Examiner Zimmermann John P

2853-ZIMMERMANN-JOHN-P

Employment Information

Art Unit:2853 — Incremental printing of symbolic information
Group:2850-2860 — Printing/Measuring and Testing
Classes: 347 — Incremental printing of symbolic information
106 — Compositions: coating or plastic
101 — Printing
216 — Etching a substrate: processes
399 — Electrophotography
358 — Facsimile and static presentation processing
524 — Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series
428 — Stock material or miscellaneous articles
709 — Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomputer data transferring
528 — Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series
Phone:(571) 270-3049
Email:john.zimmermann@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Elctrl Engrg
Service:19 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

38
3-Year Grant rate: 83% over 373 cases
Difficulty: Easier
Difficulty Percentile: 38th

With Examiner Zimmermann, you have a 83% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Zimmermann is an easier examiner and in the 38th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Zimmermann, 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 2853

Examiner Zimmermann's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 2853 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Zimmermann 1.3
Art Unit 2853 1.1

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Zimmermann has granted 253 of 316 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 80%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Zimmermann has granted 57 of 57 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 100%.

Interview Benefit

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

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18451209 Drying Method, Drying Device, And Printing Device Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
18791879 Inkjet Printing Apparatus Patented View
18566732 Water-Based Ink And Ink Set Including Same Patented View
18757223 Inkjet Printer With Substrate Height Position Control Patented View
18547019 Ink Set And Inkjet Printing Methods Patented View
18565519 Inkjet Treatment Solution, And Inkjet Printing Device Patented View
18451339 Reaction Liquid For Pigment Printing, Ink Set, And Recording Method Patented View
18543011 Printing Device Patented View
18774804 Inkjet Printer Patented View
18269770 Adjustable Printing Pallet Patented View
18277127 Ink-Jet Adhesive, Method For Producing Electronic Component, And Electronic Component Patented View
18302849 Ink Jet Recording Method Patented View
18233960 Platen And Printing Device Patented View
18184173 Water-Based Ink, Inkjet Recording Method, Inkjet Recording Device, Ink Storage Container, And Printed Recording Medium Patented View
18534781 Printing Device And Printing Method Patented View
18451170 Ink Jet Ink Composition And Recording Method Patented View
18779769 Element Substrate Patented View
18451186 Treatment Liquid, Recording Method, And Ink Set Patented View
18188241 Auxiliary Tape Cassette Provided With Case Having Guide Surface Around Which Printing Tape Is Wrapped To Form Spiral Portion Patented View
18065520 An Active Energy Ray Curing Composition, Comprising A Polymerizable Monomer And A Polyester Resin Patented View
18547324 Ink Kit Patented View
18567559 Active Energy Ray-Curable Inkjet Ink Composition Patented View
18177201 Reaction Solution For Pigment Printing, Ink Set, And Recording Method Patented View
18235608 Liquid Ejection Head Patented View
18253235 Uv Curable Inkjet Inks And Inkjet Printing Methods Patented View
18449063 Energy Ray Irradiation Device And Inkjet Image Forming Apparatus Patented View
18328673 Method And System For Increasing Rub Resistance Patented View
18067928 Liquid Ejection Apparatus, Liquid Ejection System, And Storage Medium Storing Program Patented View
18995435 De-Inkable Inks With High Bio-Renewable Content Patented View
18032921 Ink Composition Patented View
18318813 Method For Producing Recorded Matter Patented View
18261852 Mitigating Distortions In Printed Images Patented View
18002782 Printhead Positions Patented View
18067990 Recording Element Substrate And Method Of Manufacturing The Same Patented View
17791901 Inkjet Printing Apparatus Abandoned View
18326326 Printing Apparatus, Control Method, And Storage Medium Patented View
18193741 Ink Jet Printing Method, Ink Jet Printing Apparatus, Method Of Producing Porous Body, And Apparatus For Producing Porous Body Patented View
17910457 Systems And Methods For Printing A Flexible Web And Printing Compositions Patented View
18486483 Aqueous Ink, Ink Jet Recording Method And Ink Jet Recording Apparatus Patented View
18027487 Ink Cartridge Ink Amount Calculations Based On Motor Characteristics Patented View
18119383 Lighting Unit For Image Sensor, Image Sensor, Sheet Recognition Unit, And Sheet Handling Device Abandoned View
18025392 Printing Apparatus Abandoned View
17869227 System And Process For Printing On Cylindrical Objects Abandoned View
18242346 Method For Enhancing Adhesion Of A Uv Curable Ink Patented View
18495686 Inkjet Ink And Inkjet Recording Apparatus Patented View
17949685 Print Apparatus, Control Method Of The Same, Printhead, And Print System Patented View
17810685 Liquid Discharge Apparatus And Head Module Patented View
18358726 Printing Device Patented View
18339899 Support Unit And Printing System Patented View
18185123 Liquid Ejecting Head And Liquid Ejecting Apparatus Patented View

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