Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18705067 | METHOD FOR OLEFIN HYDROFORMYLATION USING IRIDIUM-BASED CATALYST | April 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18438077 | CHEMICAL COLLECTION AND PROCESSING VESSEL AND METHODS FOR FLUID TRANSFER AT SEA | February 2024 | April 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18484518 | CHROMIUM-CATALYZED PRODUCTION OF ALCOHOLS FROM HYDROCARBONS IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN | October 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18462667 | CARBON NEUTRAL CONVERSION OF RESIDUE | September 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18243657 | INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR MAKING 1-CHLORO-3,3,3-TRIFLUOROPROPENE (HCFO-1233zd) FROM A MIXTURE OF HIGH-BOILING FLUORINATED COMPONENTS | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18276252 | REACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING BUTYRALDEHYDE BY PROPYLENE CARBONYLATION | August 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18272111 | MODIFICATION METHOD OF ANODE FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION VIA ELECTROLYSIS, ANODE FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION VIA ELECTROLYSIS AND USE | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18220404 | GAS TO OLEFINS PROCESSES WITH COPRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN | July 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18349315 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVE ALCOHOL UPGRADING | July 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18212294 | Process for H2 and Syngas Production | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18212359 | Process for H2 and Syngas Production | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18038531 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND REACTION APPARATUS USED FOR CONTINUOUS REACTION PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF TRIFLUOROETHANE | May 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18201571 | FLUORINATION PROCESSES | May 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18037312 | PROCESS FOR METHANOL SYNTHESIS FROM CO2-RICH SYNGAS | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18307578 | INTEGRATED PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN, PETROCHEMICALS, AND POWER | April 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18307060 | METHANATION CATALYST PROCESSING METHOD, METHANE PRODUCING METHOD, AND METHANATION CATALYST | April 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18250458 | CONVERSION OF SOLID WASTE INTO SYNGAS AND HYDROGEN | April 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18305564 | METHOD FOR MAKING LIQUID HYDROCARBONS | April 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18296356 | METHODS FOR GRADED UTILIZATION OF FLUORINE AND SILICON RESOURCES IN PHOSPHATE ORES | April 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18126097 | MOLTEN-SALT MEDIATED THERMOCHEMICAL REACTIONS USING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18117313 | THERMOCHEMICAL REACTIONS USING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY | March 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18445018 | THERMALLY INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LIQUID FUELS WITH A SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYZER | March 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18175798 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A SYNTHETIC FUEL | February 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18113755 | PROCESS FOR HYDROGENATION OF C9 ALDEHYDES IN AT LEAST TWO HYDROGENATION STAGES | February 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18113749 | PROCESS FOR THE HYDROGENATION OF ALDEHYDES IN AT LEAST TWO HYDROGENATION STAGES | February 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18169795 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING THE HYDROGEN PERMEANCE OF HYDROGEN-SEPARATION MEMBRANES IN SITU | February 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18162543 | PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN AND FT PRODUCTS BY STEAM/CO2 REFORMING | January 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18099072 | PROCESSES FOR MAKING ETHYLENE GLYCOL AND/OR PROPYLENE GLYCOL FROM ALDOSE- AND/OR KETOSE-YIELDING CARBOHYDRATES WITH INTEGRATED TUNGSTEN CATALYST RECOVERY | January 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18094544 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING 3,3,3-TRIFLUOROPROP-1-ENE | January 2023 | May 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18093551 | METHOD FOR REDUCING CARBON DIOXIDE TO MANUFACTURE MULTI-CARBON HYDROCARBON COMPOUND | January 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18149179 | GASIFICATION PROCESS | January 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18083238 | INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR MAKING 1-CHLORO-3,3,3-TRIFLUOROPROPENE (HCFO-1233zd) FROM A MIXTURE OF HIGH-BOILING FLUORINATED COMPONENTS | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17803835 | Reverse water gas shift catalytic reactor systems | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18081976 | CARBON DIOXIDE METHANATION AT LOW TEMPERATURE AND ELEVATED PRESSURE | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17803834 | PROCESS FOR CAPTURE OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AIR AND THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE