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| Art Unit: | 3654 — Winding, tensioning, or guiding |
|---|---|
| Group: | 3650 — Material and Article Handling |
| Classes: |
294 — Handling: hand and hoist-line implements 414 — Material or article handling 403 — Joints and connections 254 — Implements or apparatus for applying pushing or pulling force 212 — Traversing hoists 700 — Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications 483 — Tool changing 244 — Aeronautics and astronautics 157 — Wheelwright machines 422 — Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing |
| Phone: | (571) 272-6922 |
| Email: | paul.chin@uspto.gov |
| Location: | VA 22314 |
| Title: | Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg |
| Service: | 27 years |
| Grade: | GS-14 |
| 3-Year Grant rate: | 85% over 495 cases |
|---|---|
| Difficulty: | Easier |
| Difficulty Percentile: | 34th
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With Examiner Chin, you have a 85% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Chin is an easier examiner and in the 34th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).
Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Chin, 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 Chin's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3654 and higher than that of the USPTO.
| Average Office Actions Per Grant | |
|---|---|
| Examiner Chin | 0.7 |
| Art Unit 3654 | 1.1 |
Examiner Chin has granted 376 of 445 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 84%.
Examiner Chin has granted 47 of 50 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 94%.
With Examiner Chin, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 12%.
| Number | Title | OA Rejections | Status | IFW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17906333 | Gripper Device Using Air-Tube | Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. | Patented | View |
| 17720983 | Animal Waste Collection System | Patented | View | |
| 17762551 | Vacuum Cup And A Method Of Processing A Thin Glass Sheet | Patented | View | |
| 19281200 | Hinge-Mountable Handle Assembly | Patented | View | |
| 17857440 | Helical Pin Gripper | Patented | View | |
| 17773856 | Egg Conveyor Assembly | Patented | View | |
| 17576454 | Bi-Stable Handle For A Container | Abandoned | View | |
| 17657982 | Air Chuck Having First And Second Solenoid Valves | Patented | View | |
| 17642951 | Semiconductor Device Manufacturing Device And Manufacturing Method | Patented | View | |
| 17827907 | Autonomous Tennis Ball Retrieval Robots | Patented | View | |
| 18633241 | Animal Cage-Sample Collection Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 17808359 | Vacuum Suction Pad And Vacuum Gripper Having The Same | Patented | View | |
| 19237082 | Wafer Detection System | Patented | View | |
| 17492041 | Tool Stocker, Interchangeable Tool, Robot Apparatus, Robot System, Control Method Of Robot System, And Storage Medium | Patented | View | |
| 17639718 | Adaptive Gripper Finger, Gripper Device And Method Of Using Adaptive Gripper Device | Patented | View | |
| 17640827 | Transfer Apparatus Capable Of Suppressing Side Slip Of Workpiece Lifted By Non-Contact Chuck | Patented | View | |
| 17848323 | System And Method For Collecting And Containing Pet Waste | Patented | View | |
| 17626339 | Gripping Apparatus | Abandoned | View | |
| 19209596 | Hoist Hook And Transporting Method Of Article Using The Hoist Hook | Patented | View | |
| 19227680 | Ergonomic Device For Writing Instrument And Related Methods | Patented | View | |
| 17628033 | Wire Loop Hoist Point Anchor | Patented | View | |
| 17753385 | Robotic Hand | Patented | View | |
| 17680417 | Plate Handling Devices And Methods For Plate Handling Of Analytical And Culture Vessels | Patented | View | |
| 19051889 | Dual Handle Snow Shovel Device | Patented | View | |
| 18090225 | Multi-Hole Absorption Tool | Abandoned | View | |
| 17611557 | Robot Gripper, Industrial Robot, Handling System And Method For Removing Plate-Shaped Workpieces From A Stack | Abandoned | View | |
| 17552966 | Lifting System With Actuated Lift Pins And Lift Collar | Patented | View | |
| 17965424 | Lift Assembly For Blocks And Method Of Lifting Blocks | Abandoned | View | |
| 17615660 | Robot Hand And Robot Configured With Loop-Like Wire Rods | Patented | View | |
| 18657573 | High Speed Manipulation Of Non-Uniform Objects | Patented | View | |
| 18128524 | Multi-Angle Cooking Utensil With Replaceable Implement | Patented | View | |
| 17753396 | Robotic Gripping System | Patented | View | |
| 17764307 | System And Method For Handling Semi-Finished Metal Products | Patented | View | |
| 17703086 | Apparatus For Transferring Herb Material From A Grinder | Patented | View | |
| 17636741 | Suction Unit For Suctionining An Object According To Bernoulli’s Principle And Suction Device Including Suction Unit | Patented | View | |
| 17579963 | Robot Hand For Gripping And Operating A Pipette | Patented | View | |
| 17724020 | Autonomous Robotic Waste Collection System | Abandoned | View | |
| 18196521 | Golf Ball Retrieval System With Automatic Cable Guide | Abandoned | View | |
| 17752086 | Arrangement For Aligning A Raised Load | Patented | View | |
| 17741668 | Debris Scooping Device | Abandoned | View | |
| 17681332 | Support Aid For Digging | Patented | View | |
| 17789650 | Mechanical Finger For Gripper | Abandoned | View | |
| 17970234 | Extending Pet Excrement Collector Device | Patented | View | |
| 17724530 | Extensible Stable Clamping Device | Patented | View | |
| 17880805 | Adaptive Robot Gripper For Pinch Grip | Patented | View | |
| 17614224 | Device For Receiving Excrement In A Container Which Can Be Provided Automatically, Such A Container, And Storage Device For Such A Container | Abandoned | View | |
| 19093265 | Grocery Bag Holder And Method Of Use | Patented | View | |
| 18627880 | Tong With One-Handed Locking Mechanism | Patented | View | |
| 17574849 | Holding Device, Cargo Handling Apparatus, And Holding Method | Patented | View | |
| 17576534 | Collapsible Yard Refuse Bag Stand | Patented | View |
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