USPTO Examiner DUFFY MAXWELL XAVIER - Art Unit 1734

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17133251AIR-HARDENED MACHINE COMPONENTSDecember 2020March 2025Abandon5041YesNo
17130354785 MPa LEVEL EXTRA-THICK QUENCHED AND TEMPERED RACK STEEL PLATE FOR OFFSHORE PLATFORMS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORDecember 2020May 2023Abandon2811NoNo
17128588HIGH PERFORMANCE PRESS-HARDENED STEELDecember 2020March 2025Abandon5141YesNo
17253795GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET WITH EXCELLENT MAGNETIC CHARACTERISTICSDecember 2020July 2022Allow6010NoNo
17090703Preparation Method of a Rare Earth Anisotropic Bonded Magnetic PowderNovember 2020March 2024Allow4121YesNo
17038151PLASTIC SINGLE-AXIS ZERO-EXPANSION COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2020January 2023Abandon2820NoNo
16981593METHOD FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE COMPONENT SCRAPSeptember 2020February 2025Allow5330YesNo
16967413SILVER JEWELRY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAMEAugust 2020August 2022Allow2421YesNo
16967440HIGH PRESSURE INSTANTANEOUSLY UNIFORM QUENCH TO CONTROL PART PROPERTIESAugust 2020April 2024Allow4441YesNo
16945007FOUR STAGE SHEARING OF AA1XXX ALUMINUM FOR IMPROVED STRENGTH AND CONDUCTIVITYJuly 2020August 2023Abandon3711NoNo
16944377ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH WEATHERING STEEL FOR HOT-STAMPING APPLICATIONSJuly 2020July 2023Allow3511NoNo
16965185Cu ALLOY TARGETJuly 2020March 2022Abandon1910NoNo
16963866HIGH-STRENGTH MAGNESIUM ALLOY PROFILE, PREPARATION PROCESS THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFJuly 2020July 2023Allow3621NoNo
16958276DOUBLE ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEJune 2020August 2023Allow3831NoNo
15733312Use of alloy containing aluminum for additive manufacturingJune 2020December 2024Allow5451YesNo
16955961METHOD FOR GENERATING METALLIC COMPONENTS HAVING CUSTOMISED COMPONENT PROPERTIESJune 2020October 2023Abandon4041YesNo
16956417HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT EXPANDABILITY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEJune 2020September 2022Allow2711NoNo
16955562STEEL SHEET FOR SHIELDING MAGNETIC FIELD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEJune 2020May 2024Abandon4741NoNo
16905323Method for Producing a Profiled Component, and Profiled ComponentJune 2020October 2023Allow3921YesNo
16954273METHOD FOR QUENCHING STEEL PIPE, EQUIPMENT FOR QUENCHING STEEL PIPE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STEEL PIPEJune 2020July 2022Allow2511YesNo
16893590METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BEVELLED STONE, PARTICULARLY FOR A HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENTJune 2020March 2023Allow3411YesNo
16769954COLD ROLLED AND COATED STEEL SHEET AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOFJune 2020August 2024Allow5031NoNo
16767751MONOCRYSTALLINE METAL FOIL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORMay 2020January 2024Allow4441NoNo
16767206FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL HAVING IMPROVED PIPE-EXPANDING WORKABILITY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEMay 2020July 2024Allow4941YesNo
16767105METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A RAIL AND CORRESPONDING RAILMay 2020March 2025Allow5841YesNo
16766939HIGH-STRENGTH HIGH-TOUGHNESS AND WEAR-RESISTANT COMPOSITE STEEL PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORMay 2020March 2025Allow5861NoNo
16766725METHOD FOR PRODUCING A WELDED STEEL BLANK AND ASSOCIATED WELDED BLANKMay 2020May 2023Allow3611YesNo
16765300FERRITE-BASED STAINLESS STEEL HAVING EXCELLENT IMPACT TOUGHNESS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEMay 2020March 2023Allow3421NoNo
16764779ALLOYED STEEL AND QUENCHED AND TEMPERED STEELMay 2020October 2023Abandon4121NoNo
16760979STEEL USED FOR HOT STAMPING, HOT STAMPING PROCESS AND FORMED COMPONENTMay 2020October 2024Abandon5441YesNo
16650285AL-ZN-CU-MG ALLOYS WITH HIGH STRENGTH AND METHOD OF FABRICATIONMarch 2020March 2024Abandon4731NoNo
16820161ZrNiSn-BASED HALF-HEUSLER THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME AND FOR REGULATING ANTISITE DEFECTS THEREINMarch 2020January 2024Abandon4620NoNo
16645303METHOD OF PRODUCING A COLD DRAWN WIREMarch 2020July 2022Abandon2801NoNo
16640147USE OF A Q&P STEEL FOR PRODUCING A SHAPED COMPONENT FOR HIGH-WEAR APPLICATIONSFebruary 2020November 2022Allow3320YesNo
16636794PLATED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT SURFACE QUALITY, STRENGTH AND DUCTILITYFebruary 2020April 2023Abandon3831NoNo
