USPTO Examiner PATEL VISHAL I - Art Unit 1746

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18900763ARTIFICIAL EYELASH, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME AND DEVICES THEREOFSeptember 2024April 2025Allow611NoNo
18796627DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING V-SHAPED FULL-COMPOSITE PRESSURE VESSELAugust 2024December 2024Allow401YesNo
18729406ADHESIVE TAPE TEARING MODULE FOR DOUBLE-GLASS ASSEMBLY, AND ADHESIVE TAPE TEARING MACHINEJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18727591DRAPING A SKIN OF THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL ON A MULTICELLULAR BODYJuly 2024March 2025Allow801NoNo
18642457Auxiliary Device For Applying Protective FilmApril 2024September 2024Allow510NoNo
18598717Actinic Radiation Curable Polymeric Mixtures, Cured Polymeric Mixtures And Related ProcessesMarch 2024January 2025Allow1101NoNo
18420943HEAT-RESISTANT NANOCRYSTALLINE MAGNETIC-ISOLATION SHIELDING MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOFJanuary 2024May 2024Allow401YesNo
18399690METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE OF CFRTP PLATE MATERIAL WITH METAL PLATE MATERIAL AND COMPOSITE THEREOFDecember 2023June 2025Abandon1711NoNo
18537802Composite Control Cables and Stabilizing Tendons for Aircraft Applications and Method for Manufacture of SameDecember 2023May 2024Allow501NoNo
18568324A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF A PASSIVE TEMPERATURE CONTROL CARTON FOR TRANSPORT AND STORAGEDecember 2023June 2025Allow1801NoNo
18519718SYSTEM FOR APPLYING ADHESIVENovember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18387576ORGANICALLY MODIFIED CHALCOGENIDE POLYMERS FOR USE AS OPTICAL ADHESIVE MATERIALSNovember 2023July 2024Allow800NoNo
18558602INSULATION SHEET FOR MOTOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING INSULATION SHEET FOR MOTORNovember 2023May 2025Allow1900NoNo
18383060SPUNBOND LAMINATE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAMEOctober 2023March 2025Allow1611NoNo
18555678SYSTEM ENABLING THE CONTINUOUS AUTOMATED MANUFACTURE AND/OR PRODUCTION OF AT LEAST ONE FILM, COVER, BLANKET AND/OR MESH INTEGRATEDLY COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE FLUID DISTRIBUTION LINEOctober 2023June 2025Allow2011NoNo
18469565METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOUNDED UNI-DIRECTIONAL CLOTHSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2101NoNo
18456797REINFORCED WOOD FIBER CORE AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOFAugust 2023March 2025Allow1920NoNo
18452645Sound Damping Gypsum Board and Method of Constructing a Sound Damping Gypsum BoardAugust 2023January 2025Allow1711NoNo
18231365Self-Laminating Rotating Cable Marker with Breakaway PortionAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210YesNo
18348359PREPARATION METHOD OF PHOSPHATE-BASED HIGH-TEMPERATURE-RESISTANT ADHESIVE SELF-REINFORCED BY IN-SITU GROWTH AND LOCKING OF FLAKY KYANITEJuly 2023September 2023Allow300NoNo
18338405METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ABSORBENT SANITARY ARTICLES, AND RELATIVE ABSORBENT SANITARY PRODUCTJune 2023July 2024Allow1300NoNo
18209050SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PREVENTING THE FORMATION OF CRACKS IN A CONCRETE OR ASPHALT SURFACEJune 2023June 2025Allow2411NoNo
18266280DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A COMPOSITE NONWOVEN WEBJune 2023March 2025Allow2200NoNo
18206774METHOD OF PRODUCING A GLUELESS DUSTLESS COMPOSITE FLOORING MATERIAL SYSTEMJune 2023September 2024Allow1511NoNo
18329547MOLD AND GAS SENSOR SEALING METHOD USING MOLDJune 2023May 2025Allow2301NoNo
18204741PROCESSING METHOD, LAMINATOR SYSTEM, LAMINATOR, POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJune 2023January 2025Allow2001NoNo
18327263RANDOM CASE SEALERJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18326473APPARATUS INCLUDING A BONDING HEAD AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAMEMay 2023April 2025Allow2301YesNo
18325072SLIDEABLE SUBSTRATE DEPOSITION DEVICEMay 2023October 2024Allow1700NoNo
18322332METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING REFORMABLE STIFFENING ELEMENTSMay 2023October 2024Allow1711NoNo
18038011Vacuum bag, apparatus and process for the production of laminated glass elementsMay 2023April 2025Allow2301NoNo
18319527PROCESS FOR MAKING A REFASTENABLE SIDE SEAM, APPARATUS AND ARTICLE HAVING THAT REFASTENABLE SIDE SEAMMay 2023March 2024Allow1000NoNo
18143673ELASTIC LAMINATES WITH CURVED ELASTICS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURINGMay 2023November 2024Allow1811NoNo
18143096RFID SYSTEM SUITABLE FOR BEING ATTACHED TO FABRICS AND METHOD FOR THE DIGITALIZATION OF FABRICSMay 2023February 2025Allow2210NoNo
18312123WATERPROOFING AND BREATHABLE POLYOLEFIN ROOFING MEMBRANE BY EXTRUSION LAMINATION AND SEQUENTIAL STRETCHINGMay 2023May 2025Allow2501NoNo
18309276SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING AND USING AN ADHESIVE TAPE AND RELATED ARTICLESApril 2023May 2024Allow1200NoNo
18140446APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICEApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18250452WEB MATERIAL PROCESSING MACHINE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTI-LAYERED WEB MATERIAL AND PACKAGING MATERIALApril 2023January 2025Allow2101NoNo
