USPTO Examiner ROBITAILLE JOHN P - Art Unit 1743

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
189997083D PRINTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING 3D PRINTED STRUCTUREDecember 2024February 2026Allow1400NoNo
18952246PUTTY SCRAPERNovember 2024June 2025Allow710NoNo
18540424ENERGY FIELD THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING SYSTEMDecember 2023May 2025Allow1710NoNo
18484556DEVICE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGOctober 2023December 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18479040METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF CUSTOM HEADWEAR BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1710YesNo
18546433ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM WITH A SEALED BUILD CHAMBERAugust 2023October 2025Allow2600NoNo
18349400MICROCHANNEL DEVICE, AND HIGH-OIL-LOAD MICROCAPSULE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME USING THE MICROCHANNEL DEVICEJuly 2023July 2025Allow2501NoNo
18247475APPARATUS FOR THE CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF A MATTRESS COMPRISING AGGLOMERATED MINERAL FIBRESMarch 2023January 2026Allow3300NoNo
18193128METHOD OF JOINING TWO OBJECTSMarch 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18126084DELAYED CURE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGMarch 2023February 2026Abandon3510NoNo
18246059A MOLD TOOL FOR INJECTION MOLDINGMarch 2023January 2026Allow3420NoNo
18115639METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF CUSTOM CRANIAL REMODELING DEVICES BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2410YesNo
18167273UNPACKING DEVICE FOR UNPACKING AN ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT FROM THE SURROUNDING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALFebruary 2023November 2024Abandon2120NoNo
18159909Three-Dimensional Shaping DeviceJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2810NoNo
18087037ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF METAL ALLOYS AND METAL ALLOY MATRIX COMPOSITESDecember 2022July 2024Allow1911NoNo
18086057SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-SITU INSPECTION OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MATERIALS AND BUILDSDecember 2022September 2024Allow2111YesNo
18000952METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLOW DURING THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTINGDecember 2022February 2026Abandon3820NoNo
18074236APPARATUS AND METHOD TO PROVIDE CONDITIONING TO A DEPOSITED POWDERDecember 2022August 2025Allow3231YesNo
18072190ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF THERMOSETTING RESINS VIA DIRECT INK WRITING AND RADIO FREQUENCY HEATING AND CURINGNovember 2022May 2025Allow2921NoNo
17823215BIO PRINTER CAPABLE OF AUTO-LEVELING AND AUTOLEVELING METHOD THEREOFAugust 2022April 2025Abandon3120NoNo
17798606FILAMENT FEEDERAugust 2022July 2023Allow1110NoNo
17798877SWARM MANUFACTURING FOR SMART FACTORYAugust 2022March 2023Allow700NoNo
17874494THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING SYSTEM OPTIMIZING CONTOUR FORMATION FOR MULTIPLE ENERGY BEAMSJuly 2022March 2023Allow800NoNo
17810904REFURBISHMENT KIT FOR A MULTI-MATERIAL MEMBRANE FOR A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING SYSTEMJuly 2022March 2024Abandon2020NoNo
17857369Device And Method For Feeding Polymeric Material To A Printhead Of An Additive Manufacturing Machine And Additive Manufacturing MachineJuly 2022May 2025Allow3431YesNo
17847164Liquid Cooling for Pellet Extruder in a Fused Deposition Modeling SystemJune 2022March 2023Allow900NoNo
17827278SELECTING A DEPOWDERING PROCESS FOR 3D PRINTINGMay 2022April 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17778310SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF AN OBJECTMay 2022April 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17736039FOLDABLE STRUCTURE FOR 3D PRINTER FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAMEMay 2022March 2025Abandon3401NoNo
177340963D PRINTER FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MAINTAIN THE SAME IN HORIZONTAL ORIENTATIONMay 2022March 2025Abandon3401NoNo
17772475BUILD TEMPERATURE CONTROLApril 2022April 2025Abandon3520YesNo
17725374INDEX PLATE MOLDING DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING INTERDENTAL CLEANERSApril 2022March 2023Allow1100NoNo
17694378POWDER SPREADERMarch 2022April 2024Allow2521NoNo
17688130METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPONENTMarch 2022October 2023Allow1910NoNo
17686925HIGH AMPLITUDE PNEUMATIC IMPACT FOR POWDER REMOVAL IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGMarch 2022October 2023Allow1911NoNo
17753449CONTAINERS TO CONTROL HEAT DISSIPATIONMarch 2022March 2025Abandon3601NoNo
17647823Thermal Insulation Fastening SystemJanuary 2022September 2023Allow2011NoNo
17560387THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED ARTICLE PRODUCTION METHODDecember 2021November 2022Allow1101YesNo
