Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18955376 | MELT-SPUN SINGLE-REACTOR HIGH-VISCOSITY PET/LOW-VISCOSITY PET TWO-COMPONENT ELASTIC FIBER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18814729 | ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT METHOD | August 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18718444 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AN OPHTHALMIC LENS INCLUDING ASYMMETRIC GRADIENT INDEX OPTICAL ELEMENTS | June 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18664281 | STAGED SHEARING AND FORMING METHODS FOR T-BAR CYLINDRICAL MEMBERS | May 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18635290 | Valve Device and Blow Molding System | April 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18602915 | MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING | March 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18440192 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPRESSOR | February 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18578625 | MOLD CLAMPING DEVICE AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18516904 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CONTACT LENS | November 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18508031 | METHOD OF MAKING AND APPARATUS FOR SLIP AND WEDGE SYSTEMS | November 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18500409 | CONTROL DEVICE OF INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE | November 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18492726 | POLYMER FOAM SYSTEM AND METHOD | October 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18382041 | Method for wrapping edge of PEAK racket | October 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18464867 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NANOFIBER | September 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18278092 | Method for Manufacturing Moulded Parts | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18453224 | ROLL-TO-ROLL MANUFACTURING MACHINES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING NANOSTRUCTURE-CONTAINING POLYMER FILMS | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18450323 | FIBER MATERIAL FOR PRODUCING A CONTAINER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTAINER USING THE FIBER MATERIAL, AND CONTAINER COMPRISING THE FIBER MATERIAL | August 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18446900 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP MOLDING DIE DEVICE | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18228089 | PREFORM SHAPING APPARATUS, PREFORM SHAPING METHOD AND COMPOSITE MATERIAL MOLDING METHOD | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18352433 | FOOD DOUGH FORMING APPARATUS | July 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18211059 | ENERGY EFFICIENT BLOW MOLDER CONTROL | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18032259 | PRINT AND RECOAT ASSEMBLIES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME | April 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18128715 | ENERGY EFFICIENT BLOW MOLDER CONTROL | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18183975 | METHOD FOR MOLDING HOLLOW PART OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND HOLLOW PART MOLDING SYSTEM | March 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18245231 | ORAL APPLIANCE ASSEMBLY USING CUSTOM AND NON-CUSTOM TECHNIQUES | March 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18181241 | EXPANSION METHOD | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18174524 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARTICLE | February 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18101117 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A HYBRID DIP CORD HAVING EXCELLENT FATIGUE RESISTANCE | January 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18006403 | SPINNING BEAM | January 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18099165 | EXTERNAL ONSITE-MANUFACTURED CONTINUOUS STRUCTURAL SLEEVE | January 2023 | May 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18016169 | SECONDARY BATTERY POUCH PRESS MOLD | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18079835 | METHOD OF MAKING A FORMING WHEEL WITH CUSTOM MATERIAL | December 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18062180 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR STEREOSCOPIC-IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE, AND STEREOSCOPIC-IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE | December 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18072807 | RUBBER COMPOSITION MANUFACTURING METHOD, TIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND RUBBER COMPOSITION MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17979504 | SPOUT FOR FLEXIBLE THIN-WALLED PACKAGINGS | November 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17997341 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLAME RETARDANT POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION PELLET | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17974206 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING PLASTIC BODIES | October 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17966062 | AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT DEVICE FOR PREFORM MANUFACTURING | October 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17996173 | FREE BLEND-TYPE METAL POWDER MIXED RESIN MOLDED BODY MANUFACTURING METHOD | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17950828 | DOUGH PROCESSING DEVICE AND DOUGH PROCESSING FACILITY | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17931193 | PRODUCTION LINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF OPHTHALMIC LENSES | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17884799 | IMPRINT METHOD, IMPRINT APPARATUS, ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD, MODEL, MODEL GENERATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | August 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 41 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17818425 | MOLDING DEVICE AND MOLDING METHOD | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17872536 | MOULDING FOOD PRODUCTS FROM A PUMPABLE FOODSTUFF MASS | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17849265 | MAT AND SUPPORT SURFACE FORMED FROM RECYCLED MATERIAL | June 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 42 | 4 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 17847590 | Production method of an inflatable toy | June 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17846611 | DIRECTIONAL AIR KNIFE | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17750482 | Injection Molding Apparatus | May 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17746217 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH A THERMOFORMED SIPED SOLE STRUCTURE | May 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17730371 | DRAWABILITY ENHANCEMENT IN POLYMER THIN FILMS | April 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17728896 | LIGHTWEIGHT STRONG PIPE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF PIPES | April 2022 | September 2023 | Abandon | 17 | 4 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 17726000 | FORMING APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD | April 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17769492 | Apparatus for the Production of Inline Stretched Tubular Foils by Blowing Process | April 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17769217 | EXTRUSION DEVICE AND EXTRUSION METHOD | April 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17765655 | MICROBALLOON PRODUCTION METHOD | March 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17692010 | Print Process For Color Conversion Layer Using Mask | March 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17690601 | METHOD OF FORMING AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR | March 