Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17254050 | AEI-TYPE ZEOLITIC MATERIAL OBTAINED FROM HIGH TEMPERATURE CALCINATION AND USE AS A CATALYST | December 2020 | October 2022 | Abandon | 22 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17253926 | HYBRID CATALYSTS COMPRISING A MIXED METAL OXIDE COMPONENT FOR PRODUCTION OF C2 AND C3 HYDROCARBONS | December 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17124631 | CATALYST COMPOSITION COMPRISING MODIFIED CRYSTALLINE ALUMINOSILICATE FOR DEHYDRATION OF ALCOHOLS | December 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15733843 | NAY MOLECULAR SIEVE WITH AN ALUMINUM-RICH SURFACE AND A PROCESS OF PREPARING SAME | November 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17058208 | METHOD FOR PREPARING ZSM-5 ZEOLITE | November 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16951233 | Shaped Dehydrogenation Catalysts and Process for Converting Paraffins to Corresponding Olefins, Using Same | November 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17091789 | HYDROCARBON CONVERSION CATALYST COMPOSITION | November 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17053603 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MODIFIED ALUMINOSILICATE, MODIFIED ALUMINOSILICATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AROMATIC DIHYDROXY COMPOUND USING THE SAME | November 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17083629 | Catalyst for Producing C8 Aromatic Hydrocarbon Having Reduced Ethylbenzene Content and Preparation Method Therefor | October 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17050155 | METHOD FOR ISOMERISING DEHYDRATION OF A NON-LINEAR PRIMARY MONOALCOHOL ON A QUADRILOBED IRON ZEOLITE CATALYST | October 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17049254 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN AROMATIC COMPOUND FROM BIOMASS | October 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17040848 | POROUS FORMED BODY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, alpha-OLEFIN DIMERIZATION CATALYST AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING alpha-OLEFIN DIMER | September 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17040523 | TAIL GAS TREATMENT CATALYST, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF | September 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17023709 | MOLECULAR SIEVE SSZ-116, ITS SYNTHESIS AND USE | September 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17014831 | SCR-Active Material | September 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17011008 | AROMATIZATION OF LIGHT HYDROCARBONS USING METAL-DOPED ZEOLITE CATALYSTS WITH ENHANCED MESOPOROSITY | September 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17009235 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE ZEOLITE FOR REDUCING NITROGEN OXIDE EMISSIONS, METHOD OF PREPARING SAME AND CATALYST USING SAME | September 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16994113 | Aromatization Catalyst And Preparation Process And Use Thereof | August 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16993219 | ACID/METAL BIFUNCTIONAL CATALYSTS PRODUCED BY SLURRY METHODS | August 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16990077 | HYDRODEOXYGENATION OF LIGNIN TO HYDROCARBONS USING BIMETALLIC CATALYSTS | August 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16966638 | CORED ROUND TRILOBE SHAPED CATALYST FOR PRODUCING MALEIC ANHYDRIDE | July 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16936990 | PROCESS FOR INTERCONVERSION OF OLEFINS WITH MODIFIED BETA ZEOLITE | July 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16937151 | SINGLE STEP PROCESS FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS PRODUCTION OF AROMATICS, NAPHTHENICS AND ISOPARAFFINS USING TRANSITION METAL FUNCTIONALIZED ZEOLITE BASED CATALYST | July 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16963058 | A PROCESS FOR PREPARING A ZEOLITIC MATERIAL HAVING A FRAMEWORK STRUCTURE TYPE RTH | July 2020 | July 2022 | Abandon | 24 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16963070 | ORGANIC BASE MODIFIED COMPOSITE CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE BY HYDROGENATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE | July 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16930462 | METHOD OF PRODUCING AN AROMATIZATION CATALYST | July 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16962406 | ULTRASOUND-ASSISTED METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN SCR CATALYTIC CONVERTER | July 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16960953 | HYDROPROCESSING CATALYST FOR THE REDUCTION OF METALS AND SULFUR IN HEAVY FEEDS | July 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16960930 | FCC CATALYST WITH ENHANCED MESOPOROSITY, ITS PREPARATION AND USE | July 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16923346 | METHODS OF PRODUCING HYDROCRACKING CATALYST | July 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16923324 | Aromatization Catalyst and Methods of Making and Using Same | July 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16921124 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A CRACKING CATALYST | July 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16960007 | Method for preparing molecular sieve SCR catalyst, and catalyst prepared therethrough | July 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16916234 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING MULTIFUNCTIONAL CATALYSTS FOR UPGRADING PYROLYSIS OIL | June 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16917424 | SURFACE-TREATED SILICOALUMINOPHOSPHATE MOLECULAR SIEVE | June 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16957658 | HYDROCARBON ADSORBENT | June 2020 | November 2021 | Abandon | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16909114 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING MESOPOROUS ZEOLITE MULTIFUNCTIONAL CATALYSTS FOR UPGRADING PYROLYSIS OIL | June 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16956668 | CATALYST SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING DIMETHYL ETHER | June 