USPTO Examiner EDMONDSON LYNNE RENEE - Art Unit 1734

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19074806TERNARY PARAELECTRIC MATERIAL WITH SPACE GROUP CC AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMarch 2025January 2026Allow1110NoNo
19026554Magnetic Microcapsule, Preparation Method Thereof, and Magnetic FilmJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510YesNo
18942358METHOD FOR MAKING SPINEL FERRITE SUPERPARAMAGNETIC COMPOSITENovember 2024December 2025Allow1310NoNo
18903009FERRITE PARTICULATE-BASED ELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2024November 2025Allow1410NoNo
18898015ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE FOR GALVANOSTATIC CHARGE-DISCHARGESeptember 2024October 2025Allow1310NoNo
18791804METHOD FOR FORMING RARE EARTH-SUBSTITUTE NANOCOMPOSITEAugust 2024October 2024Allow310NoNo
18739750DUAL ELECTRODE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE WITH GEL ELECTOLYTE SUPPORTJune 2024September 2024Allow310NoNo
18654004DIRECTIONALLY ASSEMBLED FLEXIBLE MOF HYDROGEL, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND PROTON CONDUCTION APPLICATION THEREOFMay 2024January 2025Allow911NoNo
18701854LUMINESCENT DIAMOND AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEApril 2024December 2024Allow811YesNo
18695285MAGNETIC VISCOUS FLUID AND MECHANICAL DEVICEMarch 2024September 2025Allow1840YesNo
18611080PROCESSES FOR PREPARING COLOR STABLE RED-EMITTING PHOSPHOR PARTICLES HAVING SMALL PARTICLE SIZEMarch 2024October 2025Allow1810NoNo
18692656SOLVENTLESS QUANTUM DOT COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND CURED FILM, COLOR FILTER, AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEMarch 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18601561PROCESSES FOR PREPARING COLOR STABLE RED-EMITTING PHOSPHOR PARTICLES HAVING SMALL PARTICLE SIZEMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18583595METAL MAGNETIC PARTICLE, INDUCTOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL MAGNETIC PARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL MAGNETIC COREFebruary 2024August 2025Allow1820YesNo
18411280PHOTOLUMINESCENT POLYPROPYLENE NANOFIBERS-REINFORCED POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE EMBEDDED WITH STRONTIUM ALUMINATE PHOSPHORJanuary 2024August 2024Allow710NoNo
18409958QUANTUM DOT, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510YesNo
18401228RARE EARTH ALUMINATE SINTERED COMPACT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RARE EARTH ALUMINATE SINTERED COMPACTDecember 2023April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18544281ANTI-BIOFOULING MAGNETIC SILK FIBROIN (SF)-BASED COMPOSITE AEROGEL, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFDecember 2023October 2024Allow1020YesNo
18535417Quantum Dot Composition, Light Emitting Element and Display Device Including the sameDecember 2023January 2026Allow2530YesNo
18520645MAGNETOELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING FERRITE-BASED NANOCOMPOSITENovember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18384521CADMIUM-FREE QUANTUM DOTS, TUNABLE QUANTUM DOTS, QUANTUM DOT CONTAINING POLYMER, ARTICLES, FILMS, AND 3D STRUCTURE CONTAINING THEM AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEMOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18379809FERRITE PARTICLES FOR BONDED MAGNETS, RESIN COMPOSITION FOR BONDED MAGNETS, AND MOLDED PRODUCT USING THE SAMEOctober 2023December 2024Allow1410YesNo
18464918METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CRYSTALLINE LAYER OF PZT MATERIAL BY TRANSFERRING A SEED LAYER OF SRTIO3 TO A SILICON CARRIER SUBSTRATE AND EPITAXIALLY GROWING THE CRYSTALLINE LAYER OF PZT, AND SUBSTRATE FOR EPITAXIAL GROWTH OF A CRYSTALLINE LAYER OF PZTSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2121NoNo
18356287TERNARY PARAELECTRIC MATERIAL WITH SPACE GROUP CC AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJuly 2023December 2024Allow1720YesNo
