USPTO Examiner IQBAL SYED TAHA - Art Unit 1736

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18914931APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTIONOctober 2024March 2025Allow510YesNo
18910258SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN WITH INTEGRATED CAPTURE OF CARBON DIOXIDEOctober 2024March 2025Allow511NoNo
18889049SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE RECYCLING OF LITHIUM FROM BATTERY WASTESeptember 2024March 2025Allow510YesNo
18837752PROPANE DEHYDROGENATION AND AMMONIA SYNTHESIS COUPLING SYSTEM AND PROCESSAugust 2024February 2025Allow600NoNo
18790965METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTIONJuly 2024March 2025Allow820YesNo
18764503MAX AND MXENE USING VANADIUM CARBIDE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEJuly 2024February 2025Allow710NoNo
18673417LITHIUM PURIFICATION AND CONVERSIONMay 2024April 2025Allow1111NoNo
18651392PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN FROM KEROGENApril 2024January 2025Allow810NoNo
18642429SORBENT-ENHANCED PROCESSES FOR THE REACTION OF FUEL TO PRODUCE HYDROGEN AND RELATED SYSTEMSApril 2024June 2025Allow1410YesNo
18638363SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AMMONIAApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18612668METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AMMONIA SYNTHESIS CATALYST, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AMMONIAMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18592728SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE RECYCLING OF LITHIUM FROM BATTERY WASTEMarch 2024August 2024Allow510YesNo
18589002APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN FROM SAND AND WATERFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1111NoNo
18684597LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDE PARTICLES IN HYDROGEL MATRICESFebruary 2024July 2024Allow510NoNo
18430935LITHIUM RECOVERY USING AQUEOUS SOURCESFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1111NoNo
18413978METHOD FOR MAKING LOW CARBON INTENSITY HYDROGENJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1111NoNo
18539967METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING HYPOBROMITE BY ADDING ACID TO REACTANTSDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18537945METHOD FOR PREPARING SOFT MAGNETIC MANGANESE-ZINC FERRITE COMPOSITE BY REMOVING IMPURITIES FROM INDUSTRIAL WASTE STEP BY STEPDecember 2023June 2024Allow620NoNo
18386095DUAL HYDROGEN AND SUSPENSION PRODUCTION SYSTEM USING EFFERVESCENT TABLETS CONTAINING HYDROGEN ACTIVE PRODUCTION METALLIC PARTICLESNovember 2023April 2024Allow610NoNo
18558156METHOD FOR PREPARING TERNARY CATHODE PRECURSOR MATERIAL WITH LOW SULFUR CONTENT AND HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREAOctober 2023January 2025Allow1510NoNo
18381434METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTIONOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18375341PROCESS FOR EXTRACTING LITHIUM, ALUMINUM, AND SILICON MATERIALS FROM A HARD ROCK SOURCESeptember 2023April 2024Allow620NoNo
18476492BIO-MULTI-REACTOR HYDROGEN GENERATION METHOD AND SYSTEMSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1011NoNo
18552040METHOD FOR PRODUCING MICROPOROUS CARBON MATERIALSeptember 2023February 2024Allow500NoNo
18454638SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AMMONIAAugust 2023January 2024Allow510YesNo
18454692SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROCESSING AMMONIAAugust 2023January 2024Allow510YesNo
18261653Low CO2 Emissions Methanol Process and Production ApparatusJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18260238METHOD FOR PREPARING NICKEL SULFATE FROM NICKEL-IRON-COPPER ALLOYJune 2023February 2024Allow710NoNo
18208513APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTIONJune 2023September 2024Allow1620NoNo
18311966LITHIUM RECOVERY USING AQUEOUS SOURCESMay 2023May 2025Allow2520NoNo
18139343Petroleum sludge or other wastes recycle treatment systemApril 2023October 2024Abandon1710NoNo
18136445Composition for Generating HydrogenApril 2023June 2024Allow1400NoNo
18194620System and Method of Producing Ultra-Pure Hydrogen On-Demand from a Supply of Liquid AmmoniaApril 2023August 2024Allow1630YesNo
18246095METHOD FOR RECOVERING ACTIVE METAL OF LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERYMarch 2023November 2024Allow2020NoNo
18245407PRODUCTION OF GREEN AMMONIA FROM THERMOLYZER GASMarch 2023May 2024Allow1420YesNo
18103117DUAL HYDROGEN AND SUSPENSION PRODUCTION SYSTEM USING MAGNESIUM-ALUMINUM BASED EFFERVESCENT TABLETSJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1711NoNo
18086888Silicon carbide powder, method for manufacturing silicon carbide ingot using the same, and silicon carbide waferDecember 2022March 2025Allow2711NoNo
18060735LITHIUM PURIFICATION AND CONVERSIONDecember 2022August 2024Allow2011YesNo
17992855PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN AND GRAPHITIC CARBON FROM HYDROCARBONSNovember 2022May 2024Abandon1711NoNo
17990452OXY-FUEL HEATED HYDROGEN PRODUCTION PROCESSNovember 2022May 2023Allow1710NoNo
