USPTO Examiner HOBAN MATTHEW E - Art Unit 1734

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18835465SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES COMPOSED OF AgAuS-BASED MULTICOMPONENT COMPOUNDJanuary 2025July 2025Allow1110NoNo
18970659MESOPOROUS NANOCOMPOSITEDecember 2024March 2025Allow310NoNo
18861315GLASS COMPOSITION FOR GLASS FIBERS, GLASS FIBERS, GLASS FIBER TEXTILE, AND GLASS FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN COMPOSITIONOctober 2024May 2025Allow710NoNo
18809340PREPARATION METHOD OF POLYMER-DERIVED HIGH-TEMPERATURE CERAMIC FILM SENSORAugust 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18786894PHOSPHOR, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND INDICATOR LAMP FOR VEHICLEJuly 2024May 2025Allow910NoNo
18639313NITRIDE PHOSPHOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEApril 2024December 2024Allow800NoNo
18687685A METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK (MOF) GLASS COMPOSITE COMPRISING METAL HALIDE PEROVSKITEFebruary 2024October 2024Allow800NoNo
18434057ALUMINUM ALLOY WELDING WIREFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1420NoNo
18406167PROCESS FOR ANNEALING A POLED CERAMICJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18532308DEVICES CONTAINING A REMOTE PHOSPHOR PACKAGE WITH RED LINE EMITTING PHOSPHORS AND GREEN EMITTING QUANTUM DOTSDecember 2023March 2025Allow1520YesNo
18386884QUANTUM DOT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME; AND WAVELENGTH CONVERTING MEMBER, LIGHTING MEMBER, BACK LIGHT UNIT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING QUANTUM DOTNovember 2023April 2025Allow1720NoNo
18226737LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEJuly 2023June 2025Allow2300NoNo
18273780GA-BASED VAN DER WAALS ROOM-TEMPERATURE FERROMAGNETIC CRYSTAL MATERIAL, PREPARATION AND USE THEREOFJuly 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18348897METHOD FOR PRODUCING A QUANTUM DOT NANOPARTICLES, QUANTUM DOT NANOPARTICLES PREPARED BY THE METHOD, QUANTUM DOT NANOPARTICLES HAVING A CORE-SHELL STRUCTURE, AND LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENTJuly 2023February 2025Allow1920NoNo
18341365CHLOROSILICATE FLUORESCENT MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICEJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18314922CURABLE COMPOSITION, FILM, LAMINATED BODY, AND DISPLAY APPARATUSMay 2023May 2024Allow1210YesNo
18309595PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF DYE-FUNCTIONALIZED FLEXIBLE UPCONVERSION-LUMINESCENCE SOLID-PHASE SENSORApril 2023July 2023Allow300NoNo
18307289MATERIALS FOR AMMONIA SYNTHESISApril 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18297033CADMIUM FREE QUANTUM DOT INCLUDING LITHIUM, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEApril 2023August 2024Allow1710YesNo
18130453QUANTUM DOTS, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPOSITE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEApril 2023August 2024Allow1720YesNo
18117669LOW ETCH PIT DENSITY, LOW SLIP LINE DENSITY, AND LOW STRAIN INDIUM PHOSPHIDEMarch 2023April 2024Allow1310NoNo
18176676ABO3 Type High-entropy Perovskite Bax(FeCoNiZrY)0.2O3-delta Electrocatalytic Material and Preparation Method ThereofMarch 2023August 2023Allow510NoNo
18111545PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS BASED ON VERTICALLY ALIGNED PZT AND GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETSFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1210NoNo
18105911ZINC TELLURIUM SELENIUM BASED QUANTUM DOTFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1320NoNo
18149244METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORIDE FLUORESCENT MATERIALJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1710NoNo
18013072RARE EARTH-IRON-NITROGEN-BASED MAGNETIC POWDER, COMPOUND FOR BONDED MAGNET, BONDED MAGNET, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RARE EARTH-IRON-NITROGEN-BASED MAGNETIC POWDERDecember 2022March 2024Allow1400NoNo
18058458CHROMOPHORIC POLYMER DOTSNovember 2022December 2024Allow2520NoNo
17999493COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMENovember 2022September 2023Allow1020NoNo
17987625MAGNETIC CARBON NANOMATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAMENovember 2022January 2024Allow1421NoNo
17979920Medium For Resin Particles Containing Fluorescent DyeNovember 2022July 2024Abandon2010NoNo
17980348CONDUCTIVE DISPERSIONS WITH ULTRATHIN GRAPHENENovember 2022April 2023Allow510NoNo
17917263NARROW-BAND GREEN LUMINOPHOREOctober 2022June 2025Abandon3360NoNo
17935744Mechanoluminescent Devices, Articles, and MethodsSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1320NoNo
17935750Mechanoluminescent Devices, Articles, and MethodsSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1210NoNo
17935734Mechanoluminescent Devices, Articles, and MethodsSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1110NoNo
17935739MECHANOLUMINESCENT DEVICES, ARTICLES, AND METHODSSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1110NoNo
17935753Mechanoluminescent Devices, Articles, and MethodsSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1210NoNo
17893065SOLVENT-FREE AND LIGAND-FREE BALL MILLING METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF CESIUM LEAD TRIBROMIDE QUANTUM DOTAugust 2022April 2024Allow2010NoNo
