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Examiner Weiss Nicholas J (SPE)

3711-WEISS-NICHOLAS-J

Employment Information

Art Unit:3711 — Games using tangible projectile
Group:3710 — Amusement and Education Devices
Classes: 222 — Dispensing
446 — Amusement devices: toys
604 — Surgery
473 — Games using tangible projectile
401 — Coating implements with material supply
219 — Electric heating
273 — Amusement devices: games
124 — Mechanical guns and projectors
244 — Aeronautics and astronautics
606 — Surgery
Phone:(571) 270-1775
Email:nicholas.weiss@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Supvy Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:15 years
Grade:GS-15

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

57
3-Year Grant rate: 72% over 132 cases
Difficulty: Medium
Difficulty Percentile: 57th

With Examiner Weiss (SPE), you have a 72% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Weiss (SPE) is a medium examiner and in the 57th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Weiss (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 3711

Examiner Weiss (SPE)'s grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3711 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Weiss (SPE) 1.2
Art Unit 3711 1.5

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Weiss (SPE) has granted 87 of 121 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 72%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Weiss (SPE) has granted 8 of 11 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 73%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Weiss (SPE), conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 1%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
17979991 Paddle Racket Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Abandoned View
17961391 Apparatus, Methods, And Systems For Providing A Baseball Facility To Allow A Plurality Of Players To Hit A Baseball Onto A Single Field Abandoned View
17237174 Adhesive For An Absorbent Article Patented View
16636856 Elastic Member And Disposable Wearing Article Including Elastic Member Patented View
17800807 A Collecting Device Patented View
17551571 Urostomy Drain Tube Device Abandoned View
17437967 Urine Drainage Apparatus For Women To Use While Lying Down Or Sitting Abandoned View
17157672 Ophthalmic Cannula With External Engagement Feature Abandoned View
17187687 Stem Cell Skin Kit For At-Home Self-Application Abandoned View
17180869 Reservoir-Less External Catheter Abandoned View
17413154 Absorbent Article With Wetness Indicator Abandoned View
17103864 Baby Blowout Stopper Abandoned View
17254654 Control Systems For Management Of Fluid Buildup Including Pleural Effusion And Ascites Abandoned View
16631785 Liquid Collection Container For Negative-Pressure Therapy Abandoned View
16080278 Drape For Use With Medical Therapy Systems Abandoned View
16475916 Differential Contrast Wound Filler Abandoned View
16326316 Fluid Dispensing System And Method Of Use Abandoned View
16982415 Wound Therapy System With Wound Volume Estimation Abandoned View
16315297 A Method, Arrangement And A User Interface For Controlling Collecting Fluid From A Patient Abandoned View
16958229 Manually Activated Negative Pressure Therapy System With Pressure Sensors Abandoned View
16469554 Negative Pressure Wound Closure Device Abandoned View
16628949 Wound Therapy System And Dressing For Delivering Oxygen To A Wound Abandoned View
16437904 Ear Water Suction Apparatus Patented View
16436946 Intelligent Diaper Abandoned View
16745327 Porlable Urinal For The Frequent Urrinator Or The Disabled Abandoned View
15564864 Dry Sterilizable Bag And Clamp For Storing Liquid And Frozen Media And Dispensing Abandoned View
15865587 Welding Gun Stabilizer Patented View
15746108 Discharge Device And Discharge Method For Liquid Material Containing Solid Particles, And Coating Device Patented View
15405856 Brew Basket For Automated Beverage Brewing Apparatus Patented View
15820709 Pressing System, Laser-Joining System, And Method Patented View
15860288 Method And System For Performing Laser Marking Patented View
16703502 Liquid Fuel Spout Assemblies Patented View
15820774 Laser Welding Device Patented View
15812541 Device And Liquid Compositions For Securing Catheters Having A Rigid Tapered Tip Patented View
15576586 Preparation Of Electrodes On Cfrp Composites With Low Contact Resistance Comprising Laser-Based Surface Pre-Treatment Patented View
16688120 Modified Aseptic Front Pull Piercing Valve Assembly Patented View
15793689 Squeezable Dispensing Package And Method Patented View
15841024 Substrate Processing Method Patented View
16122947 Apparatus And Process For Dispensing A Measured Quantity Of Liquid Product Patented View
16235809 Closure Patented View
15649154 Cleaning Device Having Fluid Reservoir Handle With Integral Refill/reservoir Receiver Patented View
15179576 Cartridge Type Fluid Dispensing Apparatus And Methods Patented View
16377915 Dripless Cap And Cup Patented View
15845766 Beverage Dispensing System Patented View
15235237 Internally Fitted Aerosol Dispenser Patented View
16133748 Hand Sanitizer Holster Patented View
15790159 Dip Tube Connectors And Pump Systems Using The Same Patented View
15739207 Spot Welding Method And Device Patented View
15909383 Motor Driven Dispenser Abandoned View
16742395 Container Insert For Use With A Closed Loop Dispensing System Patented View

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