Examiner Thompson Kenneth L

3676-THOMPSON-KENNETH-L

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
464 — Rotary shafts, gudgeons, housings, and flexible couplings for rotary shafts
403 — Joints and connections
703 — Data processing: structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation
310 — Electrical generator or motor structure
700 — Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications
417 — Pumps
137 — Fluid handling
705 — Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination
Phone:(571) 272-7037
Email:kenneth.thompson@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:27 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

17
3-Year Grant rate: 91% over 473 cases
Difficulty: Very Easy
Difficulty Percentile: 17th

With Examiner Thompson, you have a 91% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Thompson is a very easy examiner and in the 17th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Thompson, 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 Thompson's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3676 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Thompson 1.0
Art Unit 3676 1.5

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