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Patent Examiner Cameron Kenneth Miller

Art Unit 1731 · Ceramic, Glass & Inorganic Compositions · Tech Center 1700 · 274 applications since 2021

⚑ Average: harder than 53% of examiners● Free examiner data

Cameron Kenneth Miller is a USPTO patent examiner in Art Unit 1731 (Ceramic, Glass & Inorganic Compositions) who has examined 274 applications in filing years 2021–2025. Examiner Miller's allowance rate is 75.6%, below the 82.1% USPTO average; the examiner ranks harder than 53% of examiners. Applicants who held an examiner interview saw a 20.0 percentage-point lift in allowance in 2024.

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Data through March 2026 · Source: USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) · Methodology

Overview

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Difficulty: Average
harder than 53% of examiners
Easier53rd percentileHarder
Allowance rate vs peers
Examiner Miller75.6%
Art Unit 173182.7%
USPTO average82.1%
Allowance rate
75.6%
▼ USPTO avg 82.1%
Applications
274
filing years 2021–2025
First-action allowance
13.1%
allowed on OA #1
Abandoned
14.2%
share of applications
Avg office actions
1.8
USPTO avg 1.2
Days to first OA
762
▲ USPTO 589
RCE rate
30.7%
USPTO 14.1%
Interview rate
25.2%
USPTO 21.5%

Examiner details

  • Art unit1731 · Ceramic, Glass & Inorganic Compositions
  • Title / gradePatent Examiner · GS-13
  • Service6 years
  • Phone(571) 272-4616
  • Email[email protected]
  • LocationAlexandria, VA 22314
  • On office actionsMiller, Cameron Kenneth
Partial signatory authority

Examiner Miller can sign some office actions directly, while allowances and final actions are reviewed by a more senior examiner, so clear written arguments carry extra weight.

Examines (USPC classes)
501 · Compositions: Ceramic428 · Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles361 · Electricity: Electrical Systems & Devices

How to improve your odds with Examiner Miller

  • Interview results are mixed year to year. The largest measured lift was 20.0 points in 2024, but at least one year ran the other way; weigh the year-by-year table below.
  • Plan for the timeline. First office action averages 762 days vs the 589-day USPTO norm.
  • Expect a §103. Obviousness is the most-issued rejection (262), and applicants overcame it 74.8% of the time.
  • RCE outcomes are mixed year to year. 20.0 points up in 2024 but -13.7 in 2021; weigh the year-by-year table before spending the fee.
  • Tighter claims have moved faster here. With a 75.6% allowance rate, appropriately scoped independent claims have tended to shorten prosecution.

Historical patterns from this examiner's past cases, shown for general information. This is not legal advice and does not predict the outcome of any specific application. Decisions about interviews, RCEs, and claim strategy should be made with a licensed patent attorney or agent.

Rejection patterns & how they get overcome

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§101 Eligibility4 issued · 100.0% overcome
§102 Novelty108 issued · 84.3% overcome
§103 Obviousness262 issued · 74.8% overcome
§112 Disclosure110 issued · 89.7% overcome
Arguments that overcame §103 rejections🔒 Members

REMARKS: Applicant respectfully traverses the rejection under 35 U.S.C. §103. The cited references, whether taken alone or in combination, fail to teach or suggest at least the recited limitation, and the Office has not established an adequate rationale to combine the references as proposed without impermissible hindsight in that ...

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RCE behavior

Allowance after a Request for Continued Examination versus without one, per year. Use it to judge whether an RCE is worth the cost in front of Examiner Miller.

YearRCE rateAllowance w/ RCEAllowance w/oDelta
202436.4%100.0%80.0%+20.0pp
202314.9%83.3%91.7%-8.4pp
202231.4%75.0%84.4%-9.4pp
202139.4%59.3%73.0%-13.7pp

Recent outcomes

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App #TitleOutcomeOAsArguments & redline
18/714586Cemented CarbidePatented3🔒 View
17/543630Metal Oxide Ceramic Nanomaterials and Methods of Making and Using SamePatented1🔒 View
18/243383Glass Compositions with High Refractive Indexes and Low DensitiesPatented3🔒 View
17/283866Gallium Nitride-Based Sintered Body and Method for Manufacturing SamePatented3🔒 View
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Technology & expertise

Ceramic compositionsGlass compositionsInorganic materialsCatalyst supportsTop CPC: C04B · C03C · C09K
About this examiner. Cameron Kenneth Miller has examined 274 applications in Art Unit 1731 (Ceramic, Glass & Inorganic Compositions, Tech Center 1700). The docket skews toward ceramic compositions, glass compositions, inorganic materials.

Frequently asked questions

What is Examiner Cameron Kenneth Miller's allowance rate?
Examiner Miller's allowance rate is 75.6%, compared with the 82.1% USPTO average and 82.7% for Art Unit 1731, which places Examiner Miller harder than 53% of examiners.
Is Examiner Miller a hard examiner?
Examiner Miller is about average — Examiner Miller ranks harder than 53% of examiners, in the 53rd difficulty percentile (average), with a 75.6% allowance rate versus the 82.1% USPTO average and more office actions per application than average (1.8 versus 1.2) and a higher RCE rate (30.7% versus 14.1%).
Do examiner interviews help with Examiner Miller?
The data says yes. Interviewed applications allowed 20.0 percentage points higher than non-interviewed ones in 2024 (100.0% versus 80.0%).
What is Examiner Miller's most common rejection?
§103 obviousness, issued 262 times in the data. Applicants overcame it 74.8% of the time, usually by amendment plus argument.
Is an RCE worth filing with Examiner Miller?
It has varied by year, so the table is the better guide. In 2024, applications with an RCE allowed at 100.0% versus 80.0% without one, but earlier years did not all run that way.
How long until the first office action from Examiner Miller?
About 762 days on average, versus the 589-day USPTO norm.
How do I contact Examiner Cameron Kenneth Miller?
Examiner Miller can be reached by phone at (571) 272-4616 or by email at [email protected]. The examiner's direct line also appears on the first page of every office action.

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Statistics are computed by Boundly Prosecution Intel from USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) file wrappers for filing years 2021–2025, updated monthly. Allowance rate (sometimes called grant rate) is the share of disposed applications that issued as patents. Historical data is provided for informational purposes only; past examiner behavior does not guarantee future outcomes, and nothing here is legal advice or a substitute for advice from a licensed patent attorney or agent. Are you Cameron Kenneth Miller, or see an error? Request a correction.