Examiner Sutherland Steven M

3752-SUTHERLAND-STEVEN-M

Employment Information

Art Unit:3752 — Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
Group:3750 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing
Classes: 239 — Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
169 — Fire extinguishers
137 — Fluid handling
244 — Aeronautics and astronautics
415 — Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps
166 — Wells
417 — Pumps
184 — Lubrication
290 — Prime-mover dynamo plants
165 — Heat exchange
Phone:(571) 270-1902
Email:steven.sutherland@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:16 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

36
3-Year Grant rate: 84% over 419 cases
Difficulty: Easier
Difficulty Percentile: 36th

With Examiner Sutherland, you have a 84% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Sutherland is an easier examiner and in the 36th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Sutherland, 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 3752

Examiner Sutherland's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3752 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Sutherland 1.4
Art Unit 3752 1.9

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