18305355ARAMID COMPOUND PAPER WITH PINNING EFFECT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFApril 2023September 2023Allow510NoNo
18300908COx ELECTROLYZER CELL FLOW FIELDS AND GAS DIFFUSION LAYERSApril 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18248883ADHESIVE ASSEMBLIES PERMITTING ENHANCED WEIGHT BEARING PERFORMANCE WITH DAMAGE FREE REMOVALApril 2023March 2025Allow2301NoNo
18298381ADHESIVE APPLICATION APPARATUS AND BATTERY PRODUCTION LINE HAVING SUCH ADHESIVE APPLICATION APPARATUSApril 2023February 2025Allow2210NoNo
18132707Self-Laminating Rotating Cable Marker with Breakaway PortionApril 2023October 2023Allow600NoNo
18131101SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF APPAREL MANUFACTURING USING ADHESIVE BONDINGApril 2023October 2023Allow701NoNo
18126116SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING ELASTIC PANELSMarch 2023August 2024Allow1720YesNo
18188641System for Pre-Assembling Site MaterialsMarch 2023May 2025Allow2611NoNo
18185604DUAL TYPE ULTRASONIC BONDING APPARATUS AND BONDING METHOD USING THE SAMEMarch 2023May 2025Allow2611NoNo
18184831METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUBSTRATE FOR MILLIMETER WAVEMarch 2023May 2025Allow2611NoNo
18181705TAPE DISPENSER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAMEMarch 2023March 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18025508METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE-GUIDED ELEMENTS FOR COMPACT HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY SYSTEMMarch 2023September 2024Allow1800NoNo
18025405SEALING METHODMarch 2023November 2024Allow2010NoNo
18180283HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE HAVING IMPROVED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITYMarch 2023May 2025Allow2611NoNo
18044010WELDING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MULTILAYER POCKET SPRING STRING, AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR POCKET SPRING MATTRESSMarch 2023October 2023Allow810NoNo
18110417ABSORBENT CORES AND METHODS FOR FORMING ABSORBENT CORESFebruary 2023June 2024Allow1611NoNo
18091531THREE-DIMENSIONAL DECORATIVE PIECE MADE OF THERMOPLASTIC SYNTHETIC RESIN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAMEDecember 2022October 2024Allow2101NoNo
18089610AEROGEL COMPOSITE HEAT PRESERVATION FIRE-PROOF PLATE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOFDecember 2022August 2023Allow820NoNo
18003284HYBRID GLASS PLASTIC FLOW CELL AND FABRICATION METHODSDecember 2022January 2025Allow2501NoNo
18002990PROCESS FOR COATING VEGETABLE-TANNED LEATHERSDecember 2022May 2024Allow1700NoNo
18001886A NEW MULTI-LAYER INTERLINING AND THE PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOFDecember 2022June 2025Allow3011NoNo
18073937PROCESS FOR MAKING ARTICLES AND APPARATUSDecember 2022April 2023Allow400NoNo
18059495STRUCTURALLY-COLORED ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING STRUCTURALLY-COLORED ARTICLESNovember 2022May 2023Allow500YesNo
18059499STRUCTURALLY-COLORED ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING STRUCTURALLY-COLORED ARTICLESNovember 2022May 2023Allow500NoNo
17922426Bonding Device and Bonding MethodOctober 2022March 2025Allow2811NoNo
17975788SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DECORATING SUBSTRATESOctober 2022May 2024Allow1911YesNo
17976216ABRADABLE MATERIAL AND DESIGN FOR JET ENGINE APPLICATIONSOctober 2022April 2025Allow3011NoNo
17975081BONDING COMPOSITION AND METHOD THEREOFOctober 2022December 2024Allow2501YesNo
17968000Method for Heat-Setting and Laminating A 3D Knitted Fabric, Laminating Apparatus, Interior Component and Motor VehicleOctober 2022March 2025Allow2911NoNo
17995565MOLDING WITH STRUCTURED POLYSILOXANE LAYER AND METHOD FOR ITS PREPARATIONOctober 2022November 2024Abandon2501NoNo
17960122BEARINGS AND COMPONENTS THEREOF COMPRISING A HOT-MELT PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE AND METHODS OF THEIR PREPARATIONOctober 2022March 2024Allow1811NoNo
17946922ADHESIVE STRIP ATTACHMENT OF ROOF BOARDS TO A CORRUGATED ROOF DECKSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2201NoNo
17912159METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BONDED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INSULATION CIRCUIT SUBSTRATESeptember 2022March 2025Allow3011NoNo
17945021ENGINEERED NON-WOVEN TEXTILE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURINGSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3211NoNo
17889514METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MASS ASSEMBLY OF THIN-FILM MATERIALSAugust 2022January 2023Allow500NoNo
17884077METHOD OF REMOVING AN ADHESIVE FOR AN EUV MASK AND METHOD OF REUSING AN EUV MASKAugust 2022January 2025Allow2911YesNo
17882613METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE OF CFRP WITH METAL MATERIAL AND COMPOSITE THEREOFAugust 2022March 2024Allow1911NoNo
17881029METHOD OF PRODUCING A GLUELESS DUSTLESS COMPOSITE FLOORING MATERIAL SYSTEMAugust 2022June 2023Allow1010NoNo
17881091METHOD OF PRODUCING A GLUELESS DUSTLESS COMPOSITE FLOORING MATERIAL SYSTEMAugust 2022June 2023Allow1010NoNo
