Examiner Gates Eric A

3722-GATES-ERIC-A

Employment Information

Art Unit:3722 — Cutting by use of rotating axially moving tool
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
427 — Coating processes
318 — Electricity: motive power systems
173 — Tool driving or impacting
403 — Joints and connections
277 — Seal for a joint or juncture
Phone:(571) 272-5498
Email:eric.gates@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:21 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

34
3-Year Grant rate: 85% over 438 cases
Difficulty: Easier
Difficulty Percentile: 34th

With Examiner Gates, you have a 85% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Gates is an easier examiner and in the 34th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

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.

Comparison with Art Unit 3722

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 1.4
Art Unit 3722 1.4

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