18354182NANOCRYSTAL PARTICLES AND PROCESSES FOR SYNTHESIZING THE SAMEJuly 2023September 2024Allow1410YesNo
18351519METHOD FOR FORMING A MAGNETOELECTRIC NANOCOMPOSITEJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18337796LOW-TEMPERATURE RESISTANT PERFLUOROPOLYETHER-BASED MAGNETIC LIQUID AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJune 2023September 2023Allow300NoNo
18208636PHOTOACTIVE, INORGANIC LIGAND-CAPPED INORGANIC NANOCRYSTALSJune 2023February 2025Allow2021NoNo
18203475LUMINOUS BODY, AND LIGHT EMITTING FILM, LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEMay 2023August 2024Allow1520NoNo
18299954INFRARED (IR) LUMINESCENT MATERIALApril 2023March 2025Allow2310NoNo
18115291INFRARED RADIATION-EMITTING RESIN COMPOSITIONFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1120YesNo
18043214RING-IN-RING COMPLEXES EXHIBITING TUNABLE MULTICOLOR PHOTOLUMINESCENCEFebruary 2023March 2026Allow3710NoNo
18112694RAPID THICKENING OF AMINOSILICONES TO PROMOTE EMULSION STABILITY AND ADHESION OF UV-CURABLE QUANTUM DOT ENHANCEMENT FILM EMULSIONSFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1720YesNo
18110828COMPOSITE HEXAGONAL FERRITE MATERIALSFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1110NoNo
18020972PIEZOCERAMIC PASTES WITH HIGH CERAMIC CONTENT AND METHOD FOR PRINTING SAMEFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3510NoNo
18163929Insulator-Coated Soft Magnetic Powder, Method For Producing Insulator-Coated Soft Magnetic Powder, Dust Core, Magnetic Element, Electronic Device, And VehicleFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2732NoNo
18005115LUMINESCENT DIAMONDJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3610YesNo
18095000SOUND-ABSORBING MATERIAL BLOCK, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND ITS APPLICATIONJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3421NoNo
18080409FERRITE SINTERED MAGNETDecember 2022January 2026Allow3720NoNo
18077944CADMIUM-FREE QUANTUM DOTS, TUNABLE QUANTUM DOTS, QUANTUM DOT CONTAINING POLYMER, ARTICLES, FILMS, AND 3D STRUCTURE CONTAINING THEM AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEMDecember 2022August 2023Allow820YesNo
18074589NOVEL NIR BROADBAND EMITTING PHOSPHORS FOR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPYDecember 2022March 2024Allow1520YesNo
18007965PIEZOELECTRIC SINGLE CRYSTAL-POLYCRYSTALLINE CERAMIC COMPOSITE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND PIEZOELECTRIC AND DIELECTRIC APPLICATION COMPONENTS USING SAMEDecember 2022December 2025Allow3710NoNo
17928604PIEZOELECTRIC SINGLE CRYSTAL, FABRICATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND PIEZOELECTRIC AND DIELECTRIC APPLICATION PARTS USING SAMENovember 2022May 2024Allow1721NoNo
18059075SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTAL PARTICLES AND DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAMENovember 2022July 2023Allow710NoNo
17992658CERAMIC PHOSPHOR PLATENovember 2022January 2026Allow3810NoNo
17999118PHOSPHOR COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMENovember 2022September 2025Allow3410YesNo
17984519FERRITE PARTICLES FOR BONDED MAGNETS, RESIN COMPOSITION FOR BONDED MAGNETS, AND MOLDED PRODUCT USING THE SAMENovember 2022July 2023Allow810NoNo
17920730QUANTUM DOTS CONTAINING MOLYBDENUM, NICKEL, AND SULFUR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEOctober 2022October 2023Allow1210NoNo
17915787METHOD FOR PREPARING CHEMILUMINESCENT HYDROGELSeptember 2022November 2025Allow3810NoNo
17914263PHOSPHOR POWDER, COMPOSITE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOSPHOR POWDERSeptember 2022January 2026Abandon4010NoNo
17948411Magnetic Bead ReagentSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3710NoNo
17911445LUMINOPHORE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LUMINOPHORE AND RADIATION-EMITTING COMPONENTSeptember 2022January 2026Abandon4010NoNo
