Patent Examiner Cameron Kenneth Miller
Art Unit 1731 · Ceramic, Glass & Inorganic Compositions · Tech Center 1700 · 370 applications filed 2021–2026
Average · harder than 55% of examiners● Free examiner data
Cameron Kenneth Miller is a USPTO patent examiner in Art Unit 1731 (Ceramic, Glass & Inorganic Compositions) with 370 applications from filing years 2021–2026. Examiner Miller's allowance rate is 82.0%, below the 82.1% USPTO average for applications filed in the same years. The examiner ranks harder than 55% of examiners.
Data through October 2026 from USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) · Methodology
Overview
FreeDifficulty · Average
harder than 55% of examiners
Easier55th percentileHarder
Allowance rate vs peers
Examiner Miller82.0%
Art Unit 173176.1%
USPTO average82.1%
Allowance rate
82.0%
▼ USPTO avg 82.1%
Applications
370
filing years 2021–2026
First-action allowance
9.4%
patented with no rejection
Abandoned
11.4%
share of applications
Avg office actions
1.6
USPTO avg 1.3
Days to first OA
773
▲ USPTO 617
RCE rate
25.9%
USPTO 18.9%
Interview rate
24.9%
USPTO 26.7%
Examiner details
- Art unit1731 · Ceramic, Glass & Inorganic Compositions
- Title / gradePatent Examiner · GS-13
- Service6 years
- Phone(571) 272-4616
- LocationAlexandria, VA 22314
- In USPTO recordsMILLER, CAMERON KENNETH
Examines (USPC classes)
501 · Compositions: Ceramic
How to improve your odds with Examiner Miller
- Interviews have not lifted allowance here. Interviewed cases were allowed less often in all 3 measured years, by 1.8 to 12.2 points. Weigh the year-by-year table below.
- Plan for the timeline. First office action averages 773 days vs the 617-day USPTO norm.
- Expect a §103. Obviousness is the most-issued rejection (286), and applicants overcame it 57.3% of the time.
- The data cuts against an RCE. Cases with an RCE were allowed less often in all 3 measured years, by 2.8 to 4.2 points.
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
Free§102 Novelty119 issued · 65.9% overcome
§103 Obviousness286 issued · 57.3% overcome
§112 Definiteness & disclosure130 issued · 73.3% overcome
How applicants traverse §103 rejections🔒 Members
Of the 55 winning responses to Examiner Miller's §103 rejections that Boundly has classified, 45 (82%) amended the claims and argued, and 10 amended without arguing. Each winning response, with its arguments and claim amendments, is in the file wrapper.
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Trends
Outcome distribution
Patented 51.6%
Pending 37.0%
Abandoned 11.4%
Interview effectiveness by year
| Year | Interview rate | Allowance w/ interview | Allowance w/o | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23.6% | 84.6% | 96.8% | -12.2pp |
| 2022 | 34.1% | 86.4% | 88.2% | -1.8pp |
| 2021 | 32.1% | 67.7% | 73.6% | -5.9pp |
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.
| Year | RCE rate | Allowance w/ RCE | Allowance w/o | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23.6% | 90.0% | 94.1% | -4.1pp |
| 2022 | 35.2% | 85.7% | 88.5% | -2.8pp |
| 2021 | 40.4% | 69.2% | 73.4% | -4.2pp |
Recent outcomes
Free🔒 Case detail for members| App # | Title | Outcome | OAs | Arguments & redline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/202393 | Colored Sintered Body and Method for Producing the Same | Patented | 2 | 🔒 View |
| 18/348417 | Dielectric Composition, Capacitive Element, Visible-Light Photocatalytic Material, and Visible-Light Photoelectric Conversion Element | Patented | 1 | 🔒 View |
| 18/266216 | Sintered Body | Patented | 1 | 🔒 View |
| 18/415821 | Novel Glass and Glass-Ceramic Compositions | Patented | 1 | 🔒 View |
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Start freeArt Unit 1731 technology
Ceramic compositionsGlass compositionsInorganic materialsCatalyst supportsTop CPC C04B · C03C · C09K
About this examiner. Cameron Kenneth Miller examines in Art Unit 1731 (Ceramic, Glass & Inorganic Compositions, Tech Center 1700). The art unit's docket includes ceramic compositions, glass compositions, inorganic materials, and catalyst supports.
Frequently asked questions
What is Examiner Cameron Kenneth Miller's allowance rate?
Examiner Miller's allowance rate is 82.0%, compared with 82.1% across the USPTO and 76.1% in Art Unit 1731 for applications filed in the same years. That rate ranks Examiner Miller harder than 55% of examiners.
Is Examiner Miller a hard examiner?
About average. Examiner Miller ranks harder than 55% of examiners, in the 55th difficulty percentile (average). Examiner Miller has an 82.0% allowance rate versus 82.1% across the USPTO and 76.1% in Art Unit 1731, 1.6 office actions per application versus 1.3, and an RCE rate of 25.9% versus 18.9% across the USPTO, for applications filed in the same years.
Do examiner interviews help with Examiner Miller?
Not in this examiner's record. Decided applications with an interview were allowed less often in each of the 3 measured years, by 1.8 to 12.2 percentage points. In 2021, 67.7% of decided applications with an interview were allowed, versus 73.6% of those without.
What is Examiner Miller's most common rejection?
§103 obviousness, issued 286 times in the data. Applicants overcame it 57.3% of the time. Of the 55 winning responses Boundly has classified, 45 amended the claims and argued.
Is an RCE worth filing with Examiner Miller?
Not in this examiner's record. Decided applications with an RCE were allowed less often in each of the 3 measured years, by 2.8 to 4.2 percentage points. In 2021, 69.2% of decided applications with an RCE were allowed, versus 73.4% of those without one.
How long until the first office action from Examiner Miller?
About 773 days on average, versus 617 days across the USPTO for applications filed in the same years.
How do I contact Examiner Cameron Kenneth Miller?
Examiner Miller can be reached by phone at (571) 272-4616. The examiner's direct line is also listed at the end of the examiner's office actions.
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Statistics are computed by Boundly Prosecution Intel from USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) file wrappers for filing years 2021–2026, refreshed regularly. Allowance rate (sometimes called grant rate) is the share of disposed applications that issued as patents. Office actions here are non-final and final rejections, so restriction requirements and allowances are not counted. USPTO benchmarks are weighted to each examiner's mix of filing years, and art-unit benchmarks to the art units and filing years of the examiner's own applications, so they compare like for like. The difficulty percentile ranks examiners, each counted once, so it can point the other way from the USPTO average, which counts applications. See how each number is computed. The year-by-year interview and RCE tables show up to four recent filing years, leaving out the newest one and any year with fewer than ten applications or five decided applications on either side. 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.