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Examiner Garlen Alexander K

2896-GARLEN-ALEXANDER-K

Employment Information

Art Unit:2896 — Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diodes)
Group:2800 Search — Search and Classification
Classes: 362 — Illumination
472 — Amusement devices
340 — Communications: electrical
446 — Amusement devices: toys
182 — Fire escape, ladder, or scaffold
280 — Land vehicles
239 — Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
248 — Supports
119 — Animal husbandry
701 — Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Phone:(571) 272-3599
Email:alexander.garlen@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr
Service:14 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

31
3-Year Grant rate: 86% over 423 cases
Difficulty: Easier
Difficulty Percentile: 31st

With Examiner Garlen, you have a 86% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Garlen is an easier examiner and in the 31st percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Garlen, 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 2896

Examiner Garlen's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 2896 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Garlen 0.7
Art Unit 2896 1.2

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Garlen has granted 324 of 380 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 85%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Garlen has granted 41 of 43 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 95%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Garlen, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 12%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
19071307 Light Pipe Bulb Assembly And Lighting Assemblies Employing Same Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
19237072 Luminous Frame Assembly Patented View
19217450 Flashlight With Rechargeable Battery Assembly Patented View
18976750 Aircraft Headlight And Aircraft Comprising An Aircraft Headlight Patented View
19081937 Removeable Power Source And Lighting Device Patented View
19200787 Safety Band For Hard Hat Patented View
17925781 Passenger Restraint System For Roller Coasters Patented View
19056273 Systems And Methods For Detering Theft Of Internal Components Of Streetlights Patented View
19046074 Built-In Ventilation Fan Patented View
18804151 Electronic Candle In Dual-Control Mode Patented View
18820091 Traffic Signaling System Patented View
18667155 Illumination Source Having Illumination Devices And Optical Combining Elements Patented View
19309629 Composite Surface Light Source Of Refrigerator Air Duct And Manufacturing Method Thereof Patented View
19058090 Systems For Locating A Lighting Assembly In An Appliance Patented View
19040090 Light Source Apparatus And Projector Patented View
18376961 Model Vehicle Electronic Cooling System And Method Patented View
17629559 Display Module And Fixing Method Therefor, And Display Apparatus Patented View
19239560 Flashlight Assembly Patented View
18549591 Water Droplet Dramatization System And Water Droplet Dramatization Method Patented View
18652051 Aerial Basket Tool Apron With Integrated Power System Patented View
18805152 Lighting Fixture With Peripheral Light Emission Feature Patented View
18396047 Flashlight With Wireless Control Switches Patented View
18186729 Lighted Surgical Access System Patented View
19048623 Pendant Fixture With Modular Acoustic Baffle Vanes Patented View
18392636 Illuminating Display Device Patented View
19084720 Luminous Frame Assembly Patented View
19028812 Housing For Light Fixture Patented View
18326827 Systems And Apparatuses For An Infant Swing Patented View
19019601 Earwear Blinker Patented View
18781470 Aircraft Overhead Passenger Service Unit, Aircraft, And Method Of Illuminating A Passenger Cabin Of An Aircraft Patented View
18836081 Pole And Pole Unit Patented View
17747065 Lighting Systems Incorporating Acoustic Apertures Patented View
18457103 Cabin Monument And Aircraft Patented View
18177593 Fabric-Covered Electronic Device With Light-Emitting Components Patented View
19063703 Tool With Integrated Light Patented View
18739550 Securing A Light Assembly Of An Airfield Light Patented View
18247635 Backlight Module And Display Device Including The Same Patented View
19030625 Multifunctional Photography Light Patented View
18495205 Light Module For An Elongated Interior Aircraft Light, Elongated Interior Aircraft Light, Aircraft, And Method Of Installing An Elongated Interior Aircraft Light In An Aircraft Abandoned View
18960942 Lamp For Vehicle Patented View
19031112 Folding Lamp Holder For Decorative Lamp Patented View
18964032 Light Shading Device Having Curved Guidance And Stage Light Fixture Patented View
19001466 Light String And Ornamental Article Including The Same Patented View
18960381 Portable Area Light Patented View
18583913 Intelligent Lighting Fixture With Emergency Backup System Abandoned View
18963416 Systems For Multi-Lens Devices Patented View
18940135 Illumination Unit And Display Apparatus Patented View
18102098 Mobile Bungy Jump Apparatus And Method For Operating The Same Patented View
19021761 Flameless Led Candle With Simulated Flame And Wick Patented View
18944473 Flashlight Having Multi-Position Head With Downlight Patented View

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