Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18671767 | GLASS SOLID ELECTROLYTE LAYER, METHODS OF MAKING GLASS SOLID ELECTROLYTE LAYER AND ELECTRODES AND BATTERY CELLS THEREOF | May 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18667993 | FLOW CELLS | May 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18637876 | CASING MATERIAL FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18612166 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY WHICH USES POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL | March 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18612290 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY WHICH USES POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL | March 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18400125 | SODIUM-CONTAINING OXIDE POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF, AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE AND USE THEREOF | December 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18537091 | BATTERY PACK | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18521779 | STABLE SOLUTIONS OF MONOALKYL TIN ALKOXIDES AND THEIR HYDROLYSIS AND CONDENSATION PRODUCTS | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18503696 | PHOTOACID GENERATOR | November 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18387428 | Polymer, Resist Composition, Method for Manufacturing Substrate Having Pattern Formed Therein, and (Meth)Acrylic Ester and Production Method Therefor | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18502978 | BINDER AND SEPARATOR CONTAINING SAME | November 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18386896 | BIOFOULING RESISTANT COATINGS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18496160 | PHOTO-CURABLE COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR PREPARING CURED FILM, OPTICAL COMPONENT, CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE, ELECTRICAL COMPONENT AND REPLICA MOLD USING THE SAME | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18383082 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18465801 | INTERMITTENTLY COATED DRY ELECTRODE FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18463208 | CATHODE MATERIALS HAVING OXIDE SURFACE SPECIES | September 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18263926 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY PRECURSOR, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY | August 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18361626 | ELECTROLYTE HEALTH MANAGEMENT FOR REDOX FLOW BATTERY | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18358814 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MULTILAYER DRY COATED AND WET CAST FILM HYBRID ELECTRODE FILMS | July 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18354207 | MASK EXPOSURE SYSTEM AND MASK EXPOSURE METHOD | July 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222736 | BUSBARS HAVING STAMPED FUSIBLE LINKS | July 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18220063 | SOLID STATE BIPOLAR BATTERY | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18335464 | BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18208794 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING PHOTORESIST PATTERN | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18207211 | Positive Electrode Active Material For Lithium Secondary Battery, Method For Preparing The Same And Lithium Secondary Battery Including The Same | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18203140 | SEPARATORS WITH FIBROUS MAT, LEAD ACID BATTERIES USING THE SAME, AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18317865 | FLOW CELLS | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18134130 | NICKEL-MANGANESE COMPOSITE HYDROXIDE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY | April 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18298009 | MOISTURE AND CARBON DIOXIDE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS | April 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18129401 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND VEHICLE | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18127686 | SEPARATORS WITH FIBROUS MAT, LEAD ACID BATTERIES USING THE SAME, AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH | March 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18190303 | QUANTUM DOT-POLYMER COMPOSITE PATTERN, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | March 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18126158 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING PROCESS | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18125844 | HYDROGEN SULFIDE ABSORBING DEVICE | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18126098 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18188676 | FILM STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC FIELD GUIDED PHOTORESIST PATTERNING PROCESS | March 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18186213 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18120680 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18116906 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY SEPARATOR, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY MEMBER, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18177354 | IMPROVED RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY ASSEMBLY | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18169280 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING ORGANIC FILM, PATTERNING PROCESS, AND COMPOUND | February 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18109399 | ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE | February 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18013583 | COMPOSITION FOR COATING SEPARATOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEPARATOR BY USING SAME, SEPARATOR, AND LITHIUM BATTERY EMPLOYING SAME | February 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18103787 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING PROCESS | January 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18006987 | CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED PHOTOSENTIVE COMPOSITION, PHOTOSENSITIVE DRY FILM, PRODUCTION METHOD OF SUBSTRATE HAVING TEMPLATE FOR PLATING, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF PLATED ARTICLE | January 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18159825 | Sulfonimide Salts for Battery Applications | January 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18006669 | NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18099572 | Benzo[a]Anthracene Compound, Light-Emitting Element, Display Device, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device | January 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18016077 | WIRING MODULE | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18004538 | Battery Module and Battery Pack Including the Same | January 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18150668 | BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18013090 | SEPARATOR FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18146032 | ELECTROLYTE SUITABLE FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY OF SILICON-CARBON SYSTEM AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY | December 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18012319 | A Lithographic Printing Plate Precursor | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18086542 | ADDITIVES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18069364 | COLORING COMPOSITION, FILM, OPTICAL FILTER, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND COMPOUND | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18083015 | HOUSING PART FOR AN ELECTRICAL STORAGE INSTALLATION, AND ELECTRICAL STORAGE INSTALLATION | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18066166 | BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2022 | February 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18010144 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, DRY