Abandoned View
17243526 Pool Cleaner Abandoned View
18654819 Sterile And/or Purified Fluid And/or Solution Delivery System Patented View

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