Examiner Sullivan Thomas J

3689-SULLIVAN-THOMAS-J

Employment Information

Art Unit:3689 — Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination
Group:3680 — Business Methods - Electronic Shopping and Health Care
Classes: 705 — Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or cost/price determination
Phone:(571) 272-9736
Email:thomas.sullivan@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:7 years
Grade:GS-12

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

92
3-Year Grant rate: 23% over 106 cases
Difficulty: Extremely Hard
Difficulty Percentile: 92nd

With Examiner Sullivan, you have a 23% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Sullivan is an extremely hard examiner and in the 92nd percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Sullivan, 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 3689

Examiner Sullivan's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 3689 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Sullivan 3.6
Art Unit 3689 2.3

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Sullivan has granted 10 of 58 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 17%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Sullivan has granted 14 of 48 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 29%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Sullivan, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 71%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18612201 Methods And Systems For Modular Personalization Center Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Abandoned View
18939666 System And Method For Using Artificial Intelligence And Onboard Diagnostics To Identify Usable Salvage Auto Parts And To Optimize Automotive Parts Distribution Abandoned View
18159116 Digital Swag Platform For Dynamic Redemption Abandoned View
18044537 Rider-Assistance System And Method, Interface Device, And Control Method And Control Program For The Same Abandoned View
17802592 Systems And Methods For Managing A Personalized Online Experience Abandoned View
17196365 System And Method For Introduction Of A Transaction Mechanism To An E-Commerce Website Without Necessitation Of Multiparty Systems Integration Patented View
17365516 System And Method For Introduction Of A Transaction Mechanism To An E-Commerce Website Without Necessitation Of Multiparty Systems Integration Patented View
17358081 Selecting Items For A Receiving User To Include In An Order From A List Created From A Sending Entity And Transmitted To The Receiving User Abandoned View
17977712 Selecting Order Checkout Options Abandoned View
16512663 System And Method Determining Individual Style Preference And Delivering Said Style Preferences Abandoned View
17751065 Product Information Processing System, Product Information Processing Method, And Recording Medium Abandoned View
18349914 Auction System And Method Abandoned View
16405635 Integration Of Third Party Delivery Service Interface Into Online Retail Platform Abandoned View
18179807 Gamification Of Digital Gift Giving Abandoned View
18096841 Modular Multi-Party Points Of Transaction For Digital Business Abandoned View
17686199 Method For Providing Information Of Product Brands And Electronic Apparatus Therefor Abandoned View
18126271 Systems, Methods, And Media For Managing The Obtaining Of Services Abandoned View
16573526 Aircraft Production Marketplace Abandoned View
17479310 Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing System, And Method To Prevent Duplicate Order For Supplies Patented View
17382357 Dynamic Receipt Method In An Autonomous Store Abandoned View
17503790 Computer Systems And Stored Programs For Certifying Partially Certified Contractors Abandoned View
15883618 Method And Apparatus For One-Tap Mobile Check-In Patented View
16520287 Method And System For Part Selection And Order Management In An Energy Distribution System Abandoned View
17873810 Systems And Methods For Providing Responsive Interactive Checkout User Interfaces Abandoned View
17758687 Online Ride-Hailing Information Processing Method, Device And Computer Storage Medium Abandoned View
17060444 Systems And Methods For Controlling Advertising, Upselling, Cross-Selling, And Purchasing Of Products And Services Via User Receiving Devices And Mobile Devices Abandoned View
17606475 System, Method And Apparatus For Presenting Information Abandoned View
18118618 Visual Cable Builder Patented View
17281577 Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, And Computer Program Abandoned View
17989445 System And Method For Optimal Resource Allocation Through Multi-Stage Process Management Abandoned View
17613666 Methods And Systems For Customization Of Cosmeceuticals Abandoned View
17795690 Fashion Product Recommendation Method, Apparatus, And System Abandoned View
17316910 Interactive Product Review Interface Patented View
16256472 System, Platform And Method For Personalized Shopping Using A Virtual Shopping Assistant Patented View
16836448 Systems And Methods For Utilizing Machine Learning Models To Generate Content Package Recommendations For Current And Prospective Customers Abandoned View
16163899 Group Shopping Rules Engine Abandoned View
17876829 Product Exposure Metric Abandoned View
17068406 Systems And Methods For Providing An Enhanced Shopping Experience Including Executable Transactions And Content Delivery Abandoned View
17443127 Systems, Methods, And Devices For Unified E-Commerce Platforms For Unique Items Patented View
16134630 Crowd Sourced Real-Time Search Engine Filters And User Interfaces Patented View
17571708 Information Providing Apparatus, Information Providing System, And Information Providing Method Abandoned View
17808460 Home Automation And Concierge System And Method For A Physical Community Or Neighborhood Abandoned View
16908479 Messaging Transaction Application Abandoned View
17245975 Virtual Reality Shopping Patented View
18052338 Voice-Based In-Store Digital Checkout System Patented View
17394817 Method For Providing Item Information And An Apparatus For The Same Abandoned View
17524469 Replacing One Or More Generic Item Descriptions In A Recipe To Accommodate User Preferences For Items Based On Determined Relationships Between Generic Item Descriptions Patented View
17149522 Product Selection Packaging And Method Of Use Thereof Patented View
16511128 Method And Apparatus For Displaying Commodity Abandoned View
17274925 Virtual Store Provision System Abandoned View

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