USPTO Examiner THOMAS BINU - Art Unit 1717

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19190721MOBILE PHONE CASE WITH WHITE PRINTING AREA AND PRINTING DEVICE FOR SAMEApril 2025November 2025Allow611NoNo
19111329CONTINUOUS CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE FILAMENT IMPREGNATION PRETREATMENT DEVICEMarch 2025July 2025Allow400YesNo
18846437DEVICE FOR COATING A CARRIER SUBSTRATE WITH A POWDERED MATERIAL AND MACHINE FOR PRODUCING A PRODUCT STRAND WITH A DRY FILM APPLIED TO A CARRIER SUBSTRATESeptember 2024May 2025Allow810YesNo
18800276VACUUM DEPOSITION FACILITY AND METHOD FOR COATING A SUBSTRATEAugust 2024January 2026Allow1801NoNo
18623347GAS FLOW ACCELERATOR TO PREVENT BUILDUP OF PROCESSING BYPRODUCT IN A MAIN PUMPING LINE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING TOOLApril 2024July 2025Allow1601NoNo
18439212SMART PAINT STICK DEVICES AND METHODSFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2320NoNo
18416430APPLYING CORROSION INHIBITOR WITHIN TUBULARSJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410YesNo
18543115APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING COVETIC MATERIALS USING MICROWAVE REACTORSDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410YesNo
18528554DEPOSITING OF MATERIAL BY SPRAYING PRECURSOR USING SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDDecember 2023September 2025Allow2101YesNo
18514712DEPOSITION OF SEALANT OR SIMILAR MATERIALSNovember 2023February 2026Allow2711YesNo
18377267INTEGRATED DRY PROCESSES FOR PATTERNING RADIATION PHOTORESIST PATTERNINGOctober 2023December 2024Allow1420YesNo
17922164Dual Slot Die Coater and Method for Coating Electrode Active Material Slurry Using the SameSeptember 2023May 2025Allow3111YesNo
18229871LASER ASSISTED COLD SPRAY REPAIR DEVICE AND PROCESS METHOD FOR AVIATION-GRADE ALUMINUM ALLOY STRUCTURAL PARTSAugust 2023October 2025Abandon2611NoNo
18359279Textured Sheetrock Mud Applicator DeviceJuly 2023October 2025Abandon2611NoNo
18348737COATING COMPOSITIONS FOR APPLICATION UTILIZING A HIGH TRANSFER EFFICIENCY APPLICATOR AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS THEREOFJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18347809MASK FOR DEPOSITIONJuly 2023March 2026Allow3210YesNo
18258995ELECTROLESS PLATING APPARATUSJune 2023January 2026Allow3110NoNo
18266724ELECTRODE COATING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING SAMEJune 2023July 2025Allow2521YesNo
18328603COATING DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE OVEN DRYING MECHANISMSJune 2023September 2024Allow1530YesNo
18320756ELECTROSPINNING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOFMay 2023March 2025Allow2220YesNo
18197842APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING COVETIC MATERIALS USING MICROWAVE REACTORSMay 2023October 2025Allow3020YesNo
18037135IMPREGNATING DEVICE AND METHODMay 2023September 2025Allow2821YesNo
18195675APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DIGITAL CONTENT ONTO A VEHICLEMay 2023January 2024Allow811YesNo
18144072PAD PRINTING DEVICE AND WINDOW PRINTING METHOD USING THE SAMEMay 2023April 2025Allow2311YesNo
18140339PRETREATMENT DEVICEApril 2023December 2025Allow3220YesNo
18032905DEVICE AND METHOD OF FILLING GROOVESApril 2023April 2025Allow2411NoNo
18128222SYSTEM WITH SEALING CHAMBERMarch 2023February 2024Allow1020YesNo
18186678ROBOT FOR COATING A VEHICLE BODYMarch 2023January 2026Allow3410NoNo
18026916FACILITY FOR POWDER IMPREGNATION OF AT LEAST ONE YARN AND/OR RIBBON TYPE SUBSTRATE TO BE TREATEDMarch 2023November 2025Allow3210NoNo
18122225FINGERPRINTING SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2023October 2025Allow3111YesNo
18184545INTEGRATED DRY PROCESSES FOR PATTERNING RADIATION PHOTORESIST PATTERNINGMarch 2023March 2024Allow1210YesNo
18245478DISPENSING DEVICE FOR DECORATING CERAMIC TILES WITH GRANULAR OR POWDERED MATERIALSMarch 2023December 2025Allow3310YesNo
18121173ADHESIVE DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH CONVERTIBLE NOZZLE ASSEMBLIESMarch 2023December 2023Allow1010YesNo
18119287SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUSMarch 2023December 2025Allow3310NoNo
18117849ENROBER FOR VISCOUS AND/OR STICKY FOOD PRODUCTSMarch 2023February 2024Allow1110YesNo
18116371FIXTURE UNIT FOR HOLDING A PRISMATIC BATTERY CELLMarch 2023January 2025Allow2211YesNo
18175596DEPOSITION MASK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEPOSITION MASKFebruary 2023June 2023Allow400YesNo
18108557APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE BODYFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2311NoNo
18020007COATER FOR THE PREPARATION OF CARBON-BASED TAPE SUBSTRATES FOR USE IN IMAGING APPLICATIONSFebruary 2023February 2026Allow3610NoNo
18101416ORGANIC VAPOR JET PRINTING SYSTEMJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3011YesNo
18158666SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ELECTRON BEAM INDUCED PROCESSINGJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1521YesNo
18099911APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING BLOCKAGE OF FLOATING STAGE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3611NoNo
18098572LIQUID TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING TEMPERATURE OF TREATMENT LIQUIDJanuary 2023June 2023Allow500YesNo
18016338Multi-Stack Susceptor Reactor for High-Throughput Superconductor ManufacturingJanuary 2023October 2023Allow911NoNo
18146606NOZZLE FOR SUPPLYING TREATMENT LIQUID AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUSDecember 2022January 2026Abandon3710NoNo
18086801CATHODE MATERIAL INTEGRATED PROCESSING DEVICEDecember 2022October 2025Allow3410NoNo
18086459MULTI-CHAMBER DEPOSITION EQUIPMENT FOR SOLID FREE FORM FABRICATIONDecember 2022November 2024Abandon2320NoNo
18067251LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, LIQUID DISCHARGE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022December 2025Allow3611YesNo
18009254FLAT BOTTOM SHADOW RINGDecember 2022January 2026Allow3811NoNo
18060861DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAMEDecember 2022January 2026Allow3811YesNo
17992930CHEMICAL LIQUID SUPPLY UNIT, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND CHEMICAL LIQUID SUPPLY METHODNovember 2022June 2025Allow3121NoNo
17991611ADJUSTABLE FLUID INLET ASSEMBLY FOR A SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODNovember 2022July 2024Allow1910YesNo
17926619MICRODROPLET-BASED THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) LASER PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHODNovember 2022January 2026Allow3811YesNo
17925147Multi-Slot Die CoaterNovember 2022July 2024Allow2030YesNo
17984500SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUSNovember 2022January 2026Allow3810YesNo
17976549SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTROSTATIC COATINGOctober 2022February 2025Allow2711YesNo
17997188APPARATUS FOR COATING OR ENCAPSULATING ARTICLESOctober 2022February 2026Allow4021YesNo
18049837Makeup Machine with Automatically-Controlled Spray Head MovementsOctober 2022January 2026Abandon3810NoNo
17968832Spray N WipeOctober 2022December 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17969330ASSEMBLY FOR VARNISH INJECTION OF A VEHICLE MOTOROctober 2022November 2025Allow3710NoNo
17968457SPRAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOFOctober 2022August 2025Allow3410NoNo
17965062COATING DEVICE WITH PRINTHEAD STORAGEOctober 2022September 2023Allow1111YesNo
17964565SPREADING UNIT WITH ADJUSTABLE SHAPEROctober 2022October 2024Allow2530YesNo
17963306OVERSPRAY-FREE PAINT SYSTEM INCLUDING AGV/AMR-BASED FIXTURE LIFTING, POSITIOINING AND ORIENTINGOctober 2022April 2024Allow1821YesNo
17917099Gravure Coater Test Apparatus and Gravure CoaterOctober 2022February 2024Allow1720YesNo
17955785DOG BONE EXHAUST SLIT TUNNEL FOR PROCESSING CHAMBERSSeptember 2022December 2025Allow3811YesNo
17914964Insulating Coating Overlay Control System and Insulating Coating Overlay Control MethodSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3321YesNo
17948848SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUSSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3710YesNo
17912385SHOWERHEAD THERMAL MANAGEMENT USING GAS COOLINGSeptember 2022March 2026Abandon4111NoNo
17905843RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY SYSTEMSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3710YesNo
17905715VARIABLE HEIGHT FOR THRUST CORRECTION THROUGH PRESSURE SENSING IN ELECTROSTATIC COATING SYSTEMSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3510NoNo
17908444ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM/METHOD USING HEATED ROLLERS TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT UNIFORMITY OF ELECTRODE SLURRY COATINGAugust 2022October 2025Allow3811YesNo
17897307GAS-PHASE REACTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING A GAS DETECTORAugust 2022September 2024Allow2410YesNo
17895880INSERT FOR PAINT BUCKETSAugust 2022November 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17802011SPRAY APPLICATOR AND SPRAY UNITAugust 2022April 2023Allow800YesNo
17892677APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE INCLUDING PROCESS CHAMBERS AND TRANSFER CHAMBERAugust 2022October 2023Allow1411YesNo
17890411Trim Paint StandAugust 2022October 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17889547MULTI-LAYER ALL SOLID-STATE BATTERY COATINGAugust 2022October 2025Allow3811YesNo
17889519COATING DEVICE WITH FLUID-CONDUCTING ROTARY FEED THROUGH FOR COMPRESSED AIR TO SPRAY HEADSAugust 2022September 2023Allow1310YesNo
17889915SPRAY CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS AND WELDING GUN NOZZLE CLEANING SYSTEMS INCLUDING SPRAY CONTAINMENT SYSTEMSAugust 2022August 2024Allow2330NoNo
17820294APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING FILM FORMING PROCESS ON SUBSTRATES IN SUBSTRATE PROCESSING CHAMBERSAugust 2022November 2025Allow3911NoNo
17819364Seed Treatment Chamber with Unapplied Liquid Treatment Capture Device and Methods of UseAugust 2022October 2025Allow3811NoNo
17885865APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE INCLUDING FIRST SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND TRANSFER SYSTEMAugust 2022November 2025Allow3920NoNo
17818995FABRICATION LAYOUT DEVICE & METHODAugust 2022January 2025Allow2920YesNo
17885516SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS, AND METHODS FOR LOW PRESSURE DELIVERY OF PLURAL COMPONENT SYSTEMS SUCH AS POLYURETHANE FOAMS FROM UNPRESSURIZED SUPPLY SOURCESAugust 2022March 2023Allow711NoNo
17798354SUBSTRATE SUPPORT AND SUBSTRATE TABLEAugust 2022May 2025Allow3311NoNo
17880090PRECURSOR DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFORAugust 2022October 2025Allow3811NoNo
17796940APPARATUS FOR COATING AN AUTOMOBILE, METHOD FOR COATING AN AUTOMOBILE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTAugust 2022September 2025Allow3731NoNo
17795200METHOD FOR HIGH-SPEED COATING THE INNER SURFACE OF A BLANKJuly 2022August 2025Abandon3701NoNo
17872340MODULAR FITTING ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAMEJuly 2022November 2025Allow4011NoNo
17870468SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMJuly 2022October 2025Abandon3901NoNo
17866152SUBSTRATE TRANSFER MECHANISM TO REDUCE BACK-SIDE SUBSTRATE CONTACTJuly 2022June 2023Allow1111YesNo
17862722COMPOSITE ULTRASONIC MATERIAL APPLICATORS WITH EMBEDDED SHAPING GAS MICRO-APPLICATORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJuly 2022November 2023Allow1611YesNo
17859900Apparatus for treating substrate including interference alleviation unitJuly 2022September 2025Allow3820YesNo
17852630POST-PRINT VACUUM DEGASSINGJune 2022October 2025Allow4011NoNo
17758125INTEGRATED DRY PROCESSES FOR PATTERNING RADIATION PHOTORESIST PATTERNINGJune 2022November 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17850220DENSE PHASE POWDER PUMPJune 2022January 2026Allow4320NoNo
17849993SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SUPPRESSING OVERHEATING OF A PIPE HEATERJune 2022October 2025Allow4011NoNo
17848674Gas Bearing Plate with integrated OVJP vacuum sourceJune 2022June 2025Allow3611YesNo
17844449MOLD IN PLUMBING FOR WAX APPLICATIONJune 2022March 2024Allow2141NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner THOMAS, BINU.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
20
Examiner Affirmed
13
(65.0%)
Examiner Reversed
7
(35.0%)
Reversal Percentile
56.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 35.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success 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 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner THOMAS, BINU - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner THOMAS, BINU works in Art Unit 1717 and has examined 742 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 69.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner THOMAS, BINU's allowance rate of 69.8% places them in the 32% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by THOMAS, BINU receive 2.12 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 57% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by THOMAS, BINU is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 46% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +26.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by THOMAS, BINU. This interview benefit is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 26.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 34.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 52% 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, 55.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 47% 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 54.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 28.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 16% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 55% 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 1.5% 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).

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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