Examiner Cairns Thomas R

2468-CAIRNS-THOMAS-R

Employment Information

Art Unit:2468 — Multiplex communications
Group:2410-2460-2470 — Multiplex and VoIP
Classes: 370 — Multiplex communications
307 — Electrical transmission or interconnection systems
Phone:(571) 270-0487
Email:thomas.cairns@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Elctrl Engrg
Service:11 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

21
3-Year Grant rate: 89% over 250 cases
Difficulty: Easier
Difficulty Percentile: 21st

With Examiner Cairns, you have a 89% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Cairns is an easier examiner and in the 21st percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Cairns, 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 2468

Examiner Cairns's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 2468 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Cairns 0.9
Art Unit 2468 1.7

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