Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18612233 | POWER STORAGE CELL | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17950498 | APPARATUS FOR A PRISMATIC BATTERY CELL WITH BUILT-IN SPRINGS | September 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17893090 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME | August 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17299717 | ELECTRODE PLATE FOR SECONDARY CELL, AND SECONDARY CELL USING SAME | June 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 52 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17123043 | BATTERY DEVICE WITH PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE | December 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17053964 | Vehicle with a High-Voltage Accumulator | November 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17087575 | POROUS TWO-WAFER BATTERY | November 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17031667 | Portable Sun Tracking System | September 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16968776 | PORTABLE SYSTEM OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS WITH BIAXIAL SOLAR TRACKING STRUCTURE | August 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16959932 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE | July 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16897755 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME | June 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16764010 | BATTERY PACK FOR A HAND-HELD POWER TOOL | May 2020 | April 2025 | Abandon | 59 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16857830 | Thermoelectric Module | April 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16819803 | CATHODE MIXTURE, ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING CATHODE MIXTURE | March 2020 | December 2023 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16635400 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND ELECTRODE FOR ALL-SOLID STATE BATTERIES | January 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16685263 | FULLERENE DERIVATIVES, AND ORGANIC PHOTOELECTRIC DEVICE, IMAGE SENSOR, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | November 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16610358 | SOLAR PV GENERATOR WITH DISH REFLECTOR AND FLY'S EYE RECEIVER | November 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16578872 | METHODS OF MAKING SULFIDE-IMPREGNATED SOLID-STATE BATTERY | September 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16476491 | Battery Module with Improved Connection Structure Between Electrode Leads and Method for Manufacturing the Same | July 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16413352 | Method for hanging PV modules | May 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16363792 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY HAVING A WALL ELEMENT AND WALL ELEMENT THEREFOR | March 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16282700 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | February 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16280404 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM | February 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16250440 | EFFICIENT SOLAR CELLS VIA SULFUR-FUSED HELICAL PERYLENE DIIMIDES DESIGN CONCEPT | January 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16085102 | FLOW BATTERY CONTROL METHOD, FLOW BATTERY CONTROL SYSTEM AND FLOW BATTERY | January 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16082028 | NOVEL COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR AND USE THEREOF | September 2018 | July 2021 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13003615 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE | January 2011 | July 2013 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12910093 | SOLAR CELL | October 2010 | June 2012 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 12711694 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL | February 2010 | July 2012 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12691593 | SOLAR CELL | January 2010 | May 2012 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12669235 | Solar cell and method for the same | January 2010 | June 2011 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12643565 | NANOSTRUCTURED LAYER AND FABRICATION METHODS | December 2009 | May 2012 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12626778 | TRUNCATED PYRAMID STRUCTURES FOR SEE-THROUGH SOLAR CELLS | November 2009 | July 2011 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12582037 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | October 2009 | October 2012 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 12579487 | VEHICLE-BASED SOLAR CONCENTRATOR | October 2009 | September 2012 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12584252 | Integrated battery management system for vehicles | September 2009 | August 2012 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12541981 | NANOWIRE THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE | August 2009 | June 2012 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12540560 | FOLDABLE SOLAR ENERGY APPARATUS | August 2009 | July 2012 | Abandon | 36 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 12540463 | INTERMETAL STACK FOR USE IN A PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE | August 2009 | September 2012 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 12537817 | PORTABLE SOLAR POWER SOURCE | August 2009 | January 2012 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12382669 | Photovoltaic module with heater | March 2009 | February 2012 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12407780 | CIGS Solar Cell Structure And Method For Fabricating The Same | March 2009 | September 2011 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 12407497 | COMPOUND OR ORGANIC THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL, COMPOUND OR ORGANIC THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COMPOUND OR ORGANIC THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL | March 2009 | June 2012 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12407178 | CIGS SOLAR CELL HAVING THERMAL EXPANSION BUFFER LAYER AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | March 2009 | October 2011 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 12406623 | AFFIXING METHOD AND SOLAR DECAL DEVICE USING A THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC | March 2009 | February 2012 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 12405962 | SINGLE HETEROJUNCTION BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELL | March 2009 | June 2012 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12253630 | PHOTOACTIVE DEVICE WITH ORGANIC LAYERS | October 2008 | August 2012 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12246172 | HYBRID SOLAR PANEL | October 2008 | March 2012 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12285261 | TCO-BASED HYBRID SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY CONVERSION APPARATUS | October 2008 | July 2012 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12090090 | Structure With Profiled Surface for Variable Visual Effects | September 2008 | February 2012 | Abandon | 46 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 12162727 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | August 2008 | January 2012 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12222102 | Light collection device | August 2008 | February 2011 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12184609 | ORGANIC SOLAR CELL USING CONDUCTIVE POLYMER TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF | August 2008 | July 2011 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12183253 | GEODESIC DOME PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL POWER SYSTEM | July 2008 | January 2012 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12162260 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | July 2008 | July 2011 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12219654 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME | July 2008 | April 2011 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 12179567 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LEVITATING A PORTABLE SOLAR ARRAY | July 2008 | November 2010 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12177874 | Clips for Aligning Optical Components in a Solar Concentrating Array | July 2008 | November 2011 | Abandon | 40 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 12171579 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDE COATING | July 2008 | February 2012 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 12171617 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL SUBSTRATE | July 2008 | June 2011 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 12171653 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL SUBSTRATE | July 2008 | June 2011 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 12170423 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING SOLAR CELL STRUCTURES | July 2008 | May 2012 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 12169374 | PHOTOVOLTAIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | July 2008 | August 2012 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 12213724 | Solar beads | June 2008 | January 2011 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12138179 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SILICON SOLAR CELL STRUCTURE HAVING A GALLIUM DOPED P-SILICON SUBSTRATE | June 2008 | February 2011 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12138140 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SILICON SOLAR CELL STRUCTURE HAVING SILICON NITRIDE LAYERS | June 2008 | February 2011 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11913310 | Energy generating device and method | May 2008 | September 2011 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 12094498 | Solar System and Method for the Operation Thereof | May 2008 | June 2011 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 12103409 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AC ELECTRIC POWER FROM PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS | April 2008 | October 2010 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12060012 | SOLAR CELL WITH COLORIZATION LAYER | March 2008 | May 2011 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12055305 | BACK CONTACT MODULE FOR SOLAR CELL | March 2008 | April 2011 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 12076458 | Key module with energy storage function | March 2008 | December 2010 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12073078 | Solar cell having spherical surface and method of manufacturing the same | February 2008 | June 2011 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 11991141 | SILICON-BASED THIN-FILM PHOTOECLECTRIC CONVERTER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | February 2008 | January 2011 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12070791 | Pre-fabricated roof-mount sun-track PV carousel | February 2008 | March 2013 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12032769 | THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS | February 2008 | August 2013 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 12070072 | GLASS-CERAMIC THERMOELECTRIC MODULE | February 2008 | June 2011 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 11964218 | METHOD FOR FORMING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SUBSTRATE | December 2007 | May 2012 | Abandon | 53 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 11959309 | METHOD OR MEANS TO USE OR COMBINE PLASMONIC, THERMAL, PHOTOVOLTAIC OR OPTICAL ENGINEERING | December 2007 | July 2011 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 11956950 | SOLAR CELL SYSTEMS FOR USE IN BUILDINGS | December 2007 | January 2011 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 11954219 | MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING SYSTEM FOR THE SOLAR-SUPERCAPACITOR POWER DEVICE AND METHOD USING SAME | December 2007 | January 2011 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11953027 | SOLAR ENERGY DEVICE FOR ELECTRICITY AND HEATING | December 2007 | January 2013 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 11935753 | Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell and Method of Manufacturing the Same | November 2007 | July 2011 | Abandon | 44 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 11667101 | METHODS OF MAKING FUNCTIONALIZED NANORODS | October 2007 | August 2011 | Allow | 52 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 11758348 | LIGHT-HARVESTING ANTENNAE FOR ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS | June 2007 | March 2011 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 11751674 | DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | May 2007 | December 2010 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 11751524 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL WITH SHALLOW EMITTER | May 2007 | June 2011 | Abandon | 49 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 11746697 | WATER INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM | May 2007 | January 2011 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 11799940 | Monolithic integration of nonplanar solar cells | May 2007 | October 2011 | Abandon | 53 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 11718434 | CHALCOPYRITE TYPE SOLAR CELL | May 2007 | February 2011 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 11734126 | Tandem Photovoltaic Cells | April 2007 | December 2010 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 11664529 | Photoelectric Converter | April 2007 | December 2010 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 11578359 | Light-Assisted Electrochemical Shunt Passivation for Photovoltaic Devices | March 2007 | February 2012 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11688008 | COMPACT SOLAR APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICITY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRICITY USING A COMPACT SOLAR APPARATUS | March 2007 | December 2010 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11631610 | PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELL AND SOLAR MODULE | March 2007 | March 2011 | Allow | 50 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11682319 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL MODULE OF SEE-THROUGH TYPE | March 2007 | September 2012 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 11679756 | THERMOELECTRIC MODULE | February 2007 | January 2011 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 11573789 | Thermo-Electric Cooling Device | February 2007 | September 2012 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 11705770 | PHOTOVOLTAIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | February 2007 | February 2012 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 11700324 | Combined thermal diodic and thermoenergy devices and methods for manufacturing same | January 2007 | August 2011 | Abandon | 55 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MARTIN, MATTHEW T.
With a 50.0% 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, 62.5% 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 MARTIN, MATTHEW T works in Art Unit 1728 and has examined 114 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 42.1%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.
Examiner MARTIN, MATTHEW T's allowance rate of 42.1% places them in the 8% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by MARTIN, MATTHEW T receive 1.89 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 46% 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 MARTIN, MATTHEW T is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 23% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +53.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MARTIN, MATTHEW T. This interview benefit is in the 94% 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, 21.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 27% 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 31.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 46% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 52% 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 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 16.7% 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, 22.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 11% 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 3.5% of allowed cases (in the 81% 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 12.5% of allowed cases (in the 90% 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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