USPTO Examiner FORTUNA JOSE A - Art Unit 1748

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19104886Headbox for Manufacturing a SubstrateFebruary 2025June 2025Allow400YesNo
18887152SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUSSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1800NoNo
18794661PARTITIONABLE PAPER PRODUCTAugust 2024January 2026Allow1800NoNo
18724456Coreless Rolls of a Tissue Paper Product and Methods of Manufacturing Coreless RollsJune 2024December 2025Allow1721NoNo
18671034Sanitary Tissue Product with a Shaped Line of WeaknessMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18667782BELT OR FABRIC INCLUDING POLYMERIC LAYER FOR PAPERMAKING MACHINEMay 2024July 2025Allow1411NoNo
18654323APPARATUS FOR FORMING A SUBSTRATEMay 2024March 2025Allow1020YesNo
18652958Composition and Method for Making a Water Filter by AccretionMay 2024December 2025Abandon1931NoNo
18636506EMBOSSED MULTI-PLY TISSUE PRODUCTApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18619776TOPICALLY TREATED TISSUE PRODUCTMarch 2024April 2025Allow1210YesNo
18610725HEADBOX FOR MANUFACTURING A SUBSTRATEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18691353METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PAPER AND CARDBOARDMarch 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18589725Formation Detection System and a Process of ControllingFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1721YesNo
18683560BLADE AND CREPING ARRANGEMENTFebruary 2024June 2024Allow400YesNo
18432573Foam-Based Manufacturing System and ProcessFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2230NoNo
18424253CORONA-RESISTANT N-GRADE INSULATION PAPER FOR VARIABLE FREQUENCY MOTOR AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2024August 2024Allow601NoNo
18409856PAPER TOWEL ROLLSJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1430NoNo
18545976Coreless Rolls of a Tissue Paper Product and Methods of Manufacturing Coreless RollsDecember 2023June 2025Allow1840NoNo
18543522WET LAID DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT STRUCTURES WITH HIGH WET STRENGTH AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18245549PALLET OUTER PACKAGING PAPERDecember 2023October 2025Allow3110YesNo
18530474DURABLE AND DISPERSIBLE CREPED MULTI-PLY TISSUEDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18567147PROCESS FOR PREPARING A COATED PAPER ARTICLEDecember 2023July 2025Allow2000NoNo
18566361BIOBASED BARRIER FILM FOR PACKAGING MATERIALDecember 2023December 2025Allow2510NoNo
18522405METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A ZONED SUBSTRATENovember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18561430MULTI-PLY LINER FOR USE IN CORRUGATED BOARDNovember 2023March 2026Allow2820YesNo
18560690Process and System for Reorienting Fibers in a Foam Forming ProcessNovember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18387681METHOD OF PAPER AND PAPERBOARD PRODUCTSNovember 2023February 2025Allow1511NoNo
18485360DURABLE AND DISPERSIBLE CREPED SINGLE PLY TISSUEOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18479140SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND SHEET MANUFACTURING METHODOctober 2023November 2025Allow2601NoNo
18552787INORGANIC FIBER SHEET WITH SHOTS DISTRIBUTED ON THE SIDE SURFACESeptember 2023October 2025Allow2410YesNo
18369896MULTI-PLY TISSUE PRODUCTSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18369862ROLLED PRODUCTS FOR ONE HANDED DISPENSINGSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210NoNo
18240591PROCESS FOR MAKING THREE-DIMENSIONAL FOAM-LAID NONWOVENSAugust 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18457432MULTI-PLY PAPER PRODUCTS HAVING A FIRST STRATIFIED BASE SHEET AND A SECOND STRATIFIED BASE SHEETAugust 2023February 2025Allow1811NoNo
18457578PAPER SUBSTRATES INCORPORATING COVERT MARKING PIGMENTS, AND PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING AND USING SAMEAugust 2023November 2024Abandon1401NoNo
18236487HIGH STRENGTH AND LOW STIFFNESS HESPERALOE TISSUEAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18235121METHOD OF PRODUCING A PULP PRODUCTAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18451398Seamless Unitary Deflection Member for Making Fibrous Structures Having Increased Surface Area and Process for Making SameAugust 2023August 2025Allow2410NoNo