17890292COLOR STABLE MN - ACTIVATED OXIDOFLUORIDES AS CONVERSION LUMINESCENT MATERIALS FOR LED-BASED SOLID STATE LIGHT SOURCESAugust 2022February 2024Allow1810NoNo
17881859High Luminescence Plastic ScintillatorsAugust 2022July 2023Allow1120NoNo
17880203HALIDE-BASED SCINTILLATOR MATERIALSAugust 2022July 2025Allow3510NoNo
17795585HEXAGONAL FERRITE MAGNETIC POWDER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEJuly 2022January 2025Allow3021YesNo
17636169BETA-SIALON PHOSPHOR PARTICLE AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICEJuly 2022October 2025Allow4410NoNo
17864124MULTI-COLOR TUNABLE UPCONVERSION NANOPHOSPHORJuly 2022January 2026Allow4210NoNo
17807845FLUORIDE PHOSPHOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICEJune 2022October 2025Allow4010NoNo
17805879UNIFORMLY ENCAPSULATED NANOPARTICLES, AND LIGHT EMITTING MATERIAL AND OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAMEJune 2022March 2026Allow4530NoYes
17833490STRUCTURED PHOSPHATE LUMINOPHORES AND STRUCTURED METAL LUMINOPHORES AND THEIR USE IN THE DETECTION OF HYDROPEROXIDES USING CHEMICALLY-STIMULATED LUMINESCENCEJune 2022March 2024Allow2211NoNo
17779634Particulate filler, preparation and use thereofMay 2022August 2025Allow3910NoNo
17748410COATING FOR A SUBSTRATEMay 2022February 2026Allow4520NoNo
17744729MODIFIED LUMINESCENT COMPONENTMay 2022April 2024Allow2311NoNo
17742430Soft Magnetic Powder, Dust Core, Magnetic Element, Electronic Device, And VehicleMay 2022November 2024Allow3021NoNo
17741746LOW LOSS MAGNETODIELECTRIC MATERIALMay 2022May 2025Allow3610YesNo
17775744DUST COREMay 2022November 2025Allow4220NoNo
17775753PRECURSOR CHEMISTRY FOR QUANTUM DOT SYNTHESIS ENABLING TEMPERATURE-INDEPENDENT MODULATION OF REACTIVITYMay 2022November 2025Allow4210NoNo
17755648MULTI-COMPONENT COMPOSITE SCINTILLATOR FOR DETECTION OF IONISING RADIATION AND NEUTRONSMay 2022July 2025Allow3810NoNo
17773090A SOLID POLYMER COMPOSITION, A SELF-SUPPORTING FILM AND A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICEApril 2022August 2025Allow4010NoNo
17771683M-TYPE HEXAFERRITE COMPRISING ANTIMONYApril 2022May 2025Allow3710NoNo
17720518SOLUBLE GRAPHENE QUANTUM DOTS AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE USING THE SAMEApril 2022July 2025Allow3910NoNo
17754783Blue to UV Up-Converter Comprising Lanthanide Ions such as Pr3+ Activated and optionally Gd3+ Co-Activated Silicates and its Application for Surface Disinfection PurposesApril 2022March 2026Allow4730YesNo
17658664Water-based curable composition for production of coatings comprising phosphorsApril 2022November 2025Allow4320NoNo
17713983Fabrication of Luminescent Quantum Dot Thiol-yne Nanocomposites With Tailorable Optical, Thermal and Mechanical PropertiesApril 2022June 2024Allow2710NoNo
17710698FERRITE CERAMIC COMPOSITION AND COIL COMPONENTMarch 2022September 2025Allow4210NoNo
17762423IRON-BASED OXIDE MAGNETIC POWDER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEMarch 2022March 2026Allow4830YesNo
17691620DOPED INORGANIC COMPOSITIONS FOR RADIATION AND NUCLEAR THREAT DETECTIONMarch 2022June 2024Abandon2820NoNo
17639366NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON MAGNET MATERIAL, RAW MATERIAL COMPOSITION,PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFMarch 2022January 2026Allow4611NoNo
17677222LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND PHOSPHORFebruary 2022February 2023Allow1210NoNo
17671370NITRIDE CRYSTAL, SEMICONDUCTOR LAMINATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NITRIDE CRYSTALFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3721NoYes
17588117COMPOSITION FOR BONDED MAGNETS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJanuary 2022September 2023Allow2020NoNo
17575775RATIOMETRIC FLUORESCENT PROBE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND APPLICATION IN DETECTION OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDEJanuary 2022September 2022Allow811NoNo
