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Patent Examiner Dennis H. Pedder

Art Unit 3612 · Land Vehicle Bodies, Tops & Fenders · Tech Center 3600 · 631 applications filed 2021–2026

None of Examiner Pedder's 631 applications filed 2021–2026 is still pending as of October 2026, so every outcome on this profile is final.

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Dennis H. Pedder is a USPTO patent examiner in Art Unit 3612 (Land Vehicle Bodies, Tops & Fenders) with 631 applications from filing years 2021–2026. Examiner Pedder's allowance rate is 91.0%, above the 81.9% USPTO average for applications filed in the same years. The examiner ranks easier than 71% of examiners. In 2022, decided applications with an examiner interview were allowed 11.1 percentage points more often than those without.

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Data through October 2026 from USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) · Methodology

Overview

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Difficulty · Favorable
easier than 71% of examiners
Easier28th percentileHarder
Allowance rate vs peers
Examiner Pedder91.0%
Art Unit 361289.0%
USPTO average81.9%
Allowance rate
91.0%
▲ USPTO avg 81.9%
Applications
631
filing years 2021–2026
First-action allowance
23.0%
patented with no rejection
Abandoned
9.0%
share of applications
Avg office actions
1.0
USPTO avg 1.5
Days to first OA
608
▼ USPTO 646
RCE rate
5.2%
USPTO 23.2%
Interview rate
29.3%
USPTO 30.8%

Examiner details

  • Art unit3612 · Land Vehicle Bodies, Tops & Fenders
  • Title / gradePrimary Patent Examiner · GS-14
  • Service22 years
  • PhoneOn each office action
  • In USPTO recordsPEDDER, DENNIS H
Examines (USPC classes)
296 · Land Vehicles: Bodies & Tops

How to improve your odds with Examiner Pedder

  • The data favors an interview. Interviewed cases were allowed more often in all 3 measured years, by 5.7 to 11.1 points.
  • The timeline runs ahead of the norm. First office action averages 608 days vs the 646-day USPTO norm.
  • Expect a §103. Obviousness is the most-issued rejection (368), and applicants overcame it 81.2% of the time.
  • RCE outcomes are mixed year to year. Cases with an RCE were allowed more often in 1 of the 2 measured years. Weigh the year-by-year table before spending the fee.

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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§102 Novelty251 issued · 84.8% overcome
§103 Obviousness368 issued · 81.2% overcome
§112 Definiteness & disclosure220 issued · 83.2% overcome
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Of the 177 winning responses to Examiner Pedder's §103 rejections that Boundly has classified, 134 (76%) amended the claims and argued, 41 amended without arguing, and 2 argued without amending. Each winning response, with its arguments and claim amendments, is in the file wrapper.

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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 Pedder.

YearRCE rateAllowance w/ RCEAllowance w/oDelta
20225.3%100.0%89.6%+10.4pp
20216.5%86.7%90.7%-4.0pp

Recent outcomes

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App #TitleOutcomeOAsArguments & redline
18/798812Combined Guide Rail Mechanism and Its Application in Vehicle Box Slide-Out SystemsPatented2🔒 View
18/558868Openable Vehicle Roof Comprising a Lid Element, a Fixed Roof Element and a Weather-Strip AssemblyPatented1🔒 View
18/259369Roof System for a Vehicle Comprising a Sunshade AssemblyPatented1🔒 View
18/322999Structural, Fiber Reinforced Composite Panel Rigidly Attached to an Interface SurfacePatented1🔒 View
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Art Unit 3612 technology

Body structures & framesCargo beds & load coversInterior storage & seatingDoors, roofs & windowsTop CPC B62D · B60R · B60J
About this examiner. Dennis H. Pedder examines in Art Unit 3612 (Land Vehicle Bodies, Tops & Fenders, Tech Center 3600). The art unit's docket includes body structures & frames, cargo beds & load covers, interior storage & seating, and doors, roofs & windows.

Frequently asked questions

What is Examiner Dennis H. Pedder's allowance rate?
Examiner Pedder's allowance rate is 91.0%, compared with 81.9% across the USPTO and 89.0% in Art Unit 3612 for applications filed in the same years. That rate ranks Examiner Pedder easier than 71% of examiners.
Is Examiner Pedder a favorable examiner?
Relatively, yes. Examiner Pedder ranks easier than 71% of examiners, in the 28th difficulty percentile (favorable). Examiner Pedder has a 91.0% allowance rate versus 81.9% across the USPTO and 89.0% in Art Unit 3612, 1.0 office actions per application versus 1.5, and an RCE rate of 5.2% versus 23.2% across the USPTO, for applications filed in the same years.
Do examiner interviews help with Examiner Pedder?
In this examiner's record, yes. Decided applications with an interview were allowed more often in each of the 3 measured years, by 5.7 to 11.1 percentage points. In 2022, 97.8% of decided applications with an interview were allowed, versus 86.7% of those without.
What is Examiner Pedder's most common rejection?
§103 obviousness, issued 368 times in the data. Applicants overcame it 81.2% of the time. Of the 177 winning responses Boundly has classified, 134 amended the claims and argued.
Is an RCE worth filing with Examiner Pedder?
It has varied by year, so the table is the better guide. Decided applications with an RCE were allowed more often in 1 of the 2 measured years. In 2022, 100.0% of decided applications with an RCE were allowed, versus 89.6% of those without one. In 2021, the figures were 86.7% versus 90.7%.
How long did Examiner Pedder take to issue a first office action?
About 608 days on average, versus 646 days across the USPTO for applications filed in the same years.

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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 Dennis H. Pedder, or see an error? Request a correction.