Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18893145 | SEPARATION PROCESS OF VALUABLE METALS FROM COPPER ANODE SLIME BASED ON OXIDATION POTENTIAL MODULATION | September 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18798726 | METHOD FOR REMOVING ARSENIC FROM COPPER SMELTING SOOT AND COMPREHENSIVE RECOVERY OF VALUABLE METALS | August 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18773023 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING CALCIUM OXIDE AND SULFURIC ACID FROM CALCIUM SULFATE WITH MAGNESIUM INTERMEDIATE | July 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18029656 | METHOD FOR ENRICHING LITHIUM FROM LITHIUM CLAY | February 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18293532 | LITHIUM RECOVERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT | January 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18525902 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING LITHIUM BIS(FLUOROSULFONYL)IMIDE | December 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18472366 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING NICKEL, COBALT AND MANGANESE | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18549540 | A PROCESS FOR TRANSITION METAL OXIDE REDUCTION | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18260235 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING VALUABLE METAL FROM LOW-MATTE NICKEL CONVERTER SLAG | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18314873 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SCALABLE DIRECT RECYCLING OF BATTERY WASTE | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18139844 | Method for separating and extracting rare-earth and regenerating rare-earth polishing powder from rare-earth polishing powder waste | April 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18032277 | METHOD OF RECOVERING COBALT AND NICKEL | April 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18191152 | PROCESS FOR SELECTIVE ADSORPTION AND RECOVERY OF LITHIUM FROM NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC BRINES | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18186584 | GEMINI SURFACTANT FOR USE IN RECYCLING LITHIUM BATTERIES | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18044567 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING NICKEL-COBALT-MANGANESE LEACHING SOLUTION | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18166457 | EXTRACTION OF LITHIUM FROM MUDSTONE AND SEQUESTRATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE | February 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18102344 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAST MOLTEN SALT REACTOR FUEL-SALT PREPARATION | January 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 18061994 | SODA ASH AND SODIUM BICARBONATE PRODUCTION METHOD | December 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17997824 | METHOD FOR PREPARING POTASSIUM CHLORIDE FROM CARNALLITE | November 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17975606 | Cost-effective method for recovering precious metals in circuit board components | October 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17937963 | LITHIUM METAL PHOSPHATE ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING | October 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17937586 | METHOD OF EXTRACTING LITHIUM, METHOD OF PREPARING LITHIUM CARBONATE AND METHOD OF PREPARING LITHIUM HYDROXIDE | October 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17957310 | ION PRODUCTION SYSTEM WITH FIBROUS LATTICE FOR ION COLLECTION | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17940351 | SELECTIVE RECOVERY METHOD OF VANADIUM AND CESIUM FROM WASTE SULFURIC ACID VANADIUM CATALYST, AND HIGH-QUALITY VANADIUM AQUEOUS SOLUTION AND CESIUM ALUM PRODUCED THEREBY | September 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17894621 | PROCESS TO MAKE CALCIUM OXIDE OR ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT FROM CALCIUM BEARING ROCKS AND MINERALS | August 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17789970 | BATTERY-LEVEL NI-CO-MN MIXED SOLUTION AND PREPARATION METHOD FOR BATTERY-LEVEL MN SOLUTION | June 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17848405 | METHOD OF PREPARING MOF-COATED MONOCRYSTAL TERNARY POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL | June 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835852 | PROCESSES FOR RECYCLING SPENT CATALYSTS, RECYCLING RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES, AND INTEGRATED PROCESSES THEREOF | June 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17743507 | Recovery of nickel and cobalt from Li-ion batteries or their waste | May 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17743385 | Method for whole component microwave fast digestion and precious metal extraction from ionic liquid of waste circuit board | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17705304 | METAL REFINEMENT | March 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17542779 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF ALUMINIUM CHLORIDE HYDRATE INTO ALUMINIUM OXIDE | December 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17594995 | METHODS OF PRODUCING ENRICHED SCANDIUM-47, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES | November 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17405837 | METAL REFINEMENT | August 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17295076 | PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF LITHIUM | May 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17316397 | Method for Extracting Rare Earth Metals | May 2021 | December 2021 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17272437 | SOLID-STATE CATALYSTS FOR LOW OR MODERATE TEMPERATURE LEACH APPLICATIONS AND METHODS THEREOF | March 2021 | June 2021 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17268424 | TRIMETALLIC LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDE COMPOSITION | February 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17170678 | METAL RECOVERY USING MOLTEN SALT AND RELATED SYSTEMS | February 2021 | September 2021 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17115128 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR RECOVERY OF HIGH-GRADE RARE EARTH CONCENTRATE FROM ACID MINE DRAINAGE | December 2020 | February 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17077435 | USE OF AMINE BLENDS FOR FOUNDRY SHAPED CORES AND CASTING METALS | October 2020 | August 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17001844 | OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECOVERY AUGMENTATION PROCESS AS APPLIED TO MOLYBDENUM PRODUCTION | August 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16975067 | TIRE RUBBER COMPOSITION | August 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16964353 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGH-PURITY SCANDIUM OXIDE | July 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16916278 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLYBDENUM 99 | June 2020 | October 2024 | Allow | 51 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16955927 | Environmentally-Friendly Compositions and Methods for Extracting Minerals and Metals from Ore | June 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16903871 | EXTRACTING RARE-EARTH ELEMENTS FROM A GANGUE HEAVY FRACTION | June 2020 | October 2024 | Allow | 52 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16879236 | METHOD OF SEPARATING MERCURY FROM AN ORE LEACHATE | May 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16760725 | Method and System for Preparing Battery Grade and High Purity Grade Lithium Hydroxide and Lithium Carbonate from High-Impurity Lithium Sources | April 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16756937 | REMOVAL OF EUROPIUM IMPURITIES FROM SAMARIUM-153 IN NITRATE MEDIA USING IONIC LIQUIDS | April 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16829306 | System and Method for Recovering Isotopologues from a Gas Stream | March 2020 | May 2024 | Abandon | 50 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16797292 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERY OF LITHIUM FROM A GEOTHERMAL BRINE | February 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 50 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16795471 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR RECOVERY OF HIGH-GRADE RARE EARTH CONCENTRATE FROM ACID MINE DRAINAGE | February 2020 | November 2020 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16638249 | RECOVERY OF PRECIOUS AND CHALCOPHILE METALS | February 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16637254 | METHOD FOR ETCHING A PHOSPHATE SOURCE USING ACID | February 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16633257 | METHOD FOR SELECTIVE RECOVERY OF VALUABLE METAL FROM WASTE DENITRIFICATION CATALYST THROUGH ALKALI FUSION | January 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16748553 | Process for Leaching Metal Sulfides with Reagents Having Thiocarbonyl Functional Groups | January 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16748557 | Process for Leaching Metal Sulfides with Reagents Having Thiocarbonyl Functional Groups | January 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 49 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16744831 | Process for Leaching Metal Sulfides with Reagents Having Thiocarbonyl Functional Groups | January 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16744041 | PROCESS FOR LEACHING METAL SULFIDES WITH REAGENTS HAVING THIOCARBONYL FUNCTIONAL GROUPS | January 2020 | March 2020 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16744012 | Process for Leaching Metal Sulfides with Reagents Having Thiocarbonyl Functional Groups | January 2020 | August 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16743675 | Process for Leaching Metal Sulfides with Reagents Having Thiocarbonyl Functional Groups | January 2020 | July 2020 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16743635 | Process for Leaching Metal Sulfides with Reagents Having Thiocarbonyl Functional Groups | January 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16743982 | Process for Leaching Metal Sulfides with Reagents Having Thiocarbonyl Functional Groups | January 2020 | August 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16743949 | Process for Leaching Metal Sulfides with Reagents Having Thiocarbonyl Functional Groups | January 2020 | August 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16623015 | METHOD OF EXTRACTING LITHIUM COMPOUND(S) | December 2019 | August 2024 | Allow | 56 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16714757 | METHOD FOR DECOMPOSING MIXED WOLFRAMITE AND SCHEELITE ORE IN ALKALINE SYSTEM | December 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16714788 | METHOD FOR DECOMPOSING MEDIUM-/LOW-GRADE SCHEELITE | December 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16621282 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COBALT AND ASSOCIATED OXIDES FROM VARIOUS FEED MATERIALS | December 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16614846 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DEUTERIUM-DEPLETED WATER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DEUTERIUM-CONCENTRATED WATER | November 2019 | June 2023 | Abandon | 42 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16688967 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM COMPOUNDS USING FORWARD OSMOSIS | November 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16688858 | Extraction and Recovery of Pd From Aqueous Solutions | November 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16672837 | SYNGAS PRODUCTION AND RECOVERY OF ACTIVE PHASE METALS FROM GASIFIER SLAG CONTAINING SPENT CATALYST | November 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16672822 | METHODS FOR EXTRACTING ELEMENTS FROM A SOLUTION | November 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16658481 | HIGH SURFACE AREA CRYSTALLINE METAL ALUMINATES AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AT LOWER TEMPERATURE | October 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16655754 | DUMBBELL-SHAPED CALCIUM HYDROXIDE NANOPARTICLES, AN ENHANCED FUEL COMPRISING THE NANOPARTICLES, AND A METHOD FOR MAKING | October 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16476959 | SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING VANADIUM FROM LEACHING SOLUTION CONTAINING VANADIUM CHROMIUM SILICON AND FOR PREPARING VANADIUM PENTOXIDE AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR | October 2019 | October 2023 | Abandon | 51 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16603157 | METHOD FOR REMOVING FLUORIDE FROM A ZINC-CONTAINING SOLUTION OR SUSPENSION, DEFLUORIDATED ZINC SULFATE SOLUTION AND USE THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ZINC AND HYDROGEN FLUORIDE OR HYDROFLUORIC ACID | October 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16590885 | PHOSPHORIC ACID PRODUCTION METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS | October 2019 | October 2022 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16584995 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING URANIUM FROM COMPONENTS CONTAMINATED WITH URANIUM OXIDE | September 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16499045 | ANHYDROUS DIBASIC CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | September 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16496134 | PROCESS TO TREAT METAL OR MINERAL ORES AND COLLECTOR COMPOSITION THEREFOR | September 2019 | October 2022 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16494567 | A METHOD FOR PREPARING A LEACH FEED MATERIAL | September 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16493672 | Method and System for Phosphate Recovery from a Stream | September 2019 | September 2023 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16491407 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING OF MINERALS CONTAINING THE LANTHANIDE SERIES AND PRODUCTION OF RARE EARTH OXIDES | September 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16560231 | METHOD OF INHIBITING DEGRADATION OF DSX EXTRACTANT BY AUXILIARY MEANS | September 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16549851 | PLANT FOR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE PRODUCTION AND PROCESS USING IT | August 2019 | August 2022 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16537985 | SELECTIVE MATERIAL RECOVERY FROM SOLUTION | August 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16484520 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERING PHOSPHOROUS FROM PHOSPHORITIC MATERIALS | August 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16534738 | CONTINUOUS SOLVENT EXTRACTION PROCESS FOR GENERATION OF HIGH GRADE RARE EARTH OXIDES FROM LEACHATES GENERATED FROM COAL SOURCES | August 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16483774 | Combined Processing Method for Lithium Containing Solutions | August 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16525902 | OXYGEN GENERATOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE OXYGEN PRODUCTION RATE OF AN OXYGEN GENERATOR | July 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16521813 | ALUMINA HAVING ACIDITY AND STRUCTURE WITH A POROSITY WHICH ARE OPTIMAL | July 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16479830 | DISSYMMETRIC N,N-DIALKYLAMIDES USED PARTICULARLY FOR SEPARATING URANIUM(VI) FROM PLUTONIUM(IV), SYNTHESIS THEREOF AND USES OF SAME | July 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16510229 | RECYCLING OF SMART WINDOWS | July 2019 | July 2023 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16502922 | PROCESS FOR THE SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION OF MEDICAL ISOTOPES | July 2019 | February 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16458419 | PROCESS FOR THE SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF COPPER COMPOUNDS AND OTHER IMPURITIES WITH RESPECT TO MOLYBDENUM AND RHENIUM, FROM MOLYBDENITE CONCENTRATES | July 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16445599 | HYPERBRANCHED POLYMER, METAL RECOVERY AGENT, METAL RECOVERY METHOD, AND CATALYTIC ACTIVITY INHIBITOR | June 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16446000 | METHOD FOR RECYCLING LEAD PASTE IN SPENT LEAD-ACID BATTERY | June 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16469807 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM HYDROXIDE FROM LITHIUM PHOSPHATE | June 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SWAIN, MELISSA STALDER.
With a 12.5% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
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, 18.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ 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 SWAIN, MELISSA STALDER works in Art Unit 1732 and has examined 790 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 70.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner SWAIN, MELISSA STALDER's allowance rate of 70.9% places them in the 25% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SWAIN, MELISSA STALDER receive 2.04 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 67% 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 SWAIN, MELISSA STALDER is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 34% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +1.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SWAIN, MELISSA STALDER. This interview benefit is in the 18% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 23.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 38.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 50% 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, 93.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 67% 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 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% 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, 48.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 57% 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 2.2% 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 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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