178919223-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED PARTSAugust 2022October 2023Allow1410NoNo
17799881DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER PRECURSOR FLUID, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF, DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITE MATERIAL, FLEXIBLE DEVICE, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICEAugust 2022March 2023Allow700NoNo
17858193SCINTILLATOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJuly 2022January 2024Abandon1920NoNo
17809709METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORIDE PHOSPHORJune 2022February 2025Allow3120NoNo
17781528Narrow Band Emitting SiAlON PhosphorJune 2022November 2023Allow1710NoNo
17779148Compositions for use in electromagnetic interference shieldingMay 2022March 2023Allow1000NoNo
17752659INDIUM CONTAINING MAGNETIC GARNET MATERIALSMay 2022December 2023Allow1920NoNo
17778539CERAMIC DISCS AND RODS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAMEMay 2022November 2023Allow1800NoNo
17748610METHOD OF INCREASING A FLUORESCENCE SIGNAL OF A FLUOROPHOREMay 2022August 2022Allow300NoNo
17735047LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAMEMay 2022April 2024Allow2420NoNo
17724696CALCINED FERRITE, AND SINTERED FERRITE MAGNET AND ITS PRODUCTION METHODApril 2022July 2023Allow1520NoNo
17709830SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTAL PARTICLES AND DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAMEMarch 2022May 2023Allow1410NoNo
17657111NITRIDE PHOSPHOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEMarch 2022February 2024Allow2220NoNo
17683176SiC EPITAXIAL WAFER, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND DEFECT IDENTIFICATION METHODFebruary 2022December 2023Allow2211YesNo
17633322ELECTRO-CERAMIC MATERIAL COMPONENT, ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD AND METHOD OF CONVERTING ENERGYFebruary 2022November 2022Allow910NoNo
17573848Green Phosphor, Phosphor Sheet, and Light-Emitting DeviceJanuary 2022June 2023Allow1720NoNo
17626269A DISPERSION COMPRISING EU2+ DOPED INORGANIC LUMINESCENT NANOPARTICLES FOR GREENHOUSE APPLICATIONS AND SHEET STRUCTURES AND COATINGS FOR GREENHOUSES COMPRISING SUCH NANOPARTICLESJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3121YesNo
17613957Device and Method for Synthesis of Gallium-containing Garnet-structured Scintillator Polycrystalline MaterialNovember 2021January 2023Allow1410NoNo
17611896NANOCOMPOSITE AND USES THEREOFNovember 2021November 2023Allow2400NoNo
17515211GLASS, CHEMICALLY TEMPERED GLASS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEOctober 2021May 2025Allow4320NoNo
17509541SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOT-ISOSTATIC PRESSING TO INCREASE NITROGEN CONTENT IN SILICON NITRIDEOctober 2021February 2025Abandon3921NoNo
17603587METHOD FOR PREPARING TWO-DIMENSIONAL ORDERED MESOPOROUS NANOSHEETS BY INORGANIC SALT INTERFACE-INDUCED ASSEMBLYOctober 2021November 2024Allow3711YesNo
17603374QUANTUM DOT, WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MATERIAL, BACKLIGHT UNIT, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING QUANTUM DOTOctober 2021August 2024Allow3430NoNo
17603005METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PREPARING IRON OXIDE RED PIGMENT AND AROMATIC AMINEOctober 2021September 2022Allow1110NoNo
17450451SECONDARY PARTICLES FOR ANISOTROPIC MAGNETIC POWDEROctober 2021February 2023Allow1610NoNo
17601648III-V-BASED QUANTUM DOT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAMEOctober 2021July 2024Allow3430NoNo
17593956CONTROLLED POROSITY YTTRIUM OXIDE FOR ETCH APPLICATIONSSeptember 2021June 2025Allow4410NoNo
17599631PHOSPHOR PARTICLE, COMPOSITE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOSPHOR PARTICLESeptember 2021July 2022Allow1020YesNo
17598787Thermal Barrier Material Formed Of Inorganic Material, Material Set For Producing Same, Material For Base Layers And Method For Producing SameSeptember 2021April 2025Allow4301NoNo
17441431A Method For Producing An Oxide Shell Around NanocrystalsSeptember 2021December 2023Allow2611YesNo
17474477OPTICAL GLASS, OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, AND OPTICAL DEVICESeptember 2021April 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17433641Catalyst Compositions and Precursors, Processes for Making the Same and Syngas Conversion ProcessesAugust 2021December 2024Abandon4011NoNo
17407302Medium For Resin Particles Containing Fluorescent DyeAugust 2021April 2023Abandon1910NoNo
17405687QUANTUM DOT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME; AND WAVELENGTH CONVERTING MEMBER, LIGHTING MEMBER, BACK LIGHT UNIT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING QUANTUM DOTAugust 2021August 2023Allow2420NoNo
17430420INFRARED-TRANSMITTING GLASSAugust 2021June 2025Allow4630NoNo
17429529HIGH-ENTROPY RARE EARTH-TOUGHENED TANTALATE CERAMIC AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORAugust 2021February 2025Allow4211NoNo
17396397Polymeric Ion-conductive Electrolyte SheetAugust 2021June 2025Allow4621NoNo
17425501ELECTRONIC ELEMENT WITH NANOMATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2021November 2024Allow4040NoNo
