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| Art Unit: | 3722 — Cutting by use of rotating axially moving tool |
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| Group: | 3720 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools |
| Classes: |
408 — Cutting by use of rotating axially moving tool 279 — Chucks or sockets 409 — Gear cutting, milling, or planing 483 — Tool changing 451 — Abrading 318 — Electricity: motive power systems 403 — Joints and connections 427 — Coating processes 173 — Tool driving or impacting 428 — Stock material or miscellaneous articles |
| Phone: | (571) 272-5498 |
| Email: | eric.gates@uspto.gov |
| Location: | VA 22314 |
| Title: | Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg |
| Service: | 21 years |
| Grade: | GS-14 |
| 3-Year Grant rate: | 86% over 416 cases |
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| Difficulty: | Easier |
| Difficulty Percentile: | 31st
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With Examiner Gates, you have a 86% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Gates is an easier examiner and in the 31st percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).
Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Gates, 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 Gates's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3722 and higher than that of the USPTO.
| Average Office Actions Per Grant | |
|---|---|
| Examiner Gates | 1.3 |
| Art Unit 3722 | 1.4 |
Examiner Gates has granted 274 of 325 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 84%.
Examiner Gates has granted 82 of 91 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 90%.
With Examiner Gates, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 7%.
| Number | Title | OA Rejections | Status | IFW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17994643 | Four-Hole Core Drilling Machine | Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. | Patented | View |
| 17793132 | Device For Axial Displacement Of A Hole Saw For A Hand-Held Drill | Patented | View | |
| 18651211 | Hole Cutter With Multiple Fulcrums | Patented | View | |
| 18315346 | Pipe Threading Mechanisms And Systems | Patented | View | |
| 17943004 | Tool Quick-Change Set For Medical Hand-Held Machine Tool | Patented | View | |
| 17857643 | Jaw Assembly | Patented | View | |
| 18440250 | Dust Extractor With Flat Back | Patented | View | |
| 17850851 | Passive Locking Chuck For Rotary Driver | Patented | View | |
| 18065018 | Member For Semiconductor Manufacturing Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 17544072 | Chuck With Non-Flat Shaped Surface | Patented | View | |
| 17979686 | Modular Drill With Cam Clamping | Patented | View | |
| 17453884 | Tool And Method For Correcting Position Of Wafer In Semiconductor Manufacturing Machine | Patented | View | |
| 16968566 | Ergonomic Quick Release Plastic Disposable Base For Medical Instruments | Patented | View | |
| 17852809 | Collet | Patented | View | |
| 17894730 | Reducing Sleeve, Modular System For Providing A Reducing Sleeve Assembly, And Machining Assembly | Patented | View | |
| 18650979 | Hole Cutting Accessory For Power Tool | Patented | View | |
| 18176100 | Hole Saw | Patented | View | |
| 17783679 | Device For Transmitting Movement | Patented | View | |
| 18636344 | Opening/closing Chuck And Method Of Manufacturing Fingers | Patented | View | |
| 17923139 | Component For Connecting A Clamping Holder To A Shaft | Patented | View | |
| 18081583 | Combination System Of Fixed Arbor Hole Saws And Quick-Change Mandrel | Abandoned | View | |
| 17570905 | Tool For Installation And Removal Of Retention Knobs | Patented | View | |
| 18218249 | Reamer | Abandoned | View | |
| 17844106 | Hole Saw Arbor Having An Adjustable Connection Mechanism | Patented | View | |
| 17619475 | Dust Protection Cap With Vibration Decoupling | Patented | View | |
| 17697042 | Spade Drill Bits | Patented | View | |
| 17784386 | Device For Transmitting Torque From A Drill To A Drill Bit | Patented | View | |
| 17884235 | Conduit Layout Apparatus, Method Of Making And Using The Same | Abandoned | View | |
| 17758827 | Machine Tool Control Device | Patented | View | |
| 17550932 | Wafer To Baseplate Arc Prevention Using Textured Dielectric | Patented | View | |
| 17617612 | Quick-Change System, Rotary Indexing Table Having A Quick-Change System Of This Type, And Use | Patented | View | |
| 17378440 | Method Of Using Accessories For Oscillating Power Tools | Patented | View | |
| 18406691 | Pin Drive Rotary Surgical Cutting Tools And Powered Handpieces | Patented | View | |
| 17780685 | Expansion Clamping Device And Method Of Making Same | Patented | View | |
| 17752725 | Tool Adapter | Patented | View | |
| 17617229 | Tool Changer For Collaborative Robots, A Robot Tool Changer System And A Method For Connecting A Tool To A Robot Arm | Patented | View | |
| 17282034 | Chuck For A Wire Driver | Patented | View | |
| 17533252 | Rotary Tool With Axial Adjustment Mechanism | Patented | View | |
| 18606157 | Hole Saw | Patented | View | |
| 18783817 | Hole Saw | Patented | View | |
| 17779415 | Cutting Tool Assembly | Patented | View | |
| 17628416 | Tool Changer For A Robot And Changing System Therefor | Patented | View | |
| 17658472 | Substrate Detaching Apparatus | Patented | View | |
| 18501800 | Hole Saw With Hex Sidewall Holes | Patented | View | |
| 17946696 | Tap Holder | Patented | View | |
| 17433726 | A Tool Holding Arrangement, Thread Insert, Rotatable Shaft And Drill Unit | Patented | View | |
| 17553336 | Pressure-Medium-Controlled Countersinking Tool With Blade Centering | Patented | View | |
| 18613286 | Collet And Assembly For Mounting A Workpiece To A Milling Machine | Patented | View | |
| 18210010 | Drill Bit Extension | Abandoned | View | |
| 18354562 | Hole Saw | Patented | View |
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