Examiner Wolcott Brian P

3711-WOLCOTT-BRIAN-P

Employment Information

Art Unit:3711 — Games using tangible projectile
Group:3710 — Amusement and Education Devices
Classes: 415 — Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps
416 — Fluid reaction surfaces (i.e., impellers)
473 — Games using tangible projectile
114 — Ships
219 — Electric heating
604 — Surgery
273 — Amusement devices: games
700 — Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications
310 — Electrical generator or motor structure
244 — Aeronautics and astronautics
Phone:(571) 272-9837
Email:brian.wolcott@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:12 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

42
3-Year Grant rate: 81% over 266 cases
Difficulty: Medium
Difficulty Percentile: 42nd

With Examiner Wolcott, you have a 81% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Wolcott is a medium examiner and in the 42nd percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Wolcott, 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 Wolcott's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3711 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Wolcott 1.5
Art Unit 3711 1.5

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Wolcott has granted 160 of 197 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 81%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Wolcott has granted 56 of 69 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 81%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Wolcott, conducting an interview does not change your chance of getting your patent granted.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18189188 Sling Thang Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Abandoned View
18793217 Non-Linear Impeller Backsweep Patented View
18621779 Apparatus To Prevent Air Leakage In Turbine Engines Patented View
18910408 Method For Controlling A Yaw System Of A Wind Turbine Patented View
18789628 Curved Blade, Preparation Method Thereof, And Centrifugal Impeller Comprising The Same Patented View
18826197 Compressor With Curved Passage Patented View
19055293 Compressor Housing, Radial Compressor With A Compressor Housing Of This Type, Radial Compressor Arrangement, Exhaust Gas Turbocharger And Internal Combustion Engine Abandoned View
18697823 Method For Manufacturing A Sharp-Edged Composite Part For A Wind Turbine Blade Patented View
18765117 Variable Blade Pitch Systems And Methods Patented View
18154343 Collision Damage Reduction System For Watercrafts Patented View
18176001 Building Automation System With Edge Device Common Data Bus Patented View
17743539 Ceramic Vane Ring-Strut-Ring Attachment Configuration Patented View
18426683 Turbomachine Comprising A Speed Reduction Gear Integrating An Electric Machine Patented View
18746298 Outlet Guide Vane For A Gas Turbine Engine And Method Patented View
18440566 Ceramic Matrix Composite Component With Coating Patented View
18857257 Air-Oil Heat Exchanger Comprising Divergent Parietal Channels Patented View
18147021 Outboard Motor Position Retention Device Abandoned View
18384526 Fan Assembly And Electronic Device Patented View
18949550 Outer Air Seal (Oas) Assembly For A Gas Turbine Engine Patented View
18701033 Turbine Nozzle Guide Vane Comprising An Annular Sealing Element Patented View
18642850 Adjustable Fan With A Magnetic Base Patented View
17982675 Systems And Methods For Controlling Propeller Control Unit Fluid Pressure Patented View
18670028 Helical Seal For Multi-Stage Compressor Patented View
18849720 Mixed Flow Turbine And Turbocharger Patented View
18681157 Centrifugal Air-Sending Device, Air-Conditioning Apparatus, And Refrigeration Cycle Apparatus Abandoned View
18736906 Rotating Machine Component Clearance Sensing Systems And Methods Patented View
18025410 Balanced Piston Pump For Subsea Use Patented View
18910933 Turbine Engine Having A Variable Engine Intake System Patented View
18728993 Turbine With Rotary Blades Abandoned View
18531493 Wind Turbine And Method For Controlling A Wind Turbine Patented View
17640550 Compressor Shrouded Impeller Arrangement Abandoned View
18925935 Reverse Flow Gas Turbine Engine Having Electric Machine Patented View
18341220 Airfoil Thickness Profile For Minimizing Tip Leakage Flow Patented View
18330841 Hybrid Composite Components Patented View
18661703 High Frequency Transformer For Predicting Failure Of An Electrical Submersible Pump System Patented View
18543466 Fluid Pumps Patented View
18774006 Rotating Device Patented View
18827683 Segmented Blade Module Structure And Molding Method Thereof Patented View
18462687 Centrifugal Compressor With Labyrinth Seal Patented View
18769808 Composite Fan Patented View
16845743 Seal Assembly For Compressor Patented View
18420343 Composite Structure For A Turbine Engine Patented View
18278803 Turbine Patented View
18708402 Wind Turbine Patented View
17565592 Protective Coatings For Aircraft Engine Components Patented View
17052787 Downhole Centrifugal Pump Having Non-Circular Shaft Abandoned View
18405325 Aircraft Air Inlet Comprising At Least Two Walls Connected End To End By Welding, Method For The Assembly Of Such An Air Inlet, And Aircraft Comprising At Least One Such Air Inlet Patented View
18662538 Air Seal For A Turbine Engine Patented View
18788294 Wind Turbine Patented View
18360357 Blower Unit For An Appliance Patented View

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