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| 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 |
| 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).
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.
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 |
Examiner Ford has granted 256 of 264 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 97%.
Examiner Ford has granted 49 of 49 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 100%.
With Examiner Ford, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 3%.
| 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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