Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19317145 | BATTERY CELL WITH ALUMINUM COMPONENTS, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS | September 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 19009853 | METHODS FOR MAKING SOLID STATE BATTERY APPARATUS | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18769929 | Y-SHAPED ENTRAINED-FLOW HIGH-TEMPERATURE ZONED GASIFICATION DEVICE ADOPTING DRY-PROCESS SLAG-DISCHARGING | July 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18765241 | IRON-BASED CATHODE MATERIAL FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERY, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND CORRESPONDING SODIUM-ION FULL BATTERY | July 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18736563 | SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION | June 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18642839 | BATTERY SUB-PACKING UNIT | April 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18424009 | System and Method for Cleaning of Biogas | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18411898 | ARRANGEMENT FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS WITH PARALLEL GASIFIER AND CRACKING UNIT | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18406373 | Apparatus and Method for Capturing Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy from Biodegradable and Non-Biodegradable Municipal Waste | January 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18534298 | PONDED ASH BENEFICIATION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS | December 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18508344 | Biomass Gasifier System with Rotating Distribution Manifold | November 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18495446 | Apparatus and Method for Generating Oxygen from Sodium Percarbonate and Water, Including Seawater | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18493805 | BATTERY SUB-PACKING UNIT AND BATTERY MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18383815 | CARBON-NEUTRAL PROCESS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18372682 | SEPARATOR FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY WITH IMPROVED ADHESIVENESS TOWARDS ELECTRODE AND RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTICS AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SEPARATOR | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18244923 | AUGMENTING SYNGAS EVOLUTION PROCESSES USING ELECTROLYSIS | September 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18460161 | WASTE TO ENERGY SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR SOLID WASTE FEEDSTOCK | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18235306 | METHOD FOR MAKING MAGNESIUM SALT ELECTROLYTE AND ELECTROLYTE | August 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18348941 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATION, REMOVAL, AND PURIFICATION OF SOLID CARBON OUTCOMING FROM A HYDROGEN PRODUCTION REACTOR BY METHANE AND/OR HYDROCARBONS CRACKING WITH LOW CO2 EMISSIONS | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18334552 | ELECTROLYTIC COPPER FOIL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK AND POWER CONSUMING DEVICE | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18208535 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROTECTING COMPONENTS OF DEEP WATER PRESSURE VESSELS | June 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18202361 | SEPARATOR HAVING COATING CONTAINING ETHYLENE CARBONATE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND POWER CONSUMPTION APPARATUS | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18319075 | ELECTROLYTE FOR A METAL-ION BATTERY CELL WITH HIGH-CAPACITY, MICRON-SCALE, VOLUME-CHANGING ANODE PARTICLES | May 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18308599 | USE OF FERMENTATION TAIL GAS IN INTEGRATED GASIFICATION AND GAS FERMENTATION SYSTEM | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18303561 | INLINE PARTICLE SIZE CONTROL FOR ROTARY DRUM DRIER RECYCLE MATERIAL | April 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18298603 | SEPARATOR FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18127655 | METHOD OF ELIMINATION OF POLY- AND PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) IN A WASTEWATER BIOSOLIDS GASIFICATION PROCESS USING A THERMAL OXIDIZER AND HYDRATED LIME INJECTION | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18123517 | Catalytic Biogas Combined Heat and Power Generator | March 2023 | August 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18044996 | SYSTEM WHERE ELECTRICITY GENERATION EFFICIENCY IS INCREASED BY MEANS OF LIQUIDS WHICH HAVE DIFFERENT DENSITIES | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18179992 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SYNTHESIS GAS THROUGH THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF BIOMASS AND WASTE MATERIALS | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 18177670 | HYDROGEN FUEL CELL EXHAUST SYSTEM | March 2023 | November 2023 | Abandon | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18175476 | CASE, BATTERY, POWER CONSUMING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING CASE | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18114175 | DEVICE FOR MAKING HYDROGEN FROM HETEROGENOUS WASTE | February 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18173420 | BATTERY MODULE WITH FLAME OR GAS DISCHARGE PATH | February 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18022629 | 2,5-Dimercapto-1,3,4-Thiadiazole (DMTD) Zinc Salt Derivatives | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18172241 | ADVANCED REACTOR FOR THE THERMAL CHEMICAL CONVERSION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE | February 