USPTO Examiner HUG JOHN ERIC - Art Unit 1748

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17119189PAPER MACHINE CLOTHING AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE PAPER MACHINE CLOTHINGDecember 2020January 2023Allow2510NoNo
17092670DEFLECTING MEMBER FOR MAKING FIBROUS STRUCTURESNovember 2020June 2022Allow2011NoNo
17091530DISCRETE CELL ARRANGEMENTSNovember 2020June 2023Allow3120NoNo
17091623DISCRETE CELLS FORMING DISTINCT PILLOW REGIONSNovember 2020July 2023Allow3211NoNo
17069950THROUGH-AIR APPARATUS WITH ADJUSTABLE DECKLEOctober 2020January 2023Allow2710NoNo
17045547PAPER MACHINE CLOTHING AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAMEOctober 2020November 2022Allow2510NoNo
17044116INDUSTRIAL TWO-LAYER FABRICSeptember 2020February 2023Allow2820NoNo
17022949SMOOTH AND BULKY ROLLED TISSUE PRODUCTSSeptember 2020November 2022Allow2610NoNo
17015712Press Fabric for a Textured ProductSeptember 2020February 2023Allow2920NoNo
17001449ODOR CONTROL PULP COMPOSITIONAugust 2020November 2022Allow2711NoNo
16985654PROCESS TO RECOVER A PORTION OF POST-RECYCLING MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTEAugust 2020January 2023Allow2930NoNo
16966947THROUGH-AIR DRYER SHOWER ASSEMBLYAugust 2020August 2021Allow1211NoNo
16966189NON-WOVEN BACKING FOR PRESS FELT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING NON-WOVEN BACKING, AND PRESS FELTJuly 2020July 2022Allow2410NoNo
16940547Apparatus and method for realizing a web of fibrous materialJuly 2020April 2022Abandon2020NoNo
16938123CREPED FIBROUS STRUCTURESJuly 2020July 2022Allow2410NoNo
16934344PNEUMATIC TIREJuly 2020May 2022Allow2210NoNo
16961405MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TISSUE PAPERJuly 2020August 2022Allow2611NoNo
16955534SHEETJune 2020January 2024Allow4310NoNo
16889855CORN STALK PRETREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PULP FROM CORN STALKSJune 2020March 2022Allow2110NoNo
16769082FIBER PRODUCTION WITH SUPERCRITICAL FLUID PHASE FROM COTTON STRAWJune 2020June 2022Allow2410NoNo
16881219WOVEN BASE FABRIC WITH LASER ENERGY ABSORBENT MD AND CD YARNS AND TISSUE PRODUCT MADE USING THE SAMEMay 2020November 2023Allow4221YesNo
16868900Fibrous Structures Comprising ZonesMay 2020September 2022Allow2810NoNo
16866914Deflecting Member for Making Fibrous StructuresMay 2020October 2022Allow3021NoNo
16856833CANNABIS FIBER, ABSORBENT CELLULOSIC STRUCTURES CONTAINING CANNABIS FIBER AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAMEApril 2020March 2022Allow2320NoNo
16650065WOVEN PAPERMAKING FABRIC HAVING CONVERGING, DIVERGING OR MERGING TOPOGRAPHYMarch 2020July 2022Allow2711NoNo
16810917TISSUE PRODUCT MADE USING LASER ENGRAVED STRUCTURING BELTMarch 2020November 2021Allow2010NoNo
16751701LAMINATED PAPERMAKING BELTJanuary 2020May 2022Allow2811NoNo
16727084HOPPER AND CUTTING PROCESS DEVICEDecember 2019March 2022Allow2711NoNo
16621304THROUGH-AIR DRYING APPARATUSDecember 2019December 2020Allow1210NoNo
16707256FIBROUS STRUCTURESDecember 2019June 2021Allow1810NoNo
16706031CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING A BAND CIRCULATING IN A PAPER MAKING MACHINE AND PAPER MAKING MACHINE COMPRISING SAID SYSTEMDecember 2019December 2022Allow3621NoNo
16699346FIBROUS MATERIAL ACCUMULATING APPARATUS AND SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUSNovember 2019October 2021Allow2310NoNo
16699194FIBER MATERIAL ACCUMULATING APPARATUS AND SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUSNovember 2019January 2022Allow2520NoNo
16697241LOW BASIS WEIGHT INKJET PRINTABLE SUBSTRATES WITH LOWER SHOWTHROUGH AND IMPROVED WATERFASTNESS AND PRINT DENSITYNovember 2019January 2023Abandon3810NoNo
16672593TRANSPORTING APPARATUS, FIBROUS FEEDSTOCK RECYCLING APPARATUS, AND TRANSPORTING METHODNovember 2019February 2022Allow2721NoNo
16663460Sanitary Tissue Product RollsOctober 2019December 2022Allow3750NoNo
16662459CAR TYREOctober 2019July 2021Allow2110NoNo
16497868METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INORGANIC PARTICLE COMPOSITE FIBER SHEETSeptember 2019November 2021Allow2620NoNo
16573216PNEUMATIC TIRESeptember 2019May 2021Allow2010NoNo
16486542CANVAS CLEANING DEVICE, CANVAS CLEANING METHOD AND CANVAS CLEANING MECHANISMAugust 2019February 2021Allow1811NoNo
