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  6. Examiner Keck

Examiner Keck Daniel M

3614-KECK-DANIEL-M

Employment Information

Art Unit:3614 — Land vehicles
Group:3610 — Surface Transportation
Classes: 280 — Land vehicles
180 — Motor vehicles
267 — Spring devices
701 — Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
292 — Closure fasteners
474 — Endless belt power transmission systems or components
248 — Supports
384 — Bearings
340 — Communications: electrical
212 — Traversing hoists
Phone:(571) 272-5947
Email:daniel.keck@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:6 years
Grade:GS-13

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

39
3-Year Grant rate: 82% over 157 cases
Difficulty: Easier
Difficulty Percentile: 39th

With Examiner Keck, you have a 82% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Keck is an easier examiner and in the 39th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Keck, 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 3614

Examiner Keck's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 3614 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Keck 1.5
Art Unit 3614 1.1

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Keck has granted 96 of 120 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 80%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Keck has granted 33 of 37 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 89%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Keck, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 11%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
19196648 Mobile Cleaning Robot Suspension Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
19080954 Stowable Electric Column Patented View
18789027 Rotary Steering Systems Patented View
19033468 Dual Flex Spring For An Off Road Vehicle Abandoned View
19089767 Assembly For Carrying Elongated Media Along A Vehicle Frame And A Vehicle Patented View
18851778 Return To Neutral Assembly Patented View
18663331 Traveling Device Abandoned View
18986871 Rack For A Steering System Provided With An Insertion Zone Of A Steering Pinion Abandoned View
18969448 Steering Gear Patented View
18963815 All-Terrain Vehicle Patented View
18969722 Stabilizer Apparatus For Vehicle Patented View
19087401 Vehicle With Lift Assembly Abandoned View
18634467 Compliant Trigger Mechanism For Active Hood Sensor Activation Patented View
18880315 Filter Sub-Assembly For An Upper-Stop Assembly Of A Suspension Strut Of A Motor Vehicle, And Associated Assembly, Suspension Strut And Assembly Method Abandoned View
17992196 Electric Vehicle Alignment System And Method Abandoned View
18940832 Twist Beam Axle For A Motor Vehicle Patented View
18644362 System And Method For Adjusting Pressing Feeling By Seat Belt Patented View
18840654 Safety Belt Sliding Assembly And Vehicle Abandoned View
18827109 Passive Self-Adjusting Standing Platform Assembly For A Lawn Maintenance Apparatus Patented View
18279749 Load-Bearing Seatbelt Retractor And Seat Structure Patented View
18611949 Shroud Structure Patented View
18604208 Suspension System Patented View
18769862 Assembled Suspension Connection Method For Underslung Axle Patented View
18640601 Pneumatic Control For Dynamic Anti-Roll Bar Link System Patented View
18708384 Steering Device, Motor Vehicle Having Such A Steering Device, And Method For Operating Such A Steering Device Patented View
18940247 Industrial Materials Handling Vehicle Comprising A Sensor Accommodating Bumper Mount Patented View
18663230 Vehicle Body Panel Rotator Patented View
19059369 Steering Rack Brace Patented View
18761539 Steer-By-Wire Steering Column Patented View
18659035 Vehicle Body Side Structure Patented View
17672121 Cargo Falling Prevention System For Vehicle And Control Method Patented View
18607628 Manifold To Selectively Inflate Seat Airbags Patented View
18625297 Suspension Assembly With Slider Arrangement Patented View
18581903 Straddle Vehicle Patented View
18015115 Vehicle Occupant Restraining System Patented View
17794305 Vibration Damper For A Vehicle Steering Wheel Abandoned View
18533949 Motorized Adjustment Of A Damper Bleed Patented View
18145259 Height Sensor And Vehicle Comprising Same Patented View
18844332 Fluid Pressure Shock Absorber Patented View
18895703 Steering Assembly For Vehicle Patented View
18434491 Utility Terrain Vehicle (Utv) Steering Rack Support Assembly Patented View
18475412 Center Side Airbag Patented View
18517789 Movable Vehicle Patented View
18815290 Bracket System For A Steering Shaft Of A Zero-Turn Mower Patented View
18023587 Connection Bridge Device Patented View
18285407 Arm Member And Method Of Manufacturing Arm Member Patented View
18552369 Mounting System For Fastening A Cryogenic Container Onto A Vehicle Frame Patented View
18006087 Steering Wheel With Rear-Detachable Airbag Module Patented View
18544714 Panel Assembly For A Vehicle Patented View
18763384 Arb Disconnect System With Improved Roll Gradient And Understeer Characteristics Patented View

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