17537680CRYSTALLINE POLYCARBONATE POWDERS FOR POWDER BED FUSION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGNovember 2021June 2022Allow711NoNo
17534794PLASTICIZING DEVICE, INJECTION MOLDING DEVICE, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING DEVICENovember 2021October 2022Allow1000NoNo
17594549ROBOTIC POWDER BED CARTS AND COMPATIBLE PRINTER HOUSINGS FOR SLS THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTINGOctober 2021August 2024Abandon3411NoNo
17600615ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING POWDER RECIRCULATION SYSTEMOctober 2021November 2024Abandon3710NoNo
17600961METHOD OF EXTRUDING LINEAR LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE WITHOUT SURFACE MELT FRACTUREOctober 2021April 2025Abandon4320YesNo
17483803Nylon Tube Automatic Thermoforming Apparatus and Forming ProcessSeptember 2021January 2025Allow4021NoNo
17477112METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VACUUM POWDER PLACEMENT IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMSSeptember 2021March 2024Allow2900NoNo
17438013METHODS TO PRODUCE LOW-DEFECT COMPOSITE FILAMENTS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSESSeptember 2021October 2025Allow4941YesNo
17435136Polypropylene Resin, Polypropylene Fiber And Method For Preparing The SameAugust 2021March 2025Allow4311NoNo
174312443D PRINTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING 3D PRINTED STRUCTUREAugust 2021April 2025Abandon4421YesNo
17443423PRINT HEAD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMJuly 2021September 2023Allow2611NoNo
17425624KIT FOR SOLIDIFYING BREAST MILK AND PROCESS FOR OBTAINING SOLIDIFIED BREAST MILKJuly 2021June 2024Allow3520NoNo
17425215SCREW AND EXTRUDERJuly 2021March 2025Abandon4420NoNo
17382850DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR FABRICATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PART BY SELECTIVELY MELTING A POWDER BEDJuly 2021March 2024Allow3210NoNo
17381590PROCESSES FOR IN-MOLD COATING SYSTEMS FOR MOLDING, AND PRODUCTS FORMED THEREFROMJuly 2021March 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17381053MULTI-SOURCE OVERLAP DESIGN ACCEPTANCE QUALIFICATIONJuly 2021January 2024Allow3021NoNo
17443039THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING DEVICEJuly 2021February 2024Allow3120NoNo
17378838PREPARATION OF BUILDING MATERIAL FOR SOLID FREEFORM FABRICATIONJuly 2021April 2025Abandon4521NoNo
17424114METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF POLY-VINYL ALCOHOL -FILAMENT FIBRE OF HIGH STRENGTH AND ELASTICITYJuly 2021March 2024Allow3210NoNo
17375853LARGE AREA RECOATING FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGJuly 2021March 2023Allow2001NoNo
17421017METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DIRECTLY PREPARING FOAMED POLYLACTIC ACID (PLA) PRODUCT FROM PLA MELTJuly 2021July 2025Allow4831YesNo
17361782ALIGNMENT OF ENERGY BEAMS IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND MACHINESJune 2021October 2025Allow5251YesNo
17415188ADAPTING MANUFACTURING SIMULATIONJune 2021November 2024Abandon4111NoNo
17349696SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE COLOR ENHANCED YARNSJune 2021July 2025Allow4941YesNo
17414677SENSING MANUFACTURING CONDITIONS WHILE 3D PRINTINGJune 2021May 2024Abandon3511NoNo
17346104SYSTEM AND METHOD TO INCREASE ACCURACY OF AN IMAGING SYSTEM WITHIN AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICEJune 2021December 2024Abandon4221NoNo
17346029METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING WORKFLOW THROUGHPUT, OUTPUT ACCURACY AND SURFACE FINISH DURING PIXEL BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSESJune 2021November 2024Abandon4121NoNo
17336437METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FABRICATING CROSS-LAYER PATTERNJune 2021October 2023Allow2811NoNo
17335280PROCESSING CARRIER MODULE AND SPIN DRY DEVICEJune 2021March 2023Allow2210NoNo
17303410THREE-DIMENSIONAL-OBJECT PRINTING APPARATUSMay 2021April 2025Allow4750YesNo
17297261Forming Apparatus And Method Of Producing Formed BodyMay 2021August 2025Allow5031YesNo
17330214APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CREATING PROSTHETICSMay 2021March 2023Allow2210NoNo
17322534INKJET BASED SOLID PARTICLE POWDER BED CROSSLINKINGMay 2021March 2023Allow2211NoNo
17316918PACKAGED 3-DIMENSIONAL MODELING POWDER MATERIAL AND 3-DIMENSIONAL MODELING SYSTEMMay 2021January 2025Abandon4421NoNo
17317564METHOD FOR THE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF A COMPOSITE COMPONENT, AND COMPOSITE COMPONENTMay 2021September 2023Allow2921YesNo
17239725THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED ARTICLE PRODUCTION METHODApril 2021October 2022Allow1701NoNo
172396703D PRINTING SUPPORT, CONSTRUCTING METHODS, AND PRINTING METHODS THEREOFApril 2021January 2024Abandon3221NoNo
17285114Cable Robot 3D Printer and Method for Detecting the Position and for Changing the Position of the Print Head of a Cable Robot 3D PrinterApril 2021October 2025Allow5431NoNo
