Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18914767 | DEPOSITION OF OXIDE THIN FILMS | October 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18770097 | Anti-Coking Iron Spinel Surface | July 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18632344 | PLASMA ELECTROLYTIC POLISHED DIESEL ENGINE COMPONENTS | April 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18602760 | FILL ON DEMAND AMPOULE REFILL | March 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18684972 | DEVICE FOR CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION | February 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18464831 | PROPRIETARY CURE MODULE AND METHOD FOR IMPREGNATING GRAPHITE | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18280559 | THIN-FILM FORMING RAW MATERIAL, WHICH IS USED IN ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION METHOD, THIN-FILM, METHOD OF PRODUCING THIN-FILM, AND ZINC COMPOUND | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18234386 | ELECTRODE PLATE ROLLING APPARATUS AND ELECTRODE PLATE ROLLING METHOD | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18357557 | METAL PLATING RETENTION ON ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURE PLASTIC PARTS FOR AN AIRCRAFT | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18218484 | PARAMETER SETTING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | July 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18259773 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC DISK, MAGNETIC DISK, AND MAGNETIC DISK PRECURSOR | June 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18340685 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18269228 | Powder for an electrically insulating coating | June 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18108929 | ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION METHOD ENHANCING THE NUCLEATION AND CRYSTALLINITY OF A BORON NITRIDE INTERFACE COATING ON A SILICON CARBIDE FIBER | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18041190 | VIBRO-THERMALLY ASSISTED CHEMICAL VAPOR INFILTRATION | February 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18062010 | VAPOR-PHASE PRECURSOR SEEDING FOR DIAMOND FILM DEPOSITION | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18057648 | METHOD FOR TREATING SURFACE OF SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR REGION-SELECTIVELY PRODUCING FILM ON SURFACE OF SUBSTRATE, AND SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17880797 | SELECTIVE DEPOSITION FOR SUB 20 NM PITCH EUV PATTERNING | August 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17619987 | CHAMBER-ACCUMULATION EXTENSION VIA IN-SITU PASSIVATION | December 2021 | March 2026 | Allow | 51 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17518410 | ULTRATHIN GRAPHENE/POLYMER LAMINATE FILMS | November 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 50 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16069803 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER WITH A SUPPORTING ELEMENT INSERTION APPARATUS | July 2018 | June 2021 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15731809 | Latent fingerprint development on porous surfaces | August 2017 | November 2019 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15359549 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY PULLING SUBSTRATES THROUGH A COATER | November 2016 | April 2019 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15307000 | METHOD FOR PREPARING TUBULAR GRAPHENE COMPOSITE MEMBRANE | October 2016 | May 2018 | Abandon | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15033071 | PLASMA ENHANCED ALD SYSTEM | April 2016 | May 2019 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 14891608 | EASY-CLEAN SURFACE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME | November 2015 | January 2019 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 14785657 | TRANSFER ROLLER, ENCAPSULATING GLUE FILM COATING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF ENCAPSULATING THE GLUE FILM | October 2015 | December 2019 | Allow | 50 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14578685 | Thermal Plasma Treatment Method | December 2014 | January 2017 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14294868 | METHOD OF FABRICATING LIGHT-SCATTERING SUBSTRATE | June 2014 | August 2016 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14174505 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING A MESH POCKET OF A LACROSSE STICK | February 2014 | April 2015 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14077482 | METHOD AND APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SYNTHESIZING HIGH-DENSITY WIRES IN PORES AND ON SURFACE OF POROUS MATERIAL | November 2013 | February 2016 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 13851324 | ALLOY POWDER FOR OXIDATION-RESISTANT COATING, AND ALLOY MATERIAL FORMED OF THE POWDER AND EXCELLENT IN OXIDATION RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTICS | March 2013 | August 2015 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 13783505 | Three-Dimensional Vertically Aligned Functionalized Multilayer Graphene | March 2013 | March 2016 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13817533 | COPPER SUBSTRATE FOR DEPOSITION OF GRAPHENE | February 2013 | December 2015 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13716829 | Methods and Apparatus for Combinatorial PECVD or PEALD | December 2012 | March 2015 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13512889 | Method of Surfacing Metallic Nanoparticles With Carbon | September 2012 | October 2015 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13621799 