The USPTO’s satellite office in Detroit opened last week. I hadn’t seen any definitive information as to what art units were going to be represented in the Detroit office. So, I did an area code search in the USPTO employee directory. If those results are any indication, there are currently examiners for the following Group Art Units:
|
Group Art Unit # |
Description |
# of People in Group Art Unit in Detroit |
|
3689 |
DATA PROCESSING: FINANCIAL, BUSINESS PRACTICE, MANAGEMENT, OR COST/PRICE DETERMINATION |
1 |
|
3715 |
EDUCATION AND DEMONSTRATION |
1 |
|
3618 |
MOTOR VEHICLES; LAND VEHICLES; HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES |
2 |
|
3616 |
MOTOR VEHICLES; LAND VEHICLES |
1 |
|
3747 |
INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION |
1 |
|
3611 |
CARD, PICTURE, OR SIGN EXHIBITING;MOTOR VEHICLES; LAND VEHICLES |
1 |
|
3753 |
VALVES AND VALVE ACTUATION; FLUID HANDLING |
2 |
|
3749 |
LIQUID HEATERS AND VAPORIZERS; STOVES AND FURNACES; HEATING SYSTEMS; COMBUSTION; HEATING; VENTILATION |
1 |
|
3742 |
FOODS AND BEVERAGES: APPARATUS; ELECTRIC HEATING; INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC HEATING FURNACES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE HEATING DEVICES |
2 |
|
2861 |
INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION |
1 |
|
2884 |
RADIANT ENERGY |
1 |
|
3655 |
CLUTCHES AND POWER-STOP CONTROL; PLANETARY GEAR TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS; INTERRELATED POWER DELIVERY CONTROLS INCLUDING ENGINE CONTROL |
1 |
|
2872 |
OPTICS: EYE EXAMINING, VISION TESTING AND CORRECTING; OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS |
1 |
|
2833 |
ELECTRICITY: CIRCUIT MAKERS AND BREAKERS; HIGH-VOLTAGE SWITCHES WITH ARC PREVENTING OR EXTINGUISHING DEVICES; PRIME-MOVER DYNAMO PLANTS; ELECTRICITY: SINGLE GENERATOR SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL RESISTORS; HOROLOGY: TIME MEASURING SYSTEMS OR DEVICES; ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS |
1 |
|
3652 |
ROBOTS |
1 |
|
3622 |
DATA PROCESSING: FINANCIAL, BUSINESS PRACTICE, MANAGEMENT, OR COST/PRICE DETERMINATION |
1 |
|
3626 |
DATA PROCESSING: FINANCIAL, BUSINESS PRACTICE, MANAGEMENT, OR COST/PRICE DETERMINATION |
1 |
|
3748 |
INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; ROTARY EXPANSIBLE CHAMBER DEVICES |
3 |
There are also seven employees in the office of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.