Examiner Schimpf Tara E (SPE)

3676-SCHIMPF-TARA-E

Employment Information

Art Unit:3676 — Wells
Group:3670 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware
Classes: 166 — Wells
175 — Boring or penetrating the earth
702 — Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
700 — Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications
404 — Road structure, process, or apparatus
297 — Chairs and seats
248 — Supports
703 — Data processing: structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation
299 — Mining or in situ disintegration of hard material
Phone:(571) 270-7741
Email:tara.schimpf@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Supvy Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:12 years
Grade:GS-15

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

29
3-Year Grant rate: 86% over 267 cases
Difficulty: Easier
Difficulty Percentile: 29th

With Examiner Schimpf (SPE), you have a 86% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Schimpf (SPE) is an easier examiner and in the 29th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Schimpf (SPE), 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 3676

Examiner Schimpf (SPE)'s grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3676 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Schimpf (SPE) 1.6
Art Unit 3676 1.5

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Schimpf (SPE) has granted 164 of 196 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 84%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Schimpf (SPE) has granted 66 of 71 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 93%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Schimpf (SPE), conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 11%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
17962492 Stair Climbing Aid (Ramp) For Self-Moving Vacuum Robots Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Abandoned View
17952579 Compaction Roller Patented View
18488533 Anchor With Multiple Arms For Minimal Rotation Of Latch During Guided Orientation Patented View
17325754 Expandable Metal Slip Ring For Use With A Sealing Assembly Patented View
18312141 Detachable Inflatable Sofa With Plurality Of Air Cavities Patented View
17506059 Passive Wellbore Operations Fluid Cooling System Abandoned View
17662361 Lock Monitoring System For Hanger Abandoned View
18329797 Object, Method, And System Abandoned View
16478455 Electrical Submersible Pump (Esp) String And Esp Orientation System Abandoned View
17676662 Ergonomic Shoe Interface System For Core Drilling Abandoned View
17089918 Method For Fracking Operations Utilizing A Multi-Pressure Fracking Adapter Patented View
17583155 In Situ Injection Or Production Via A Well Using Selective Operation Of Multi-Valve Assemblies With Choked Configurations Patented View
17069080 Systems And Methods For Drilling A Wellbore Using Taggant Analysis Patented View
17349309 Directional Drill Securing Device And Method Patented View
17171074 System To Control And Optimize The Injection Of Co2 And Real Time Monitoring Of Co2 Plume Leaks Patented View
17682342 Casing Float Tool Patented View
16907701 Hydrocarbon Well Stimulation Based On Skin Profiles Patented View
17562359 Methods And Systems For Determining Caving Volume Estimation For Use In Drilling Operations Patented View
17109199 Systems, Apparatuses, And Methods For Automated Control Of Blasthole Drill Based On Performance Monitoring Patented View
16883328 Real-Time Wellbore Drilling With Data Quality Control Patented View
16887691 Method And System For Optimizing Field Development Patented View
16853998 Determining Approximate Wellbore Curvature Patented View
17562403 Dual Pipe Drill Head Quick Interchange Joint Patented View
16957811 Controlling Range Constraints For Real-Time Drilling Patented View
17237327 Cable System For Downhole Use And Method Of Perforating A Wellbore Tubular Patented View
16076277 In-Situ Process To Produce Hydrogen From Underground Hydrocarbon Reservoirs Patented View
16837034 Running Tool For A Liner String Patented View
16652336 Automated Optimization Of Real-Time Data Frequency For Modeling Drilling Operations Patented View
16883694 Micro-Rotating Drilling Method In Directional Drilling, Computer Device And Readable Storage Medium Patented View
16945471 Downhole Tool Sensor Arrangements And Associated Methods And Systems Patented View
16849949 Sensing And Recording Module Within An Untethered Object Acting As A Pressure Differential Isolation Of Well Fluid Patented View
16345368 Adjusting Well Tool Operation To Manipulate The Rate-Of-Penetration (Rop) Of A Drill Bit Based On Multiple Rop Projections Patented View
16765457 Digitally Controlled Agitation Switch Smart Vibration Assembly For Lateral Well Access Patented View
16694939 Downhole Sand Screen With Automatic Flushing System Patented View
16928701 Casing Annulus Leakage Repair Method And System Abandoned View
16833719 Instrumented Rotary Tool With Sensor In Cavity Patented View
16814072 Fluid Inflow Sensing In A Wellbore And Related Systems And Methods Patented View
17332084 Method And Apparatus For Using A Surface Processor To Electronically Control Components Of A Toll Drill String Based At Least On Measurements From A Downhold Device Patented View
16605799 Real-Time Well Construction Process Inference Through Probabilistic Data Fusion Patented View
16754233 Operating Wellbore Equipment Using A Data Driven Physics-Based Model Patented View
16619972 Acid Stimulation Methods Patented View
16800825 Plug Setting Tool Patented View
16487397 Head Apparatus Patented View
16569576 Displaying Steering Response With Uncertainty In A Heat Map Ellipse Patented View
16617591 Automated Rate Of Penetration Optimization For Drilling Patented View
16786290 Ground Drilling Device, System Comprising The Ground Drilling Device, Method For Producing A Ground Drilling Device, And Use Of A Ground Drilling Device Patented View
16913340 Autonomous Wellbore Drilling With Satisficing Drilling Parameters Patented View
17074099 Coring While Drilling Patented View
17298675 Riser Tools And Methods Patented View
17125517 Holding And Crushing Device For Barrier Plug Patented View

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