Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19075353 | CONTINUOUS PREPARATION METHOD OF LARGE-AREA SINGLE-CRYSTAL (100) COPPER FOIL | March 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18868249 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING A DIAMOND | November 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18941479 | Hybrid Seed Structure for Crystal Growth System | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18730316 | A method for crystallization of active pharmaceutical ingredients | July 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18773412 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND LAMINATE STRUCTURE | July 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18760935 | RECOVERING A CAUSTIC SOLUTION VIA CALCIUM CARBONATE CRYSTAL AGGREGATES | July 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18636784 | FORMING OPTICAL COMPONENTS USING SELECTIVE AREA EPITAXY | April 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18626962 | SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCTION OF LOW OXYGEN CONTENT SILICON | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18616770 | MULTILAYER STRUCTURE | March 2024 | January 2025 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18691466 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER, AND MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER | March 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18603661 | METHODS DIRECTED TO CRYSTALLINE BIOMOLECULES | March 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18690530 | PVT-METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SINGLE CRYSTALS IN A SAFE MANNER WITH REGARD TO THE PROCESS | March 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18437285 | INDUCTION MELTING OF SILICON USING TANTALUM AS A HEAT-DELIVERY SEED | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18434568 | ULTRAPURE MINERALIZER AND IMPROVED METHODS FOR NITRIDE CRYSTAL GROWTH | February 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18426526 | DIAMONDS AND HETERO-EPITAXIAL METHOD OF FORMING DIAMONDS | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18293137 | PREPARATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEMI-INSULATING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18291881 | LARGE-SCALE COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR SINGLE CRYSTAL GROWTH SYSTEM AND METHOD | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18579515 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A GALLIUM OXIDE LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18412584 | OPEN CZOCHRALSKI FURNACE FOR SINGLE CRYSTAL GROWTH | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18396266 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING OFF-ORIENTATION SINGLE CRYSTAL SILICON WAFERS | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18391435 | Enhanced Perovskite Materials for Photovoltaic Devices | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18543275 | Pressure-induced crystallization and topochemical cross-linking of conjugated polymers | December 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18543037 | ORGANIC SOLID CRYSTAL ENCAPSULATION | December 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18539825 | PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIZING SPINEL-COATED SINGLE-CRYSTAL CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIALS | December 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18523934 | THERMAL STABLE, ONE-DIMENSIONAL HEXAGONAL-PHASE VANADIUM SULFIDE NANOWIRES AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18505971 | APPARATUS FOR RETROGRADE SOLVOTHERMAL CRYSTAL GROWTH, METHOD OF MAKING, AND METHOD OF USE | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18491738 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR GROWING SCINTILLATION CRYSTALS | October 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18490513 | DNA-PROGRAMMED PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FABRICATION PROCESSES | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18555497 | CRYSTAL ROD MANUFACTURING METHOD AND CRYSTAL ROD | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18283805 | SINGLE-CRYSTAL DIAMOND, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SINGLE-CRYSTAL DIAMOND PLATE | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18469661 | COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GALLIUM OXIDE CRYSTAL FILM | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18369372 | CYLINDRICAL SILICON INGOT MANUFACTURING METHOD | September 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18369370 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION GROWTH OF HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE FILMS AND NANOSTRUCTURES | September 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18466328 | VORTEX CRYSTALLIZER AND METHOD | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18281176 | SINGLE CRYSTAL PULLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PULLING SINGLE CRYSTAL | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18030814 | INTAKE/EXHAUST DEVICE OF APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY GROWING SILICON INGOT | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18549018 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING MONOCRYSTALLINE LAYERS ON A SUBSTRATE | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18548933 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DOPED MONOCRYSTALLINE ROD MADE OF SILICON | September 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18451511 | Substrate For Epitaxial Growth, Manufacturing Method of the Same, Semiconductor Device Including the Same and Manufacturing Method Using the Same | August 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18229051 | SELECTIVE DEPOSITION OF DIAMOND | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18225981 | HIGH-THROUGHPUT CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC SCREENING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CRYSTALIZING MEMBRANE PROTEINS USING A SUB PHYSIOLOGICAL RESTING MEMBRANE POTENTIAL ACROSS A LIPID MATRIX OF VARIABLE COMPOSITION | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18273774 | SILICON CARBIDE EPITAXIAL SUBSTRATE | July 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18224396 | ALPHA GALLIUM OXIDE THIN-FILM STRUCTURE HAVING HIGH CONDUCTIVITY OBTAINED USING SELECTIVE AREA GROWTH IN HVPE GROWTH MANNER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18223345 | MOVABLE CENTRAL REFLECTORS OF SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18351402 | TEMPLATE FOR GROWING A CRYSTAL OF A TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIAL | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18341917 | NON-CONTACT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING DISTANCE BETWEEN SILICON MELT AND REFLECTOR IN A CRYSTAL PULLER | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18269888 | HEAT-RESISTANT MEMBER | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18214052 | SINGLE CRYSTAL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18258890 | SUBSTRATE FOR EPITAXIALLY GROWING DIAMOND CRYSTAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DIAMOND CRYSTAL | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18336024 | SILICON INGOT, SILICON BLOCK, SILICON SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON INGOT, AND SOLAR CELL | June 2023 | August 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18267479 | CRYSTAL GROWTH CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND CRYSTAL GROWTH DEVICE | June 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18206457 | PROCESS FOR GROWTH OF ATOMIC LAYER TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18205886 | SILICON WAFER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18255448 | CONTINUOUS PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SODIUM BICARBONATE CRYSTALS | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18323847 | ENCLOSED CRYSTAL GROWTH | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322662 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF A WATCH CRYSTAL | May 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18321977 