Examiner Thomas David B

3723-THOMAS-DAVID-B

Employment Information

Art Unit:3723 — Abrading
Group:3720 — Manufacturing Devices & Processes, Machine Tools & Hand Tools
Classes: 157 — Wheelwright machines
137 — Fluid handling
606 — Surgery
451 — Abrading
206 — Special receptacle or package
156 — Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
239 — Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
279 — Chucks or sockets
173 — Tool driving or impacting
403 — Joints and connections
Phone:(571) 272-4497
Email:david.thomas@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:27 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

23
3-Year Grant rate: 89% over 529 cases
Difficulty: Easier
Difficulty Percentile: 23rd

With Examiner Thomas, you have a 89% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Thomas is an easier examiner and in the 23rd percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Thomas, 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 3723

Examiner Thomas's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3723 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Thomas 0.6
Art Unit 3723 1.4

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