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