Examiner Popovics Robert J

1776-POPOVICS-ROBERT-J

Employment Information

Art Unit:1776 — Gas and liquid contact apparatus
Group:1770 — Chemical Apparatus, Separation and Purification, Liquid and Gas Contact Apparatus
Classes: 210 — Liquid purification or separation
134 — Cleaning and liquid contact with solids
222 — Dispensing
137 — Fluid handling
209 — Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
114 — Ships
202 — Distillation: apparatus
239 — Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
221 — Article dispensing
422 — Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing
Phone:(571) 272-1164
Email:robert.popovics@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Cheml Engrg
Service:36 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

72
3-Year Grant rate: 60% over 323 cases
Difficulty: Harder
Difficulty Percentile: 72nd

With Examiner Popovics, you have a 60% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Popovics is a harder examiner and in the 72nd percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Popovics, 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 1776

Examiner Popovics's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 1776 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Popovics 1.1
Art Unit 1776 1.2

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Popovics has granted 149 of 244 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 61%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Popovics has granted 45 of 79 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 57%.

Interview Benefit

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

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
17491606 Container, Cartridge, Kit And Method For Slow Release Of Algaecide In Swimming Pools Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
18251713 Screening Device For Use In Coarse Matter Screening Wells Of A Waste Water Treatment Plant Patented View
18460278 Water Surface Floater Collecting Ship Patented View
18451758 Suction Pool Cleaner Patented View
18210171 Solid-Liquid Separator And Solid-Liquid Separation System Abandoned View
17901087 Multi-Plate Or Laminated Screw Press Patented View
18550597 Oil Filter With Two Filtrate Outlets And Vehicle Lubrication Circuit Patented View
17788258 Storage And Gradual Release Of Storm Water With Mmvf Patented View
18665453 Domed Or Raised Drain Inlet Strainers Patented View
18157042 Roof Drain Attachment Abandoned View
18204839 Drum Washer With Gravity Assist Drainage Patented View
18634434 Device For Dewatering And Method Of Making Same Patented View
18689973 Rotary Drum Filtering Machine For Algae Filtration Patented View
18309877 Linear Or Trench Drain Systems Patented View
18547080 Device For Extracting Foreign Matter In Fish Tank Patented View
18078485 Trench Drains With Suspended Grates Patented View
18381808 Regenerative Media Filter Patented View
18333779 End Material Recovery Apparatus Patented View
18195683 Purification Method Of High Purity Isopropyl Alcohol Used In Semiconductor Cleaning Process Patented View
18251560 Filter Element For Separating Solids From Liquids And Gases Patented View
18023790 Pump Strainer With Pneumatic Cleaning Abandoned View
19240244 Fluid Catalytic Cracking Catalyst For Organic Pollutant Wastewater Treatment Patented View
18001483 Resin Sheet With Large Number Of Wall-Like Projections Present In Parallel On One Surface Abandoned View
19241332 Method Of Making A Filter With Ground Animal Bone Granules And Filtering Therewith Patented View
18385521 Catch Basin Insert Stormwater Filtering Apparatus Having A Planar Frame And Geotextile Fabric Basket Supported Thereby For Debris And Trash Capture Abandoned View
17837281 Water Inlet Protection System Abandoned View
17533840 Turbine Exhaust Gas System Using Produced Water And Ozone Injection Abandoned View
17215840 Water Treatment Device Abandoned View
18624414 Skimmer Cover Assembly Method Patented View
17596806 System And Method Of Decomposing Fluidic Product Having Particles Patented View
18625854 Irrigation Water Recirculation System Abandoned View
17322016 Drinking Straw Abandoned View
17837402 Fast Installation Cap And Drain Patented View
16431965 Filters Principally For Use In Connection With Swimming Pools And Spas Patented View
17926257 Filter Panel With Lattice Support Structure For Filter Drum Patented View
18255642 Tank Inlet Filters Patented View
18973029 Fish Screen For Suction Strainer Patented View
18083505 Algae Preventive Device Abandoned View
18409335 Filter Arrangement And Half Coupling Element Comprising A Filter Arrangement Patented View
18384350 Liquid Filtering Bag Patented View
18058792 Microplastic Filter For Washing Machines Or Other Appliances Patented View
17927394 Fiber Discfilter With Means Of Forming Grooves On The Surface Of Filter Cloths Abandoned View
17501384 Electrolytic Biocide-Generating Unit With Circuit Cooling And Water Sealing Patented View
17950842 Wastewater Heat Exchange System Patented View
18022214 Standpipe Recirculation Systems For Material Removal Machines Patented View
18868525 Underdrain Filtered Water Collection Systems With Winged Screen Diffusers Patented View
18258614 Gravity Type Water-Purifying Device Patented View
17897892 Filtration System For A Water Drainage System Patented View
19037298 Disinfection Lamp With Underwater Light Projection Effect Patented View
18130457 Industrialized Fish And Algae Farming System And Method With Recirculating Water Patented View

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