Examiner Ly Darlington

2962-LY-DARLINGTON

Employment Information

Art Unit:2962 — Transportation
Group:2910 — Design
Classes: D12 — Transportation
D14 — Recording, communication, or information retrieval equipment
D26 — Lighting
D15 — Machines not elsewhere specified
D32 — Washing, cleaning, or drying machine
D23 — Environmental heating and cooling; fluid handling and sanitary equipment
D24 — Medical and laboratory equipment
D25 — Building units and construction elements
D10 — Measuring, testing, or signalling instruments
D13 — Equipment for production, distribution, or transformation of energy
Phone:(571) 272-2617
Email:darlington.ly@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Dsgn Pat Examnr
Service:14 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

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3-Year Grant rate: 92% over 2290 cases
Difficulty: Very Easy
Difficulty Percentile: 14th

With Examiner Ly, you have a 92% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Ly is a very easy examiner and in the 14th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Ly, 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 2962

Examiner Ly's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 2962 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Ly 0.3
Art Unit 2962 0.3

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Ly has granted 2045 of 2227 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 92%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Ly has granted 58 of 63 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 92%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Ly, conducting an interview does not change your chance of getting your patent granted.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
30021392 Car Table Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
29932415 Fairing Lower Spoiler Patented View
29947641 Electric Bicycle Patented View
30012145 Car Storage Organizer Patented View
29951566 Power Tool Patented View
29949834 Tool Bit Patented View
29918452 Recliner Mechanism Patented View
29835811 Front Light Of A Vehicle Patented View
35523070 Moped Abandoned View
29932414 Wind Deflector Patented View
29932409 Side Fairing Spoiler Patented View
35522865 Tricycle Patented View
29970055 Drifting Kart Patented View
29970068 Drifting Kart Patented View
29988349 Bicycle Handlebar Patented View
29988352 Bicycle Handlebar Patented View
29990703 Drifting Kart Patented View
29988348 Bicycle Handlebar Patented View
29985864 Bumper Component Patented View
29908092 Foldable Bicycle Patented View
29924527 Electric Wrench Patented View
29899725 Quick Change Adapter Patented View
29985866 Bumper Component Patented View
29985870 Bumper Component Patented View
29989569 Flat Hair Clip Patented View
29925309 Electric Wrench Patented View
29920790 Bicycle Patented View
29856299 Space Vehicle Patented View
29968401 Cap For A Pouch Abandoned View
29964940 Table Top Patented View
29846881 Electric Vehicle Charging Device Patented View
29940232 Tire Patented View
30014543 Upper Frame Of A Utility Vehicle Patented View
30007151 Radiator Cover Patented View
35524067 Impact Wrench Patented View
29977078 Impact Driver With Handle Patented View
29947811 Electric Bicycle Patented View
35522673 Electric Bicycle Patented View
29977089 Impact Driver With Handles Patented View
30004987 Motorcycle Frame Patented View
29929724 Cutting And Crimping Jaw Patented View
29965904 Electric Hammer Patented View
29939859 Tricycle With Spark Generating Device Patented View
29891354 Utility Terrain Vehicle Patented View
30005223 Frame For A Bicycle Patented View
29959251 Tank Transport Container Rotating Jig Patented View
29938133 Camping Box Patented View
35523594 Muffler For Motorbikes Patented View
29938235 Jet Ski Console Lid Patented View
29988413 Grille Guard For Vehicle Patented View

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