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16956677 | CATALYST AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING DIMETHYL ETHER | June 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16956117 | ZEOLITE ADSORBENTS BASED ON BARIUM, STRONTIUM, POTASSIUM AND SODIUM, PREPARATION PROCESS THEREFOR, AND USES THEREOF | June 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16955400 | ZEOLITE ADSORBENTS CONTAINING STRONTIUM | June 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16899138 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING IRON(III)-EXCHANGED ZEOLITE COMPOSITION | June 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16887163 | CATALYST AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | May 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16887070 | OLEFIN AROMATIZATION CATALYST, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF, AND LOW-CARBON OLEFIN AROMATIZATION PROCESS | May 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16768070 | MODIFIED Y-TYPE MOLECULAR SIEVE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, HYDROCRACKING CATALYST AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR HYDROCRACKING HYDROCARBON OIL | May 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16884544 | ZEOLITE CATALYST FOR ALKYLATION OF TOLUENE WITH METHANOL, PREPARATION PROCESS AND USE THEREOF | May 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16767300 | MOLECULAR SIEVE CATALYST, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF | May 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16767011 | MWW TYPE ZEOLITE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND CRACKING CATALYST | May 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16882573 | CATALYST FOR AROMATIZATION OF LONG-CARBON CHAIN ALKANE AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF | May 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16613193 | PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF 4-METHYL-5-VINYLTHIAZOLYL POLYMERIC IONIC LIQUID | May 2020 | May 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16877992 | OXIDATIVE CONVERSION OF HYDROCARBONS USING SULFUR OXIDES AS OXYGEN CARRIERS | May 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 13 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16762472 | A METAL TRAP FOR USE IN FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING (FCC) | May 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16760676 | DESULFURIZATION CATALYST, ITS PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION THEREOF | April 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16760562 | PHOSPHORUS-CONTAINING MOLECULAR SIEVE, ITS PREPARATION AND APPLICATION THEREOF | April 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16760759 | ZEOLITE CATALYST | April 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16759714 | MOLECULAR SIEVE COMPOSITION, PROCESS OF PREPARING SAME AND USE THEREOF | April 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16759059 | CATALYST FOR PRODUCING OLEFINS FROM DEHYDROGENATION OF ALKANE AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING OLEFINS USING SAID CATALYST | April 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16759225 | MOLECULAR SIEVE HAVING MESOPORES, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND APPLICATION THEREOF | April 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16758200 | BETA ZEOLITE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND CATALYST | April 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16758193 | METAL-SUBSTITUTED BETA ZEOLITE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | April 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16855514 | COPPER CHA ZEOLITE CATALYSTS | April 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16845275 | ZEOLITE MEMBRANE STRUCTURE | April 2020 | November 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16652229 | POLYCRYSTALLINE CUBIC BORON NITRIDE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | March 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16832194 | Molecular Sieve Intergrowths of cha and aft having an "sfw-GME tail," Methods of Preparation and Use | March 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16651099 | ZEOLITE WITH RARE EARTH ELEMENT-SUBSTITUTED FRAMEWORK AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND NOX ADSORBER, SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION CATALYST AND AUTOMOBILE EXHAUST GAS CATALYST COMPRISING SAME | March 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16817732 | JMZ-1S, A CHA-CONTAINING MOLECULAR SIEVE AND METHODS OF PREPARATION | March 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16807971 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING MESOPOROUS ZEOLITE MULTIFUNCTIONAL CATALYSTS FOR UPGRADING PYROLYSIS OIL | March 2020 | July 2020 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16807451 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING MULTIFUNCTIONAL CATALYSTS FOR UPGRADING PYROLYSIS OIL | March 2020 | August 2020 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16807433 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING MULTIFUNCTIONAL CATALYSTS FOR UPGRADING PYROLYSIS OIL | March 2020 | April 2020 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16807980 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING MESOPOROUS ZEOLITE MULTIFUNCTIONAL CATALYSTS FOR UPGRADING PYROLYSIS OIL | March 2020 | April 2020 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16644019 | SUPPORTED ZEOLITE FILMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING | March 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16796223 | HYDROCRACKING CATALYST | February 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16792574 | CATALYST STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF UPGRADING HYDROCARBONS IN THE PRESENCE OF THE CATALYST STRUCTURE | February 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16789879 | NANO-SIZED ZEOLITE SUPPORTED CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION | February 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16739615 | IRON-LOADED SMALL PORE ALUMINOSILICATE ZEOLITES AND