USPTO Examiner PROCTOR CACHET I - Art Unit 1715

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18935678METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MYCELIUM MAT INTO LEATHER BY USING PH-CONTROLLED TANNIC ACIDNovember 2024June 2025Allow711NoNo
18845126ARTIFICIAL LEATHER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPOSITE ARTIFICIAL LEATHERSeptember 2024October 2025Allow1300NoNo
18677520APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING HYDROXYAPATITE TO NONWOVEN FABRICMay 2024July 2025Allow1400NoNo
18675046Carbene-Functionalized Composite MaterialsMay 2024June 2025Allow1300NoNo
18655570METHOD OF MASKING A DENTAL SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF A DENTAL PROSTHESIS MADE OF HIGHLY TRANSLUCENT CERAMIC MATERIALMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18690861METHOD OF COLORING DENTAL BLOCK AND DENTAL BLOCKMarch 2024July 2025Allow1600NoNo
18581322ANTI-THROMBOGENIC MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODSFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18411315SILICONE SEPTUM COATINGJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo
18407552SURFACE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUBCUTANEOUS DEVICEJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18543266FORMULATIONS AND PROCESSES TO GENERATE REPELLENT SURFACES ON MEDICAL DEVICESDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18524495Methods for Making and Using a Structural Hydrogel Polymer DeviceNovember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18522574Method of Making Anterior Dental Restorations from Sintered PreformsNovember 2023July 2024Allow700NoNo
18517351MANUFACTURE OF MICROSTRUCTURESNovember 2023March 2025Abandon1501NoNo
18498803INTRAVASCULAR DEVICESOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18496614OIL-TREATED PLASTIC FOR CONCRETEOctober 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18383510METHOD OF FORMING BISMUTH-CONTAINING GALLIUM OXIDE-BASED SEMICONDUCTOR FILM ON BASE MATERIAL, BISMUTH-CONTAINING GALLIUM OXIDE-BASED SEMICONDUCTOR FILM, AND BISMUTH-CONTAINING GALLIUM OXIDE-BASED SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTOctober 2023July 2025Allow2110NoNo
18288101MASKING MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR COATING HOLLOW MEMBEROctober 2023October 2025Allow2310NoNo
18482807ELECTRICAL ENHANCEMENT OF BILAYER FORMATIONOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18282025SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2000NoNo
18367480Gapfill methods and processing assembliesSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1710NoNo
18278669METHOD FOR PRODUCING COATED MEDICAL DEVICEAugust 2023May 2025Allow2020NoNo
18237354Application of Antimicrobial Agents to Medical DevicesAugust 2023July 2025Allow2240NoNo
18277497MINERAL WOOL BINDERAugust 2023June 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18264566METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WOOD-POLYMER COMPOSITEAugust 2023April 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18230272NON-AQUEOUS SPRAYABLE AND CURABLE DAMPENING COMPOSITIONS FOR AUTOMOTIVE BODY AND CLOSURE PANELS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR CURING AND USING THE SAMEAugust 2023June 2025Allow2310NoNo
18223580WATER-REPELLENT COATING LENS FOR A CAMERA AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2023February 2025Allow1910NoNo
18261313ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE, AND ELECTRODE OBTAINED THEREWITHJuly 2023August 2025Abandon2520NoNo
18347000METHOD OF MAKING OBJECT INCLUDING COATING UNIT HAVING ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY AND OBJECT MADE THEREFROMJuly 2023November 2025Allow2810NoNo
18259852METHOD FOR PREPARING FERROBORON ALLOY-COATED LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATEJune 2023January 2025Allow1900NoNo
18340948Article of ApparelJune 2023May 2025Allow2220NoNo
18340416Ceramic Bodies Having Antimicrobial Properties and Methods of Making the SameJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18211827METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FREEFORM ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF ENGINEERING POLYMERSJune 2023October 2024Allow1610NoNo
18257419COATING FOR THERMALLY AND ABRASIVELY LOADED TURBINE BLADESJune 2023April 2025Allow2220YesNo
18257021METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CARBON CONDUCTOR WITH CARBON STRUCTURAL FORMSJune 2023August 2025Allow2620NoNo
18265930Electrochemical Methods and MaterialsJune 2023September 2025Allow2810NoNo
18205042Supporting GloveJune 2023August 2024Allow1410NoNo
18315502INTRAVASCULAR DEVICESMay 2023July 2024Allow1420YesNo
18134229MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FORMING MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING A POROUS STRUCTUREApril 2023November 2024Allow1910NoNo
