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Examiner Belk Shannel N

3772-BELK-SHANNEL-N

Employment Information

Art Unit:3772 — Dentistry
Group:3770 — Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies
Classes: 433 — Dentistry
128 — Surgery
600 — Surgery
132 — Toilet
348 — Television
Phone:(571) 272-9671
Email:None
Location:None
Title:Pat Examnr(Biomedical Engrg)
Service:10 years
Grade:GS-12

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

75
3-Year Grant rate: 57% over 237 cases
Difficulty: Harder
Difficulty Percentile: 75th

With Examiner Belk, you have a 57% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Belk is a harder examiner and in the 75th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Belk, 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 3772

Examiner Belk's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 3772 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Belk 2.2
Art Unit 3772 2.0

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Belk has granted 77 of 150 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 51%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Belk has granted 58 of 87 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 67%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Belk, conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 31%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
18401583 Self-Cleaning Dental Mirror Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Abandoned View
18379012 High Volume Evacuator With Mirror Securement Abandoned View
18647558 Orthodontic Pliers With Force Scale Patented View
16873795 Methods Of Reducing Sleep Disordered Breathing And Structures Formed Therapy Abandoned View
18555110 Oral Care Device Abandoned View
17646681 Matrices For Dental Restoration Abandoned View
17986386 Oral Treatment Device Patented View
17847153 Systems And Methods For Providing Oral Devices Using At-Home Dental Impression Kits Patented View
16325566 Dental Prosthesis System And Prosthetic Structure For Use With A Dental Implant Inserted Into The Jaw Bone Of A Patient Patented View
17922851 Cheek Retractor Abandoned View
18105112 Multi-Implant Driver Device Abandoned View
17428039 Bendable Castable Abutment For The Manufacture Of A Dental Prosthesis Framework Abandoned View
18015433 Uv Luminaire Device For Dentistry Application Abandoned View
18006984 Instrument Holder Abandoned View
18014119 Threadless Dental Implant Having Attachment Teeth And Method Of Attachment Of A Threadless Dental Implant Abandoned View
18103529 Carrier To Facilitate Isq Measurements Abandoned View
17924035 Method Of Preventing Suckback Of Dental Handpiece By Bypass Injection Of Driving Air And Dental Handpiece System Having Bypass Injection Structure Patented View
18004375 Dual-Function Seal Abandoned View
17250426 A Dental Light Polymerization Device Patented View
17332412 Snapping Of Denture Teeth Patented View
18529225 Indirect Bonding Trays With Bite Turbo And Orthodontic Auxiliary Integration Abandoned View
17326370 Device For Dental Irrigation Abandoned View
19198446 Prophy Angle With Splatter Guard Patented View
18913909 Hybrid Style Denture System For Partial Or Complete Dentures Patented View
17634201 Universal Keyless Guided Surgery System Patented View
17659179 Matrices Including Crowns For Dental Restoration Patented View
18133279 Dental Drill Abandoned View
17481049 Single Arch Mandibular Advancer Abandoned View
17832846 Dental Composite Capsule For Injection Molded Filling Techniques Abandoned View
17971228 Sinus Dental Implant Patented View
17408789 Bracket Identification Marking System Patented View
16652658 Shell-Shaped Dental Appliance And Its Shell-Shaped Body Abandoned View
17148195 Drill-Less Dental Implant And Uses Thereof Abandoned View
18885528 Prophy Angle With Splatter Guard Patented View
17543366 Screwless Dental Implant Connection Patented View
18413943 Laser System For Enhancing Remineralization And Strength Of Hard Tissue Patented View
18195359 Dental Implant Supported Platform For Parital Or Complete Dentures Abandoned View
16634131 Geometry Of A Screw For Implants Abandoned View
17354754 Compact Extraoral Suction Passage Tip Abandoned View
17297511 Reverse-Flow Brake For Rotors In Dental Preparation Instruments Patented View
15324491 Endodontic Instrument For Drilling Root Canals Abandoned View
17793141 Device For Shaping And Simultaneous Flushing And Suction Of A Tooth Root Canal Patented View
17292823 Dental Turbine Patented View
17371322 Powder Coated Malleable Hydrophobic Orthodontic Device Shield Patented View
17145705 Articulator Abandoned View
17614621 Illuminating Instrument For Diagnostics, Surgery Or Therapy Patented View
16700151 Dental Implant System With At Least One Tooth Implant And Separate Abutment Patented View
17416886 Dental Torque Wrench Patented View
14990751 Dental Implant Prosthesis Patented View
17316654 Dental And Medical Barrier Abandoned View

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