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  3. TC 3600
  4. Group 3670
  5. Art Unit 3678
  6. Examiner Mcmahon

Examiner Mcmahon Matthew R

3678-MCMAHON-MATTHEW-R

Employment Information

Art Unit:3678 — Hydraulic and earth engineering
Group:3670 — Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware
Classes: 403 — Joints and connections
256 — Fences
285 — Pipe joints or couplings
138 — Pipes and tubular conduits
219 — Electric heating
244 — Aeronautics and astronautics
411 — Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener
359 — Optical: systems and elements
292 — Closure fasteners
Phone:(571) 270-3067
Email:matthew.mcmahon@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:15 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

70
3-Year Grant rate: 62% over 314 cases
Difficulty: Harder
Difficulty Percentile: 70th

With Examiner Mcmahon, you have a 62% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Mcmahon is a harder examiner and in the 70th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Mcmahon, 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 3678

Examiner Mcmahon's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 3678 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Mcmahon 1.7
Art Unit 3678 1.4

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Mcmahon has granted 148 of 255 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 58%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Mcmahon has granted 47 of 59 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 80%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Mcmahon, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 38%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
17811377 Fence Cover And Fence Cover Kit Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Abandoned View
18111698 Fire Hose Couplings And Adapters Patented View
17919656 A Safety Barrier Patented View
18059690 Furniture And Furniture Part Assembly Thereof Patented View
17917613 Component Assembly Patented View
17992570 Fastening Apparatus And Method For Fastening Components To Bolts Patented View
17683316 Segmented Adjustble Arm With Locking Mechanism Abandoned View
18663390 Actuation And Blocking System Of A Joint Between A Shoulder And A Shelf Of Furniture Or Other Furnishing Items Patented View
17896530 Vehicle Interior Panel And Method Of Manufacture Abandoned View
18012119 Fastening Of Screening Media To Screening Equipment Abandoned View
18311928 Fence Gap Closer Device Patented View
17837212 Clamping Mechanism For A Ball Mount Patented View
17623740 Support Device For Furniture Shelves Patented View
15800662 System And Method For Joining And Hanging Ducts Patented View
17985072 Guardrail Formed From Folded Sheet Metal Patented View
15904549 System And Method For Joining And Hanging Ducts Patented View
17938675 Multi-Mount Assembly And Electronic Apparatus Patented View
17297054 Arrangement Of A Separate Functional Element Of A Washer Water Reservoir On A Fixing Portion Of A Structural Component Patented View
17609763 Wedge-Clip Connector Assembly Patented View
18904167 Adjustable Fencing Patented View
17483242 Fence Gap Cover Patented View
18098700 Connecting Structure Of Display Rack Abandoned View
18036247 Stanchion With Illuminated Or Lighted Banner Abandoned View
17758814 Enhanced Ball Joint With Rotation Sensor Patented View
18074127 Controlled Friction For Sliding Assemblies Abandoned View
17951145 Barrier Guardrail Panel Assembly Abandoned View
17817473 Variable Width Fence Entry Abandoned View
17974858 Decorative Topper System And Method Patented View
17179572 Support Element, Assembly And Method Of Forming Assembly Abandoned View
17434753 Decoupling Element For Reducing Structure-Borne Noise, Particularly For Use In A Heat Shield System Patented View
17634013 Barrier And Panel Thereof Abandoned View
17824155 Connector Device Abandoned View
17849244 Fence Clip Abandoned View
17713429 Board To Board Positioning Device Abandoned View
18377860 Portable Razor Wire Rapid Deployment Unit Patented View
18543341 Clamp Anchorage With Locking Nut And Bolt Covers Abandoned View
17107373 Fence System Patented View
17752901 Sensor Assembly And Method Of Installing To A Vehicle Patented View
17260674 Partially Polymerised Thermohardenable Connection Part And Methods For Producing And Assembling Such A Connection Part Patented View
17714270 Blanket Fastener Patented View
17636791 Structure Unit Patented View
17777047 Parallel-Tapered-Integrated Screw-Coupling Structure For Connecting Reinforcing Bars Patented View
16856765 Set Of Panels With A Mechanical Locking Device Patented View
18929242 Clamp Assembly For Fall Protection Reinforcement Post Patented View
17782619 Omnidirectional Construction System And Connectors Abandoned View
17576590 Cable End Fitting And Cable Abutment And Method Of Securement Abandoned View
17531808 Aircraft Component Coupling Assembly And Coupler For Aircraft Components Patented View
17633411 Fixing Component Abandoned View
17722813 Push Controlled Positioning Device Patented View
18392721 Fastener System For Furniture Patented View

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