17990443APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTIONNovember 2022February 2023Allow1400NoNo
17987638MAGNETIC CARBON NANOMATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAMENovember 2022February 2024Allow1511NoNo
17975639METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE INGOTOctober 2022April 2024Abandon1810NoNo
17974997SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROCESSING AMMONIAOctober 2022July 2023Allow910YesNo
17975184SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROCESSING AMMONIAOctober 2022July 2023Allow1810YesNo
17974885METHODS FOR REFORMING AMMONIAOctober 2022May 2023Allow710YesNo
17967139PROCESS FOR STEAM REFORMING OF OXYGENATES AND CATALYSTS FOR USE IN THE PROCESSOctober 2022January 2024Allow1510NoNo
17965608PRE-COMBUSTION CO2 REMOVAL IN A NATURAL GAS FED STEAM METHANE REFORMER (SMR) BASED HYDROGEN PLANTOctober 2022October 2023Allow1220YesNo
17912686MANGANESE-IRIDIUM COMPOSITE OXIDE FOR WATER SPLITTING CATALYST, MANGANESE-IRIDIUM COMPOSITE OXIDE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, AND THEIR PRODUCTION METHODSSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2811YesNo
17911537CRYSTAL OF EUROPIUM COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CRYSTAL OF EUROPIUM COMPOUNDSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2811NoNo
17940584STEAM METHANE REFORMING WITH STEAM REGENERATIONSeptember 2022May 2024Allow2010YesNo
17940711MATERIALS, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING RARE EARTH CARBONATESSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2211NoNo
17889260METHODS FOR REFORMING AMMONIAAugust 2022August 2023Allow1210YesNo
17889256SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AMMONIAAugust 2022August 2023Allow1210YesNo
17868579CENTRIFUGE REACTOR SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2022August 2024Allow2510NoNo
17857503HIERARCHICALLY ORDERED CRYSTALLINE MICROPOROUS MATERIALS WITH LONG-RANGE MESOPOROUS ORDER HAVING HEXAGONAL SYMMETRYJuly 2022January 2025Allow3011YesNo
17831945METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING HYPOBROMITE BY ADDING ACID TO REACTANTSJune 2022September 2023Allow1511YesNo
17824031METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREPARING GRAPHENE AND HYDROGEN GAS BY CONVERTING WASTE PLASTICS WITH JOULE HEATMay 2022May 2025Allow3510NoNo
17776470HYDROGEN STORAGE AND RELEASE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAMEMay 2022April 2025Allow3510NoNo
17738710Total Heat Energy Recovery System For Furnace-Process Phosphoric AcidMay 2022June 2025Allow3710NoNo
17712551PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NITRIC ACID, A RELATED PROCESS AND METHOD OF REVAMPINGApril 2022October 2023Allow1910NoNo
17763971PERIODIC AMMONIA PRODUCTIONMarch 2022January 2023Allow1000NoNo
17763912METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS TO RECOVER HYDROGEN GAS AND/OR METHANE GAS THEREFROMMarch 2022February 2023Allow1100NoNo
17635914DEVICE FOR GENERATING A GASFebruary 2022March 2023Allow1310NoNo
17569659HYDROCARBON WAVE REFORMER AND METHODS OF USEJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2111YesNo
17557912SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GASIFICATION OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALSDecember 2021July 2023Abandon1910NoNo
17548574COMBINED REFORMING APPARATUSDecember 2021August 2024Allow3210NoNo
17547768METAL-BASED STRUCTURE OR NANOPARTICLES CONTAINING HYDROGEN, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEDecember 2021January 2024Abandon2520NoNo
17543326MATERIALS, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING RARE EARTH CARBONATESDecember 2021June 2022Allow601NoNo
17616648METHOD FOR PRODUCING CALCIUM SULFATE HEMIHYDRATE WHISKERS BY USING FERMENTATION BROTH FOR PRODUCING LACTIC ACID WITH CALCIUM SALT METHOD AS RAW MATERIAL AND SYNCHRONOUSLY RECOVERING LACTIC ACID MONOMERDecember 2021March 2025Allow4010YesNo
17613460BIS(FLUOROSULFONYL)IMIDE COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMENovember 2021February 2025Allow3820NoNo
17613380SODIUM TRANSITION METAL POLYANION AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOFNovember 2021June 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17611950PROCESS FOR PREPARING AMMONIUM SALT CONTAINING A FLUOROSULFONYL GROUPNovember 2021June 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17512262ENGINEERED FEED PROCESS IN CATALYTIC CRACKING, SIMULTANEUS RADICALIZATION OF HYDROGEN GAS AIDED BY ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES TO CONVERT NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC HYDROCARBON WASTE INTO GASOLINE AND GAS OILOctober 2021February 2023Allow1621YesNo
17451941METHOD OF RECOVERING A HYDROGEN ENRICHED PRODUCT AND CO2 IN A HYDROGEN PRODUCTION UNITOctober 2021March 2023Allow1710NoNo
17451937METHOD OF PRODUCING A HYDROGEN-ENRICHED PRODUCT AND RECOVERING CO2 IN A HYDROGEN PROUCTION PROCESS UNITOctober 2021March 2023Allow1710NoNo
17483467PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PURE HYDROGEN WITH LOW STEAM EXPORTSeptember 2021June 2023Allow2110NoNo
