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  6. Examiner Nichols

Examiner Nichols Phyllis M

3753-NICHOLS-PHYLLIS-M

Employment Information

Art Unit:3753 — Fluid handling
Group:3750 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing
Classes: 137 — Fluid handling
141 — Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting means
417 — Pumps
251 — Valves and valve actuation
429 — Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process
415 — Rotary kinetic fluid motors or pumps
361 — Electricity: electrical systems and devices
432 — Heating
601 — Surgery: kinesitherapy
222 — Dispensing
Phone:(571) 270-5428
Email:macade.nichols@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:18 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

22
3-Year Grant rate: 89% over 334 cases
Difficulty: Easier
Difficulty Percentile: 22nd

With Examiner Nichols, you have a 89% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Nichols is an easier examiner and in the 22nd percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Nichols, 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 Nichols's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3753 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Nichols 0.8
Art Unit 3753 1.3

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Nichols has granted 271 of 307 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 88%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Nichols has granted 26 of 27 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 96%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Nichols, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 9%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18710683 Assembly For Preventing A Backflow Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
18029061 Economizer Port Valve Patented View
19333691 Thermal Bypass Control Valve For A Cooler Line Block With Offset Channels For An Outflow Line Patented View
18790915 Storage Tank Isolation System Patented View
19205655 Removable Reed Valve Core With An Elastic Securing Band Patented View
18619613 Device And Method For Additive Manufacturing Of A Component Patented View
18596516 Pipe Burst Prevention Relief Valve, Control Valve System And Method Patented View
18887936 Breather Valve Abandoned View
18826990 Check Valve Assembly Patented View
18138392 Operating A Vitrector In A Partially-Closed Pneumatic Loop Patented View
18212585 System And Method For An Agricultural Applicator Patented View
19318030 Waste Disposal Hose Seal Apparatus For Recreational Vehicles Patented View
19291227 Shower Arm Structure Patented View
18782411 Fluid Couplings Patented View
18796890 Thermal Compensated Pressure Relief Valve Using Shape Memory Materials For High Temperature Application Patented View
18193569 Substrate Processing Method And Substrate Processing Apparatus Patented View
18817903 Advanced Pressure Equilibrium Device (Ped) And Pressure Relief Valve (Prv) Patented View
18433418 Check Valve And Brake System Including The Same Patented View
18803369 Valve Device With Ball Locks Patented View
18669557 Excess Flow Valve With Self-Resetting Function Patented View
18621961 Zone Control Devices, Systems And Methods Patented View
19194815 Hydrogen Generation System And Regulator Therefor Patented View
18885182 Waste Liquid Recovery System For Large Storage Tank Patented View
18585476 Flapper Check Valve Assembly Patented View
18872412 Devices, Systems, And Methods For Relieving And Regulating Pressure During The Performance Of A Fluid Service On A Machine Patented View
19084583 Methods And Systems For Reversible Coupling Of Conduits Patented View
18362090 Systems And Methods For Backflow Management Patented View
18417022 Pumphead With Trigger Handle Patented View
18645480 Dual Air Admittance Valve Patented View
18596519 Pipe Burst Prevention Ceramic Cartridge, Valve System And Method Patented View
18457189 Pressure Regulator Patented View
18924870 Cooling System With Strategically Located Bellow Patented View
18599065 Detergent Supply Device For Clothes Processing Apparatus Patented View
18600447 Pop-Up Valve For Managing Backflow Patented View
17477995 Assembly Having An Assembly Union (U) That Orients And Aligns Multiple Components, Including A Housing, Body Adapter And Locking Ring Patented View
18619767 Injection Molded Vehicle Compartment Pressure Relief Valve Patented View
18827215 Internally Installed Check Valve Patented View
18416713 Flow Ratio Controller System Operating In Alternative Control Modes Patented View
19098974 Portable Universal Valve Nozzle And Inflation Device Thereof Patented View
18536657 Stepped Check Valves Patented View
18389927 Mixing Device And Molding Machine Patented View
18376650 Check Valve Adapter For Electrical Submersible Pumps Patented View
18342763 Control Valve Patented View
18391768 Fluid Flow Channel Control System Patented View
18417777 Methods For Inhibiting Material Mixing In A Material Processing System Patented View
18410724 Valve Apparatus And Vacuum Handling Apparatus Having A Valve Apparatus Patented View
18369730 Spring Stop For Clapper Valve Patented View
18408021 Gravity Actuated Flow Control Apparatus And Method Patented View
18443471 Bi-Directional Inflating Tool Patented View
18219743 Faucet With Integrated Handle Patented View

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