17574717METAL HALIDE COLLOIDAL NANOPARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAMEJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3120NoNo
17572928QUANTUM DOT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING QUANTUM DOT, AND ELECTRONIC ELEMENTJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3230YesNo
17643702Process of Manufacturing a Conversion Element, Conversion Element and Light Emitting Device Comprising the Conversion ElementDecember 2021March 2023Allow1520NoNo
17545171TUNGSTEN-INFUSED ALUMINUM NITRIDE CRYSTALS AND METHODS OF FORMING THEMDecember 2021March 2025Allow3911NoNo
17534328QUANTUM DOT, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICENovember 2021February 2024Allow2620YesNo
17530243ELECTROCHEMICAL HALF-CELL, ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL HALF-CELL, AND USE OF SOLID ELECTROLYTE IN ELECTROCHEMICAL HALF-CELLNovember 2021March 2025Allow4011YesNo
17518825RADIO WAVE ABSORBERNovember 2021June 2024Allow3220YesNo
17516878PROCESSES FOR PREPARING COLOR STABLE RED-EMITTING PHOSPHOR PARTICLES HAVING SMALL PARTICLE SIZENovember 2021December 2023Allow2531NoNo
17513084IRON NITRIDE MAGNETIC MATERIAL INCLUDING COATED NANOPARTICLESOctober 2021January 2026Allow5130NoNo
17452026TWO-DIMENSIONAL LEAD-FREE DOUBLE PEROVSKITE AND USES THEREOFOctober 2021August 2025Allow4520NoNo
17451284LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT INK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT INKOctober 2021March 2026Abandon5341NoNo
17502667QUANTUM DOT, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEOctober 2021October 2023Allow2410NoNo
17502542QUANTUM DOT, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEOctober 2021April 2025Allow4211YesNo
17494334MODIFIED PHOSPHORS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOFOctober 2021December 2024Allow3831NoNo
17486795FERRITE SINTERED BODY AND WIRE-WOUND COIL COMPONENTSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3211NoNo
17486831FERRITE SINTERED BODY AND WIRE-WOUND COIL COMPONENTSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3211NoNo
17448820INORGANIC NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITION, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICESeptember 2021June 2024Allow3311NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
11
Examiner Affirmed
8
(72.7%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(27.3%)
Reversal Percentile
42.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 27.3% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
34
Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(23.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
26
(76.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
31.8%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 23.5% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE works in Art Unit 1734 and has examined 643 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 66.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE's allowance rate of 66.4% places them in the 27% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE receive 2.33 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 EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 38% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE. This interview benefit is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 19.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 21% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 42.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 65% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 59.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 56.2% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 73.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 56% 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 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 60% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

    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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