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| Art Unit: | 3653 — Sheet feeding or delivering |
|---|---|
| Group: | 3650 — Material and Article Handling |
| Classes: |
270 — Sheet-material associating 475 — Planetary gear transmission systems or components 198 — Conveyors: power-driven 271 — Sheet feeding or delivering 700 — Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications 493 — Manufacturing container or tube from paper; or other manufacturing from a sheet or web 221 — Article dispensing 180 — Motor vehicles 347 — Incremental printing of symbolic information 226 — Advancing material of indeterminate length |
| Phone: | (571) 272-5487 |
| Email: | leslie.nicholson@uspto.gov |
| Location: | VA 22314 |
| Title: | Pat Examnr Compr Engrg |
| Service: | 21 years |
| Grade: | GS-14 |
| 3-Year Grant rate: | 93% over 531 cases |
|---|---|
| Difficulty: | Very Easy |
| Difficulty Percentile: | 11th
|
With Examiner Nicholson, you have a 93% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Nicholson is a very easy examiner and in the 11th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).
Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Nicholson, 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 Nicholson's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3653 and higher than that of the USPTO.
| Average Office Actions Per Grant | |
|---|---|
| Examiner Nicholson | 0.8 |
| Art Unit 3653 | 1.2 |
Examiner Nicholson has granted 469 of 505 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 93%.
Examiner Nicholson has granted 26 of 26 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 100%.
With Examiner Nicholson, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 8%.
| Number | Title | OA Rejections | Status | IFW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18605522 | Sheet Conveying Device And Image Forming Apparatus | Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. | Patented | View |
| 18425155 | Printing System | Patented | View | |
| 18478803 | Paper Feeding Device And Image Forming Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 18390237 | Method For Forming A Creasing On A Paper Item And Paper Item Provided With A Creasing | Patented | View | |
| 18684190 | Automated Sortation And Dispensing System | Patented | View | |
| 18421717 | Sheet Postprocessing Device And Image Forming System Including The Sheet Postprocessing Device | Patented | View | |
| 18184334 | Conveying Apparatus And Printing Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 17903715 | Recording Medium Processing Apparatus And Image Forming System | Patented | View | |
| 18418746 | Sheet Post-Processing Apparatus With Pair Of Side End Cursors Pivotable Toward And Away From Tray And Movable In Sheet Width Direction, And Image Formation System With Sheet Post-Processing Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 18506789 | Recording Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 18599220 | Pill Dispenser | Patented | View | |
| 18461524 | Dynamic Change Of Gang Run | Patented | View | |
| 18522654 | Image Forming System | Patented | View | |
| 18491668 | Multi-Stage Ram Assembly For Product Delivery | Patented | View | |
| 18415724 | Sheet Post-Processing Device And Image Forming System | Patented | View | |
| 18309961 | Image Forming Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 18333227 | Sheet Processing Apparatus And Image Forming System | Patented | View | |
| 18511389 | Gift Box System And Method | Abandoned | View | |
| 18177131 | Binding Processing Device, Image Forming System, Binding Processing Method, And Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium Recording Program | Patented | View | |
| 18427746 | Sheet Processing System And Operation Control Method Capable Of Suppressing Occurrence Of Defect | Patented | View | |
| 18287872 | Folding Or Interfolding Unit, And Method For Folding Or Interfolding A Plurality Of Sheets Of Paper | Patented | View | |
| 18190118 | Feeding Device And Image Forming Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 18561196 | A System And A Method For Stacking A Fanfolded Continuous Web Of Sheet Material | Patented | View | |
| 18522643 | Image Forming System | Patented | View | |
| 18414393 | Sheet Post-Processing Device And Sheet Post-Processing System Capable Of Pivoting Flapping Member And Pressing Member By Single Drive Source | Patented | View | |
| 18691599 | Medium Processing Apparatus And Image Forming System Incorporating Same | Patented | View | |
| 18112984 | Deposit Device | Patented | View | |
| 18497502 | Blister Packages Containing Active Material And Methods Of Making And Using Same | Patented | View | |
| 18130221 | Article Supporter, Supply Device, And Image Forming Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 18184510 | Transport Device And Liquid Ejection Device | Patented | View | |
| 18572216 | Method, Feeder Unit And Dispensing System For Dispensing Discrete Medicaments | Patented | View | |
| 18506612 | Paper Feeding Apparatus And Image Forming Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 18547559 | Method And Apparatus For Sewing Book Blocks Without Blind Stitch By Means Of Hooks | Patented | View | |
| 18027243 | System And Methods For Manufacturing A Glass Ribbon | Abandoned | View | |
| 18036822 | Printer | Patented | View | |
| 18515286 | Sheet Conveying Device And Image Forming Apparatus Incorporating The Sheet Conveying Device | Patented | View | |
| 18503577 | Sheet Conveyance Apparatus And Image Forming Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 18459965 | Paper Feeding Cassette And Recording Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 17949618 | Binding Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 18492060 | Open And Close Device, Sheet Conveyor, And Image Forming Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 18334219 | Sheet Conveying Apparatus And Image Forming Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 17950470 | Binding Apparatus, Image Forming System, Non-Transitory Computer Readable Medium Storing A Program, And Method | Patented | View | |
| 18213274 | Sheet Conveying Device And Image Forming Apparatus Incorporating The Sheet Conveying Device | Patented | View | |
| 18142581 | Sheet Remover, Conveying Device, And Image Forming Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 18423501 | Sheet Processing Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 18517907 | Image Forming Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 18188248 | Feeding Device, Printing Apparatus And Method Of Controlling Feeding Device | Patented | View | |
| 18177783 | Sheet Processing Device | Patented | View | |
| 18287369 | Folding Or Interfolding Unit For Folding Or Interfolding Sheets Of Paper | Patented | View | |
| 18515800 | Sheet Bonding Apparatus, Sheet Processing Apparatus, And Image Forming Apparatus | Patented | View |
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