Examiner Sember Thomas M

2875-SEMBER-THOMAS-M

Employment Information

Art Unit:2875 — Illumination
Group:2870-2880 — Optics/Photocopying
Classes: 362 — Illumination
273 — Amusement devices: games
345 — Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems
446 — Amusement devices: toys
472 — Amusement devices
315 — Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems
206 — Special receptacle or package
607 — Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
297 — Chairs and seats
356 — Optics: measuring and testing
Phone:(571) 272-2381
Email:thomas.sember@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:34 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

14
3-Year Grant rate: 92% over 517 cases
Difficulty: Very Easy
Difficulty Percentile: 14th

With Examiner Sember, you have a 92% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Sember is a very easy examiner and in the 14th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Sember, 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 2875

Examiner Sember's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 2875 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Sember 0.9
Art Unit 2875 1.1

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