Examiner Higgins Gerard T

1785-HIGGINS-GERARD-T

Employment Information

Art Unit:1785 — Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Group:1780 — Miscellaneous Articles, Stock Material, Adhesive Composition, Fabrics
Classes: 428 — Stock material or miscellaneous articles
503 — Record receiver having plural interactive leaves or a colorless color former, method of use, or developer therefor
252 — Compositions
106 — Compositions: coating or plastic
429 — Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process
156 — Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
257 — Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diodes)
Phone:(571) 270-3467
Email:gerard.higgins@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Gen Chem
Service:19 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

53
3-Year Grant rate: 75% over 214 cases
Difficulty: Medium
Difficulty Percentile: 53rd

With Examiner Higgins, you have a 75% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Higgins is a medium examiner and in the 53rd percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Higgins, 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 1785

Examiner Higgins's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 1785 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Higgins 1.7
Art Unit 1785 1.4

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Higgins has granted 120 of 168 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 71%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Higgins has granted 41 of 46 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 89%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Higgins, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 25%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18074412 Crosstalk Reduction Of Microcapsule Imaging System Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
17926934 Printed Material, Method For Producing Printed Material And Printing Medium For Laser Printing Patented View
18263981 Uv Laser-Markable Colored Wire Insulation Material Patented View
18128356 Laser Marked Articles With Machine Readable Codes Patented View
18128347 Laser Marked Articles With Machine Readable Codes Patented View
17193741 Activatable Warming Indicator Without Dye Patented View
18375721 Thermographic Imaging Element Patented View
18502063 Laminate And Package Abandoned View
18585804 Direct Thermal And Thermal Transfer Label Combination Patented View
18346873 Rate-Sensitive Protective Apparel Patented View
18127758 Liquid Mulching Agent Composition Containing Seaweed Extract Patented View
18027929 Thermal Insulation Coating Material Abandoned View
18230368 Direct Thermal Recording Media With Diarylurea Combinations For Oil Resistance Patented View
17788013 Dental Appliance With Functional Structures & Transfer Articles Used In Forming Such Appliances Patented View
17621115 Voxelated Molecular Patterning In 3-Dimensional Freeforms Patented View
17911114 Composite Coating For Increasing Atmospheric Condensation On A Surface Of A Substrate Abandoned View
18276170 Magnetostrictive Member And Method For Manufacturing Magnetostrictive Member Patented View
18006433 Thermal Transfer Sheet, And Combination Of Thermal Transfer Sheet And Intermediate Transfer Medium Patented View
18032509 Heat-Sensitive Recording Body Patented View
18060613 Buffer Material And Method Of Producing Buffer Material Abandoned View
18275047 Fusion Sheet And Wiring Member Patented View
17577568 Molecular Coatings Of Nitride Semiconductors For Optoelectronics, Electronics, And Solar Energy Harvesting Abandoned View
18272748 Printable Media Abandoned View
18034885 Laminate, Heat-Sensitive Recording Body, And Method For Forming Image Abandoned View
17406184 Thermoset Sealant Film Patented View
18188298 Apparatuses And Methods For Printed Security Features Patented View
18053720 Printed Product And Method Of Producing Printed Product Patented View
17724899 Thermal Transfer Medium And Information Recording Body Patented View
17598478 Reversibly Thermochromic Composition, Reversibly Thermochromic Microcapsule Pigment Encapsulating Reversibly Thermochromic Composition, And Writing Instrument Using Reversibly Thermochromic Microcapsule Pigment Patented View
17763872 Heat-Sensitive Recording Material Comprising Phenol-Free Organic Colour Developers Patented View
17780007 Heat-Sensitive Recording Body Patented View
18255430 System And Method For Joining High-Performance Thermoplastic Components Patented View
17310290 3d-Printed Bioresorbable All-Polymer Composite Soft Tissue Scaffolds Patented View
18155315 Phosphorescent Tattoo Ink Formulation Abandoned View
18712296 Heat-Sensitive Recording Composition Patented View
17602066 Aqueous Ink Composition For Reversibly Thermochromic Writing Instrument, And Refill And Aqueous Ballpoint Pen Incorporating Aqueous Ink Composition For Reversibly Thermochromic Writing Instrument Patented View
17959701 Glass Articles With Low-Friction Coatings Patented View
17065706 Thermal Transfer Ribbons And Direct Thermal Print Media Including Environmental Exposure Indicator Material Abandoned View
18268882 Laminate, Card, And Housing Patented View
17919887 Heat-Sensitive Recording Material Patented View
17435350 Silicon Metal Oxide Encapsulation Film Comprising Metal Or Metal Oxide In Thin Film, And Manufacturing Method Therefor Patented View
18087234 Delamination Resistant Glass Containers With Heat-Tolerant Coatings Patented View
17825603 Secondary Battery Abandoned View
17925447 Systems And Methods For Overmolding On Electronic Device Surfaces Patented View
18464778 Layered Materials, Methods Of Making, Methods Of Use, And Articles Incorporation The Layered Materials Patented View
18329775 Electrophotographic Member, Process Cartridge, And Electrophotographic Image Forming Apparatus Patented View
17759652 Release Member-Integrated Image Forming Sheet, Release Member-Integrated Image Sheet, Image Sheet, Method For Manufacturing Image Sheet, Decorative Product, And Method For Manufacturing Decorative Product Patented View
17976940 Article Of Footwear With Soil-Shedding Performance Patented View
17910417 Recording Medium And Exterior Member Abandoned View
17642126 Compositions Patented View

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