16743494Samarium-Cobalt Magnets And Method For Preparing The SameJanuary 2020August 2022Allow3121YesNo
16629963Conductive Member Using Copper-Silver Alloy, Contact Pin and DeviceJanuary 2020March 2024Abandon5031YesNo
16722510Tube product, hollow carrier of perforating gun and method of manufacturing the tube productDecember 2019May 2025Allow6041YesNo
16619031ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET FOR BATTERY LID USE FOR FORMING INTEGRATED EXPLOSION-PROOF VALVE AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAMEDecember 2019January 2023Abandon3811NoNo
16617623PROCESS OF APPLYING A CFRP PATCH ON A STEEL PLATE TO BE FORMEDNovember 2019October 2022Abandon3410NoNo
16664066COPPER ALLOY PARTICLES, SURFACE-COATED COPPER-BASED PARTICLES, AND MIXED PARTICLESOctober 2019October 2022Abandon3621NoNo
16499324METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THIN-SPECIFICATION HIGH-TI WEAR-RESISTANT STEEL NM450September 2019January 2023Allow3930NoNo
16499834COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND HOT-DIP GALVANIZED COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEETSeptember 2019January 2022Allow2810NoNo
16578755PRODUCTION PROCESS OF FINE-GRAINED AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEELSeptember 2019December 2022Allow3930YesNo
16495351FREE-CUTTING LEADLESS COPPER ALLOY WITH NO LEAD AND BISMUTHSeptember 2019March 2023Allow4221NoNo
16572791METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS OF AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE FRAMESeptember 2019February 2023Abandon4121NoNo
16488956BUILD MATERIAL SLURRYAugust 2019October 2023Allow5041NoNo
16482424METHOD OF HEAT-TREATING A TITANIUM ALLOY PARTJuly 2019August 2023Abandon4941YesNo
16524853Lead Alloy, Electrode And AccumulatorJuly 2019September 2022Abandon3701NoNo
16475439MnAL ALLOY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOFJuly 2019April 2022Allow3421YesNo
16473039SHOT BALL HAVING EXCELLENT STRENGTH AND WEAR RESISTANCE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEJune 2019April 2023Abandon4641NoNo
16469480ULTRA-THICK STEEL MATERIAL HAVING EXCELLENT SURFACE PART NRL-DWT PROPERTIES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEJune 2019December 2022Allow4231NoNo
16438087INTERFACE LAYERS AND REMOVABLE OBJECT SUPPORTS FOR 3D PRINTINGJune 2019December 2022Abandon4222NoNo
16436661SHRINKING INTERFACE LAYERSJune 2019January 2023Abandon4321NoNo
16427638PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR DOUBLE-PULSE LASER MICRO SINTERINGMay 2019July 2022Allow3721NoNo
16461347SEMI-HARD MAGNETIC ALLOY FOR AN ACTIVATION STRIP, DISPLAY ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEMI-HARD MAGNETIC ALLOYMay 2019March 2024Abandon5831NoNo
16412077THERMOCHEMICALLY TREATED MINIATURE TUBES AS SEMIFINISHED PRODUCTS FOR VASCULAR STENTSMay 2019February 2023Abandon4511NoNo
16401655PERMEATING TREATMENT METHOD FOR RADIALLY ORIENTED SINTERED MAGNET, MAGNET, AND COMPOSITION FOR MAGNET PERMEATIONMay 2019February 2024Abandon5821NoNo
16394394WEAR-RESISTANT COMPONENT AND SYSTEMApril 2019June 2022Allow3811YesNo
16324211GRAIN-ORIENTED MAGNETIC STEEL SHEETS HAVING CHROMIUM-FREE INSULATING TENSION COATING, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SUCH STEEL SHEETSFebruary 2019June 2023Allow5221YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner DUFFY, MAXWELL XAVIER - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner DUFFY, MAXWELL XAVIER works in Art Unit 1734 and has examined 60 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 55.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner DUFFY, MAXWELL XAVIER's allowance rate of 55.0% places them in the 17% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by DUFFY, MAXWELL XAVIER receive 2.42 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 66% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by DUFFY, MAXWELL XAVIER is 41 months. This places the examiner in the 21% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +33.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DUFFY, MAXWELL XAVIER. This interview benefit is in the 80% 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 26.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 46% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 17.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 0% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 5% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

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