17797347COVER STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COVER STRUCTUREAugust 2022February 2024Allow1900NoNo
17880106FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING A BONDING AGENT, ALONG WITH RELATED METHODSAugust 2022September 2024Allow2511NoNo
17795511AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE CASING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAMEJuly 2022August 2024Allow2400NoNo
17861469METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PREPREG, COATING DEVICE, AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING PREPREGJuly 2022March 2023Allow800NoNo
17860488GLASS ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN OPAQUE BOUNDARY FEATURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOFJuly 2022May 2024Allow2211NoNo
17860576GLASS ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A CONDUCTIVE FEATURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOFJuly 2022August 2023Allow1301YesNo
17855021ORGANICALLY MODIFIED CHALCOGENIDE POLYMERSJune 2022January 2025Allow3111NoNo
17851894COMMERCIAL ROOFING SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREA OF ROOFING INSULATION AND COVERBOARDSJune 2022September 2024Allow2611NoNo
17787867TAPE DISPENSERJune 2022June 2025Allow3611NoNo
17837549WINDOW MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND WINDOW MANUFACURING METHOD USING THE SAMEJune 2022April 2023Allow1000NoNo
17835069DISTRIBUTION CABLING TAPE, SYSTEM AND TAPE APPLICATION DEVICEJune 2022December 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17782289IMPROVED METHOD TO FABRICATE LAMINATE DEVICES USING PRINTED INTERLAYERSJune 2022November 2024Allow2911NoNo
17780322SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNIFORM TRANSMISSION IN LIQUID CRYSTAL PANELSMay 2022December 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17804163BONDING SYSTEM AND SURFACE MODIFICATION METHODMay 2022April 2025Allow3511NoNo
17778966DECORATIVE FLOOR COVERING PRODUCTION METHODMay 2022May 2024Allow2411YesNo
17664283HIGH PRESSURE COMPOSITE PRESSURE VESSEL METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND PRODUCTMay 2022November 2023Allow1811NoNo
17774714METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELASTIC LAMINATE, AND LAMINATE OBTAINABLE ACCORDING TO SAID METHODMay 2022February 2025Allow3321YesNo
17734407Methods and Apparatuses for Making Elastomeric Laminates with Elastic Strands Unwound from Spools on Surface UnwindersMay 2022September 2023Allow1711NoNo
17769294DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BONDING AT LEAST ONE MATERIAL SEGMENT TO A STEERING DEVICEApril 2022March 2025Allow3511NoNo
17761871METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL DEVICEMarch 2022August 2023Allow1710NoNo
17694931METHOD OF MAKING A SPUNBOND LAMINATEMarch 2022August 2023Allow1711NoNo
17682871PROFILING DEVICE, PROFILING METHOD, BONDING SYSTEM, BONDING METHOD, AND DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2611YesNo
17683135Actinic Radiation Curable Polymeric Mixtures, Cured Polymeric Mixtures And Related ProcessesFebruary 2022November 2023Allow2011NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PATEL, VISHAL I.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
11
Examiner Affirmed
6
(54.5%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(45.5%)
Reversal Percentile
67.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 45.5% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
30
Allowed After Appeal Filing
15
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
15
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
76.0%
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, 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.

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 PATEL, VISHAL I - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PATEL, VISHAL I works in Art Unit 1746 and has examined 921 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PATEL, VISHAL I's allowance rate of 82.8% places them in the 50% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by PATEL, VISHAL I receive 1.44 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 32% 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 PATEL, VISHAL I is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 55% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +6.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PATEL, VISHAL I. This interview benefit is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 39% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 31.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 37% 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, 90.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 66% 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 65.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 42.9% 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, 44.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 48% 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 1.3% of allowed cases (in the 71% 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 54% 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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