18450683COATED PAPERBOARD CONTAINERS HAVING AN AQUEOUS BARRIER COATINGAugust 2023December 2024Abandon1620NoNo
18231275SOFT TREATED TISSUE PRODUCTAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110YesNo
18228954WET LAID PAPER AND PAPERBOARD PRODUCTS WITH HIGH WET STRENGTH AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEAugust 2023November 2025Allow2810NoNo
18225318ABSORBENT PRODUCTJuly 2023July 2025Allow2430NoNo
17762146KRAFT PAPER AND PAPER SACK MANUFACTURED THEREFROMJuly 2023August 2025Allow4110NoNo
18216267METHOD OF MAKING PAPER OR BOARD PRODUCTSJune 2023September 2024Allow1420NoNo
18342765Fibrous StructuresJune 2023April 2024Allow910NoNo
18335331WET LAID PAPER AND PAPERBOARD PRODUCTS WITH HIGH WET STRENGTH AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEJune 2023September 2025Allow2710YesNo
18330580Unitary Deflection Member for Making Fibrous Structures Having Increased Surface Area and Process for Making SameJune 2023September 2024Allow1520NoNo
18327288PARTITIONABLE PAPER PRODUCTJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18202118METHOD OF MAKING ABSORBENT STRUCTURES WITH HIGH ABSORBENCY AND LOW BASIS WEIGHTMay 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18038119WET CELLULOSE FIBER SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELLULOSE FIBER MOLDED BODYMay 2023March 2026Allow3411NoNo
18253133WALLPAPER COMPOSITION AND WALLPAPER FROM WHICH FLAVOR INGREDIENTS ARE RELEASED BY HEATMay 2023July 2025Allow2610NoNo
18036961AQUEOUS DISPERSION FOR IMPROVING BARRIER PROPERTIESMay 2023December 2025Allow3111NoNo
18251961HIGH BRIGHTNESS NON-WOOD PULPMay 2023December 2024Allow1920YesNo
18251940DISPERSIBLE NON-WOOD PULPMay 2023December 2024Allow1920YesNo
18251918HIGH POROSITY NON-WOOD PULPMay 2023July 2024Allow1410YesNo
18251972NON-WOOD PULP HAVING HIGH BRIGHTNESS AND LOW DEBRISMay 2023July 2024Allow1510YesNo
18034805WALLPAPER COMPOSITION AND WALLPAPER RELEASING FLAVORANT COMPONENT BY HEATMay 2023June 2025Allow2610NoNo
18034726METHOD OF DRYING PAPER USING INDUCTIVE ENERGY AND RELATED PAPERMAKING MACHINE DRYER SECTION AND INDUSTRIAL TEXTILESMay 2023October 2025Abandon3011NoNo
18141717SOFT, LOW LINT, THROUGH AIR DRIED ROLL BATH TISSUEMay 2023July 2025Allow2610NoNo
18307031Sanitary Tissue Product with a Shaped Line of WeaknessApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18136389DURABLE AND DISPERSIBLE CREPED MUTLI-PLY TISSUEApril 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18248764TISSUE PAPER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TISSUE PAPERApril 2023April 2025Allow2410NoNo
18131991Slitter-winder and Fiber Web Production Line Control SystemApril 2023January 2026Allow3411YesNo
18131392Sanitary Tissue Product Rolls Comprising Non-wood FibersApril 2023August 2025Allow2921YesNo
18131382Characteristics of Non-wood Fibers and the Sanitary Tissue Products Comprising ThemApril 2023September 2025Allow3021YesNo
18131384Premium Sanitary Tissue Products Comprising Non-wood FibersApril 2023October 2025Allow3031YesNo
18131381Sanitary Tissue Products Comprising Non-wood Fibers and Having Improved FormationApril 2023September 2025Allow3021YesNo
18131387Sanitary Tissue Product Towels Comprising Non-wood FibersApril 2023September 2025Allow3021YesNo
18131388Sanitary Tissue Products Comprising Once-Dried FibersApril 2023December 2025Allow3230YesNo
18131383Soft Sanitary Tissue Products Comprising Non-wood FibersApril 2023August 2025Allow2921YesNo
18248047METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TISSUE PAPER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TISSUE PAPER PRODUCTApril 2023August 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18030410EMBOSSED TISSUEApril 2023July 2024Allow1510NoNo
18194988Vegetable Paper Comprising Fibres of a PlantApril 2023October 2025Abandon3010NoNo
18129280CREPED MULTI-PLY TISSUE PRODUCTMarch 2023February 2024Allow1010YesNo
18129352CREPED SINGLE PLY TISSUEMarch 2023February 2024Allow1010YesNo
18192085Method for Hot Pressing Preforms from A Fiber-Containing MaterialMarch 2023December 2025Allow3211YesNo
18028381DISPERSIBLE TISSUE LAMINATEMarch 2023July 2024Allow1610NoNo
18125185SANITARY TISSUE PRODUCT ROLLSMarch 2023April 2025Allow2420NoNo
18123573MOLDED PULP ARTICLE AND PROCESSES OF MAKING SAMEMarch 2023October 2025Abandon3101NoNo
