Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18776316 | SOLID LIQUID CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR HYDROGEN DESULFURIZATION | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18776312 | HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST FOR HYDROCARBON SWEETENING | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18776304 | SOLID/LIQUID DESULFURIZATION CATALYST FOR HYDROCARBON PURIFICATION | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18745498 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE FROM SOUR GASES WITH ZIF-8 LAYERED TRIPLE HYDROXIDE/OXIDE COMPOSITES | June 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18650230 | METHODS OF CHROMIUM CATALYST ACTIVATION TO REDUCE GELS AND IMPROVE MELT INDEX POTENTIAL | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18647271 | CELLULOUS NANOFIBER AEROGELS-BASED BIO UNIT FOR SEQUESTERING FLOW BACK CO2 AFTER HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATIONS | April 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18611240 | Calcium Oxide or Magnesium Oxide Production with Alkali and Sulfur Dioxide Intermediates | March 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18606239 | Solid Amine Material Absorbing Carbon Dioxide, Preparation Method and Application Thereof | March 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18443242 | HIGH PERFORMANCE CO2 CAPTURE SOLVENT COMPOSITIONS, AND CO2 CAPTURE SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES UTILIZING SAME | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18558179 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR GAS UPGRADING | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18495435 | CARBON MINERALIZATION USING HYALOCLASTITE, VOLCANIC ASH AND PUMICE MINERAL AND AN ALKALINE SOLUTION, CEMENT AND CONCRETE USING SAME AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAME | October 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18376245 | Supported Poly(allyl)amine and Derivatives for CO2 Capture from Flue Gas or Ultra-Dilute Gas Streams Such as Ambient Air or Admixtures Thereof | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18282154 | COMPOSITE AMINE ABSORBENT, REMOVAL UNIT, AND REMOVAL METHOD | September 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 5 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18355202 | Apparatus for Production of Lead-212 Isotope | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18353338 | NOVEL DIAMINE SOLVENT SYSTEM FOR CO2 CAPTURE | July 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18330012 | AQUEOUS CO2 ABSORBENT COMPRISING 2-AMINO-2-METHYL-1-PROPANOL AND 3-AMINOPROPANOL | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18198664 | Sodium Hydroxide Production with Carboxylic Acid and Sulfur Dioxide Intermediates | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18198728 | Calcium Oxide or Magnesium Oxide Production with Alkali and Sulfur Dioxide Intermediates | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18198772 | Sodium Bicarbonate or Sodium Carbonate or Sodium Hydroxide or Calcium Oxide or Calcium Hydroxide or Calcium Carbonate Production with Carbon Dioxide | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18195231 | Metal-Organic Frameworks for the Removal of Multiple Liquid Phase Compounds and Methods for Using and Making Same | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18307835 | HETEROGENEOUS DESULFURIZATION CATALYST | April 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18124979 | POROUS CERAMICS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, FILTRATION, AND MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18095216 | ALKALI-BASED REMOVAL OF CHEMICAL MOIETIES FROM GAS STREAMS WITH CHEMICAL CO-GENERATION | January 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18090614 | PROCESS FOR REGENERATING A LIQUID ABSORBENT | December 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18087359 | REGENERABLE SOLVENT MIXTURES FOR ACID-GAS SEPARATION | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18069549 | TUNABLE, RAPID UPTAKE, AMINOPOLYMER AEROGEL SORBENT FOR DIRECT AIR CAPTURE OF CO2 | December 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18002519 | Acid Gas Scrubbing Methods Featuring Amine Phase Separation for Hydrogen Sulfide Capture | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18064898 | CARBON MINERALIZATION USING HYALOCLASTITE, VOLCANIC ASH OR PUMICE POZZOLAN, CEMENT AND CONCRETE USING SAME AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAME | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18049226 | ULTRAFAST CATALYTIC CO2 CAPTURE CATALYZED BY A NOVEL ULTRASOUND-TREATED IONIC LIQUID | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17957234 | Multivariate Carboxylate Derivatized Phenyl-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17957183 | Multivariate Carboxylate Derivatized Phenyl-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks | September 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17956226 | Multivariate Carboxylate Derivatized Phenyl-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17932814 | REMOVAL OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND OTHER ACIDS FROM HYDROCARBON GAS | September 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17939490 | Methods for Absorbing a Targeted Compound from a Gas Stream for Subsequent Processing or Use | September 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17902385 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING ABSORBING AGENTS IN ACID GAS TREATMENT | September 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17892233 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM ATMOSPHERIC AIR VIA PRESSURE-SWING ABSORPTION | August 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17892222 | CONTAMINANT-SEQUESTERING COATINGS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17892186 | CONTAMINATE SEQUESTERING COATINGS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17890466 | REDUCING ACID GASES FROM STREAMS | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17875418 | LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION ANHYDROUS CO2 PHASE CHANGE ABSORPTION AGENT, AND REGENERATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF | July 2022 | September 2023 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17812775 | Metal-Organic Framework Based Molecular Traps for Capture of Radioactive Organic Iodides from Nuclear Waste | July 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17806135 | CONTAMINANT REMOVAL PROCESS | June 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17834225 | C1-C8 Carboxylic Acid Salt Solution for the Absorption of CO2 | June 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17782813 | GAS-STORING MATERIAL INCLUDING METAL/ORGANIC FRAMEWORK BONDED BY HYDROXAMIC ACID | June 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17779314 | ACTIVATED CARBON FOR ADSORBING MOLECULAR POLAR SUBSTANCE | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17750331 | CHEMICAL SEQUESTERING OF CO2, NOx and SO2 | May 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17744161 | Processes Producing Alkali Hydroxides, Alkali Carbonates, Alkali Bicarbonates, and/or Alkaline Earth Sulfates | May 2022 | August 2022 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17732808 | Process for the Production of Metal Oxides or Citric Acid | April 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17707144 | POLLUTED CO2 CAPTURING WITH LIME PRODUCED FROM PHOSPHOGYPSUM CALCINATION USING SULFUR AS NON-CO2 FUEL | March 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17655206 | CYCLOPROPENEIMINES FOR CAPTURE AND TRANSFER OF CARBON DIOXIDE | March 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17655198 | CYCLOPROPENEIMINES FOR CAPTURE AND TRANSFER OF CARBON DIOXIDE | March 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17687218 | AEROGEL FOR HARVESTING ATMOSPHERIC WATER | March 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17637326 | METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK MATERIALS AND USES FOR SUCH | February 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17590483 | Processes for the Production of Citric Acid | February 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17584597 | DIAMINE SOLVENT SYSTEM FOR CO2 CAPTURE | January 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17572542 | METHODS FOR RECOVERING IODINE (I2) | January 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17571073 | WATER STABLE COPPER PADDLEWHEEL METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK (MOF) COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES USING THE MOFS | January 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17624873 | PERMEABLE SUPERABSORBENT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF | January 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17597325 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING WATER ABSORPTION OF WATER-ABSORBENT RESIN PARTICLES UNDER LOAD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WATER-ABSORBENT RESIN PARTICLES | January 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17622339 | IZM-5 CRYSTALLISED SOLID AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME | December 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17619253 | STABILIZED CONCENTRATED FORMALDEHYDE SOLUTIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | December 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17552194 | CO 2 MINERALIZATION IN PRODUCED AND INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT WATER BY PH-SWING CARBONATION | December 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17619481 | STRUCTURED METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK FIBER ADSORBENT FOR CAPTURING CARBON DIOXIDE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | December 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17548587 | Ammonia Removal in Contaminated Liquid and Gas Streams | December 2021 | July 2023 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17596209 | Direct Synthesis of Aluminosilicate Zeolitic Materials of the IWR Framework Structure Type and their Use in Catalysis | December 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17537654 | Process for Increased Selectivity and Capacity for Hydrogen Sulfide Capture from Acid Gases | November 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17414647 | PROCESS FOR CAPTURING CO2 AND PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUSLY REGENERATING SOLVENT | November 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17415168 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A HIGHLY POROUS CAO-BASED MATERIAL MODIFIED WITH CARBON NANOTUBES FOR CAPTURING VEHICLE CO2 PRODUCT AND USE | November 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17595335 | LAYERED CATALYTIC ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CATALYTIC ARTICLE | November 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17510186 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM ATMOSPHERIC AIR VIA PRESSURE-SWING ABSORPTION | October 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17606227 | CERIUM (III) CARBONATE FORMULATIONS | October 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17594463 | POLYMER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ACTIVE CARBON FOR FORMALDEHYDE SORPTION | October 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17603791 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING WATER-ABSORBING RESIN PARTICLES | October 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17496089 | PLATINUM-BASED ALLOY CATALYST MATERIALS AND COMPUTATIONAL METHODS RELATING THERETO | October 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17495385 | METHOD TO CONVERT EXCESS LIQUID OXYGEN INTO LIQUID NITROGEN | October 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17494463 | Metal-Organic Frameworks for the Removal of Multiple Liquid Phase Compounds and Methods for Using and Making Same | October 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17493960 | MOLECULAR SIEVE SSZ-120, ITS SYNTHESIS AND USE | October 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17425868 | CONTINUOUS DESULFURIZATION PROCESS BASED ON METAL OXIDE-BASED REGENERABLE SORBENTS | September 2021 | November 2021 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17478425 | HYDROGEN-BONDED ORGANIC FRAMEWORK FOR SEPARATING ALKENES FROM ALKANES | September 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17468388 | SOLVENT COMPOSITION FOR CO2 CAPTURE AND A PROCESS MEDIATED THEREOF | September 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17435960 | WATER ABSORBING RESIN PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, ABSORBENT BODY, AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE | September 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17434579 | Compound, Carbon Dioxide Absorption/Release Agent, Carbon Dioxide Collection Method, and Carbon Dioxide Collection Apparatus | August 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 42 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17431527 | Method for Preparing Superabsorbent Polymer | August 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17398531 | Graded Oxygen Regulating, Explosion Preventing And Recycling System And Method For Liquid Nitrogen Wash Tail Gas | August 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17391688 | Carbon Dioxide Capture System | August 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17425390 | CHEMICAL SEQUESTERING OF CO2, NOX AND SO2 | July 2021 | April 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17382660 | AIR FILTERS COMPRISING METAL-CONTAINING POLYMERIC SORBENTS | July 2021 | June 2023 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17424007 | Gas Desulfurizing Agent and Desulfurizing Method | July 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17374312 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR PRETREATING GASEOUS EFFLUENT FOR POST-COMBUSTION CO2 CAPTURE | July 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17373759 | SUPPORTED POLY(ALLYL)AMINE AND DERIVATIVES FOR CO2 CAPTURE FROM FLUE GAS OR ULTRA-DILUTE GAS STREAMS SUCH AS AMBIENT AIR OR ADMIXTURES THEREOF | July 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17421100 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING NITROGEN OXIDES FROM A GAS | July 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17368598 | SUPPORT-FREE ADSORBENTS FOR CO2 CAPTURE FROM AIR | July 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17364191 | ZINC BASED METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS (ZIT) WITH MIXED LIGANDS FOR HYDROGEN STORAGE | June 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17363084 | CARBON DIOXIDE EXTRACTION USING FLUIDIC ELECTROPHORESIS | June 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17417449 | USE OF CERIUM OXIDE FOR THE PREPARATION OF A LEAN NOX TRAP CATALYTIC COMPOSITION AND A METHOD OF TREATMENT OF AN EXHAUST GAS USING THE COMPOSITION | June 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17417671 | CATALYST FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION METHOD USING SAME | June 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17414141 | METHOD FOR HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION, PURIFICATION METHOD, AND PURIFIER | June 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17311918 | WATER-ABSORBENT RESIN PARTICLES, ABSORBENT BODY, AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE | June 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17311571 | WATER-ABSORBENT RESIN PARTICLES | June 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17296928 | SOLID-PHASE CHELATOR MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEREOF AND USE THEREOF FOR THE PURIFICATION OF PROTEINS | May 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BERNS, DANIEL J.
With a 40.0% 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.
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, 19.2% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
✓ 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 BERNS, DANIEL J works in Art Unit 1736 and has examined 797 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 72.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.
Examiner BERNS, DANIEL J's allowance rate of 72.6% places them in the 28% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by BERNS, DANIEL J receive 1.55 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 40% 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 BERNS, DANIEL J is 28 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 +42.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BERNS, DANIEL J. This interview benefit is in the 91% 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.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 29.3% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 36.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 47% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 2% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 64.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 81% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 62% 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 4.5% of allowed cases (in the 77% 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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