Examiner Torres Alicia M

3671-TORRES-ALICIA-M

Employment Information

Art Unit:3671 — Road structure, process, or apparatus
Group:3670 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware
Classes: 111 — Planting
460 — Crop threshing or separating
172 — Earth working
701 — Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
702 — Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
426 — Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
239 — Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
Phone:(571) 272-6997
Email:alicia.torres@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:24 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

36
3-Year Grant rate: 84% over 419 cases
Difficulty: Easier
Difficulty Percentile: 36th

With Examiner Torres, you have a 84% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Torres 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 Torres, 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 3671

Examiner Torres's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3671 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Torres 1.6
Art Unit 3671 1.2

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Torres has granted 294 of 350 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 84%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Torres has granted 56 of 69 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 81%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Torres, conducting an interview decreases your chance of getting a patent granted by 4%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
17912756 Seed Coulter For Direct Seed Drill, Seeding Unit Comprising Said Seed Coulter And Sowing Machine Comprising Several Seeding Units Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
18111135 Battery Latching Mechanism For Power Equipment, And Lawnmower Patented View
17763324 Furrow Opener, Row Unit And Agricultural Implement, And Method Of Manufacturing And Assembly Thereof Patented View
16918293 Implement Mounted Sensors Sensing Surface/furrow Characteristics And Control Patented View
17997858 Reversible Seed Trench Appurtenance Assembly Patented View
17725833 System And Method For Controlling Row Cleaner Positioning On A Seed-Planting Implement Patented View
17727169 Row Unit For A Seed-Planting Implement Having A Furrow Depth Adjustment System Patented View
17448484 Trench Closing Assembly Patented View
18087100 Tool Carrier Unit For Attachment To An Agricultural Vehicle And An Autonomous Vehicle For Performing An Agriculture Task Including The Tool Carrier Unit Abandoned View
17858132 Remotely Controlled Electric Lawnmower System Abandoned View
17727155 Row Unit For A Seed-Planting Implement Having A Furrow Depth Adjustment System Patented View
18067546 Planting Unit For A Seeding Machine Having A Seed Meter And Seed Delivery System Patented View
18307408 Systems, Methods, And Apparatus For Agricultural Liquid Application Patented View
17988483 Snow Tooth For A Snow Tiller And Said Snow Tiller For The Preparation Of The Snow Cover Of The Ski Slopes Patented View
17849633 Interchangeable And Dual-Functional Robot Abandoned View
18052991 Seed Dispensing Device For Sowing Machines Abandoned View
17815935 Implements And Application Units For Placement Of Applications With Respect To Agricultural Plants Of Agricultural Fields Patented View
18432419 Method And Apparatus For Utilizing A Lower Parallel Planting Arm Patented View
18487824 Adjustable Seed Meter And Related Systems And Methods Patented View
17526947 Agricultural High Speed Row Unit Patented View
17578228 Mower With Cutting Protection Mechanism Patented View
17540701 Wheel Assembly With Integrated Sensor For An Agriculutral Implement Patented View
19190902 Lawnmower With Maintenance Coupling Patented View
17437086 Seed Distributor Used For Agricultural Machines Patented View
18081600 Closing Wheel System For A Seeder Unit Patented View
17665689 End Effector For Robotic Harvesting Abandoned View
17641053 Central Filling System And Method For An Agricultural Application Implement Patented View
18055571 Seed Meter Abandoned View
17884194 Single Height Adjustment And Control Assembly For Walk-Behind Outdoor Power Equipment Patented View
19218466 Vibratory Backfilling Device For On-Ridge Transplant Patented View
17617227 Autonomous Operating Apparatus Patented View
17532166 Dynamically Operated Concave Threshing Bar Patented View
18839026 Upstanding Clamping Longitudinal Conveyor System For Whole-Stem Reed Harvesting, Method, And Harvester Patented View
17817258 Air Seeder Press Wheel And Closing Wheel Force Control Abandoned View
17817265 Air Seeder Press Wheel And Closing Wheel Force Control Abandoned View
18231827 Orientation-Based Mower Control Patented View
18059610 Implements & Application Units Having At Least One Application Member For Placement Of Applications With Respect To Agricultural Plants Of Agricultural Fields Patented View
17871096 Zero Turn Radius Mower With Cutting Blade Control Patented View
17455336 Systems And Apparatuses For Soil And Seed Monitoring Patented View
18345224 Electric Motor And Blade Assembly For A Lawn Mower Abandoned View
17622680 Agricultural Sowing Machine With A Conveyor Line With A Variable Length Abandoned View
17727140 Row Unit For A Seed-Planting Implement Having A Furrow Depth Adjustment System Patented View
18238353 Agricultural Operation Monitoring Apparatus, Systems, And Methods Patented View
18159722 Systems And Apparatuses For Soil And Seed Monitoring Patented View
17541488 Rake Wheels For Gathering Crop Material Patented View
18390869 Seed Planting Machine Patented View
16948673 Stalk Roll Patented View
18113933 Robotic Lawn Mower Including Removable Rechargeable Battery Module Patented View
18884409 Resilient Elastomeric Single Piece Biasing Connector For Joining Two Lawn Rakes Patented View
18358348 Cross Vented Residue Disposal System For An Enclosed Combine Body Patented View

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