16422108DECKLE BOARD SYSTEM WITH A SLOTLESS DECKLE SEAL STRIPMay 2019April 2021Allow2310YesNo
16461050VAPORIZATION TYPE HUMIDIFICATION UNIT, CONTROL METHOD OF VAPORIZATION TYPE HUMIDIFICATION UNIT, AND SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUSMay 2019October 2021Allow2911NoNo
16342364SCREEN ASSEMBLY FOR PULP DIGESTERS AND OTHER TREATMENT VESSELS IN PULP PRODUCTIONApril 2019October 2021Allow3011NoNo
16383356BIO BUCKYPAPER SYNTHESIZED WITH FISH SCALESApril 2019January 2020Allow901NoNo
16381242PAPER MACHINE CLOTHING AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE CLOTHINGApril 2019March 2021Allow2310NoNo
16335986Lubricating Device For Lubricating A ClothingMarch 2019December 2021Allow3330NoNo
16295837SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VARIABLE SHOWER WATER JET IMPINGEMENT FOR FABRIC CONDITIONINGMarch 2019May 2021Abandon2611NoNo
16287151RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY DEVICE AND SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUSFebruary 2019March 2021Allow2510NoNo
16287371SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUSFebruary 2019March 2021Allow2410NoNo
16328368SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUSFebruary 2019December 2021Allow3410NoNo
16282356TIRE WITH GROOVES HAVING VARIABLE DEPTHFebruary 2019February 2021Allow2411NoNo
16317671LAMINATED PAPERMAKING BELTJanuary 2019December 2019Allow1110NoNo
16244699POLYSACCHARIDE FIBERS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOFJanuary 2019January 2021Allow2420NoNo
16313943CLOTHING FOR A MACHINE FOR PRODUCING A FIBROUS WEB AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CLOTHING OF THIS TYPEDecember 2018March 2021Allow2620NoNo
16207902MACHINE FOR DEWATERING AND DRYING A FIBROUS WEBDecember 2018November 2021Allow3640NoNo
16185475CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND FIBROUS MATERIAL RECYCLING DEVICENovember 2018January 2021Allow2610NoNo
16098630APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MOVING FLUID IN A ROTATING CYLINDERNovember 2018December 2021Allow3720NoNo
16169513DEPOSIT DETECTION IN A PAPER MAKING SYSTEM VIA VIBRATION ANALYSISOctober 2018February 2021Allow2820YesNo
16094629THREE-DIMENSIONAL PAPERMAKING BELTOctober 2018June 2019Allow800NoNo
16093842Method And Forming Belt For Producing A Fibre Material WebOctober 2018October 2020Allow2420NoNo
16093838Clothing For A Machine For Producing A Fibrous WebOctober 2018July 2020Allow2110NoNo
16093728CLOTHINGOctober 2018July 2020Allow2110NoNo
16090146Heavy Duty Pneumatic TireSeptember 2018September 2019Allow1110NoNo
16089417RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY DEVICE, RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY METHOD, AND SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUSSeptember 2018October 2020Allow2510NoNo
16142932SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUSSeptember 2018October 2020Allow2510NoNo
16129371METHODS FOR MAKING IMPROVED CELLULOSIC PRODUCTS USING NOVEL PRESS FELTS AND PRODUCTS MADE THEREFROMSeptember 2018June 2021Allow3321NoNo
16127198WATERMARK SHEET, APPARATUS, AND DOCUMENT, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING THE SAMESeptember 2018July 2020Allow2212YesNo
16123395FELT FOR FORMING FIBER CEMENT ARTICLES AND RELATED METHODSSeptember 2018September 2020Allow2410NoNo
16109034DRAINAGE FOIL FOR USE IN AN INSTALLATION FOR PRODUCING A PAPER WEB WITH A FABRIC BELT, WHICH CAN BE MOVED OVER A MULTIPLICITY OF DRAINAGE FOILS ORIENTED TRANSVERSELY TO ITS DIRECTION OF MOVEMENTAugust 2018November 2020Abandon2710NoNo
16056067AUTOMATIC-CONTROL WET PAPER MOLDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING THE SAMEAugust 2018February 2021Abandon3011NoNo
16038471POLYSACCHARIDE FIBERS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEJuly 2018September 2020Abandon2620NoNo
16070799Press Jacket And Method For The Production ThereofJuly 2018September 2020Allow2610NoNo
16068757FIBROUS WEB DEWATERING APPARATUS AND METHODJuly 2018February 2021Allow3120NoNo
16027971SMOOTH AND BULKY ROLLED TISSUE PRODUCTSJuly 2018August 2020Allow2610NoNo
16067720Dryer FabricJuly 2018October 2020Abandon2710NoNo
16066955PRESS BELT, AN ARRANGEMENT IN A LONG NIP AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PRESS BELTJune 2018June 2020Allow2410NoNo
