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Examiner Gardner Nicole

3753-GARDNER-NICOLE

Employment Information

Art Unit:3753 — Fluid handling
Group:3750 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing
Classes: 137 — Fluid handling
251 — Valves and valve actuation
141 — Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting means
222 — Dispensing
166 — Wells
429 — Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process
417 — Pumps
Phone:(571) 270-0144
Email:nicole.gardner@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:12 years
Grade:GS-13

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

61
3-Year Grant rate: 70% over 269 cases
Difficulty: Harder
Difficulty Percentile: 61st

With Examiner Gardner, you have a 70% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Gardner is a harder examiner and in the 61st percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Gardner, 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 3753

Examiner Gardner's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 3753 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Gardner 2.0
Art Unit 3753 1.3

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Gardner has granted 130 of 191 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 68%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Gardner has granted 59 of 78 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 76%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Gardner, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 12%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18226825 Tank For Pressurized Flammable Gas Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Abandoned View
18214130 Apparatus For Safety Shut-Off Valve Abandoned View
18850195 Safety Device For A Tank Intended To Contain A Pressurized Gas Patented View
18484357 Adjustable Flow Control Valve Abandoned View
18537805 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Abandoned View
19079861 Support Bracket For Fluid Conduit Assembly Patented View
18649832 Apparatus For Facilitating Prevention Of Unauthorized Handling Of Valves Abandoned View
18477025 Valve Device Abandoned View
18201254 Valve With Integrated Pressure Regulator Patented View
18015009 Check Valve Abandoned View
18123237 Modular Pressure Vessel Mounting Apparatus Abandoned View
18510584 Modular Air Valve System Abandoned View
18475932 Piping Member Patented View
18420669 Pressure Regulator Patented View
18034131 Electric Valve Patented View
17662490 Low-Profile Paired Relief Valve Patented View
17629700 System For Regulating The Flow Rate Of A Liquid And Corresponding Regulation Method Patented View
17440270 Check Valve Damping Patented View
18443298 Anti-Explosive Natural Gas Compressor With Selective Dosing Abandoned View
18331406 Propane Distribution System For A Recreational Vehicle Abandoned View
17689323 Butterfly Valve With Vibration Resistant Mount Abandoned View
17442266 Automatic Transmission Abandoned View
18446158 Electronically Activated, Spring-Driven Initiator Patented View
18133860 Manifold Pipe Assemblies For Providing Inert Atmospheres And Methods And Systems For The Use Thereof Abandoned View
17398508 Toilet Fill Valve With Valve Lock Patented View
17616675 Fluid Supply Device Abandoned View
18245314 Tank Device For Storing A Gaseous Medium, Comprising A Valve Device Patented View
17721194 Telescoping Waterway With Integrated Valve Patented View
18545378 Pistons For Use In Fluid Exchange Devices And Related Devices, Systems, And Methods Patented View
17769800 Arrangement With A Valve Abandoned View
17817038 High-Pressure Gas Storage And Supply Device Abandoned View
17486939 Air Door Device Abandoned View
18465846 Crane Systems And Pump Manifold Systems, And Related Methods, For Pumping Operations Patented View
18580923 Robotized Manifold System Comprising A Plurality Of Bistable Valves Patented View
18242441 Spring Controlling Valve Patented View
18164567 Fluid Control Valve Unit And Valve Timing Changing Device Patented View
18385836 Safety Handle For Faucet Patented View
18360138 Non-Powered Water Leakage Blocking Device Abandoned View
18558572 Pressure Relief Device For High Pressure Vessel Abandoned View
17747249 Valve Abandoned View
17416690 Poppet Valve Abandoned View
18447353 Chemical Dispensing System Patented View
17686842 Cryogenic Fluid Coupling Patented View
18237166 Butterfly Valve Patented View
17894268 Actuator Arrangement For Multi-Valve Assembly Patented View
16403050 Irrigation Valve Abandoned View
16399190 Air Release Valve Abandoned View
16765178 Aircraft One-Piece Fuel Nonreturn Device And Method For Manufacturing Such A Device Abandoned View
17524476 Dual Solenoid Initiator Valve For Compressed Fluid Sources Abandoned View
18034584 Method For Producing A Fuel Rail For A Pressure Vessel System, Fuel Rail, Pressure Vessel System, And Motor Vehicle Patented View

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