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Patent Examiner Erin Barry Saad

Art Unit 1735 · Welding, Metal Bonding & Powder Metallurgy · Tech Center 1700 · 401 applications filed 2021–2026

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Erin Barry Saad is a USPTO patent examiner in Art Unit 1735 (Welding, Metal Bonding & Powder Metallurgy) with 401 applications from filing years 2021–2026. Examiner Saad's allowance rate is 89.1%, above the 84.0% USPTO average for applications filed in the same years. The examiner ranks easier than 64% of examiners. In 2022, decided applications with an examiner interview were allowed 7.9 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 · Average
easier than 64% of examiners
Easier35th percentileHarder
Allowance rate vs peers
Examiner Saad89.1%
Art Unit 173581.5%
USPTO average84.0%
Allowance rate
89.1%
▲ USPTO avg 84.0%
Applications
401
filing years 2021–2026
First-action allowance
9.9%
patented with no rejection
Abandoned
8.0%
share of applications
Avg office actions
1.2
USPTO avg 1.1
Days to first OA
500
▼ USPTO 585
RCE rate
12.0%
USPTO 16.1%
Interview rate
24.7%
USPTO 23.4%

Examiner details

  • Art unit1735 · Welding, Metal Bonding & Powder Metallurgy
  • Title / gradePrimary Patent Examiner · GS-14
  • Service19 years
  • Phone(571) 270-3634
  • LocationAlexandria, VA 22314
  • In USPTO recordsSAAD, ERIN BARRY
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Examiner Saad can allow an application without a supervisory sign-off.

Examines (USPC classes)
228 · Metal Fusion Bonding219 · Electric Heating

How to improve your odds with Examiner Saad

  • The data favors an interview. Interviewed cases were allowed more often in all 4 measured years, by 5.8 to 10.5 points.
  • The timeline runs ahead of the norm. First office action averages 500 days vs the 585-day USPTO norm.
  • Expect a §112. Definiteness & disclosure is the most-issued rejection (202), and applicants overcame it 82.7% of the time.
  • RCE outcomes are mixed year to year. Cases with an RCE were allowed more often in 3 of the 4 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 Novelty132 issued · 71.4% overcome
§103 Obviousness176 issued · 72.9% overcome
§112 Definiteness & disclosure202 issued · 82.7% overcome
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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 Saad.

YearRCE rateAllowance w/ RCEAllowance w/oDelta
202414.9%100.0%86.7%+13.3pp
202315.1%100.0%92.8%+7.2pp
202210.6%87.5%90.8%-3.3pp
202114.5%90.0%79.7%+10.3pp

Recent outcomes

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App #TitleOutcomeOAsArguments & redline
19/209937Soldering ApparatusPatented0🔒 View
19/333795Regulation Layer for Dissimilar Metal Friction Welding Interface and Aluminum-Steel Friction Welding MethodPatented1🔒 View
19/204772Wire Bonding Systems and Arrays, and Related MethodsPatented1🔒 View
18/835902Friction Stir Welding MethodPatented3🔒 View
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Art Unit 1735 technology

Friction weldingUltrasonic & solid-state bondingPowder metallurgyMetallurgical processingTop CPC B23K · H01M · C22C
About this examiner. Erin Barry Saad examines in Art Unit 1735 (Welding, Metal Bonding & Powder Metallurgy, Tech Center 1700). The art unit's docket includes friction welding, ultrasonic & solid-state bonding, powder metallurgy, and metallurgical processing.

Frequently asked questions

What is Examiner Erin Barry Saad's allowance rate?
Examiner Saad's allowance rate is 89.1%, compared with 84.0% across the USPTO and 81.5% in Art Unit 1735 for applications filed in the same years. That rate ranks Examiner Saad easier than 64% of examiners.
Is Examiner Saad a hard examiner?
Not especially. Examiner Saad ranks easier than 64% of examiners, in the 35th difficulty percentile (average). Examiner Saad has an 89.1% allowance rate versus 84.0% across the USPTO and 81.5% in Art Unit 1735, 1.2 office actions per application versus 1.1, and an RCE rate of 12.0% versus 16.1% across the USPTO, for applications filed in the same years.
Do examiner interviews help with Examiner Saad?
In this examiner's record, yes. Decided applications with an interview were allowed more often in each of the 4 measured years, by 5.8 to 10.5 percentage points. In 2022, 96.0% of decided applications with an interview were allowed, versus 88.1% of those without.
What is Examiner Saad's most common rejection?
§112 definiteness & disclosure, issued 202 times in the data. Applicants overcame it 82.7% of the time. Of the 81 winning responses Boundly has classified, as many amended without arguing as amended the claims and argued (39 each).
Is an RCE worth filing with Examiner Saad?
It has varied by year, so the table is the better guide. Decided applications with an RCE were allowed more often in 3 of the 4 measured years. In 2023, 100.0% of decided applications with an RCE were allowed, versus 92.8% of those without one. In 2022, the figures were 87.5% versus 90.8%.
How long until the first office action from Examiner Saad?
About 500 days on average, versus 585 days across the USPTO for applications filed in the same years.
How do I contact Examiner Erin Barry Saad?
Examiner Saad can be reached by phone at (571) 270-3634. 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 Erin Barry Saad, or see an error? Request a correction.