Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19076057 | PREPARATION METHOD OF NI-BASED HIGH-ENTROPY OXIDE CATALYST AND ITS APPLICATION IN CARBON DIOXIDE REFORMING OF METHANE TO PREPARE SYNGAS | March 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19045718 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ANNEALING SEPARATOR, ANNEALING SEPARATOR, AND GRAIN-ORIENTED MAGNETIC STEEL | February 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19015459 | PREPARATION METHOD OF MANGANESE IRON PHOSPHATE PRECURSOR, CATHODE SHEET, AND LITHIUM BATTERY | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18970040 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SYNGAS FROM BIO-OIL | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18869645 | DISORDERED ROCKSALT CATHODE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING IT | November 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18892997 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SHAPE-PERFORMANCE CONTROL BY ULTRASONIC ROLLING COMBINED WITH SELECTIVE LASER MELTING | September 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18844411 | CUTTING TOOL | September 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18820823 | NiCeOx AEROGELS FOR METHANE SUPPRESSION IN THE WATER-GAS SHIFT REACTION | August 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18840630 | NEGATIVE THERMAL EXPANSION MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND COMPOSITE MATERIAL | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18811792 | METHOD FOR PREPARING NICKEL SULFATE AQUEOUS SOLUTION FROM NICKEL-CONTAINING RAW MATERIAL | August 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18840632 | CEMENTED CARBIDE AND CUTTING TOOL | August 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18807893 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF MIDSTREAM-LIQUID RESOURCES FOR DIRECT METAL EXTRACTION | August 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18764094 | REACTOR FOR CONVERSION OF HYDROCARBONS AND OXYGENATES TO SYNGAS AND HYDROGEN | July 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18606800 | MOCO Hydrodesulfurization Catalyst | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18610757 | System for Offshore Production of Fuel | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18606721 | Hydrodesulfurization Reaction Composition | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18606613 | Boron Doped Hydrodesulfurization Catalyst | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18412781 | WATER-BASED COMPOSITIONS WITH LONG TERM GLOSS RETENTION | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18526891 | System and Method for Continuous Fabrication of Graded Structured Units Using Additive Manufacturing | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18508997 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AMMONIA | November 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18507197 | HEAVY HYDROCARBON HYDROPROCESSING CATALYST AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF | November 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18503036 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SYNGAS FROM BIO-OIL | November 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18495091 | REJUVENATING COMPOUNDS IN HIGH PERFORMANCE ASPHALT COMPOSITIONS WITH HIGH RECYCLED CONTENT | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18494522 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICE FOR PYROLYSIS OF METHANE IN A MICROWAVE PLASMA FOR HYDROGEN AND STRUCTURED CARBON POWDER PRODUCTION | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18487992 | APPLICATION OF CUPROUS SULFIDE IN RECOVERY OF AU (III) FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS | October 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18486744 | REACTOR FOR CONVERSION OF HYDROCARBONS AND OXYGENATES TO SYNGAS AND HYDROGEN | October 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18476195 | LITHIUM EXTRACTION ENHANCED BY AN ALTERNATE PHASE | September 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18474991 | ROOFING MATERIALS WITH ASPHALT SHINGLE WASTE | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18465221 | Three Dimensional Multiphasic Structures Via Vaporization Induced Phase Separation (VIPS) | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18460974 | ION-CONDUCTIVE SOLID AND ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18240222 | Hydrogen Production System and Method of Using Same | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18237326 | REACTIVE MEMBRANE NETWORKS FOR CWA PROTECTION | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18547178 | CATALYST FOR AROMATIZATION OF ALKANES HAVING 4 TO 7 CARBON ATOMS, PROCESS OF MAKING, AND PROCESS OF AROMATICS PREPARATION BY USING THEREOF | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18277932 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18235252 | CATHODE CATALYST LAYER AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF, AND FUEL CELL | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18450965 | Preparation method of copper green rust pigment that can replace Hayeob pigment in traditional Dancheong | August 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18233028 | METHOD OF GENERATING CLEAN SYNGAS | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18228484 | BINDER COMPOSITIONS OF TUNGSTEN TETRABORIDE AND ABRASIVE METHODS THEREOF | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18359331 | BASELESS MODIFIED ASPHALT WATERPROOFING COILED MATERIAL BASED ON BASALT FIBER | July 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18226682 | MAGNETIC DATE PALM CHARCOAL NANOCOMPOSITES AND SYNTHESIS THEREOF | July 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18226639 | MAGNETIC DATE PALM CHARCOAL NANOCOMPOSITES AND SYNTHESIS THEREOF | July 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18220603 | DRYING OF ALLULOSE CRYSTALS | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18269533 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ANNEALING SEPARATOR, ANNEALING SEPARATOR, AND GRAIN-ORIENTED MAGNETIC STEEL | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18334860 | System for Offshore Production of Fuel | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18331668 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED COMPOSITES USING SUBSTRATES WITH SODIUM SILICATE BINDER | June 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18329623 | FUEL CELL UNIT | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18328903 | LITHIUM COMPOSITE OXIDE SINTERED PLATE AND ALL-SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18255143 | A Lithium Extraction Process and Apparatus | May 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18198844 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK AND POWER CONSUMING DEVICE | May 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18315441 | LITHIUM-ION BATTERY | May 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18137038 | Process and Apparatus for Oxygen Injection in a Sulfur Furnace | April 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 18136226 | MODIFIED CALCIUM SILICATE BASED NICKEL CATALYST AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF | April 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18130854 | MAGNETIC DATE PALM CHARCOAL NANOCOMPOSITES AND SYNTHESIS THEREOF | April 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18193028 | LARGE AREA SINTERING TEST PLATFORM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18029098 | DISPERSION LIQUID, COMPOSITION, SEALING MEMBER, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ILLUMINATION TOOL, DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING DISPERSION SOLUTION, AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING SURFACES OF METAL OXIDE PARTICLES | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18029101 | DISPERSION LIQUID, COMPOSITION, SEALING MEMBER, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, LLUMINATION TOOL, DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING DISPERSION SOLUTION, AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING SURFACES OF METAL OXIDE PARTICLES | March 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18028897 | Positive Electrode for Lithium Secondary Battery and Positive Electrode and Lithium Secondary Battery Comprising the Same | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18125965 | THERMALLY DECOMPOSABLE BUILD PLATE STRUCTURE FOR STABILIZATION OF METAL BUILD SURFACE DURING 3D PRINTING AND FACILE RELEASE OF 3D PRINTED OBJECTS | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 18190045 | CHEMICAL HEAT STORAGE DEVICE | March 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18123109 | ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18122709 | TRANSITION METAL OXIDE PARTICLES COATED WITH AN AMORPHOUS LITHIUM-CONTAINING POWDER AND THE USE THEREOF IN ENERGY-STORAGE DEVICES | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18184050 | SHAPING DEVICE AND SHAPING METHOD | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 18121441 | Lightweight Coated Extruded Granular Absorbent | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 18181801 | FIBER-CONTAINING FIRE PROTECTION MATERIAL | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18180851 | INORGANIC SOLID ELECTROLYTE-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, SHEET FOR ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS FOR SHEET FOR ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY AND ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18118921 | Nano-structured Aluminum Nitride (AlN) in a pure form and in the wurtzite phase of AlN from nut shells | March 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18180133 | INORGANIC SOLID ELECTROLYTE-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, SHEET FOR ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS FOR SHEET FOR ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY AND ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18179983 | USE OF METHANE PYROLYSIS TO DECARBONIZE A HYDROCARBON CRACKING SYSTEM | March 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18115611 | CATALYSTS FOR OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANE | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18022815 | METAL-LOADED CATALYST, BATTERY ELECTRODE AND BATTERY | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18112796 | Lithium Secondary Battery with Inhibited Exsolution of Transition Metal | February 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18111929 | Method and System for Quality Assurance and Control of Additive Manufacturing Process | February 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18170150 | HYDROGEN PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18041685 | CLAMPING AND HOLDING APPARATUS | February 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 2 | No | No |
