Examiner Yager James C

1782-YAGER-JAMES-C

Employment Information

Art Unit:1782 — Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Group:1780 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material, Adhesive Composition, Fabrics
Classes: 428 — Stock material or miscellaneous articles
206 — Special receptacle or package
Phone:(571) 270-3880
Email:james.yager@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Gen Chem
Service:19 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

83
3-Year Grant rate: 46% over 214 cases
Difficulty: Very Hard
Difficulty Percentile: 83rd

With Examiner Yager, you have a 46% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Yager is a very hard examiner and in the 83rd percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Yager, 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 1782

Examiner Yager's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 1782 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Yager 1.6
Art Unit 1782 1.7

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Yager has granted 65 of 154 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 42%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Yager has granted 33 of 60 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 55%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Yager, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 31%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18288404 Mono Polyester Material Package Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
17675343 Medical Device And Method For Manufacturing Same Patented View
18018678 Thermoplastic Resin Foam, Thermoplastic Resin Foam Sheet, Fiber-Reinforced Resin Composite, Method For Manufacturing Thermoplastic Resin Foam, Thermoplastic Resin Foam Molded Article, Method For Manufacturing Thermoplastic Resin Foam Molded Article, And Foamed Resin Composite Patented View
18579061 Bottle-Forming Preform With A Multilayered Wall, And Gaseous Beverage Bottle Obtained With Such A Preform Patented View
18071728 Anti-Scratch Anti-Reflection Module, Method For Manufacturing The Same And Display Module Patented View
18389179 Multi-Sensory Environmentally Friendly Product Packaging Assemblies Patented View
17726951 Dual-Compartment Pouch Packaging System For A Bentonite Clay Face Mask Product With A Frangible Division Separating A Liquid Material And A Dry Powder Material In Two Individual But Connected Compartments. Abandoned View
19219296 Biodegradable Pulp Packaging Products From Natural Fibers Patented View
17891823 Hermetically Sealed Glass Package Patented View
16768983 Sealable And Easy Opening Polyester Films Patented View
18764974 Resin Film, Laminate, And Packaging Body Patented View
17904436 Low-Blushing Coating Formulations And Associated Uses Abandoned View
18149343 Resin Film, Laminate, And Packaging Body Patented View
18126948 Device Including Transparent Polymer With Hydrophilic Coating, And Method Of Making Same Abandoned View
17019916 Bio-Based Polyethylene Terephthalate Polymer And Method Of Making Same Abandoned View
18025166 Resistive Coating For A Capillary Patented View
18012792 Gas Barrier Resin Composition, Method For Producing Gas Barrier Resin Composition, And Molded Product Patented View
18182324 Blind Fasteners With Eme Protection And Sealing Patented View
17992276 Biodegradable Composite Article Abandoned View
17980469 Bulk Metallic Glass Structures For Hydrogen Applications Abandoned View
17903587 Method And System For Obtaining Cut Elongated Elements Patented View
17872124 Laundry Fixture Having An Aluminum Outer Covering For Reducing Static Electricity Within A Laundry Appliance Patented View
17756629 Cellulosic Laminar Element, Method For Obtaining Said Element And Receptacle Made Using Said Cellulosic Laminar Element Abandoned View
16627499 A Polyethylene Pipe Patented View
16604580 High-Shrink, High-Strength Packaging Article Exhibiting Directional Tear Patented View
17923557 Heat Resistant Recycle-Ready Retort Packaging Patented View
17870098 Heat-Shrinkable Polyester Label Film And Method For Preparing Thereof Patented View
17169166 Biodegradable Insulating Structures, Assemblies, And Associated Methods Abandoned View
18147380 Endoscopic Flexible Tube, Endoscopic Medical Apparatus, And Endoscopic-Flexible-Tube-Base-Covering Material Patented View
18004557 Resin Tube Patented View
17763419 Casing Member For In-Vehicle Camera And Method Of Manufacturing The Same Patented View
17998850 Thermoset Undercoating Compositions Compatible With Free-Radically Cured Overcoating For Metal Substrates Patented View
17999060 A Packaging Material For Packaging Of Liquid And Food Patented View
17404515 Recyclable, Collapsible Tube With Barrier Properties Patented View
18631213 Manufacturing Method Of An Antimicrobial And Adhesion-Proof Titanium Tableware Patented View
18014170 Preform Layered Body And Layered Container Patented View
18188717 Fibrous Elements And Fibrous Structures Employing Same Abandoned View
19063947 Biodegradable Pulp Packaging Products From Natural Fibers Patented View
18022034 Multi-Layer Container, Method For Producing Same, And Method For Producing Reclaimed Polyester Patented View
17740784 Coated Paperboard Containers And Methods Abandoned View
17286197 Container With Effervescent Action Patented View
18833683 Laminated Film And Packaging Bag Patented View
17712295 Thermal Insulation Liners Abandoned View
17789645 A Vacuum-Sealable Plastic Pouch Patented View
16763566 Block-Copolymer-Based Stretchable, Flexible, Waterproof And Breathable Film Patented View
17259862 Package Capable Of Releasing Pressure Patented View
17605482 Shaped Artificial Polymer Articles Patented View
18106099 Biodegradable And/or Home Compostable Sachet Containing A Solid Article Patented View
17704590 Coated Glass Element Patented View
17973694 Gas Barrier Film Patented View

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