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  5. Art Unit 3618
  6. Examiner Krug

Examiner Krug Randell J

3618-KRUG-RANDELL-J

Employment Information

Art Unit:3618 — Land vehicles
Group:3610 — Surface Transportation
Classes: 180 — Motor vehicles
606 — Surgery
188 — Brakes
280 — Land vehicles
318 — Electricity: motive power systems
118 — Coating apparatus
165 — Heat exchange
476 — Friction gear transmission systems or components
414 — Material or article handling
294 — Handling: hand and hoist-line implements
Phone:(313) 446-6577
Email:randell.krug@uspto.gov
Location:MI 48207
Title:Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:11 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

52
3-Year Grant rate: 76% over 265 cases
Difficulty: Medium
Difficulty Percentile: 52nd

With Examiner Krug, you have a 76% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Krug is a medium examiner and in the 52nd percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Krug, 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 3618

Examiner Krug's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 3618 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Krug 1.4
Art Unit 3618 1.1

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Krug has granted 159 of 211 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 75%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Krug has granted 43 of 54 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 80%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Krug, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 7%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18726293 Ball Screw Device Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
18760792 Three-Degree-Of-Freedom Parallel Mechanism, Parallel Robot And Machine Tool Patented View
18530504 Linear Actuators With Anti-Backdrive Mechanisms Patented View
18984298 Lock Assembly For Linear Actuators Patented View
18860606 Orthogonal-Axis Power Transmission Device Abandoned View
18370265 Pivot Actuator Patented View
18395307 Manual Steering Tool For A Vehicle Patented View
17786536 Vehicle Propulsion Unit And The Manner Of Its Operation Patented View
18728198 Robot Patented View
18434791 Motor Driving Structure And Motor Driving Device Patented View
18640488 Linear Drive, Longitudinal Adjustment Unit Of A Seat, And Motor Vehicle Patented View
18823004 Automated Maintenance Rotation Motor Operator System And Machine Patented View
17771676 Compensating Unit For An Automation System Patented View
18060953 Actuator, Actuator Device, Robot, And Series Of Actuator Devices Patented View
18698198 Robot Patented View
18041281 Filter Replacement Device Patented View
17823343 Mid Control Apparatus Patented View
18687842 Encoder, Motor Unit, And Actuator Patented View
18456490 Master Manipulator Control Apparatuses And Robots Including The Same Patented View
18692948 Feed Screw Mechanism And Electric Actuator Patented View
18282860 Ball Screw Device Patented View
18392116 Mechanical Equipment Patented View
18357569 Alignment Mechanism For Parallel Running Linear Motion System Abandoned View
17849645 Modular Frame For An Intelligent Robot Abandoned View
18054707 Robot, Control Method Of Robot, Article Manufacturing Method Using Robot, And Recording Medium Storing Control Program Patented View
18660462 3d-Printed Telescoping Actuator Patented View
18290221 Differential Power Horizontal-Vertical Switchable Actuator Module Patented View
18673761 Electro-Mechanical Actuator With Integrated Fail-Operational Mechanism Patented View
18546858 Electromotive Drive For Motor Vehicle Applications Patented View
18099420 Systems And Methods For Object Processing With Programmable Motion Devices Using Yawing Grippers Patented View
17984581 Kit For A Gripper Head Apparatus For Transporting Components Patented View
18716649 Support Arm Device And Robot Device Patented View
18546978 Spring Expansion/compression Mechanism, Robot, And Electronic Device Patented View
18807017 Humanoid Transformer Robots And Methods Of Controlling The Same Patented View
17909526 Gyrostabiliser Assembly Patented View
18713488 Strain Wave Gearing And Drive Arrangements Patented View
18991266 Stiffness-Variable Joint Actuator With Motor-Reducer Integration Patented View
17767502 Drive Device Patented View
18653047 Handwheel Force Feedback Actuator Patented View
18634397 Motorized Lift Apparatus And Assemblies For Bicycle Repair Stand Abandoned View
18692476 Electric Actuator Patented View
18017580 Actuator For A Vehicle Assembly Patented View
18478854 Robotic Systems With Routing Stability Mechanisms Abandoned View
18460588 Belt Tensioning Mechanism For 3d Printer And 3d Printer Patented View
18009478 Robot Patented View
18709633 Moving Mechanism Stopping Device And Robot Patented View
18365427 Electronic Vehicle Shift Accessory Patented View
18237363 Systems And Methods For Automated Building Construction Patented View
18218190 Noise-Reduced Power Device, Noise Reduction Mechanism, And Noise Reduction Method Patented View
18316665 Strain Wave Gearing With Input To Output Braking Patented View

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