17425419GLASS MATERIAL THAT TRANSMITS LIGHT BEAMS HAVING WAVELENGTH RANGE FROM VISIBLE LIGHT TO FAR INFRARED LIGHTJuly 2021May 2025Allow4620NoNo
17425067GLASS POWDER AND SEALING MATERIAL USING SAMEJuly 2021February 2025Allow4330NoNo
17424966RAMAN MARKERSJuly 2021December 2024Allow4101YesNo
17424681METHODS FOR REDUCING CHROMIUM OXIDATION STATE DURING PROCESSING OF GLASS COMPOSITIONSJuly 2021January 2025Abandon4201NoNo
17423169PHOTOCHROMIC GLASS AND PHOTOCHROMIC GLASS WINDOWSJuly 2021October 2024Allow3910NoNo
17374138INSULATING PRODUCT COMPRISING LOOSE-FILL MINERAL WOOLJuly 2021December 2023Allow2920NoNo
17370218METHOD OF IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF DEVICES WITH QDS COMPRISING THIN METAL OXIDE COATINGSJuly 2021February 2025Allow4420NoNo
17420302ZIRCONIA POWDER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ZIRCONIA POWDER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ZIRCONIA SINTERED BODY, AND ZIRCONIA SINTERED BODYJuly 2021January 2025Allow4311YesNo
17364330METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENTJune 2021December 2024Allow4110NoNo
17361880PHOSPHOR AND LIGHT-EMITTING EQUIPMENT USING PHOSPHORJune 2021January 2023Allow1810NoNo
17418347DOPED SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME AND USES THEREOFJune 2021October 2023Allow2710NoNo
17309854TRANSPARENT SOLID SPHERES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEJune 2021February 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17415971METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COLOURED GLASS-CERAMIC SLAB ARTICLES FROM A BASE MIX, GLASS FRIT FOR MANUFACTURING THE BASE MIX AND COLOURED GLASS-CERAMIC SLAB ARTICLE SO OBTAINEDJune 2021March 2025Allow4520NoNo
17414183COPPER ALUMINOBOROSILICATE GLASS AND USES THEREOFJune 2021January 2025Allow4310NoNo
17312642CERAMIC MATERIAL, LAYER AND LAYER SYSTEMJune 2021March 2025Allow4520NoNo
17340416GROUP III NITRIDE CRYSTAL, GROUP III NITRIDE SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GROUP III NITRIDE CRYSTALJune 2021April 2023Allow2211NoNo
17338306FLUORESCENT SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTAL MATERIAL, PREPARATION AND APPLICATION THEREOFJune 2021November 2023Allow2900NoNo
17297824BONDING A GLASS-RESIN COMPOSITE MONOFILAMENT TO A THERMOPLASTIC MATRIXMay 2021July 2024Allow3800NoNo
17297034GLASS AND GLASS CERAMIC COMPOSITE AND METHODMay 2021February 2025Allow4520NoNo
17308168SUBSTITUTED ALUMINUM NITRIDE FOR IMPROVED ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTERSMay 2021May 2023Allow2510NoNo
17246733DOPED PEROVSKITE BARIUM STANNATE MATERIAL WITH PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOFMay 2021April 2024Allow3610NoNo
17272349METHOD FOR PREPARING MANGANESE-DOPED RED PHOSPHOR, PRODUCT, DEVICE, AND BACKLIGHT MODULEApril 2021October 2023Allow3220NoNo
17288424Composition, Film, Laminate Structure, Light-Emitting Device and DisplayApril 2021March 2024Abandon3420NoNo
17288343POROUS CERAMIC, MEMBER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, SHOWER PLATE AND PLUGApril 2021February 2024Allow3400NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HOBAN, MATTHEW E.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
12
Examiner Affirmed
7
(58.3%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(41.7%)
Reversal Percentile
63.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 41.7% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
43
Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(27.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
31
(72.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
38.1%
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, 27.9% 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 show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner HOBAN, MATTHEW E - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HOBAN, MATTHEW E works in Art Unit 1734 and has examined 770 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 63.8%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HOBAN, MATTHEW E's allowance rate of 63.8% 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 HOBAN, MATTHEW E receive 2.18 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 74% 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 HOBAN, MATTHEW E is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 9% 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 +22.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HOBAN, MATTHEW E. This interview benefit is in the 71% 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, 19.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 12% 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 41.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 56% 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, 72.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 57% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 64.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 63.6% 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, 45.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 51% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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 2.4% of allowed cases (in the 68% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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