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18112383 | THERMAL CONVERSION OF PLASTIC WASTE INTO ENERGY | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18107515 | BATTERY SUB-PACKING UNIT AND BATTERY MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME | February 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18160946 | HYDROGEN FUEL CELL EXHAUST SYSTEM | January 2023 | November 2023 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18058466 | Apparatus and Method for Capturing Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy from Biodegradable and Non-Biodegradable Municipal Waste | November 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17980912 | AUGMENTING SYNGAS EVOLUTION PROCESSES USING ELECTROLYSIS | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17922347 | BIOMASS GASIFICATION DEVICE | October 2022 | January 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17966015 | PULSE DETONATION SHOCKWAVE GASIFIER | October 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17906673 | TAR FREE CROSS FLOW GASIFICATION SYSTEM FOR MOISTURE CONTAINING FEED | September 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17895090 | CARBON-NEUTRAL ECO-REFINERY UTILIZING INTERNAL THERMAL ENERGY | August 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17799313 | Process the Generation of Gaseous Fuels | August 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17799317 | Grid-Energy Firming Process | August 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17817080 | METHOD FOR OPERATING STORAGE BATTERY SYSTEM | August 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17816904 | ENCAPSULATION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND BATTERIES | August 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17793353 | BATTERY MODULE HAVING RAIL TYPE SOCKET AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17758723 | THERMAL RUNAWAY BARRIER FOR A RECHARGEABLE ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM | July 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17861692 | A TERMINAL COMPONENT FORMED BY ULTRASONIC JOINING AND CRIMPING | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17848650 | FUEL CELL HAVING EXCELLENT SEALING PERFORMANCE | June 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17846513 | STEAM/CARBON RATIO DETECTION AND CONTROL | June 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17843458 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ALUMINUM CASE OF A BATTERY | June 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17781301 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE COATING MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE COATING MATERIAL | May 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17825547 | FUEL REFORMING APPARATUS FOR HIGHER EFFICIENCY REFORMING | May 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17663409 | WASTE TO ENERGY SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR SOLID WASTE FEEDSTOCK | May 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17735496 | BIOMASS GASIFIER SYSTEM WITH ROTATING DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD | May 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17730400 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR METHANOL PRODUCTION USING ENERGY MIX SYSTEMS | April 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17729500 | BINDER SOLUTION FOR ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERIES, ELECTRODE SLURRY INCLUDING THE BINDER SOLUTION, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY USING THE ELECTRODE SLURRY | April 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17727747 | METHOD OF ELIMINATION OF POLY- AND PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) IN A WASTEWATER BIOSOLIDS GASIFICATION PROCESS USING A THERMAL OXIDIZER AND HYDRATED LIME INJECTION | April 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17723000 | Methods and Apparatus for Solid Carbonaceous Materials Reformation | April 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17720913 | PROTECTIVE LAYERS FOR LITHIUM METAL ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME | April 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17766985 | BATTERY PACK HAVING IMPROVED FASTENING STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE COMPRISING SAME | April 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17697889 | REGENERATION OF LITHIUM CATHODE MATERIALS | March 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17693846 | PHASE CHANGE COMPOSITE APPARATUS FOR BATTERY PACKS AND METHODS OF MAKING | March 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17686980 | PONDED ASH BENEFICIATION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS | March 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17684484 | Catalytic Biogas Combined Heat and Power Generator | March 2022 | May 2023 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17639290 | STEAM GENERATOR FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM | February 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17683102 | METHANE CONVERSION TO HYDROGEN EMPLOYING A STAGED SHOCK COMPRESSION WAVE REFORMER | February 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17638998 | TRANSFER JIG CONFIGURED TO LOAD BATTERY PACK IN BATTERY RACK AND BATTERY PACK LOADING METHOD USING THE SAME | February 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17678406 | INFLATABLE POUCH DESIGNS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME | February 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17676112 | UNIVERSAL FEEDER WITH CLAMSHELL TRANSFER SCREW | February 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17636274 | Supercritical Water Gasification Process | February 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 44 