| 18108728 | MACRO-CHIP REINFORCED ALLOY | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 18163316 | ROOFING PRODUCT INCLUDING BIO-BASED ASPHALT MIXTURE AND METHODS OF MAKING THE ROOFING PRODUCT AND THE ROOFING-GRADE ASPHALT MIXTURE | February 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18100378 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE | January 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18150925 | SULFIDE-BASED SOLID ELECTROLYTE USED FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME, SOLID ELECTROLYTE LAYER, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18093694 | Ternary Positive Electrode Material and Method for Preparing Same, Positive Electrode Sheet and Lithium Ion Battery | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18150689 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL AND BATTERY USING SAME | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18093110 | REPAIR OF A SILICON-BASED BONDCOAT | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 18147987 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR FORMING A METAL PART USING CERAMIC SUPPORT AND BODIES FORMED THEREBY | December 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18013824 | ELECTROLYTE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18003426 | BATTERY COVER PLATE AND BATTERY | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18088361 | ROOFING MATERIALS WITH ASPHALT SHINGLE WASTE | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18085753 | ALGAE-RESISTANT BITUMEN-CONTAINING MATERIALS | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 18085919 | CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION REACTORS | December 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18011557 | BIO-BASED ADDITIVES BASED ON MICRONIZED RICE BRAN WAX | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18011374 | Plasmalysis Apparatus For The Corona Discharge-Induced Cracking Of Hydrogen-Containing Gas | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18007973 | METHOD AND REACTOR FOR PRODUCING SYNTHESIS GAS FROM A CARBON AND HYDROGEN SOURCE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN OXY FLAME | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17988912 | GAS FLOW IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING | November 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17988820 | HYDROGEN GAS PRODUCING APPARATUS USING A PHOTOCATALYST | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987101 | COATING COMPOSITION, COATED TURBINE COMPONENT, AND METHOD OF APPLYING THE COATING | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17986123 | METHOD FOR THE CONTROL OF PRESSURE IN A LOOP FOR THE PREPARATION OF AMMONIA OR METHANOL | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17922504 | METHODS FOR RECOVERING A PRECIOUS METAL FROM REFRACTORY ORES BY NEAR-AMBIENT ALKALINE PRE-OXIDATION AND COMPLEXATION | October 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17977523 | SODIUM SULFATE BY-PRODUCT PROCESSING IN LITHIUM AND BATTERY CHEMICAL PRODUCTION | October 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17976282 | TECHNIQUES FOR DEPOWDERING ADDITIVELY FABRICATED PARTS VIA RAPID PRESSURE CHANGE AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | October 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18049632 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REFORMING CO2 RICH NATURAL GASES INTO SYNGAS USING COLD PLASMA DEVICE COUPLED IN SERIES TO A SEPARATE CATALYST REFORMING REACTOR | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17973277 | HARDENING ASPHALT FOR ROOFING APPLICATIONS | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17969268 | METHOD OF REGENERATION OF CARBONACEOUS ADSORBENT | October 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SLIFKA, COLIN W.
With a 22.2% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges 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, 23.7% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner SLIFKA, COLIN W works in Art Unit 1732 and has examined 867 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 67.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.
Examiner SLIFKA, COLIN W's allowance rate of 67.4% places them in the 29% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SLIFKA, COLIN W receive 2.12 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 57% 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 SLIFKA, COLIN W is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 38% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SLIFKA, COLIN W. This interview benefit is in the 66% 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, 23.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 31% 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 23.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 32% 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, 28.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 30% 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 49.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 23.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 72% 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 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 63% 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 3.1% of allowed cases (in the 74% 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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