Examiner Steckbauer Kevin R

3747-STECKBAUER-KEVIN-R

Employment Information

Art Unit:3747 — Internal-combustion engines
Group:3740 — Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems
Classes: 701 — Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
123 — Internal-combustion engines
415 — Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps
702 — Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
416 — Fluid reaction surfaces (i.e., impellers)
180 — Motor vehicles
382 — Image analysis
324 — Electricity: measuring and testing
361 — Electricity: electrical systems and devices
342 — Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g., radar, radio navigation)
Phone:(571) 270-0433
Email:kevin.steckbauer@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:12 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

34
3-Year Grant rate: 85% over 396 cases
Difficulty: Easier
Difficulty Percentile: 34th

With Examiner Steckbauer, you have a 85% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Steckbauer 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 Steckbauer, 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 3747

Examiner Steckbauer's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3747 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Steckbauer 1.2
Art Unit 3747 1.1

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Steckbauer has granted 250 of 296 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 84%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Steckbauer has granted 85 of 100 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 85%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Steckbauer, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 1%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18768249 Reverse Support Apparatus Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
18578800 Method For Monitoring A Steering System Patented View
18722698 Controller And Control Method For Lean Vehicle Patented View
18544839 Brake Coefficient Of Friction (Μ) Estimation For Prognostics And Health Management (Phm) And Improved Load Balance (Lb) Patented View
18131155 Automated High-Speed Power System Event Detection And Classification Using Synchrophasor Data Patented View
18198901 Fire System Patented View
18631249 Suspension Control System Patented View
18465501 System And Method To Detect And Mitigate Hazardous Gases And Air Quality Degradation Near Vehicles Abandoned View
18379168 Device And Method Of Controlling Electric Power Steering System, And Electric Power Steering System Including The Same Patented View
18390528 Method And Apparatus For Generating Route Guidance For Electric Vehicle Using Battery Power State Information Patented View
18578650 Steering System For Vehicle Patented View
18404232 Electric Mechanical Brake System And A Calibration Method Therefor Patented View
18407668 Steering Control Device And Steering Control Method Patented View
18738638 Steering Road Wheel Pinion Angle Estimation And Sensory Validation Patented View
18543558 Steering Control Device Patented View
18469797 Moving Body Operation System Patented View
18287496 Vehicle Control Based On Dynamically Configured Longitudinal Wheel Slip Limits Patented View
18391908 Intelligent Fuel Storage And Blending System Patented View
18701139 Steering Column For A Steer-By-Wire Steering System Patented View
18609934 Standby Fuel Storage System For Uninterrupted Operation During Primary Fuel Curtailment Patented View
18528202 Data Processing Method, Apparatus, And Device, And Storage Medium Patented View
18470248 Feedback Control System And Steering Gear Box For Final Steering Control Of An Autonomous Vehicle Patented View
18654685 Limiting Vehicle Damper Jerk Abandoned View
18967692 Portable Backup Starting Device For Vehicle Patented View
18752971 Device And Method For Determining A Lane Change Recommendation For A Vehicle Patented View
18457832 Control Device For Vehicle And Control Method For Vehicle Patented View
18282881 Control Device And Method For Controlling A Tag Axle Steering System Patented View
17867363 Vehicle Intake Patented View
18485710 Vehicle Power Supply System And Control Method Of Vehicle Power Supply System Patented View
18281030 Fuel Pump Patented View
17917089 Safety System For Improving Road Compatibility Of Vehicle, Vehicle Safety System And Apparatus, Method, And Medium Patented View
18566706 Method For Operating A Driver Assistance System Of A Vehicle, And Vehicle Patented View
18354743 Vehicle Control Unit And Vehicle Control Method Patented View
18799441 Steering Control Device Abandoned View
18526221 Vehicle Steering Assist Device Patented View
18521181 Vehicle Systems And Methods For Estimating Road Wheel Angles Patented View
18086617 Steering Control Device And Method Of Vehicle Patented View
17990111 System And Method For An Agricultural Vehicle Patented View
18302650 Steering Control Device, Steering Control Method, And Computer Program Product Patented View
18290037 Method And Device For Obtaining Data Relating To Road Conditions Patented View
18017346 Apparatus And Method For Determining A Road Friction Patented View
18655530 Global Positioning System Time Verification For Autonomous Vehicles Patented View
18539990 Displaying Control Apparatus Patented View
18145487 Systems And Methods For Controlling Skid-Steer Power Machines Patented View
18191715 Information Processing Device, Vehicle Control Unit, And Road Information Distribution Method Patented View
18379454 Protection Device Of Electric Power Steering System And Electric Power Steering System Including The Same Patented View
18617366 Systems And Methods For Mitigating Spoofing Of Vehicle Features Patented View
18240329 Synchronized Steering Control Systems For Forklifts Patented View
18391928 Blended Fuel Dispensing System With Adaptive Fuel Storage Parameters Patented View
18125809 Method For Controlling Vehicle Performance By Estimating The Center Of Gravity Of A Loaded Vehicle Abandoned View

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