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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 407 — Cutters, for shaping 409 — Gear cutting, milling, or planing 279 — Chucks or sockets |
| Phone: | (571) 272-4604 |
| Email: | ryan.rufo@uspto.gov |
| Location: | VA 22314 |
| Title: | Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg |
| Service: | 14 years |
| Grade: | GS-14 |
| 3-Year Grant rate: | 48% over 336 cases |
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| Difficulty: | Very Hard |
| Difficulty Percentile: | 82nd
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With Examiner Rufo, you have a 48% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Rufo is a very hard examiner and in the 82nd percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).
Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Rufo, 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 Rufo's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 3722 and lower than that of the USPTO.
| Average Office Actions Per Grant | |
|---|---|
| Examiner Rufo | 2.5 |
| Art Unit 3722 | 1.4 |
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