18025629METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE WITH LOW SURFACE ROUGHNESSMarch 2023August 2024Allow1810NoNo
18176435INTRAVASCULAR DEVICESFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2230NoNo
18114088MEDICAL DEVICESFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1010NoNo
18021555ATOMIZER FOR A COATING COMPOSITIONFebruary 2023March 2025Abandon2501NoNo
18020462FILM-FORMING METHOD AND RAW MATERIAL SOLUTIONFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2210NoNo
18040723DENDRITE FORMATION FOR SECURE TAGGING USING MULTI-FLUID SYSTEMSFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2911NoNo
18161454Method of Making Anterior Dental Restorations from Sintered PreformsJanuary 2023July 2023Allow600NoNo
18155518METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR WOUND HEALINGJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3031NoNo
18154257COLOR IMAGE PRINTING BY POLYMER-ASSISTED PHOTOCHEMICAL DEPOSITIONJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3311YesNo
18153008DEPOSITION METHOD AND DEPOSITION APPARATUSJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2711NoNo
18095065ON-DEMAND METHOD OF MAKING PCB PALLETS USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2130YesNo
18095164WATER-BASED HYDROGEL BLEND COATING AND METHOD OF APPLICATION TO ELASTOMERIC ARTICLESJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2010NoNo
18015338PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING A DENTAL MILLING BLOCK WITH A HOMOGENEOUS COLOR AND/OR TRANSLUCENCY GRADIENTJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1220NoNo
18095055ON-DEMAND METHOD OF MAKING PCB PALLETS USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGJanuary 2023March 2024Allow1420NoNo
18090044EXTRUSION METHOD AND APPARATUSDecember 2022February 2025Allow2640YesNo
18069314BATCH COATING APPARATUS AND BATCH COATING METHODDecember 2022December 2024Allow2401NoNo
18011802AQUEOUS BIOPOLYMER DISPERSIONSDecember 2022November 2024Allow2310NoNo
18011356PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A SURFACE-MODIFIED DENTAL ARTICLEDecember 2022January 2024Allow1320NoNo
18007577CURABLE COATING COMPOSITIONDecember 2022August 2024Allow2100NoNo
18000294DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COATING A CIRCULAR CYLINDRICAL OBJECTNovember 2022June 2023Allow710NoNo
17982319SILICONE SEPTUM COATINGNovember 2022October 2023Allow1101NoNo
17920638CATHETER-DEPLOYABLE SOFT ROBOTIC SENSOR ARRAYS AND PROCESSING OF FLEXIBLE CIRCUITSOctober 2022December 2024Allow2610NoNo
17939156Method for Producing Supporting GloveSeptember 2022March 2023Allow700NoNo
17890115Plasmonic Nanoparticle Layers with Controlled OrientationAugust 2022March 2025Allow3131NoNo
17818585ANTI-THROMBOGENIC MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODSAugust 2022October 2023Allow1400NoNo
17883967ADDITIVE PRINTING OF AN AIRWAY AND OXYGEN ENHANCEMENT MOUTHPIECEAugust 2022December 2023Abandon1610NoNo
17871431POROUS GLASS CONTAINERS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAMEJuly 2022June 2025Allow3501NoNo
17869954ULTRASONIC SURGICAL BLADESJuly 2022February 2023Allow700NoNo
17851413METALLIZATION METHODJune 2022August 2025Allow3810NoNo
17843851Application of Antimicrobial Agents to Medical DevicesJune 2022June 2023Allow1210NoNo
17741808PARISON FOR FORMING BLOW MOLDED MEDICAL BALLOON WITH MODIFIED PORTION, MEDICAL BALLOON, AND RELATED METHODSMay 2022October 2023Allow1710YesNo
17774440CONFORMAL, NON-OCCLUDING SENSOR ARRAY FOR CARDIAC MAPPING AND ABLATIONMay 2022February 2024Allow2101NoNo
17772566METHOD FOR PRODUCING BALLOON CATHETER AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING MEDICAL RESIN BALLOONApril 2022September 2023Allow1610YesNo
17717247Ceramic Bodies Having Antimicrobial Properties and Methods of Making the SameApril 2022March 2023Allow1110NoNo
17713410PORE FORMATION IN A SUBSTRATEApril 2022March 2023Allow1110NoNo
17765951POLYMER-PERMEATED GRAFTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMEApril 2022November 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17706526SYRINGE BARREL, PREFILLED SYRINGE, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMarch 2022August 2024Abandon2820NoNo
17701421DURABLE ANTIMICROBIAL LAYER FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICESMarch 2022January 2023Allow1000NoNo
17586405Precursors and Flowable CVD Methods for Making Low-K Films to Fill Surface FeaturesJanuary 2022August 2025Allow4310NoNo
17564586SURFACE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUBCUTANEOUS DEVICEDecember 2021September 2023Allow2120NoNo
175644173D PRINTING OF POLYMERIC BIOCERAMICS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BONE DEFECTSDecember 2021April 2022Allow411YesNo
17620811SELF-FOLDING MATERIALS AND METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR MAKING THE SAMEDecember 2021October 2024Allow3421NoNo
17620197METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MEDICAL DEVICEDecember 2021August 2025Allow4430YesNo
