Examiner Wencl Heather A

2914-WENCL-HEATHER-A

Employment Information

Art Unit:2914 — Transportation
Group:2910 — Design
Classes: D11 — Jewelry, symbolic insignia, and ornaments
D10 — Measuring, testing, or signalling instruments
D21 — Games, toys, and sports goods
D14 — Recording, communication, or information retrieval equipment
D13 — Equipment for production, distribution, or transformation of energy
D20 — Sales and advertising equipment
D26 — Lighting
D16 — Photography and optical equipment
Phone:(571) 272-4326
Email:heather.wencl@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Dsgn Pat Examnr
Service:4 years
Grade:GS-12

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

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3-Year Grant rate: 96% over 82 cases
Difficulty: Extremely Easy
Difficulty Percentile: 3rd

With Examiner Wencl, you have a 96% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Wencl is an extremely easy examiner and in the 3rd percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Wencl, 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 2914

Examiner Wencl's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 2914 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Wencl 0.4
Art Unit 2914 0.4

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Wencl has granted 74 of 76 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 97%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Wencl has granted 5 of 6 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 83%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Wencl, conducting an interview decreases your chance of getting a patent granted by 14%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
35523149 Haberdashery Buckle Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
30013462 Alarm Device Patented View
29984392 Necklace Pendant Patented View
29993246 Collar Pin Patented View
29993794 Security Button Patented View
29950360 Jewelry Article Patented View
29950364 Jewelry Article Patented View
29944219 Gemstone Patented View
29990131 Panther Shaped Cut Gem Patented View
29927859 Watch Strap Buckle Patented View
29983789 Woven Band Patented View
29987241 Pendant Patented View
29946776 Alarm Device Patented View
29935897 Gemstone Patented View
29817233 Landing Panel Of Elevator Patented View
29987063 Gas Alarm Patented View
29997570 Outdoor Decoration Patented View
30024202 Pendant Patented View
29973772 Pendant Patented View
29947005 Doorbell Patented View
29959300 Gemstone Patented View
29907282 Doorbell Patented View
29924719 Christmas Tree Top Patented View
29959298 Gemstone Patented View
35521832 Button Patented View
29959301 Gemstone Patented View
35522489 Gemstone Patented View
29943484 Cut Gemstone Patented View
29876439 Video Doorbell Patented View
29903991 Doorbell Patented View
29919692 Buckle Strap Patented View
29875295 Elevator Control Panel Patented View
29892510 Traffic Control Mannequin Patented View
29875286 Elevator Control Panel Patented View
29914954 Multifaceted Gemstone Patented View
29903993 Doorbell Patented View
29905962 Miniature Home Decor Ski Chair Patented View
29915163 Tower Trophy Patented View
29912474 Egg-Shaped Sculpture Patented View
35521044 Figurine Abandoned View
29926005 Decorating Component For Gazebo Patented View
29891619 Wind Chime Patented View
35519029 Fire Alarm Patented View
35521936 Fastening Device For Interchangeable Decorative Fastening Accessories And Garmenttype Fabric Strips Abandoned View
29935896 Gemstone Patented View
29888991 Wind Chime Patented View
29868713 Baggage Processing Unit Patented View
29935899 Gemstone Patented View
29935895 Gemstone Patented View
29868714 Baggage Processing Unit Patented View

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