18120144TOILET TISSUE COMPRISING A NON-CLINGY SURFACEMarch 2023December 2023Allow910YesNo
18044449SELECTIVE DOUBLE LAYER MOULDING PROCESS AND APPARATUSMarch 2023August 2025Allow2911NoNo
18042829METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DECOMPOSITION OF CORROSION-RESISTANT PAPERFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3311NoNo
18042124MULTILAYER FILM COMPRISING MFCFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2710YesNo
18042120METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FILM COMPRISING HIGHLY REFINED CELLULOSE FIBERSFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2710NoNo
18106066Toilet Tissue Comprising a Dynamic SurfaceFebruary 2023September 2024Allow2020NoNo
18012956Coreless Rolls of a Tissue Paper Product and Methods of Manufacturing Coreless RollsDecember 2022September 2023Allow940YesNo
18085828HIGH STRENGTH AND LOW STIFFNESS HESPERALOE TISSUEDecember 2022July 2023Allow710NoNo
18084720System and Method of Producing Micro Fibrillated Cellulose (MFC)December 2022March 2024Allow1510NoNo
18079731Sleeve Roll BeltDecember 2022July 2025Allow3110YesNo
18060415OIL/GREASE RESISTANT PAPER PRODUCTSNovember 2022July 2025Allow3211YesNo
17928297HEADBOX FOR MANUFACTURING A SUBSTRATENovember 2022August 2023Allow900NoNo
17928051APPARATUS FOR FORMING A SUBSTRATENovember 2022February 2024Allow1430NoNo
17927651HEAT-SEALABLE PAPER AND PACKAGING BAGNovember 2022January 2025Allow2610YesNo
17925745METHOD FOR OBTAINING A FIBROUS PREPARATION FOR IMMERSION-RESISTANT OPAQUE PAPERNovember 2022March 2025Abandon2810NoNo
17988266BELT OR FABRIC INCLUDING POLYMERIC LAYER FOR PAPERMAKING MACHINENovember 2022February 2024Allow1510YesNo
17986175DOCTOR BLADE INCLUDING NATURAL REINFORCEMENT FABRIC LAYERS BONDED TOGETHER WITH BIO-DERIVED RESIN MATRIXNovember 2022July 2025Allow3311YesNo
17924026WATER DISPERSIBLE SHEET AND METHOD TO MANUFACTURE WATER DISPERSIBLE SHEETNovember 2022May 2025Allow3020NoNo
17976056COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INCREASED STRENGTH IN CEILING, FLOORING, AND BUILDING PRODUCTSOctober 2022November 2023Abandon1310NoNo
17972636CONTROL METHOD FOR SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUSOctober 2022June 2025Allow3211NoNo
17996939PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF NANO-COATED SUBSTRATEOctober 2022January 2025Allow2710NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FORTUNA, JOSE A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
4
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
2.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
21
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(28.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
15
(71.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
41.8%
Lower 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, 28.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner FORTUNA, JOSE A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner FORTUNA, JOSE A works in Art Unit 1748 and has examined 491 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner FORTUNA, JOSE A's allowance rate of 85.1% places them in the 61% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by FORTUNA, JOSE A receive 1.77 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 39% 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 FORTUNA, JOSE A is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 78% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FORTUNA, JOSE A. This interview benefit is in the 45% 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, 34.5% 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 46.9% 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, 133.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 85% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 81.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 52.9% 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, 38.1% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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 1.0% 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).

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.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.

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

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