17442208METHOD FOR FORMING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY, AND SECONDARY BATTERYSeptember 2021June 2025Allow4511NoNo
17480179Hollow Porous FibersSeptember 2021April 2023Allow1910NoNo
17437965PROCESSES USEFUL IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CYCLODODECASULFURSeptember 2021April 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17467414REFORMING SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2021February 2025Allow4110YesNo
17461615METHODS OF PRODUCING ONE OR MORE PRODUCTS USING A FEEDSTOCK GAS REACTORAugust 2021June 2023Abandon2201NoNo
17412956PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN FROM ANY HYDROCARBON GASESAugust 2021February 2025Allow4211NoNo
17411433PROCESS FOR SEPARATION OF HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN PRODUCED FROM PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER SPLITTING BY ABSORPTIONAugust 2021March 2025Abandon4330NoNo
17409296FEED GAS REFORMING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMEAugust 2021September 2024Allow3711YesNo
17402487PRODUCING HIGH PURITY HYDROGEN AND CARBON MONOXIDE FROM A HYDROCARBON MATERIALAugust 2021June 2023Allow2201NoNo
17399277PROCESS AND PLANT FOR PREPARATION OF HYDROGEN AND SEPARATION OF CARBON DIOXIDEAugust 2021January 2023Allow1810NoNo
17397512POWER GENERATION USING HYDROGEN FUEL WITH ECONOMICAL CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTUREAugust 2021April 2023Allow2010NoNo
17427929REVERSIBLE LIQUID ORGANIC SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROCESS FOR LOADING AND DISCHARGING HYDROGEN BASED ON N-HETEROCYCLESAugust 2021March 2025Allow4411NoNo
17385912SILICON CARBIDE SEED CRYSTAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE INGOTJuly 2021September 2023Allow2511NoNo
17382650Method and Apparatus for Adiabatic Calcium LoopingJuly 2021May 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17423832Process for Producing Activated Carbon and HydrogenJuly 2021April 2025Allow4510NoNo
17423454PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN BY MEANS OF THERMAL ENERGYJuly 2021September 2024Allow3810NoNo
17422481SURFACE-MODIFIED NANODIAMOND, NANODIAMOND DISPERSION COMPOSITION, AND SURFACE-MODIFIED NANODIAMOND PRODUCTION METHODJuly 2021May 2025Allow4611NoNo
17422709METHOD FOR PREPARING A SOLID MATERIAL FOR STORING OZONE, THE MATERIAL AND THE USES THEREOFJuly 2021June 2025Allow4721NoNo
17357656INDUCTIVE BATH PLASMA CUPOLAJune 2021September 2024Allow3950NoNo
17348539METHOD FOR GENERATING HYDROGENJune 2021July 2023Allow2520NoNo
17348400HYDROGEN GENERATION ASSEMBLIESJune 2021August 2024Allow3841YesNo
17312938METHODS OF EXTRACTION OF PRODUCTS FROM TITANIUM-BEARING MATERIALSJune 2021August 2024Allow3810YesNo
17329808PROCESS AND APPARATUS OF OCEAN CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGEMay 2021February 2023Allow2110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner IQBAL, SYED TAHA.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
4
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
48.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
27
Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(40.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
16
(59.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
65.5%
Higher 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, 40.7% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 IQBAL, SYED TAHA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner IQBAL, SYED TAHA works in Art Unit 1736 and has examined 814 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner IQBAL, SYED TAHA's allowance rate of 81.6% places them in the 46% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by IQBAL, SYED TAHA receive 1.65 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 45% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by IQBAL, SYED TAHA is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 50% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +20.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by IQBAL, SYED TAHA. This interview benefit is in the 69% 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, 35.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 76% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 50.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 71% 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, 22.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 25% 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 79.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 60.9% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 47.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 55% 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 1.5% of allowed cases (in the 73% 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 2.1% of allowed cases (in the 66% 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:

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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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