17619660FUNCTIONALIZED BALLOON SURFACEDecember 2021June 2023Allow1810NoNo
17550469GLIDE FOR MOUSE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND MOUSE HAVING SAMEDecember 2021December 2025Abandon4821YesNo
17550010METHOD FOR PRODUCING DEPOSITION MASK, DEPOSITION MASK, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEDecember 2021February 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17542868FLUID-REPELLANT, ANTIMICROBIAL FABRICS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAMEDecember 2021September 2025Allow4530NoNo
17543054MEDICAL DEVICE WITH PLASMA MODIFIED OXIDE LAYER AND METHOD OF FORMING SUCH A DEVICEDecember 2021August 2023Allow2020NoNo
17614664DROPLET DEPOSITION APPARATUSNovember 2021June 2022Allow600NoNo
17528806METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE GLASS FIBER MESH WITH LASER INDUCED COATING GRAPHENENovember 2021July 2025Allow4421YesNo
17525199WINDOW AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMENovember 2021November 2023Allow2411NoNo
17517635ON-BODY MICROSENSOR FOR BIOMONITORINGNovember 2021August 2023Allow2210YesNo
17283178METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLID FORMULATION FOR ORAL ADMINISTRATION, ASSOCIATED FACILITY AND SOLID FORUMULATIONOctober 2021October 2025Abandon5511NoNo
17605534FUNCTIONALISED GRAPHENE AND COATINGS COMPRISING THE SAMEOctober 2021May 2025Allow4211NoNo
17504465BIORESORBABLE, IMPLANTABLE DEVICE HAVING CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERYOctober 2021March 2025Allow4121YesNo
17603433A LUBRICIOUS, THERAPEUTIC AND ABRASION-RESISTANT COATING FOR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING THEREOFOctober 2021April 2025Abandon4201NoNo
17602905UNLOADING JIG, UNLOADING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SILICON RODOctober 2021February 2024Allow2800NoNo
17496869PARISON FOR FORMING BLOW MOLDED MEDICAL BALLOON WITH MODIFIED PORTION, MEDICAL BALLOON, AND RELATED METHODSOctober 2021March 2023Allow1720YesNo
17493470METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ANTIBACTERIAL COVER WINDOW, AND ANTIBACTERIAL COVER WINDOW MANUFACTURED THEREBYOctober 2021April 2025Allow4321NoNo
17601000SHEATH MADE OF AN ELASTOMER MATERIAL FOR A PROSTHESIS LINER, AND CUSTOM-MADE SHEATH FOR A PROSTHESISOctober 2021January 2024Allow2711NoNo
17490564CHARACTERIZATION OF ASYMMETRIC MATERIAL DEPOSITION FOR METROLOGYSeptember 2021July 2025Allow4501NoNo
17484834OIL-TREATED PLASTIC FOR CONCRETESeptember 2021August 2023Allow2311NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PROCTOR, CACHET I.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
16
Examiner Affirmed
13
(81.2%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(18.8%)
Reversal Percentile
30.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 18.8% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
45
Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(24.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
34
(75.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
33.2%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 24.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner PROCTOR, CACHET I - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PROCTOR, CACHET I works in Art Unit 1715 and has examined 875 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PROCTOR, CACHET I's allowance rate of 75.3% places them in the 40% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by PROCTOR, CACHET I receive 1.77 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 39% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PROCTOR, CACHET I is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 50% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PROCTOR, CACHET I. This interview benefit is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 53% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 48.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 44.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 40% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 51.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 58.8% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 70.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 77% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.9% of allowed cases (in the 74% 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 7.0% of allowed cases (in the 85% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

    Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

    • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
    • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
    • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
    • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
    • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
    • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

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