Examiner Walthour Scott J

3741-WALTHOUR-SCOTT-J

Employment Information

Art Unit:3741 — Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
Group:3740 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems
Classes: 239 — Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
219 — Electric heating
244 — Aeronautics and astronautics
290 — Prime-mover dynamo plants
701 — Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
165 — Heat exchange
169 — Fire extinguishers
415 — Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps
416 — Fluid reaction surfaces (i.e., impellers)
137 — Fluid handling
Phone:(571) 272-4999
Email:scott.walthour@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:14 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

38
3-Year Grant rate: 83% over 322 cases
Difficulty: Easier
Difficulty Percentile: 38th

With Examiner Walthour, you have a 83% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Walthour is an easier examiner and in the 38th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Walthour, 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 3741

Examiner Walthour's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3741 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Walthour 1.4
Art Unit 3741 1.5

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