Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18959750 | CASTING PROCESS FOR MAKING AN EROSION AND WEAR RESISTANT SHOT CHAMBER FOR DIE CASTING APPLICATIONS | November 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18909598 | Battery Module, and Battery Pack and Vehicle Including Battery Module | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18828538 | Method For Manufacturing Graphene Aluminum Casting | September 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18771594 | SOW CASTING AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE | July 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18733668 | HIGH PRESSURE DIE CASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD | June 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18731158 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING SMOOTH RUNNING OF CASTING OF RARE EARTH STAINLESS STEEL USING PULSE CURRENT | May 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18666462 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SHAPE OF AN INGOT HEAD | May 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18662526 | Method of Manufacturing Golf Club Head Having Stress-Reducing Features | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18661117 | 3-D PRINTABLE EXPENDABLE LOST FOAM PATTERN | May 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 18 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18649097 | BATTERY ELECTRODE CONTINUOUS CASTING DRUM, SHOE, MACHINE AND METHOD | April 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18704155 | MANUFACTURE OF HOLLOW CORE HIGH PRESSURE VACUUM DIE CAST COMPONENTS | April 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18644815 | BATTERY ELECTRODE CONTINUOUS CASTING SHOE, MACHINE AND METHOD | April 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18621486 | DEPOSITION OF REACTIVE METALS WITH PROTECTION LAYER FOR HIGH VOLUME MANUFACTURING | March 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18610325 | FOUNDRY SAND RESERVING METHOD AND FOUNDRY SAND RESERVING SYSTEM | March 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18609113 | CASTING-ROLLING SIDE SEALING DEVICE WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC STIRRING FUNCTION | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18610230 | CASTING FURNACE FOR SOLIDIFICATION RESTRUCTURING (FSR) | March 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18443635 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF GRAPHENE COMPOSITE COMPONENTS HAVING ENHANCED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18681660 | MOULD FOR CASTING MOLTEN METAL COMPRISING A COUPLING MECHANISM FOR A SHROUD, CASTING INSTALLATION FOR CASTING A MOLTEN METAL AND METHOD FOR CASTING A MOLTEN METAL | February 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18402278 | METAL-BASED COMPOSITES AND METHODS THEREFOR | January 2024 | October 2024 | Abandon | 10 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18575945 | METHOD FOR THE LAYERED CONSTRUCTION OF MOLDS AND CORES WITH A BINDER CONTAINING WATER GLASS | January 2024 | August 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18570689 | Method for Casting Castings | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18530671 | DYNAMIC MOLD SHAPE CONTROL FOR DIRECT CHILL CASTING | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18562539 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR ALUMINUM-DIAMOND COMPOSITE | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18511956 | CASTING PRODUCTS FOR COOLING HEATING ELEMENTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18561188 | LOW-PRESSURE ALUMINUM CASTING MOLD AND LOW-PRESSURE ALUMINUM CASTING PROCESS FOR MOTOR ROTOR | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18290502 | CASTING MOLD SHAPING DEVICE AND CASTING MOLD SHAPING METHOD | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18387607 | Method of Manufacturing Golf Club Head Having Stress-Reducing Features | November 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18557983 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIAL | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18554495 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING SINGLE CRYSTAL COMPONENTS USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TOOLING | October 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18468065 | ONLINE COOPERATIVE CONTROL METHOD FOR SOFT REDUCTION AND HEAVY REDUCTION IN BLOOM CONTINUOUS CASTING | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18468148 | METHOD FOR INTEGRATED FIXTURING OF DIRECT PRINT MOLDS FOR CAST COMPONENTS | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 18550524 | DIE CASTING MACHINE | September 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18466327 | HEAT EXTRACTION OR RETENTION DURING DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF A CASTING COMPONENT | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18549092 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DIE-CASTING MACHINE AND DIE-CASTING MACHINE | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18277800 | UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION DEVICE, UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION METHOD, UNIDIRECTIONALLY SOLIDIFIED CASTING, AND UNIDIRECTIONALLY SOLIDIFIED INGOT | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18264882 | GAS PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS | August 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18264381 | METAL MATERIAL CONTAINMENT SYSTEM IN METAL PRODUCT CASTING | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18363342 | MOLD COOLING DEVICE, CAST MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, AND CAST MANUFACTURING METHOD | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18363308 | CASTING SYSTEM | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18228711 | SAND CORE STRUCTURE FOR DIE-CASTING | August 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18361930 | DATA MINING-BASED METHOD FOR REAL-TIME PRODUCTION QUALITY PREDICTION OF ALUMINUM ALLOY CASTING, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | July 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18357102 | Method and strand guide device for operating a cooling chamber | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18344140 | Release Agent-Free Aluminium Strip Casting | June 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 20 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18269057 | CONTINUOUS CASTING METHOD OF STEEL | June 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18258362 | MEASURING SENSOR, SYSTEM AND METHOD AND CASTING MACHINE | June 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18266522 | Die-Casting Machine Having a Shut-off Valve in the Melt Inlet Channel and Operating Method | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18205705 | POURING FACILITY | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18328175 | CASTING EQUIPMENT AND CASTING METHOD | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18196221 | SUPPORT UNIT AND CONTINUOUS CASTING GUIDE ROLL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SAME | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18313325 | METHOD FOR PREPARING ALUMINUM CARBON COMPOSITE BY USING FOAM ALUMINUM | May 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18250592 | SAND USED IN INDUSTRY | April 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18301080 | TRAINING-FREE DATA-DRIVEN METHOD FOR INPUT-OUTPUT MODELING OF COMPLEX PROCESS | April 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18028979 | Three-Plate Pressure Die Casting Mold Having Improved Sprue Separation, and Method for Pressure Die Casting | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18028990 | Three-Plate Pressure Die Casting Mold Having Improved Sprue Separation, and Method for Pressure Die Casting (II) | March 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18125892 | Method of Manufacturing Golf Club Head Having Stress-Reducing Features | March 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18028015 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND SECONDARY BATTERY | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18124100 | GUIDE ROLLER WITH INTEGRATED OPTICAL SENSORS AND CONTINUOUS CASTING MACHINE | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18182708 | HYBRID CASTING PROCESS FOR STRUCTURAL CASTINGS | March 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18118223 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STRIP USING A RAPID SOLIDIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, AND A METALLIC STRIP | March 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18043851 | DIRECT CHILL CAST ALUMINUM INGOT WITH COMPOSITION GRADIENT FOR REDUCED CRACKING | March 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18114373 | GROUND FAULT DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND GROUND FAULT DETERMINATION METHOD | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18171755 | DIE CASTING MACHINE AND AIRTIGHT INSPECTION METHOD | February 2023 | May 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18166104 | ATMOSPHERE AND PART FORMATION IN A LIQUID METAL DROP-ON-DEMAND PRINTER | February 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18158725 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING A CAST REVERSE TILT-POURED FUEL CELL CRADLE | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18005411 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN THE FOUNDRY INDUSTRY, CORRESPONDING MOLD, CORE, FEED ELEMENT, OR MOLDING MATERIAL MIXTURE, AND DEVICES AND USES | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18154139 | Busbar assembly | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18094469 | SHRINK-FITTING PROCESS FOR MAKING AN EROSION AND WEAR RESISTANT SHOT CHAMBER FOR DIE CASTING APPLICATIONS | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18151005 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18149904 | METHOD FOR MAKING A CARBON MATERIAL FOR ANODE AND LITHIUM-ION RECHARGEABLE BATTERY | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18148054 | BATTERY CELL CONNECTION STRUCTURE | December 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18003278 | THIN STRIP PRODUCTION PROCESS EMPLOYING CONTINUOUS CASTING AND ROLLING | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18087033 | ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME | December 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18003136 | SINGLE CELL AND FUEL CELL STACK WITH ELASTIC STRUCTURES FOR EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF OPERATING MEDIA | December 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18060741 | SMART INSERT PIN AND METHOD OF USING SAME FOR DIE CASTING OF ULTRA-LARGE CASTINGS FOR A VEHICLE | December 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17990663 | REAL-TIME MONITORING METHOD AND STABILITY ANALYSIS METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS CASTING PROCESS | November 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 39 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17984276 | COMPOSITE POSITIVE ELECTRODE CURRENT COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE PLATE AND SECONDARY BATTERY | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17924239 | SECONDARY COOLING APPARATUS IN A MACHINE FOR CONTINUOUS CASTING OF METAL PRODUCTS | November 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17924265 | METHOD TO CONTROL A SECONDARY COOLING APPARATUS IN A MACHINE FOR CONTINUOUS CASTING OF METAL PRODUCTS AND SECONDARY COOLING APPARATUS FOR A CONTINUOUS CASTING MACHINE | November 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17923739 | CELL STACK, METHOD OF PRODUCING A CELL STACK AND FUEL CELL OR ELECTROLYSIS CELL INCLUDING A CELL STACK | November 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17923642 | SMART TRIM DIE ASSEMBLY | November 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18052272 | COMPOSITE BATTERY PACK WALL WITH MICA INNER LAYER | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18051601 | METHOD FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF THERMAL RUNAWAY IN AN ELECTRIC BATTERY | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18048443 | BATTERY PACK COOLING STRUCTURE THROUGH APPLYING VARIABLE THICKNESS OF GAP FILLER | October 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17996645 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING CONVEYORS DURING CASTING | October 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18047274 | METHOD, CASTING MOLD, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A VEHICLE WHEEL | October 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17966436 | BATTERY | October 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18046505 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND BATTERY | October 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17918856 | BUTTON SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | October 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18045947 | SYSTEM OF HIGH-PRESSURE DIE CASTING OF ULTRA-LARGE ALUMINUM CASTINGS | October 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17917041 | PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF METAL PRODUCTS AND METHOD OF MANAGEMENT OF SAID PLANT | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17960141 | COLD FLAKE SUPPRESSION METHOD | October 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17957169 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRODE COMPRISING A DRY ELECTRODE FILM AND AN ELECTRODE FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE THEREFROM | September 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17915897 | BATTERY PACK INCLUDING MEMBER CAPABLE OF PREVENTING POOR CONTACT WITH DEVICE | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17935769 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING A TILT-POURED CRADLE FOR A FUEL CELL | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17952590 | SOLID-STATE BATTERY | September 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17914273 | Three-Plate Die Casting Mold Having a Sprue System and Improved Sprue Separation, and Die Casting Method | September 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17907161 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SHAPE OF AN INGOT HEAD | September 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17934078 | PREPARATION METHOD OF CESIUM DIFLUOROPHOSPHATE FOR AQUEOUS NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SLURRY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SLURRY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, AND SECONDARY BATTERY | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17950055 | BATTERY PACK WITH ELECTRONICS COMPARTMENT | September 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 40 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17910974 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KERNS, KEVIN P.
With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
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, 37.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner KERNS, KEVIN P works in Art Unit 1735 and has examined 1,191 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Examiner KERNS, KEVIN P's allowance rate of 79.3% 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 KERNS, KEVIN P receive 1.90 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 46% 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 KERNS, KEVIN P is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 71% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +24.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KERNS, KEVIN P. 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.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 35.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 53% 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, 125.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 67.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.7% 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, 47.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 3.1% of allowed cases (in the 80% 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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