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN IMPROVED HARD BIAS STRUCTURE | September 2012 | September 2013 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 13539818 | DOUBLE LAYER UV VARIABLE DATA TEXT | July 2012 | July 2013 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13321409 | FORMING REACTIVE ELEMENT MODIFIED ALUMINIDE COATINGS WITH LOW REACTIVE ELEMENT CONTENT USING VAPOR PHASE TECHNIQUES | May 2012 | October 2015 | Allow | 47 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 13455700 | BRAND MARKETING AND POSITIVE ID USING INKLESS FINGERPRINT TECHNOLOGY | April 2012 | June 2014 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13449189 | ELECTRON BEAM PLASMA CHAMBER | April 2012 | April 2014 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13407356 | MINE SHAFT LINER PLATE SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2012 | April 2014 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13309934 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED RECOVERY OF LATENT FINGERPRINTS | December 2011 | January 2015 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13373469 | MANUFACTURE METHOD FOR FORMING ANTIQUE COLOR ON METAL SURFACE | November 2011 | September 2013 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13283809 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CRYSTALLINE SEMICONDUCTOR FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | October 2011 | July 2014 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 13267309 | METHODS FOR ENHANCING TANTALUM FILAMENT LIFE IN HOT WIRE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION PROCESSES | October 2011 | November 2013 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13089909 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF HIGH CONDUCTIVITY, ADHERENT THIN FILMS OF RUTHENIUM | April 2011 | May 2012 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13074610 | INVISIBLE COMPOSITE SECURITY ELEMENT | March 2011 | October 2014 | Allow | 43 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13065197 | Bead processing system | March 2011 | April 2013 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 13059040 | METHOD FOR VARNISHING SECURITY DOCUMENTS, ESPECIALLY INTAGLIO-PRINTED SECURITY DOCUMENT SUCH AS BANKNOTES, AND VARNISHING MACHINE FOR CARRYING OUT THE SAME | February 2011 | January 2014 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 12938109 | METHODS FOR GROWING AND HARVESTING CARBON NANOTUBES | November 2010 | September 2012 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12885139 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FORMING ENERGY STORAGE AND PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES IN A LINEAR SYSTEM | September 2010 | September 2012 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 12883889 | PLASMA, UV AND ION/NEUTRAL ASSISTED ALD OR CVD IN A BATCH TOOL | September 2010 | January 2012 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12851999 | RING PLASMA JET METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING AN OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM | August 2010 | February 2012 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12840464 | Encapsulated Ceramic Element and Method of Making the Same | July 2010 | February 2013 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 12739219 | GLASS VENEER ON CERAMICS | July 2010 | February 2013 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12818529 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL CARBON FIBERS AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION | June 2010 | March 2011 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12746215 | MANUFACTURING OF LOW-FRICTION ELEMENTS | June 2010 | May 2013 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 12515570 | METHOD FOR APPLYING AN ANTI-CORROSION COATING ON PARTS OF A DUCT INCLUDING THE USE OF A SILANE AQUEOUS SOLUTION AND AN EPOXY POWDERY PAINT | June 2009 | March 2012 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12374109 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING HARD METALLIC COATINGS | May 2009 | January 2013 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 12464039 | SCANNING PROBE ASSISTED LOCALIZED CNT GROWTH | May 2009 | March 2012 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 12436936 | METHODS OF DEPOSITING MATERIALS OVER SUBSTRATES, AND METHODS OF FORMING LAYERS OVER SUBSTRATES | May 2009 | May 2010 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12405621 | DOUBLE LAYER UV VARIABLE DATA TEXT | March 2009 | March 2012 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12345389 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FORM SOLAR CELL ABSORBER LAYERS WITH PLANAR SURFACE | December 2008 | August 2012 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 11885399 | METHOD FOR FORMING TANTALUM NITRIDE FILM | November 2008 | December 2011 | Allow | 52 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12188468 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES | August 2008 | August 2011 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11577777 | FORMATION OF SELENIDE, SULFIDE OR MIXED SELENIDE-SULFIDE FILMS ON METAL OR METAL COATED SUBSTRATES | July 2008 | December 2011 | Allow | 56 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 12135914 | TEMPLATED GROWTH OF GRAPHENIC MATERIALS | June 2008 | August 2011 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12099027 | DEPOSITION OF TA- OR NB-DOPED HIGH-K FILMS | April 2008 | July 2011 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 11915918 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HYDROGENATION OF THIN FILM SILICON ON GLASS | January 2008 | April 2011 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 11922918 | FILM DEPOSITION METHOD AND FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS OF METAL FILM | December 2007 | March 2011 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 11965689 | MULTI-REGION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND HEADS | December 2007 | April 2011 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 11982600 | CONTROLLING WOOD STAINING AND COLOR DURING POST-HARVEST PROCESSING | November 2007 | March 2012 | Allow | 53 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11931963 | METHOD OF PREVENTING ABNORMAL LARGE GRAINS FROM BEING INCLUDED INTO THIN NANO-CRYSTALLINE DIAMOND FILM | October 2007 | March 2011 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11925681 | METHODS FOR ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION OF HAFNIUM-CONTAINING HIGH-K DIELECTRIC MATERIALS | October 2007 | June 2012 | Allow | 55 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 11850860 | ONE-DIMENSIONAL METAL AND METAL OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES | September 2007 | April 2011 | Allow | 44 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 11829050 | RADICAL-ENHANCED ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD | July 2007 | March 2012 | Allow | 56 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 11775618 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING CUINS2 THIN FILM BY METAL ORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION, CUINS2 THIN FILM FABRICATED BY THE SAME AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING IN2S3 THIN FILM THEREFROM | July 2007 | May 2011 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 11749900 | INFRARED REFLECTING LAYER SYSTEM FOR TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE | May 2007 | October 2011 | Allow | 53 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 11797740 | GASIFICATION MONITOR, METHOD FOR DETECTING MIST, FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS | May 2007 | October 2010 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10575240 | VAPOUR DEPOSITION METHOD | January 2007 | February 2012 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10562868 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITION OF TITANIUM OXIDE BY A PLASMA SOURCE | January 2007 | February 2011 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 3 | No | Yes |
| 10551051 | METHOD FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY SYNTHESIS OF CARBON NANOSTRUCTURE | July 2006 | April 2010 | Allow | 55 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 11448400 | Process for applying coatings with metallic chromium | June 2006 | February 2013 | Allow | 60 | 11 | 0 | No | No |
| 11355573 | SECURE TAG CODING | February 2006 | June 2011 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 11227570 | THIN ALIGNMENT LAYERS FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS | September 2005 | January 2011 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 11090173 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FILM OR PIEZOELECTRIC FILM | March 2005 | February 2011 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 11032060 | METHOD OF FORMING A METAL FILM FOR ELECTRODE | January 2005 | June 2010 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10929381 | CARBON-NANO TUBE STRUCTURE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND FIELD EMITTER AND DISPLAY DEVICE EACH ADOPTING THE SAME | August 2004 | September 2010 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 10851561 | FORMATION OF A SILICON OXYNITRIDE LAYER ON A HIGH-K DIELECTRIC MATERIAL | May 2004 | October 2011 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 10835411 | METHOD OF FORMING A TEOS CAP LAYER AT LOW TEMPERATURE AND REDUCED DEPOSITION RATE | April 2004 | July 2010 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 10719040 | SOLVENT VAPOR ANNEALING OF ORGANIC FILMS | November 2003 | June 2010 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GAMBETTA, KELLY M.
With a 75.0% 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, 80.0% 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 GAMBETTA, KELLY M works in Art Unit 1718 and has examined 74 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 98.6%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.
Examiner GAMBETTA, KELLY M's allowance rate of 98.6% places them in the 92% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by GAMBETTA, KELLY M receive 2.41 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 69% 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 GAMBETTA, KELLY M is 37 months. This places the examiner in the 32% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -3.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GAMBETTA, KELLY M. This interview benefit is in the 7% 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, 30.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 60% 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 40.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 62% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 2% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 69.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 22.2% 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, 90.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 88% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 10.8% of allowed cases (in the 94% 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 2.7% of allowed cases (in the 72% 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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