16060391PAPERMAKING FABRIC INCLUDING TEXTURED CONTACTING SURFACEJune 2018November 2019Allow1710NoNo
15992753PIN SEAMED PRESS FELT AND METHOD OF MAKING SAMEMay 2018December 2020Allow3020NoNo
15779612SHEETS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SHEETSMay 2018June 2020Allow2510NoNo
15988401POLYSACCHARIDE FIBERS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEMay 2018August 2020Allow2720NoNo
15980140POLYSACCHARIDE FIBERS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEMay 2018August 2020Allow2720NoNo
15968490CANNABIS FIBER, ABSORBENT CELLULOSIC STRUCTURES CONTAINING CANNABIS FIBER AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAMEMay 2018April 2020Allow2310NoNo
15768457CORN STALK PRETREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PULP FROM CORN STALKSApril 2018September 2020Allow2911NoNo
15933719PROCESSES OF DETERMINING CHARACTERISTICS OF A SURFACE OF A PAPERMAKING FABRICMarch 2018March 2020Allow2410NoNo
15762141PRINTING PAPER WITHOUT INKMarch 2018March 2020Allow2411NoNo
15760003POROUS PAPER SHEET, AND DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAMEMarch 2018August 2020Abandon2910NoNo
15918725ODOR CONTROL PULP COMPOSITIONMarch 2018January 2022Allow4631NoNo
15759089METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FILM HAVING GOOD BARRIER PROPERTIESMarch 2018April 2020Allow2520NoNo
15755591A method for treating starch in pulp, paper and board making processesFebruary 2018February 2020Allow2410NoNo
15905657PAPER INCLUDING ONE OR MORE MULTI-TONAL WATERMARKS HAVING FULL TONALITY, AND AN IMPROVED WATERMARKING TOOL FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH PAPERFebruary 2018May 2020Allow2720YesNo
15867224PROCESS TO RECOVER A PORTION OF POST-RECYCLING MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTEJanuary 2018May 2020Allow2820NoNo
15741037SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, SHEET MANUFACTURING METHOD, RESIN POWDER, AND SHEETDecember 2017September 2020Allow3230NoNo
15735318TRIPLE PAPERMAKING FABRICDecember 2017March 2020Abandon2710NoNo
15580936USE OF CELLULOSIC FIBERS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A NONWOVEN FABRICDecember 2017December 2019Allow2410NoNo
15821046INDUSTRIAL FABRICNovember 2017October 2019Allow2310NoNo
15795339DEFLECTING MEMBER FOR MAKING FIBROUS STRUCTURESOctober 2017October 2019Allow2310NoNo
15795329Deflecting Member for Making Fibrous StructuresOctober 2017October 2019Allow2310NoNo
15794027Deflecting Member for Making Fibrous StructuresOctober 2017September 2019Allow2310NoNo
15794025Deflecting Member for Making Fibrous StructuresOctober 2017September 2019Allow2310NoNo
15794026DEFLECTING MEMBER FOR MAKING FIBROUS STRUCTURESOctober 2017September 2019Allow2310NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner HUG, JOHN ERIC - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HUG, JOHN ERIC works in Art Unit 1748 and has examined 188 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 92.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HUG, JOHN ERIC's allowance rate of 92.0% places them in the 78% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by HUG, JOHN ERIC receive 1.33 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 17% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HUG, JOHN ERIC is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 70% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HUG, JOHN ERIC. This interview benefit is in the 39% 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, 43.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 94% 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 75.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 94% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 44.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 35% 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 2.1% of allowed cases (in the 75% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 6% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • 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.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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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