Examiner Ford Iii Gilbert B

2944-FORD-III-GILBERT-B

Employment Information

Art Unit:2944 — Medical and laboratory equipment
Group:2910 — Design
Classes: D24 — Medical and laboratory equipment
D23 — Environmental heating and cooling; fluid handling and sanitary equipment
D10 — Measuring, testing, or signalling instruments
Phone:(571) 272-9218
Email:gilbert.ford@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Dsgn Pat Examnr
Service:5 years
Grade:GS-13

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

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3-Year Grant rate: 97% over 313 cases
Difficulty: Extremely Easy
Difficulty Percentile: 2nd

With Examiner Ford, you have a 97% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Ford 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 Ford, 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 2944

Examiner Ford's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 2944 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Ford 0.4
Art Unit 2944 0.4

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Ford has granted 256 of 264 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 97%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Ford has granted 49 of 49 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 100%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Ford, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 3%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
29989231 Accessory For Holding A Medical Device Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
29997917 Intermittent Urinary Catheter Patented View
29997936 Intermittent Urinary Catheter Patented View
29997939 Intermittent Urinary Catheter Patented View
29972040 Medicine Injector Patented View
29963204 Orthodontic Tube Patented View
29961642 Orthodontic Tube Patented View
35522396 Syringe Mixing Device Patented View
35522363 Syringe Mixing Device Patented View
35522355 Dental Saliva Aspirator Patented View
29996646 Particle Prevention Adapter Patented View
29951351 Base For Composition Warmer Assembly Patented View
29970792 Injection Device Patented View
29940484 Cartridge For Medical Injector Connector Patented View
29972057 Medicine Injector Patented View
29974842 Medical Injector Patented View
29890062 Needle-Free Blood Collection Device Patented View
29923574 Injector Cap Patented View
29944899 Male Chastity Apparatus Patented View
29954996 Medicine Injector Patented View
29987660 Cpap Tube Patented View
29941364 Needle Driver Patented View
29928779 Static Mixer Patented View
29956585 Catheter Patented View
29813261 Recovery And Wellness Pod Apparatus Patented View
29945614 Respiratory Conduit With Connector Patented View
29955006 Medicine Injector Patented View
29921167 Catheter Component Patented View
29933633 Catheter Device For Radiofrequency Ablation Patented View
29933627 Catheter Device For Radiofrequency Ablation Patented View
29955001 Medicine Injector Patented View
29921371 Medicine Cup Patented View
30000269 Patch Assembly Patented View
30000266 Patch Assembly Patented View
29969225 Teeth Whitening Accelerator Patented View
29969227 Teeth Whitening Accelerator Patented View
29962543 On-Body Fillable Injector Patented View
29929161 Hose Connector For Medical Use Patented View
29956428 Medical Injector Patented View
29935598 Medicinal Dispenser Patented View
35522554 Endovascular Device Abandoned View
29969224 Teeth Whitening Accelerator Patented View
29933285 Fetal Vacuum Extractor Handle Patented View
29939986 Spikeable Evacuation Bottle Patented View
29968428 On-Body Fillable Injector Patented View
29966928 Orthodontic Miniplate Patented View
35002367 Urinary Incontinence Mitigator Abandoned View
35519844 Catheter Hub Patented View
29966934 On-Body Fillable Injector Patented View
29930914 Endoscope Connector Patented View

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