METHOD OF MAKING METAL LOADED SMALL PORE ALUMINOSILICATE ZEOLITES | January 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16720918 | COMPOSITE HIERARCHICAL ZEOLITE CATALYST FOR HEAVY REFORMATE CONVERSION TO XYLENES | December 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16720097 | Acidic Aromatization Catalyst with Improved Activity and Stability | December 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16712027 | HYDROCARBON CONVERSION CATALYST COMPOSITION | December 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16705352 | LTA CATALYSTS HAVING EXTRA-FRAMEWORK IRON AND/OR MANGANESE FOR TREATING EXHAUST GAS | December 2019 | March 2022 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 16620056 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING GRANULES | December 2019 | April 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16705476 | SCR CATALYST | December 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16706043 | PLATINUM ENCAPSULATED ZEOLITE HYDROCRACKING CATALYST AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME | December 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16608066 | RECOVERED-CARBON-DIOXIDE PURIFYING METHOD AND METHIONINE MANUFACTURING METHOD INCLUDING RECOVERED-CARBON-DIOXIDE PURIFYING STEP | December 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16620116 | CATALYTIC WASHCOAT WITH CONTROLLED POROSITY FOR NOX ABATEMENT | December 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16703405 | ZEOLITE WITH ENCAPSULATED PLATINUM | December 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16701371 | FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYSTS FOR INCREASING BUTYLENE YIELDS | December 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16700197 | DUAL FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITE CATALYST FOR OLEFIN METATHESIS AND CRACKING | December 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16699044 | Enhanced Introduction of Extra-Framework Metal into Aluminosilicate Zeolites | November 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16698670 | FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURAL BODY AND METHOD FOR MAKING FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURAL BODY | November 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16698558 | STRUCTURED CATALYST FOR CATALYTIC CRACKING OR HYDRODESULFURIZATION, CATALYTIC CRACKING APPARATUS AND HYDRODESULFURIZATION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE STRUCTURED CATALYST, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STRUCTURED CATALYST FOR CATALYTIC CRACKING OR HYDRODESULFURIZATION | November 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16698650 | FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURAL BODY AND METHOD FOR MAKING FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURAL BODY | November 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16698679 | FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURAL BODY AND METHOD FOR MAKING FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURAL BODY | November 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16698527 | STRUCTURED CATALYST FOR METHANOL REFORMING, METHANOL REFORMING DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING STRUCTURED CATALYST FOR METHANOL REFORMING, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST ONE OF OLEFIN OR AROMATIC HYDROCARBON | November 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16697492 | METAL-LOADED ZEOLITE CATALYSTS FOR THE HALOGEN-FREE CONVERSION OF DIMETHYL ETHER TO METHYL ACETATE | November 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16698636 | FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURAL BODY AND METHOD FOR MAKING FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURAL BODY | November 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16688685 | CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PREPARING CATALYST | November 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16614419 | PREPARATION OF METAL-IN-HOLLOW-ZEOLITE-BASED CATALYST FOR SELECTIVE BENZENE ALKYLATION | November 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 19 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16684360 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING NANO-SIZED CRYSTALS OF BEA ZEOLITE | November 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16680709 | Modified Crystalline Aluminosilicate for Dehydration of Alcohols | November 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16607514 | A MOLDING COMPRISING A ZEOLITIC MATERIAL, PHOSPHOROUS, ONE OR MORE METALS AND A BINDER | October 2019 | December 2021 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WOOD, ELIZABETH D.
With a 11.1% 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, 29.4% 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 WOOD, ELIZABETH D works in Art Unit 1732 and has examined 902 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner WOOD, ELIZABETH D's allowance rate of 78.3% places them in the 48% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by WOOD, ELIZABETH D receive 1.97 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 45% 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 WOOD, ELIZABETH 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 +21.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WOOD, ELIZABETH D. This interview benefit is in the 64% 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, 27.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 50% 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 57.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 90.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 69% 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 79.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 52.9% 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, 36.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 23% 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 2.8% of allowed cases (in the 79% 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 92% 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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