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17637473 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING WITH TINTED ANTI-COALESCING AGENTS | February 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17631470 | Manufacturing Method for Diffraction Grating Waveguide of Near-eye Display | January 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17597877 | PRINT HEAD FOR AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM | January 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17624103 | REFRIGERATOR FOAMING JIG AND FOAMING METHOD USING SAME | December 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17646065 | Methods For Treating Inner Liner Surface, Inner Liners Resulting Therefrom And Tires Containing Such Inner Liners | December 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17556300 | SPILL PREVENTING CONTAINER LID | December 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17552928 | Temperature Control for a Rotary Head Extruder | December 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17617623 | MOULD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SLABS AND RELATIVE FORMING METHOD | December 2021 | December 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17617304 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BONE GRAFT SUBSTITUTE HAVING HOLES | December 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 17616795 | UNCURED PREPREG RECYCLING METHODOLOGY | December 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17614738 | METHOD OF REPLICATING OPTICAL ELEMENTS AND REPLICATED OPTICAL ELEMENTS | November 2021 | December 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17491966 | BUILD PLATE ASSEMBLIES FOR CONTINUOUS LIQUID INTERPHASE PRINTING HAVING LIGHTING PANELS AND RELATED METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES | October 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17485029 | TIRE TREAD WITH REDUCED ROLLING RESISTANCE | September 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17478136 | SUPER SMOOTH MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SENSOR PROTECTIVE COVER | September 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17431523 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A FOOTWEAR AND FOOTWEAR PARTS | August 2021 | February 2026 | Allow | 54 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17423131 | HOLLOW BODY MOLDING AID AND MOLDING METHOD | August 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17376485 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ACHROMATIC LENS | July 2021 | February 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17420643 | MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING | July 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17361614 | ENERGY EFFICIENT BLOW MOLDER CONTROL | June 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17416899 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A GRADIENT POLAR FILM | June 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17413066 | ELECTRIC DOUGH SHEETER MACHINE | June 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17298821 | MICROPRISMATIC RETROREFLECTIVE MOLD, SHEET, AND ARTICLE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF | June 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17319419 | POLYMER FOAM SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17286717 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUAL CASTING OF POLYMERS | April 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17285534 | Elastic composite fiber and fabrication method therefor | April 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17283911 | MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD | April 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17197701 | MASK MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MASK USING THE SAME | March 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17169546 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL AUTOMATIC NOODLE MAKER | February 2021 | August 2021 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17144088 | Pattern Printing On Prisms | January 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17134261 | SURFACE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND SURFACE PROCESSING METHOD | December 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17125187 | PROCESS FOR TREATING A MATERIAL CHOSEN FROM AMONG A POLYAMIDE, A POLYESTER AND A POLY(METH)ACRYLATE | December 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17108022 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICE WITH RELEASE MECHANISM | December 2020 | September 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17108018 | INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CYCLE TO CYCLE CAVITY INJECTION | December 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17108006 | INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CYCLE TO CYCLE CAVITY INJECTION | December 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17102667 | PLASTICIZING DEVICE, INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING APPARATUS | November 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17099858 | VALVE STEM ACTUATION | November 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17070733 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NANOFIBER | October 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17028948 | MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS FOR APPLYING MATERIALS TO ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | September 2020 | January 2025 | Abandon | 52 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17008073 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING AN APEX | August 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17001085 | VULCANIZATION MOLD FOR TIRE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TIRE | August 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16990815 | POROUS CARBON STRUCTURE PRODUCTION | August 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16906616 | INJECTION MOLDING METHOD WITH METALLIC PIGMENT USING MAGNETIC FIELD | June 2020 | June 2022 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16880605 | PREFORM SHAPING APPARATUS, PREFORM SHAPING METHOD AND COMPOSITE MATERIAL MOLDING METHOD | May 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WANG, ALEXANDER A.
With a 60.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 38.5% 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 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner WANG, ALEXANDER A works in Art Unit 1741 and has examined 214 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 63.6%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.
Examiner WANG, ALEXANDER A's allowance rate of 63.6% places them in the 24% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by WANG, ALEXANDER A receive 2.37 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 68% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WANG, ALEXANDER A is 37 months. This places the examiner in the 32% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +25.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WANG, ALEXANDER A. This interview benefit is in the 73% 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, 20.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 24% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 34.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 52% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 70% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 58.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 28.6% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 57.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 59% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 5% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.5% of allowed cases (in the 65% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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