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| Art Unit: | 1785 — Stock material or miscellaneous articles |
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| 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 |
| 3-Year Grant rate: | 75% over 214 cases |
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| Difficulty: | Medium |
| Difficulty Percentile: | 53rd
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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).
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.
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 |
Examiner Higgins has granted 120 of 168 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 71%.
Examiner Higgins has granted 41 of 46 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 89%.
With Examiner Higgins, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 25%.
| 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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