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Examiner Rivas April

2913-RIVAS-APRIL

Employment Information

Art Unit:2913 — Transportation
Group:2910 — Design
Classes: D13 — Equipment for production, distribution, or transformation of energy
D14 — Recording, communication, or information retrieval equipment
D28 — Cosmetic products and toilet articles
D34 — Material or article handling equipment
D23 — Environmental heating and cooling; fluid handling and sanitary equipment
D19 — Office supplies; artists and teachers materials
D12 — Transportation
D25 — Building units and construction elements
D21 — Games, toys, and sports goods
D15 — Machines not elsewhere specified
Phone:(571) 270-0232
Email:april.rivas@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Dsgn Pat Examnr
Service:12 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

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3-Year Grant rate: 98% over 890 cases
Difficulty: Extremely Easy
Difficulty Percentile: 2nd

With Examiner Rivas, you have a 98% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Rivas is an extremely easy examiner and in the 2nd percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Rivas, 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 2913

Examiner Rivas's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 2913 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Rivas 0.6
Art Unit 2913 0.2

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Rivas has granted 755 of 773 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 98%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Rivas has granted 114 of 117 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 97%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Rivas, conducting an interview decreases your chance of getting a patent granted by 1%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
29956270 Vehicle Emergency Multifunctional All-In-One Machine Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
30006027 Luggage Case Patented View
29900489 Duffel Bag Patented View
29897829 Duffel Bag Patented View
29869136 Earphone Case Patented View
29835441 Trunk Patented View
29988689 Screwdriver Toolbox Patented View
29985117 Suitcase Patented View
29886862 Firewood Cover Patented View
29959576 Case For Earphones Patented View
29959579 Case For Earphones Patented View
29939832 Electric Luggage Patented View
29948239 Luggage Article Patented View
29982818 Container Patented View
29933836 Collapsible Bag Patented View
29963588 Roller Backpack Patented View
29877460 Portion Of A Storage Bin Patented View
29989575 Backseat Storage Device Patented View
29959878 Luggage Case Patented View
29926930 Garment Bag Patented View
29960444 Foldable Storage Bin Patented View
29951107 Case With Earphones Patented View
29894050 Storage Box Patented View
29938347 Bag Patented View
29957286 Pouch Patented View
29958729 Luggage Harness Patented View
29957288 Pouch Patented View
29863268 Combination Pallet And Pallet Base Patented View
29932053 Luggage Case Patented View
29957287 Pouch Patented View
29957289 Pouch Patented View
29953969 Luggage Case Patented View
29898732 Box With Electronic Screen Patented View
29950181 Luggage Case Patented View
29953970 Luggage Case Patented View
29946856 Bag Patented View
29896850 Storage Box Patented View
29961973 Luggage Patented View
29934188 Luggage Case Patented View
29953341 Rolling Briefcase Patented View
29869613 Cleaning Kit Patented View
35521341 Removable Pallet Patented View
29938233 Suitcase Patented View
29951022 Luggage Case Patented View
29961493 Bag Patented View
29877289 Box For Car Hitch Carrier Patented View
29886259 Radial Heat Sink Patented View
29850499 Protective Cover For Earphone Charger Patented View
29827071 Container Patented View
29828585 Food Container Patented View

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