Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17138467 | PRELOAD TYPE GRANULATOR | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17256683 | DETECTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PART LIFT AND DRAG | December 2020 | August 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17253389 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMER | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17123766 | METHODS FOR MEASURING TRAVERSE SPEEDS IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS | December 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16951794 | ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED SELF-SUPPORTING MICROFLUIDICS | November 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17070272 | INJECTION MOLDING DEVICE, INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING DEVICE | October 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17067856 | Apparatus And Method For Providing Marks On Extruded Films | October 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17030796 | SUPPLEMENTARY ROTARY AXIS FOR 3D PRINTER | September 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16948118 | MULTI-MATERIAL MEMBRANE FOR VAT POLYMERIZATION PRINTER | September 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17003106 | MULTI-INPUT PRINT HEADS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONALLY PRINTING AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | August 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17003089 | METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONALLY PRINTING AND ASSOCIATED MULTI-INPUT PRINT HEADS AND SYSTEMS | August 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17003424 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPONENT | August 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16975265 | IMPACT MITIGATING STRUCTURE | August 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17001098 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING MANUFACTURE OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARTICLE HAVING AN INTERFACE SURFACE | August 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16975345 | A POLYMER MOLD INSERT FOR AN INJECTION MOLDING TOOL | August 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16984298 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | August 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16955161 | FEEDSTOCK LIQUEFIER REPLACEMENT IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | June 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16901069 | Method for Heating Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Workpiece | June 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16885428 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT MANUFACTURING METHOD AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING DEVICE | May 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16767228 | Technology for monitoring an extruder or respectively an injection moulding machine | May 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16830321 | DENTAL PROSTHESES | March 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 48 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16813155 | MODELING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND ANNEALING APPARATUS | March 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16635153 | ENERGY FIELD THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING SYSTEM | January 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16750108 | APPARATUS FOR MAKING DENTAL APPLIANCES | January 2020 | November 2021 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16745812 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SPATTER SHIELDING | January 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16733759 | CONFIGURABLE BUILD VOLUME SYSTEMS | January 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16729714 | FABRICATING APPARATUS, FABRICATING SYSTEM, FABRICATING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | December 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16624363 | MEASURING SYSTEM FOR A DEVICE FOR THE GENERATIVE MANUFACTURING OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT | December 2019 | January 2024 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 2 | No | No |
| 16718630 | ADDITIVE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING FOR ELECTRIC MACHINES | December 2019 | August 2022 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16622556 | A MACHINE AND A METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS | December 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16703162 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING SYSTEM OPTIMIZING CONTOUR FORMATION FOR MULTIPLE ENERGY BEAMS | December 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16615612 | PROPAGATION OF A MATERIAL THROUGH AN INTERIOR VOLUME OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT | November 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16667614 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING OF FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTICS WITH MULTI-AXIAL REINFORCEMENT | October 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16608852 | GAS SUPPLY CONTROL FOR CONDITIONING PARTICULATE MATERIAL | October 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16608435 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING BUILD MATERIAL DOSE CONTROL | October 2019 | September 2022 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16608236 | CONTROLLING ENERGY SOURCE IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING | October 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16608448 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TEMPERATURE CONTROL | October 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 16608329 | DETERMINING EXCESS BUILD MATERIAL | October 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16663224 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING CORE USING INORGANIC BINDER | October 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16607407 | Nozzle Assembly and 3D Printer Comprising the Same | October 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16605382 | CONFIGURING AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM | October 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16604934 | System For Selective Laser Sintering | October 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16498398 | 3D ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD | September 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16584068 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | September 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16561817 | HUBS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | September 2019 | August 2023 | Abandon | 48 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16536519 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING AN EXTRUDED SHEET | August 2019 | September 2023 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 16529698 | MOLDED ARTICLE EXTRACTOR AND METHOD | August 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16527537 | UNPACKING DEVICE FOR ADDITIVELY FABRICATED MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS | July 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16429929 | THERMOSET IN-MOLD FINISHING FILM | June 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16421687 | METAL POWDER MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR METAL 3D PRINTER | May 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16401447 | LOCALIZED HEATING VIA AN INFRARED HEAT SOURCE ARRAY OF EDGE SEALS FOR A VACUUM INSULATING GLASS UNIT, AND/OR UNITIZED OVEN WITH INFRARED HEAT SOURCE ARRAY FOR ACCOMPLISHING THE SAME | May 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16344167 | TIRE WITH VARIABLE RIBBON SIZE TREAD AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME | April 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16384669 | Liquid Cooling for Pellet Extruder in a Fused Deposition Modeling System | April 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16341310 | CRYSTALLINE POLYCARBONATE POWDERS FOR POWDER BED FUSION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | April 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16291647 | POLISHING PADS FORMED USING AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO | March 2019 | May 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16290942 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPONENT | March 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16273335 | EVACUATION AND PORT SEALING TECHNIQUES FOR VACUUM INSULATING GLASS UNITS, AND/OR VACUUM OVEN FOR ACCOMPLISHING THE SAME | February 2019 | December 2019 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16247952 | MOLDED ARTICLE EXTRACTOR AND METHOD | January 2019 | June 2019 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16097863 | METHOD FOR SUPPLYING INKS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING METHOD USING SAME | October 2018 | October 2022 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16173123 | Portable Curing System | October 2018 | June 2019 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16096862 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SECURING A SUBSTRATE TO A PLASTIC STRIP, AND FASTENING DEVICE LIKELY TO BE OBTAINED BY SAID METHOD | October 2018 | March 2023 | Allow | 53 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16097017 | COOLING OF BUILD MATERIAL IN 3D PRINTING SYSTEM | October 2018 | February 2022 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16096789 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING RETAINING ELEMENTS | October 2018 | June 2022 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16162274 | APPARATUS FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS | October 2018 | October 2023 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16162244 | APPARATUS FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS | October 2018 | October 2022 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 2 | No | No |
| 16162318 | 3D-PRINTING USING REACTIVE PRECURSORS | October 2018 | August 2023 | Allow | 58 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16146549 | SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | September 2018 | June 2022 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16121545 | AUTOMATED CONSTRUCTION OF TOWERS AND COLUMNS | September 2018 | September 2020 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16112929 | LASER FABRICATION ADDITIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2018 | November 2021 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16112738 | PRELOAD TYPE GRANULATOR | August 2018 | May 2021 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16109234 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PRINT-HEADS FOR EXOTIC MATERIAL APPLICATIONS | August 2018 | May 2021 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16108801 | BREAK-AWAY SUPPORT MATERIAL FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | August 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16109313 | GUIDED WAVE-BASED SYSTEM FOR CURE MONITORING OF COMPOSITES USING PIEZOELECTRIC DISCS AND FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS/PHASE-SHIFTED BRAGG GRATINGS | August 2018 | October 2022 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16109729 | Production method for a resin molding | August 2018 | May 2021 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16108710 | MULTI-DEGREE OF FREEDOM ACOUSTIC PANEL | August 2018 | February 2022 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16077746 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO RECYCLE 3D BUILD MATERIAL | August 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16076359 | BUILD MATERIAL PROCESSING | August 2018 | June 2022 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16075655 | ACTUATABLE PLATENS | August 2018 | September 2022 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16075623 | DIRECTING GAS BURSTS TO FLOW CONDUITS | August 2018 | April 2022 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16075489 | IDENTIFYING AN AC MAINS CONNECTION STATE OF A POWER DEVICE | August 2018 | February 2022 | Abandon | 42 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16075476 | A LIFT TO LOWER AND RAISE A PLATFORM | August 2018 | February 2022 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16074819 | Mould, Mould System, Thermoforming Device, And Method For Thermoforming | August 2018 | January 2022 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16074625 | UNIT FOR ASSEMBLING AND/OR TREATING COMPONENTS | August 2018 | October 2021 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16074409 | HEATING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY | July 2018 | November 2021 | Abandon | 40 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16046444 | POSITIONING MODULE AND MOLD INSERT THEREOF | July 2018 | August 2021 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16043797 | COOLING PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE | July 2018 | June 2022 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 2 | No | Yes |
| 16072144 | FINISHING A 3D PRINTED OBJECT | July 2018 | April 2021 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16027034 | HEAT-REACTIVE RESIST MATERIAL, MOLD MANUFACTURING METHOD, MOLD, DEVELOPMENT METHOD AND PATTERN FORMATION MATERIAL | July 2018 | June 2019 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16026374 | ROTATING BRAID-HEAD NOZZLE ASSEMBLY | July 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16062548 | A DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR FABRICATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PART BY SELECTIVELY MELTING A POWDER BED | June 2018 | May 2021 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15955994 | PROCESSES FOR IN-MOLD COATING SYSTEMS FOR MOLDING, AND PRODUCTS FORMED THEREFROM | April 2018 | May 2021 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15946535 | INDEX PLATE MOLDING DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING INTERDENTAL CLEANERS | April 2018 | January 2022 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15912339 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MANIPULATING POLYMERS | March 2018 | January 2023 | Abandon | 58 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 15907932 | PEDESTAL OF MOLDING EXTRACTION MACHINE | February 2018 | February 2020 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15907122 | 3D PRINTING DEVICES INCLUDING MIXING NOZZLES | February 2018 | June 2022 | Abandon | 51 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15903313 | BINDER MATERIALS FOR USE IN PREPARATION OF CERAMIC PARTICLES | February 2018 | June 2022 | Abandon | 51 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15903119 | ACTIVE ICE PRESS ASSEMBLY | February 2018 | April 2020 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15904272 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPONENT | February 2018 | December 2018 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15889402 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF METAL ALLOYS AND METAL ALLOY MATRIX COMPOSITES | February 2018 | August 2023 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 15748159 | AN ELECTROSPINNING DEVICE AND CONFIGURATION METHOD | January 2018 | August 2021 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ROBITAILLE, JOHN P.
With a 66.7% 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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ 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 ROBITAILLE, JOHN P works in Art Unit 1743 and has examined 361 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 71.5%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.
Examiner ROBITAILLE, JOHN P's allowance rate of 71.5% places them in the 36% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by ROBITAILLE, JOHN P receive 1.71 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 33% 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 ROBITAILLE, JOHN P 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 +17.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ROBITAILLE, JOHN P. This interview benefit is in the 57% 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, 29.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 60% 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 28.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 41% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 71% 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 63.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 38.1% 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, 40.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 27% 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 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 65% 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 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 60% 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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