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17635865 | A GASIFICATION APPARATUS WITH CONTROLLER FOR NEGATIVE PRESSURE | February 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17586042 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE FOR A BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | January 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17585098 | BACKUP POWER SYSTEM WITH CONTROLLER | January 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17577077 | ELECTRICALLY HEATED STEAM REFORMING REACTOR | January 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 45 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17569016 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING INTERPOSER SUBSTRATE CARRYING MICA SUBSTRATE WITH BATTERY LAYER ENVIRONMENTALLY SEALED THERETO | January 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17566340 | LEAD ACID ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS WITH PUMPED ELECTROLYTES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | December 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17560376 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SYNTHESIS GAS THROUGH THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF BIOMASS AND WASTE MATERIALS | December 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17559528 | Pouch Casing Material For Secondary Battery | December 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17560199 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF CONTAMINATE FREE, SIZE SPECIFIC BIOCHAR FOLLOWING GASIFICATION | December 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17553074 | SYNTHETIC PROTON-CONDUCTIVE ADDITIVES FOR BATTERY ELECTROLYTES | December 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 42 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17538533 | BATTERY SUB-PACKING UNIT | November 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17456727 | System and Method for Inspecting Degree of Alignment of Battery Module | November 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17533301 | MODULE FOR FUELING HYDROGEN CELL BY USING HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND PURIFICATION DEVICE | November 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17530515 | GASIFICATION OF HIGH-ASH FEEDSTOCK | November 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17453777 | ELECTROLYTES FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OF CELLS WITH HIGH-CAPACITY ANODES BASED ON MICRON-SCALE MODERATE VOLUME-CHANGING PARTICLES | November 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17453784 | ELECTROLYTE FOR A METAL-ION BATTERY CELL WITH HIGH-CAPACITY, MICRON-SCALE, VOLUME-CHANGING ANODE PARTICLES | November 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17509320 | ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORE, WITH GAS SENSORS FOR DETECTING DEFECTS IN THE ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORE | October 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17503046 | ALUMINUM MEMBER FOR ELECTRODES AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ALUMINUM MEMBER FOR ELECTRODES | October 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17497903 | CARBON-NEUTRAL PROCESS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY | October 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17449729 | MULTI-AXIS ULTRASONIC WEDGE WIRE BONDING | October 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17467055 | ALKALINE BATTERY CATHODE WITH SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE | September 2021 | March 2023 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17432541 | METHOD AND PROCESS ARRANGEMENT FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS | August 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17406188 | ELIMINATION OF POLY- AND PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) IN A WASTEWATER BIOSOLIDS GASIFICATION PROCESS USING A THERMAL OXIDIZER AND HYDRATED LIME INJECTION | August 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17406947 | HEMATIN MODIFIED BILIRUBIN OXIDASE CATHODE | August 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17403427 | HYDROGEN FUEL CELL EXHAUST SYSTEM | August 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner AKRAM, IMRAN.
With a 47.6% 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, 40.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner AKRAM, IMRAN works in Art Unit 1725 and has examined 931 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 72.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.
Examiner AKRAM, IMRAN's allowance rate of 72.6% places them in the 36% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by AKRAM, IMRAN receive 2.04 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 53% 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 AKRAM, IMRAN is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 46% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +41.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by AKRAM, IMRAN. This interview benefit is in the 88% 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, 25.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 41% 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 18.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 103.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 72.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 38.2% 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, 64.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 69% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 59% 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 2.4% of allowed cases (in the 70% 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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