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  2. USPTO
  3. TC 3700
  4. Group 3750
  5. Art Unit 3754
  6. Examiner Gruby

Examiner Gruby Randall A

3754-GRUBY-RANDALL-A

Employment Information

Art Unit:3754 — Dispensing
Group:3750 — Fluid Handling and Dispensing
Classes: 222 — Dispensing
401 — Coating implements with material supply
219 — Electric heating
141 — Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting means
174 — Electricity: conductors and insulators
184 — Lubrication
137 — Fluid handling
134 — Cleaning and liquid contact with solids
239 — Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
100 — Presses
Phone:(571) 272-3415
Email:randy.gruby@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Mechl Engrg
Service:14 years
Grade:GS-13

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

61
3-Year Grant rate: 70% over 309 cases
Difficulty: Harder
Difficulty Percentile: 61st

With Examiner Gruby, you have a 70% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Gruby 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 Gruby, 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 3754

Examiner Gruby's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 3754 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Gruby 0.9
Art Unit 3754 1.1

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Gruby has granted 152 of 227 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 67%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Gruby has granted 63 of 82 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 77%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Gruby, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 15%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18768625 Wall Mounted Dispenser Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Patented View
18689607 A Beverage Container, And A Method Of Assembling A Beverage Container Patented View
18415028 Portable Fluid Tank System With Mounting Assembly Patented View
18272753 Dispenser Patented View
18450384 Cooking Utensil With Integrated Seasoning Dispenser Patented View
17810506 Secure, Easily Manipulated, Manually Operatable Pressure Relief Valve For Use With A Pressurized Food Dispensing System Patented View
18401952 Controlled Dentifrice Dispensing Device Abandoned View
17914789 Single-Material All-Plastic Lotion Pump Abandoned View
17927778 Device For Dispensing A Material By Means Of Pressurized Gas And Partially Gas-Filled Tubular Body For Use Therein Patented View
18612820 Container Having Adjustable Opening Lid Patented View
18630469 Ingredient Dispensers Patented View
18178559 Discharge Apparatus And Unmanned Aircraft Patented View
17847609 Method For Adjusting Pressure Of Mixture Of Gas And Paste Material Discharged From Dispenser Patented View
17775511 A Material Dispensing Device Patented View
18455194 Beverage Flavor Dosing System Patented View
17913799 Beverage Dispenser, Beverage Dispensing Nozzle, And Beverage Dispensing Method Patented View
18547379 Dispenser Of Parasiticidal Substances Patented View
18015124 Sealant Bottle Patented View
17738914 Liquid Dispenser Apparatus Patented View
18182721 Water Storage And Jetting Structure Of Toy Water Gun Abandoned View
18281428 Cup Lid Abandoned View
18568101 Retention Valve For A Range Of Packaging Abandoned View
18366449 Extracting And Dosing Valve For A Device For Discharging Spray Media Abandoned View
18579547 Fluid Dispenser With Metered Dose Control Features Patented View
18139453 Home Appliance Patented View
17821071 Systems And Methods For Dosing A Flowable Solid Patented View
17610313 Dispensing Group For A Machine For Dispensing Foodstuff Creams Patented View
18039461 Dispensing Device With Locking Mechanism Patented View
18247983 Spray Nozzle Device Abandoned View
17928637 Fluid Dispensers For Fluid Products And Dispensing Solutions Abandoned View
17516090 Vacuum Break Twist Cap Dispenser Assemblies Abandoned View
17913152 Pump Cap Patented View
17217966 Sanitizer Aerosol Dispensing Apparatus Abandoned View
18370080 Beverage Dispensing System Abandoned View
18215092 System And Method For Dispensing Fluid Patented View
17921816 Fluid Product Dispenser Patented View
18558019 Dustproof Safety Feeding Device For Power Battery Black Powder Acid Leaching And Feeding Patented View
18451310 Set Consisting Of A Pump Dispenser And An Evaluation Unit Patented View
18270075 Modular Dispensing Container For Oil Patented View
18458208 Pressure System Solution Dispenser Abandoned View
18219690 Simplified Cap For Squeeze Bottle Patented View
17872884 Injection Gun Patented View
18330189 Bellows Dispenser For Accessibility Abandoned View
18115258 Pressurized Dispensing System Abandoned View
17279562 Portable Fluid Dispenser Abandoned View
18251491 Actuating Device For Use In Combination With A Pressurized Packaging Patented View
18511665 Liquid Product Container And Extending Drawing Unit Of Liquid Product Container Patented View
18288854 Exclusive Dual-Gated Dispenser Patented View
17752040 Nozzle For Application Of A Seam Sealer Patented View
17558478 Industrial Metering Apparatus With A Hinged Window Patented View

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