FILM, PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED WIRING BOARD | December 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18064314 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND BATTERY | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18078359 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN LAYER USING THE SAME AND COLOR FILTER | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18075586 | FILM-FORMING POWDER, FILM FORMING METHOD, AND FILM-FORMING POWDER PREPARING METHOD | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18070893 | POSITIVE-TYPE PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND CURED FILM PREPARED THEREFROM | November 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17988082 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING PROCESS | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17925735 | HYDROPHILIZING TREATMENT AGENT | November 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17986233 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING PROCESS | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17924521 | COMPOUND, (CO)POLYMER, COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST PATTERN, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOUND, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING (CO)POLYMER | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18054098 | PHOTOCHEMICAL AND THERMAL RELEASE LAYER PROCESSES AND USES IN DEVICE MANUFACTURING | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17923212 | REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK AND REFLECTIVE MASK | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17977157 | CARBOXYLATE, CARBOXYLIC ACID GENERATOR, RESIN, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN | October 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17920392 | PELLICLE FRAME FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY | October 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18047157 | COLORING COMPOSITION, FILM, OPTICAL FILTER, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE | October 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17965214 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS | October 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17965175 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS | October 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17917059 | A Lithographic Printing Plate Precursor | October 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17956042 | EUV PHOTOMASK ARCHITECTURES FOR PATTERNING OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS | September 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17914183 | NEGATIVE RESIST COMPOSITION | September 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17950036 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND MODULE | September 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17948838 | ACTINIC-RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, ACTINIC-RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE FILM, METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE | September 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17945911 | FLUID MANAGEMENT MODULE FOR COOLING AN ELECTRIC ENERGY STORE BY MEANS OF IMMERSION COOLING | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17945570 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING ORGANIC FILM, PATTERNING PROCESS, AND COMPOUND AND POLYMER FOR FORMING ORGANIC FILM | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17942332 | COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM, AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN | September 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17902142 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | September 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17899156 | TIN(II) AMIDE/ALKOXIDE PRECURSORS FOR EUV-PATTERNABLE FILMS | August 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17898565 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY | August 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17821820 | SALT, ACID GENERATOR, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN | August 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17894931 | BATTERY CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM THEREOF, BATTERY AND POWER CONSUMPTION APPARATUS | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17801627 | BLACK MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, BLACK PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND BLACK PATTERNING FILM AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17893320 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING OFFSET OF PRESSURE SENSOR FOR FUEL CELL | August 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17891018 | PERFLUORO COPOLYMERS | August 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17819669 | AUXILIARY POWER GENERATION AND COOLING SYSTEMS ON LIQUID HYDROGEN FUELED AIRCRAFT | August 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17884181 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ONIUM SALT | August 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17798128 | METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST PATTERN AND RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17880078 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | August 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17817104 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN | August 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17796007 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN FILM AND COLOUR FILTER MANUFACTURED BY USING SAME | July 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17874966 | COMPOSITE CATALYST FOR POSITIVE ELECTRODE OF AQUEOUS RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE COMPOSITE CATALYST, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR AQUEOUS RECHARGEABLE BATTERY INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE CATALYST AND AQUEOUS RECHARGEABLE BATTERY INCLUDING THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17874851 | PROPENYLAMINES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME | July 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17871210 | COMPOUND, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME, COLOR FILTER, AND CMOS IMAGE SENSOR | July 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17814025 | METHOD OF PROCESSING PHOTORESIST LAYER, AND PHOTORESIST LAYER | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WALKE, AMANDA C.
With a 51.9% 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, 31.7% 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 WALKE, AMANDA C works in Art Unit 1722 and has examined 1,497 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.
Examiner WALKE, AMANDA C's allowance rate of 90.8% places them in the 75% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by WALKE, AMANDA C receive 1.25 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 16% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WALKE, AMANDA C is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 78% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WALKE, AMANDA C. This interview benefit is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 59% 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 53.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 79% 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, 36.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 35% 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 58.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 33% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 52.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.7% of allowed cases (in the 78% 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 8.8% of allowed cases (in the 87% 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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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