Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17057464 | ELECTRODE BINDER RESIN COMPOSITION, ELECTRODE MIX PASTE, AND ELECTRODE | April 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17136786 | SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK AND DEVICE USING BATTERY | December 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17128090 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY CORE, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, AND APPARATUS | December 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16972824 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE SHEET AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, BATTERY AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | December 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16972735 | LGPS-BASED SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND PRODUCTION METHOD | December 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15734469 | ELECTRODE PLATE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17059573 | DIFFUSION BARRIER FILMS ENABLING THE STABILITY OF LITHIUM | November 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17096417 | POUCH EXTERIOR FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, POUCH-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE POUCH EXTERIOR, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE POUCH-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY | November 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17094526 | A POWER STORAGE DEVICE COMPRISING A NEGATIVE ELECTRODE COMPRISING A FIRST ACTIVE MATERIAL AND A SECOND ACTIVE MATERIAL | November 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17064975 | POLYMER BINDER FOR LITHIUM BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING | October 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17063666 | ELASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITE BINDER FOR LITHIUM BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING | October 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17061427 | POROUS FILM AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY | October 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17043362 | Electrode, Secondary Battery Including the Electrode, and Method of Preparing the Electrode | September 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17030872 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY | September 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17029729 | COMPOSITE ANODE MATERIAL INCLUDING SURFACE-STABILIZED ACTIVE MATERIAL PARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME | September 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16978372 | LITHIUM-ION CELL FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE UNIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF | September 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17010985 | MINIATURE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HAVING A CASING COMPRISING OPPOSED CERAMIC SUBSTRATES HOUSING AN ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY ACTIVATED WITH A SOLID ELECTROLYTE | September 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16970336 | ORDERED POROUS SOLID ELECTROLYTE STRUCTURES, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES WITH SAME, METHODS OF MAKING SAME | August 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16968779 | Multi-Layered Anode Containing Silicon-Based Compound and Lithium Secondary Battery Including the Same | August 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16967636 | COMPOSITION FOR GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FORMED THEREFROM | August 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16964206 | All-Solid-State Lithium Battery and Preparation Method Thereof | July 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16916847 | ANODE FOR ALL SOLID CELL AND FABRICATION METHOD OF THE SAME | June 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16900627 | Battery Cell Interconnect and Methods of Manufacture Thereof | June 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16897544 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING A HEAT RESISTANCE LAYER | June 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16897543 | SANDWICH ELECTRODES | June 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16771133 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY WITH GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTE | June 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16895769 | SECONDARY BATTERY CELL WITH SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE | June 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16887005 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING AN IMPROVED INSULATING LAYER | May 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16883123 | BATTERY CELL HAVING MAIN GAS DISCHARGE TUBE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | May 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16871442 | LITHIUM BATTERIES UTILIZING NANOPOROUS SEPARATOR LAYERS | May 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16762354 | ANODE COMPRISING CELLULOSE-BASED COMPOUND FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME | May 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16867069 | STRUCTURAL LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES WITH CARBON FIBER ELECTRODES | May 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16760101 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY WHICH USES POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL | April 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16845366 | Molten Fluid Electrode Apparatus With Solid Lithium Iodide Electrolyte Having Improved Lithium Ion Transport Characteristics | April 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16832097 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY | March 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16650874 | SOLVENT-FREE SOLID ELECTROLYTE | March 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16650654 | A Lithium-Ion Battery Having Switching Elements, and Method of Manufacture Thereof | March 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16650102 | CASE FOR LITHIUM METAL SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM METAL SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | March 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16813618 | STRUCTURAL BATTERY PACKS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO | March 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16640208 | LITHIUM-ION BATTERY INCLUDING ELECTRODE WITH TAB SECTION HAVING SUBSTRATE-EXPOSED PORTION | February 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16788679 | HERMETIC WELD FOR A THIN FILM ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL ACTIVATED WITH A SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND HOUSED IN A CERAMIC CASING | February 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16638642 | COMPOSITION FOR GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTE, GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTE PREPARED THEREFROM, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME | February 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16638306 | SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING SHORT-CIRCUIT PREVENTING FILM | February 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16786469 | SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME | February 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16785982 | BATTERY STRUCTURE REDUCING LITHIUM DEPOSITION | February 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16782199 | System and Method for Converting Chemical Energy Into Electrical Energy Using Nano-Engineered Porous Network Materials | February 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16773392 | DOWNHOLE MUD POWERED BATTERY | January 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16633115 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING LITHIUM SALT AND POLYMER AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME | January 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16630267 | BYPASS CIRCUIT AT A RECHARGGEABLE BATTERY | January 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16737161 | BATTERY SYSTEM | January 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16629297 | ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME | January 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16730140 | METHOD TO CONTROL MAXIMUM CURRENT FOR A FUEL CELL | December 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16728160 | ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY LAMINATE | December 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16725550 | GELATION REAGENT FOR FORMING GEL ELECTROLYTE AND METHODS RELATING THERETO | December 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16707242 | BATTERY | December 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16697799 | ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING SAME | November 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16617937 | METHOD OF PRODUCING IRON PHOSPHIDE, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING IRON PHOSPHIDE, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME | November 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16695859 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY | November 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16695590 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY HAVING AN ELECTRODE SUBASSEMBLY, AND BATTERY INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY | November 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16616375 | BATTERY SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE | November 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16684797 | BATTERY CHARGING CIRCUIT INTEGRATED INSIDE BATTERY PACK | November 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16672333 | Solid State Catholyte or Electrolyte for Battery Using LiaMPbSc (M=Si, Ge, and/or Sn) | November 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16608973 | ADHESIVE, LAMINATE, PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR BATTERY CASING, BATTERY CASE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING BATTERY CASE | October 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16655771 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF | October 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16655980 | DECOUPLED ALIGNMENT SHROUD FOR VARIABLE CONNECTOR ROUTING | October 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16653282 | REDOX FLOW BATTERIES, COMPONENTS FOR REDOX FLOW BATTERIES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF | October 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16593676 | LITHIUM INTERCALATED NANOCRYSTAL ANODES | October 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16592562 | SOLID-STATE BATTERIES, SEPARATORS, ELECTRODES, AND METHODS OF FABRICATION | October 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16580547 | ELECTRODES FOR INCREASED WETTABILITY | September 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16493782 | GEL-LIKE ELECTROLYTE HAVING VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE COPOLYMER | September 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16564310 | FUEL CELL ELECTROLYTE RESERVOIR | September 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16547690 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION, SOLID ELECTROLYTE-CONTAINING SHEET, ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION, SOLID ELECTROLYTE-CONTAINING SHEET, AND ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY | August 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16543599 | IMPACT RESISTANT BATTERY ENCLOSURE SYSTEMS | August 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16520820 | MANGANESE-COBALT COMPOSITE HYDROXIDE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY | July 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16448109 | PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL WITH A MOVABLE MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY DEVICE | June 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16448106 | PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL WITH A BELLOWS-SHAPED MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY DEVICE | June 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16447023 | ALUMINUM PLASTIC FILM PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR USE IN LITHIUM BATTERY TO PROLONG SERVICE LIFE | June 2019 | January 2020 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16439906 | COOLED CONTAINMENT COMPARTMENTS FOR PACKAGED BATTERY CELLS | June 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16435299 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL | June 2019 | February 2020 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16466102 | CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND COATING LIQUID USED IN SAID PRODUCTION METHOD | June 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16427986 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY HAVING CURRENT COLLECTOR | May 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 19 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16421383 | SOLID STATE CATHOLYTE OR ELECTROLYTE FOR BATTERY USING LiaMPbSc (M=Si, Ge, and/or Sn) | May 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16410097 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THIN-FILM LITHIUM-ION MICROBATTERIES AND RESULTING MICROBATTERIES | May 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16397580 | LITHIUM ION ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE CONTAINING A VAPOR DEPOSITED IODINE INTERFACIAL LAYER | April 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16397068 | POLYMER-BASED HYBRID SOLID ELECTROLYTE THAT EXHIBITS HIGH ROOM TEMPERATURE IONIC CONDUCTIVITY | April 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16395279 | BATTERY PACKAGE HOUSING AND BATTERY PACK | April 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16395677 | ELECTRODEPOSITABLE BATTERY ELECTRODE COATING COMPOSITIONS HAVING COATED ACTIVE PARTICLES | April 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16395881 | A Gas Circulation System For Transporting Heat From A High Temperature Source | April 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16345470 | Conductive-Flake Strengthened, Polymer Stabilized Electrode Composition And Method Of Preparing | April 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16394983 | BATTERY HAVING HIGH BATTERY CAPACITY | April 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16344773 | NANOPOROUS OXYGEN REDUCTION CATALYST MATERIAL | April 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16392573 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE HAVING LITHIUM-ION CONDUCTIVITY | April 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16392570 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE HAVING LITHIUM-ION CONDUCTIVITY | April 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16344070 | SEPARATOR, AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SEPARATOR | April 2019 | September 2020 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16371474 | DOPED LITHIUM POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF | April 2019 | January 2020 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16282072 | RAPID CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RAPID CHARGING | February 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16268613 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY OF FUEL CELL | February 2019 | October 2019 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16246868 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GRAPHENE/SILICON NANOWIRE HYBRID MATERIAL FOR A LITHIUM-ION BATTERY | January 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 47 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16247365 | THIN FILM-BASED ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES | January 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16244273 | ALL-SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY, MULTILAYERED ALL-SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ALL-SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY | January 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HARRIS, GARY D.
With a 66.7% 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, 33.3% 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 HARRIS, GARY D works in Art Unit 1727 and has examined 818 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner HARRIS, GARY D's allowance rate of 81.7% places them in the 55% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HARRIS, GARY D receive 1.77 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 36% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HARRIS, GARY D is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 50% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HARRIS, GARY D. This interview benefit is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 61% 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 38.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 59% 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, 76.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 76.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 30.0% 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, 40.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 65% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 5% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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