INTO FUELS AND CHEMICALS | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18080394 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR PRODUCING METHANOL | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17803830 | PROCESS FOR CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND POWER INTO FUELS AND CHEMICALS | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18054109 | Process for eliminating interfering by-products in the direct oxidative esterification of methacrolein | November 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17974259 | CARBON NEUTRAL CONVERSION OF RESIDUE | October 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18049211 | IRON SALT CATALYST REGENERATION | October 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17970228 | Biogas Buffer Storage System | October 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17803688 | Catalysts and processes for the direct production of liquid fuels from carbon dioxide and hydrogen | October 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18045265 | COMPACT AND MAINTAINABLE WASTE REFORMATION APPARATUS | October 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17937099 | Integrated Process and Cu/Zn-Based Catalyst for Synthesizing Methanol Utilizing CO2, Generating Electricity from Hydrocarbon Feedstock | September 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17915945 | GAS TO OLEFINS PROCESSES WITH COPRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN | September 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17912224 | GASIFICATION AND FISCHER-TROPSCH PROCESS WASTE WATER TREATMENT | September 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17889496 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING TRIFLUOROIODOMETHANE AND TRIFLUOROACETYL IODIDE | August 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17888628 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING 3,3,3-TRIFLUOROPROP-1-ENE | August 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17815608 | PROCESS FOR THE REDUCTION OF RfC=CX IMPURITIES IN FLUOROOLEFINS | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17815332 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ON-SITE LIQUID ALCOHOL PRODUCTION FROM CARBON DIOXIDE | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17812203 | DEHYDROHALOGENATION OF HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBONS | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17843936 | Conversion Of Synthesis Gas To Liquid Fuels | June 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17831485 | CHROMIUM-CATALYZED PRODUCTION OF ALCOHOLS FROM HYDROCARBONS IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN | June 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17831667 | FUEL PRODUCTION SYSTEM | June 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17804057 | Reactor and process for producing alkyl (meth)acrylates | May 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17664924 | Reactor and process for producing alkyl methacrylates | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17777787 | ALKYL HALIDES CONVERSION INTO ETHYLENE AND PROPYLENE | May 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17746942 | Autonomous Modular Flare Gas Conversion Systems and Methods | May 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17739110 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING FLUE GAS OF BOILER BASED ON SOLAR ENERGY | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17774689 | Process For Producing Synthetic Hydrocarbons From Biomass | May 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17735813 | CONTINUOUS, CARBOHYDRATE TO ETHYLENE GLYCOL PROCESSES | May 2022 | August 2023 | Abandon | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17773306 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR PRODUCING METHANOL FROM HYDROGEN-RICH SYNTHESIS GAS | April 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17803277 | PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF HIGH-VALUE, LOW CARBON CHEMICAL PRODUCTS | April 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17803266 | Process for purification and conversion of carbon dioxide using renewable energy | April 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17702077 | METHANE TO METHANOL CONVERSION | March 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17692387 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING METHANOL | March 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17690729 | SYNTHESIS OF OMECAMTIV MECARBIL | March 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17579196 | CONTINUOUS PROCESSES FOR THE SELECTIVE CONVERSION OF ALDOHEXOSE-YIELDING CARBOHYDRATE TO ETHYLENE GLYCOL USING LOW CONCENTRATIONS OF RETRO-ALDOL CATALYST | January 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17578512 | MONO-SUBSTITUTED CYCLOPENTADIENES AND METAL CYCLOPENTADIENYL COMPLEXES AND SYNTHESIS METHODS THEREOF | January 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17578315 | RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY CONVERSION OF LIQUID FUELS FROM HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCKS | January 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17627127 | METHOD FOR CO-PRODUCTION OF HYDROFLUOROCARBONS | January 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17627122 | METHOD FOR CO-PRODUCTION OF 1,1-DIFLUOROETHANE AND VINYL CHLORIDE | January 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17565118 | SOLAR HYDROGEN METHOD | December 2021 | November 2023 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17554218 | Fischer-Tropsch Process, Supported Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Catalyst and Uses Thereof | December 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17551879 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDRAULIC MEDIUM INCLUDING DIFLUOROETHYLENE | December 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17549421 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR PRODUCING METHANOL FROM SUBSTOICHIOMETRIC SYNTHESIS GAS | December 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17643104 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DIMETHYL CARBONATE | December 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17544895 | FULL CONTINUOUS FLOW SYNTHESIS PROCESS OF FLUORINE-CONTAINING AROMATIC HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS | December 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17540919 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING TRIFLUOROIODOMETHANE (CF3I) FROM TRIFLUOROACETIC ANHYDRIDE (TFAA) | December 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17532472 | CATALYST FOR CONVERTING CARBON-CONTAINING STREAM TO C2 TO C5 PARAFFINS AND METHOD USING THE CATALYST | November 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17456065 | CONVERSION OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE INTO HYDROCARBONS USING NON-THERMAL PLASMA AND A CATALYST | November 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17531476 | AZEOTROPE OR AZEOTROPE-LIKE COMPOSITIONS OF TRIFLUOROIODOMETHANE (CF3I) AND TRIFLUOROACETYL CHLORIDE (CF3COCI) | November 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17528587 | Methanation and Recovery Method, System, and Apparatus | November 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17527705 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DIOL | November 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17300821 | Systems and methods for controlling a Power-to-X process to reduce feedstock costs | November 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17521956 | COMPACT AND MAINTAINABLE WASTE REFORMATION APPARATUS | November 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17595090 | METHOD OF SEPARATING DOUBLE BOND-CONTAINING LINEAR HYDROCARBON IN WHICH EVERY HYDROGEN ATOM IS REPLACED WITH FLUORINE ATOM OR CHLORINE ATOM | November 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17521829 | TAIL GAS UTILIZATION FOR MIXED ALCOHOLS PRODUCTION | November 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17516791 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING 1,1,1,2,3-PENTAFLUOROPROPANE AND USE THEREOF FOR OBTAINING HIGH-PURITY 2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUOROPROPENE | November 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17594901 | PROCESS FOR SYNTHESISING METHANOL | November 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17607096 | METHOD AND PLANT FOR PREPARING VINYL CHLORIDE FROM 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE | October 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17607262 | METHOD AND PLANT FOR PREPARING VINYL CHLORIDE FROM 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE | October 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17452641 | DIRECT SYNTHESIS OF LIGHT OLEFINS FROM CARBON DIOXIDE USING YTTRIA-STABILIZED ZIRCONIA SUPPORT | October 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17594544 | PROCESS FOR SYNTHESISING METHANOL | October 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17506240 | GASIFICATION PROCESS | October 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17594403 | GOLD CONTAINING CATALYST, METHOD OF PREPARATION AND USE | October 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17499369 | CATALYST | October 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17498902 | PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR METHANE | October 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17499408 | GASIFICATION PROCESS | October 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17497071 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF 1,1,1,2,2-PENTAFLUOROPROPANE | October 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PARSA, JAFAR F.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner PARSA, JAFAR F works in Art Unit 1622 and has examined 568 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 92.8%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 15 months.
Examiner PARSA, JAFAR F's allowance rate of 92.8% places them in the 79% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by PARSA, JAFAR F receive 0.75 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 7% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PARSA, JAFAR F is 15 months. This places the examiner in the 99% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +2.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PARSA, JAFAR F. This interview benefit is in the 21% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 40.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 91% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 80.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 96% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 34.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 56% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 47% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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