Examiner Mcnichols Eret C

3632-MCNICHOLS-ERET-C

Employment Information

Art Unit:3632 — Supports
Group:3630 — Static Structures, Supports and Furniture
Classes: 248 — Supports
182 — Fire escape, ladder, or scaffold
312 — Supports: cabinet structure
174 — Electricity: conductors and insulators
411 — Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener
254 — Implements or apparatus for applying pushing or pulling force
244 — Aeronautics and astronautics
340 — Communications: electrical
482 — Exercise devices
256 — Fences
Phone:(571) 270-7363
Email:eret.mcnichols@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Biomedical Engrg
Service:15 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

36
3-Year Grant rate: 84% over 382 cases
Difficulty: Easier
Difficulty Percentile: 36th

With Examiner Mcnichols, you have a 84% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Mcnichols is an easier examiner and in the 36th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Mcnichols, 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 3632

Examiner Mcnichols's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3632 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Mcnichols 1.1
Art Unit 3632 1.3

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Mcnichols has granted 269 of 331 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 81%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Mcnichols has granted 50 of 51 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 98%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Mcnichols, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 21%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18736469 Vacuum System Component Mechanism Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
18822588 Multi-Functional And Modular Flag Post Device Patented View
18479811 Vertically Adjustable Boom Head And Cable Management Therefor Patented View
18480498 Lifting Device Patented View
18335242 Slide Rail Assembly Patented View
18508810 Rack Shelf Systems And Method For Loading Payloads Into A Rack Shelf System Patented View
18914826 Mirror Pivot Patented View
18598170 Apparatus And Systems For Adaptable Cassette Hvac Bracket Assembly Patented View
18408945 Magnetic Cord Holder Patented View
18179463 Strain Relief With Retractor Attached To Cable Abandoned View
18708705 Maintenance Device For Performing Maintenance Of A Shelf Rail Patented View
18631604 Adjustable Display Mounting System Patented View
18674140 Torsion Spring Bracing System And Method For Installation Thereof Patented View
18411704 Seismic Event Displacement Mitigation Patented View
18631923 Rotating Motor Mount Apparatus Patented View
18526160 Mounting System For Mounting A Medical Computer To A Hospital Boom Assembly Patented View
18486893 Adjustable Wheel Clamp Assembly Patented View
18393709 Hanger With Positioning Tab And Opposed Arms Patented View
17841355 Solar Panel Carriage Abandoned View
18597404 Roof Attachment System And Apparatus Patented View
18529814 Mount Assembly For A Watercraft Patented View
18546013 Overhead Rail Attachment Patented View
18521605 Locator Rail For Appliance Door Hinge Patented View
18597649 Shelf Locking Device Patented View
18609055 Apparatus For Attaching A Rear-View Mirror To The Interior Of A Transportation Vehicle And Transportation Vehicle Patented View
18421168 An Object Holding Platform Patented View
18562588 Multidirectional Adjustment Support And Camera Device Patented View
18519547 Mobile Anti-Rotation Feature For Modular Bracket Patented View
18468408 Fixturing System For Woodworking Patented View
18417098 Aiming System For Retrofitting A Lighting System With Led Lights Patented View
17639171 Agricultural Machine Having Improved Suspension Patented View
19039785 Collapsible Work Stand With Adjustable Platforms Patented View
18511070 Displacement Control Device For Seismic Events Patented View
18202545 Mount And Clamp Assemblies Patented View
18320416 User-Configurable Mounting System Patented View
18765950 Mirror Pivot Patented View
17711163 Safety Roof Hatch System Patented View
18591944 Egg Holder And Method Of Use Patented View
18761365 Computing Device Support Structure Patented View
18397863 Control Apparatus Patented View
18035755 Suspension System For Vehicle Air Conditioner Compressor, And Vehicle Patented View
19084136 Security Device Patented View
18417393 Bolt-On Accessory Connector And Method Of Use Patented View
18382883 Pressure Vessel Support Apparatus Patented View
18257835 A Balancing, Positioning And Fixating Assembly Patented View
18488256 Panel Mounting Bracket With Quick Release Clip And Related Methods Abandoned View
18387425 Attachment Device And Support System For A Roof Jack Patented View
17565278 Method And System For Forming Scaffolding Abandoned View
18412750 Quick-Release Tripod Head Abandoned View
18433610 Wall Support System And Method For Constructing Multistory Buildings Patented View

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