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SINGLE CRYSTAL SILICON SUBSTRATE | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18321823 | PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF HIGHLY COHERENT DIAMOND NITROGEN VACANCY AND DIAMOND ANVIL | May 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18321756 | SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL EXPANSION APPARATUS, SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL EXPANSION METHOD AND SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL EXPANSION PROCESS | May 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18253757 | Acquisition Equipment and Method for Acquiring Nitrogen-Doped Silicon Melt and Manufacturing System of Nitrogen-Doped Monocrystalline Silicon | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18037802 | SINGLE CRYSTAL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18037672 | Improved Furnace Apparatus for Crystal Production | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17996189 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM NITRIDE SUBSTRATE, ALUMINUM NITRIDE SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR FORMING ALUMINUM NITRIDE LAYER | May 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18252853 | LITHIUM COMPOSITE OXIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL, LITHIUM COMPOSITE OXIDE POLYCRYSTAL, LITHIUM COMPOSITE OXIDE MATERIAL, SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL, ALL-SOLID-STATE LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18313730 | INGOT PULLER APPARATUS INCLUDING AUTOMATED CLAMP | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18143557 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF SINGLE CRYSTAL SYNTHETIC DIAMOND MATERIAL | May 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18142415 | FABRICATION OF FILMS HAVING CONTROLLED STOICHIOMETRY USING MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18307447 | STRUCTURES WITH BORON- AND GALLIUM-DOPED SILICON GERMANIUM LAYERS AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING SAME | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18250262 | PREPARATION METHOD OF CONDUCTIVE GALLIUM OXIDE BASED ON DEEP LEARNING AND HEAT EXCHANGE METHOD | April 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18137069 | NANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND WITH AMORPHOUS INTERFACIAL LAYER | April 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18137150 | RECOVERING A CAUSTIC SOLUTION VIA CALCIUM CARBONATE CRYSTAL AGGREGATES | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18249634 | SOLID SOURCE METAL-ORGANIC MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY FOR DEPOSITION OF ULTRA-LOW VAPOR PRESSURE METALS AND METAL OXIDES | April 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18302378 | SELF-STANDING GaN SUBSTRATE, GaN CRYSTAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING GaN SINGLE CRYSTAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | April 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18134494 | MOLYBDENUM PENTACHLORIDE CONDITIONING AND CRYSTALLINE PHASE MANIPULATION | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18298713 | SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCTION OF LOW OXYGEN CONTENT SILICON | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18298692 | BORON NITRIDE LAYER, APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE BORON NITRIDE LAYER | April 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18247859 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SUBSTRATE FOR THE EPITAXIAL GROWTH OF A LAYER OF A GALIUM-BASED III-N ALLOY | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18247644 | GaAs WAFER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING GaAs INGOT | April 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18193483 | FERROELECTRIC THIN FILM AND FORMING METHOD THEREOF | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18192811 | LARGE-SIZE DIAMOND, MPCVD DEVICE AND PREPARATION METHOD OF LARGE-SIZE DIAMOND | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18127757 | SiC CRYSTAL GROWTH APPARATUS AND METHOD | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18028921 | INGOT GROWING APPARATUS | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18191129 | VACANCY-RICH SILICON FOR USE WITH A GALLIUM NITRIDE EPITAXIAL LAYER | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18028685 | METHOD FOR GROWING CRYSTALS | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18028682 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SILICON CARBIDE SINGLE CRYSTALS | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18189054 | METHOD FOR GROWING LONG-SEED DKDP CRYSTAL BY TWO-DIMENSIONAL MOTION | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18188177 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18186150 | EMBEDDED SINGLE CRYSTAL DIAMOND(S) IN A POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND STRUCTURE AND A METHOD OF GROWING IT | March 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18025576 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOUND | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18044072 | SINGLE CRYSTAL YIG NANOFILM FABRICATED BY A METAL ORGANIC DECOMPOSITION EPITAXIAL GROWTH PROCESS | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18024539 | METHOD FOR CVD DEPOSITION OF N-TYPE DOPED SILICON CARBIDE AND EPITAXIAL REACTOR | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18024317 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLED GROWTH OF NANOCRYSTALS | March 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18176505 | METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF HALIDE PEROVSKITE SINGLE CRYSTAL COMPRISING LOW-TEMPERATURE SOLVATION PROCESS | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18043094 | SiC POLYCRYSTAL MANUFACTURING METHOD | February 2023 | August 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18172900 | INGOT GROWING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18109904 | VAPOR DEPOSITION DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING EPITAXIAL WAFER | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18040991 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING AN EPITAXIAL LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE WAFER | February 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18106333 | ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED SINGLE-CRYSTAL METALLIC COMPONENTS, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | February 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18163635 | INGOT PULLER APPARATUS HAVING SILICON FEED TUBES WITH KICK PLATES | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18103886 | FLAT EPITAXIAL WAFER HAVING MINIMAL THICKNESS VARIATION | January 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KUNEMUND, ROBERT M.
With a 56.5% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 48.7% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner KUNEMUND, ROBERT M works in Art Unit 1714 and has examined 1,185 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner KUNEMUND, ROBERT M's allowance rate of 84.7% places them in the 60% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by KUNEMUND, ROBERT M receive 1.63 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 32% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by KUNEMUND, ROBERT M is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 50% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KUNEMUND, ROBERT M. This interview benefit is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 29.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 65.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 89% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 60.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 72.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 50.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 49% 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 3.4% of allowed cases (in the 81% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.6% of allowed cases (in the 65% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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