17225631SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOMIZING FIBER ADDITIVES IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGApril 2021October 2025Abandon5561NoNo
17224606QUICK RELEASE HOTENDApril 2021September 2022Allow1700NoNo
17282105FOOD, FOOD PRODUCTION APPARATUS, FOOD PRODUCTION METHOD, AND FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMApril 2021February 2026Abandon5941YesNo
17207555ENERGY FIELD THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING SYSTEMMarch 2021October 2023Allow3110NoNo
17272617PRINTING METHOD FOR FDM PRINTING SMOOTH SURFACES OF ITEMSMarch 2021October 2022Allow2001NoNo
171810793D printer systems and methodsFebruary 2021September 2024Allow4330NoNo
17178739METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF CUSTOM HEADWEAR BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGFebruary 2021September 2023Allow3010YesNo
17178027METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF CUSTOM CRANIAL REMODELING DEVICES BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGFebruary 2021February 2023Allow2400YesNo
17172233CONVERGENT MANUFACTURING PLATFORM CAPABLE OF ADDITIVE-SUBTRACTIVE-ASSEMBLY PROCESSES AND SYSTEMSFebruary 2021March 2023Allow2611NoNo
17170531Methods and Apparatus for Selectively Combining Particulate MaterialFebruary 2021March 2023Allow2500NoNo
17148807METHOD OF JOINING TWO OBJECTSJanuary 2021January 2023Allow2400NoNo
17146942ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMJanuary 2021March 2023Allow2711YesNo
17142426SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-SITU INSPECTION OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MATERIALS AND BUILDSJanuary 2021October 2022Allow2100NoNo
17138467PRELOAD TYPE GRANULATORDecember 2020July 2023Allow3000NoNo
17256683DETECTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PART LIFT AND DRAGDecember 2020August 2024Abandon4331NoNo
17253389ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING THERMOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMERDecember 2020July 2023Allow3111NoNo
17123766METHODS FOR MEASURING TRAVERSE SPEEDS IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMSDecember 2020September 2023Abandon3321NoNo
16951794ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED SELF-SUPPORTING MICROFLUIDICSNovember 2020July 2023Allow3221YesNo
17050623FLEXIBLE CABLESOctober 2020September 2025Abandon5951YesNo
17070272INJECTION MOLDING DEVICE, INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING DEVICEOctober 2020October 2022Allow2420NoNo
17067856Apparatus And Method For Providing Marks On Extruded FilmsOctober 2020October 2023Abandon3620NoNo
17030796SUPPLEMENTARY ROTARY AXIS FOR 3D PRINTERSeptember 2020March 2023Allow3011YesNo
16948118MULTI-MATERIAL MEMBRANE FOR VAT POLYMERIZATION PRINTERSeptember 2020June 2022Allow2101NoNo
17003106MULTI-INPUT PRINT HEADS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONALLY PRINTING AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2020October 2023Allow3701NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ROBITAILLE, JOHN P.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
14
Examiner Affirmed
5
(35.7%)
Examiner Reversed
9
(64.3%)
Reversal Percentile
85.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 64.3% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
29
Allowed After Appeal Filing
15
(51.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(48.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
84.6%
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, 51.7% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ROBITAILLE, JOHN P works in Art Unit 1743 and has examined 417 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 71.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ROBITAILLE, JOHN P's allowance rate of 71.2% places them in the 34% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ROBITAILLE, JOHN P receive 1.73 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 37% 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 ROBITAILLE, JOHN P is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 35% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ROBITAILLE, JOHN P. This interview benefit is in the 52% 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, 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 28.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 40% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 94.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 68% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 62.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 39.1% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 47.3% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 64% 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 2.0% of allowed cases (in the 68% 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:

    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

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