Examiner Joan D. Misa
Examiner Joan D. Misa appears to be about average relative to their peer examiners. Their lifetime grant ratio is 59.6%, they average 1.96 office actions per granted patent, and their rejection profile is dominated by ยง103.
Difficulty vs AU
About Average
Difficulty vs Group
Very Hard
Difficulty vs TC
Very Easy
Difficulty vs USPTO
Very Easy
Average OA / Grant
1.96
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Examiner Details
- Observed Examiner Years
- 17 years (2007-2023)
- Tech Center
- 3600 - Transportation, Electronic Commerce, Construction, Agriculture, Licensing and Review
- Group
- 3670 - Wells, Earth Boring/Moving, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum
Metrics
- Applications Evaluated
- 547
- Granted Applications
- 326
- Non-Granted Applications
- 221
- Avg OA / Grant
- 1.96
- Last OA Observed
- June 2023 (34 months ago)
- Art Units Seen
- 3671
Context Comparison
| Scope | Examiners | Lifetime Grant Ratio | Avg OA / Grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| This Examiner | 1 | 59.6% | 1.96 |
| Art Unit | 34 | 58.8% | 1.61 |
| Group | 235 | 60.7% | 1.84 |
| Tech Center | 2,337 | 48.0% | 2.11 |
| USPTO | 16,116 | 54.8% | 1.98 |
Grant Timeline
Shaded region marks the last two observed years, where grant outcomes may lag due to recency.
| Year | Applications | Granted | Grant Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | 6 | 54.5% |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 40.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 36 | 21 | 58.3% |
| 2012 | 45 | 27 | 60.0% |
| 2013 | 46 | 18 | 39.1% |
| 2014 | 31 | 12 | 38.7% |
| 2015 | 49 | 24 | 49.0% |
| 2016 | 42 | 25 | 59.5% |
| 2017 | 55 | 32 | 58.2% |
| 2018 | 50 | 39 | 78.0% |
| 2019 | 38 | 26 | 68.4% |
| 2020 | 57 | 36 | 63.2% |
| 2021 | 47 | 38 | 80.9% |
| 2022 | 24 | 14 | 58.3% |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 | 66.7% |
| No observed data after 2023; examiner may have gone inactive or moved out of examining work. | |||
326 family-cache-validated grants; 0 OA-only grant signals.
Rejection Timeline
| OA # | Office Actions | § 101 Percentage | § 102 Percentage | § 103 Percentage | § 112 Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 553 | 0.0% | 12.7% | 77.0% | 7.2% |
| 2 | 308 | 0.0% | 5.8% | 81.5% | 10.7% |
| 3 | 124 | 0.0% | 4.0% | 84.7% | 9.7% |
| 4 | 60 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 93.3% | 5.0% |
| 5 | 22 | 0.0% | 4.5% | 81.8% | 13.6% |
| 6 | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 90.9% | 9.1% |
| 7 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 8 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 9 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 10 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |