Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18846437 | DEVICE FOR COATING A CARRIER SUBSTRATE WITH A POWDERED MATERIAL AND MACHINE FOR PRODUCING A PRODUCT STRAND WITH A DRY FILM APPLIED TO A CARRIER SUBSTRATE | September 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18416430 | APPLYING CORROSION INHIBITOR WITHIN TUBULARS | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18543115 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING COVETIC MATERIALS USING MICROWAVE REACTORS | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18377267 | INTEGRATED DRY PROCESSES FOR PATTERNING RADIATION PHOTORESIST PATTERNING | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17922164 | Dual Slot Die Coater and Method for Coating Electrode Active Material Slurry Using the Same | September 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18348737 | COATING COMPOSITIONS FOR APPLICATION UTILIZING A HIGH TRANSFER EFFICIENCY APPLICATOR AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS THEREOF | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18328603 | COATING DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE OVEN DRYING MECHANISMS | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18320756 | ELECTROSPINNING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18195675 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DIGITAL CONTENT ONTO A VEHICLE | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18144072 | PAD PRINTING DEVICE AND WINDOW PRINTING METHOD USING THE SAME | May 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18032905 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF FILLING GROOVES | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18128222 | SYSTEM WITH SEALING CHAMBER | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18184545 | INTEGRATED DRY PROCESSES FOR PATTERNING RADIATION PHOTORESIST PATTERNING | March 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18121173 | ADHESIVE DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH CONVERTIBLE NOZZLE ASSEMBLIES | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18117849 | ENROBER FOR VISCOUS AND/OR STICKY FOOD PRODUCTS | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18116371 | FIXTURE UNIT FOR HOLDING A PRISMATIC BATTERY CELL | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18175596 | DEPOSITION MASK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEPOSITION MASK | February 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18108557 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE BODY | February 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18158666 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ELECTRON BEAM INDUCED PROCESSING | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18098572 | LIQUID TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING TEMPERATURE OF TREATMENT LIQUID | January 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18016338 | Multi-Stack Susceptor Reactor for High-Throughput Superconductor Manufacturing | January 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18086459 | MULTI-CHAMBER DEPOSITION EQUIPMENT FOR SOLID FREE FORM FABRICATION | December 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17992930 | CHEMICAL LIQUID SUPPLY UNIT, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND CHEMICAL LIQUID SUPPLY METHOD | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17991611 | ADJUSTABLE FLUID INLET ASSEMBLY FOR A SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD | November 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17925147 | Multi-Slot Die Coater | November 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17976549 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTROSTATIC COATING | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17965062 | COATING DEVICE WITH PRINTHEAD STORAGE | October 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17964565 | SPREADING UNIT WITH ADJUSTABLE SHAPER | October 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17963306 | OVERSPRAY-FREE PAINT SYSTEM INCLUDING AGV/AMR-BASED FIXTURE LIFTING, POSITIOINING AND ORIENTING | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17917099 | Gravure Coater Test Apparatus and Gravure Coater | October 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17914964 | Insulating Coating Overlay Control System and Insulating Coating Overlay Control Method | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17897307 | GAS-PHASE REACTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING A GAS DETECTOR | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17802011 | SPRAY APPLICATOR AND SPRAY UNIT | August 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17892677 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE INCLUDING PROCESS CHAMBERS AND TRANSFER CHAMBER | August 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17890411 | Trim Paint Stand | August 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17889519 | COATING DEVICE WITH FLUID-CONDUCTING ROTARY FEED THROUGH FOR COMPRESSED AIR TO SPRAY HEADS | August 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17889915 | SPRAY CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS AND WELDING GUN NOZZLE CLEANING SYSTEMS INCLUDING SPRAY CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17818995 | FABRICATION LAYOUT DEVICE & METHOD | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17885516 | SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS, AND METHODS FOR LOW PRESSURE DELIVERY OF PLURAL COMPONENT SYSTEMS SUCH AS POLYURETHANE FOAMS FROM UNPRESSURIZED SUPPLY SOURCES | August 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17798354 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT AND SUBSTRATE TABLE | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17866152 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER MECHANISM TO REDUCE BACK-SIDE SUBSTRATE CONTACT | July 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17862722 | COMPOSITE ULTRASONIC MATERIAL APPLICATORS WITH EMBEDDED SHAPING GAS MICRO-APPLICATORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | July 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17758125 | INTEGRATED DRY PROCESSES FOR PATTERNING RADIATION PHOTORESIST PATTERNING | June 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17848674 | Gas Bearing Plate with integrated OVJP vacuum source | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17844449 | MOLD IN PLUMBING FOR WAX APPLICATION | June 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 21 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17831005 | SYSTEM FOR IN-LINE TREATMENT OF THREAD | June 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17829990 | SYSTEM FOR DEPOSITING FOODSTUFF MATERIAL IN THE FLUID STATE ON A FOODSTUFF PRODUCT | June 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17744245 | DUAL-VALVE AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND DUAL-VALVE AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION METHOD | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17755030 | MULTIPLE NOZZLE DESIGN IN A COLD SPRAY SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | April 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17769959 | ADHESIVE COATING DEVICE, ADHESIVE COATING METHOD, AND ROTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD | April 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17721769 | RECTIFYING DEVICE, COATING APPARATUS, COATING METHOD, AND PHOTOCONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD | April 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17687887 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE USING EJECTION HEAD EJECTING ADHESIVE MATERIAL | March 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 39 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 17682867 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH CLEANING OF EXHAUST SYSTEM | February 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17681261 | APPLYING CORROSION INHIBITOR WITHIN TUBULARS | February 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17652372 | APPLICATOR MACHINE | February 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17679688 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BUOYANT PARTICLE PROCESSING | February 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17665799 | HYGIENIC CONTROLLED DROPLET APPLICATOR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | February 2022 | October 2023 | Abandon | 20 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17582849 | PAINTING ROBOT SYSTEM AND PAINTING METHOD | January 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17573258 | DEVICE FOR LACQUER TRANSFER | January 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17624034 | PLATING APPARATUS AND PLATING PROCESS METHOD | December 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17623467 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR DECORATING ITEMS WITH GRANULAR MATERIALS | December 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17556962 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING WOOD-TREATMENT AGENT WITH THREADED ADAPTER | December 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17549311 | FIXTURE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING POSITION OF A TARGET IN A REACTION CHAMBER | December 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17548069 | Air Masking Nozzle | December 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17542834 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | December 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17538066 | REACTION CHAMBER WITH STOP-GAPPED VACUUM SEAL | November 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17614696 | ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY DEVICE, CARTRIDGE, AND COVER | November 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17535958 | TOBACCO FLAVORING MACHINE | November 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17535097 | CERAMIC COATING SYSTEM AND METHOD | November 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17532690 | COATING SYSTEM | November 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17529444 | SMART PAINT STICK DEVICES AND METHODS | November 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17595504 | VAPOR ACCUMULATOR FOR CORROSIVE GASES WITH PURGING | November 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17455185 | VACUUM-INTEGRATED HARDMASK PROCESSES AND APPARATUS | November 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 3 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 17526106 | Portable and Repositionable Deposition Material Applicator Enclosure and Application System for Applying Deposition Material on a Substrate Employing Non-Adherent Deposition Material Waste Removal and Selective Enclosure Coupling and Decoupling Structures or Systems Employing a Plurality of Selective Coupling Forces | November 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17525068 | DRY POWDER COATING APPARATUS | November 2021 | October 2023 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17524561 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A FULLY IMPREGNATED THERMOPLASTIC PREPREG | November 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17509962 | VACUUM IMPREGNATION DEVICE | October 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17505194 | DEPOSITION CHAMBER SYSTEM DIFFUSER WITH INCREASED POWER EFFICIENCY | October 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17603893 | PAINTING DEVICE WITH NON-CONTACT FLOWMETERS | October 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17483993 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LANGMUIR-BLODGETT ASSEMBLY | September 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 36 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17441147 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VACUUM COATING SURFACES OF OBJECTS | September 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17478253 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Applying Tire Shine to Vehicle Tires | September 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17475776 | ADHESIVE DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH CONVERTIBLE NOZZLE ASSEMBLIES | September 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17439386 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING HOT-MELT ADHESIVE | September 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17470250 | POWDER-ATOMIC-LAYER-DEPOSITION DEVICE WITH KNOCKER | September 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17468823 | SNOUT FOR USE IN A HOT DIP COATING LINE | September 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17465146 | MASK | September 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17395467 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING GOLF BALLS EACH HAVING EXTERIOR PATTERN | August 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17378276 | Seal Coat Masking Shield And Related Methods | July 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17305731 | DEPOSITION MASK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEPOSITION MASK | July 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17418716 | COATING DEVICE | June 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17357491 | COATING APPARATUS INCLUDING MODULAR COATING AREAS | June 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17418162 | COATING DIE AND COATING DEVICE | June 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17417257 | AUTOMATIC ADHESIVE SPRAYING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PROGRESSIVE DIE OF MOTOR IRON CORE OF NEW ENERGY VEHICLE | June 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17413942 | System and Method for Coating Substrates | June 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17311323 | Apparatus and method for the drying/curing of chemical products | June 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17336722 | Apparatus and Method of Applying Magnetic Pattern to Lanes with Magnetic Paint | June 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17335169 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING LIQUID ADHESIVE FLOW | June 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17335829 | Methods and Apparatus for Cryogenic Gas Stream Assisted SAM-based Selective Deposition | June 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17325403 | SNOUT FOR USE IN A HOT DIP COATING LINE | May 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner THOMAS, BINU.
With a 38.9% 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.
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, 25.6% 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.
✓ 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 works in Art Unit 1717 and has examined 794 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 71.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner THOMAS, BINU's allowance rate of 71.2% places them in the 26% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by THOMAS, BINU receive 2.07 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 68% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by THOMAS, BINU is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 30% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +27.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by THOMAS, BINU. This interview benefit is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 38% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 35.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
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 45% 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 57.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 24% 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 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 25.6% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 52% 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 1.8% of allowed cases (in the 63% 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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