Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18601356 | PROCESS OF TRANSFORMING WASTE MATERIAL INTO USEFUL MATERIAL | March 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18597100 | FIBROUS STRUCTURES | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18411444 | Needle Guard | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18539367 | Process for Separating Trichomes from Non-Trichome Materials | December 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18495794 | Bleaching Trichomes to Remove Proteins | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18462586 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES AND RELATED METHODS | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18223816 | PAPER ENHANCING COMPOSITIONS, USES THEREOF AND ENHANCED PAPER | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18342758 | Fibrous Structures | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18330894 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES AND RELATED METHODS | June 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18325406 | Paper-based Electromagnetic Shielding Composite with Flame Retardant Properties and Its Preparation Method and Application | May 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18200879 | YANKEE DRYER PROFILER AND CONTROL | May 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18143264 | LIGNIN REMOVAL FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC WASTE USING REJECTED BRINE SOLUTION | May 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18034398 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATING PRINTING INK AND FIBER BY DRY-PROCESS MAGNETIC FORCE DIFFERENCE COUPLED VIBRATION | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18112692 | SMOOTH AND BULKY TISSUE | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18003188 | WATER-RESISTANT FIBROUS MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IT | December 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18051147 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF FILLER LOADED SURFACE ENHANCED PULP FIBERS | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17940710 | MODULAR FABRICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | September 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17902042 | METERABLE FIBEROUS MATERIAL | September 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17895570 | Process for Separating Trichomes from Non-Trichome Materials | August 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17889935 | FIBROUS STRUCTURES | August 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17868234 | Bleaching Trichomes to Remove Proteins | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17851874 | Use of molar mass controlled cellulose | June 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17807994 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES AND RELATED METHODS | June 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17713870 | Needle Guard | April 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17678981 | CUSTOMIZABLE INHALANTS FOR VAPING | February 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17678956 | CUSTOMIZABLE PRINTABLE SOLUTIONS FOR DELIVERY OF INHALANTS | February 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17646109 | LAMINATING AND SHAPING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LAMINATING AND SHAPING APPARATUS | December 2021 | April 2023 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17526198 | Method for Manufacturing a Polymer Article | November 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17605336 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELLULOSE FIBER | October 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17605063 | SCREEN CYLINDER WITH IMPROVED SLOT WIDTH PROTECTION AND METHOD OF REMOVING SOLID CONTAMINANTS FROM A SOLID SUSPENSION | October 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17593777 | Method for Producing a Building Component, System for Producing a Building Component and Building Component | September 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17434862 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR REFINING LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS MATERIAL | August 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17431826 | METHOD FOR PRINTING A MULTIFOCAL LENS | August 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17399099 | Dual Surfactant Digester Additive Composition and a Method for Enhancing the Pulping of Wood Chips Using the Same | August 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17399376 | FIBROUS STRUCTURES | August 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17390651 | Engineered Corn Husk Compositions And Methods | July 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17386597 | RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY DEVICE | July 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17379758 | Biomass Processing | July 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17368920 | MANUFACTURE OF NANOCELLULOSE AND INTERMEDIATES THEREOF | July 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17415978 | SEPARATION OF FIBERS | June 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17303602 | RECYCLE BALE COMPRISING CELLULOSE ESTER | June 2021 | April 2023 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17321990 | NANOCELLULOSE PRODUCTION CO-LOCATED AT A PULP AND PAPER MILL | May 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17320599 | DURABLE TRANSFER ROLL CORE AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | May 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17235525 | BALLOON CATHETER | April 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17216781 | Embossed Toilet Tissue | March 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17215198 | FIBER BODY MANUFACTURING METHOD AND FIBER BODY MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | March 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17266577 | Methods and devices for processing lignocellulosic biomass with recovery purified lignin and purified wax fractions. | February 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17166211 | CENTER RING PROVIDED WITH WINGS | February 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17163795 | NETWORKED THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING | February 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17159609 | SMOOTH AND BULKY TISSUE | January 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17149890 | Fibrous Structures | January 2021 | October 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17141565 | YANKEE DRYER PROFILER AND CONTROL | January 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15734742 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING FIBRES | December 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17049970 | METHOD FOR PREPARING CHITOSAN AND DERIVATIVE NANOFIBER THEREOF BY MECHANICAL MEANS | October 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17076294 | PULPER FOR CIRCULATING A FIBROUS STOCK SUSPENSION | October 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17066681 | PROCESS OF TRANSFORMING WASTE MATERIAL INTO USEFUL MATERIAL | October 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17061620 | Fibrous Structures | October 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17042506 | METHODS FOR DEINKING UV PRINTS | September 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17005505 | SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | August 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17004882 | REFINER BLADE ELEMENT | August 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16999844 | RECYCLED PULP, ABSORBENT, NON-WOVEN FABRIC, AND SANITARY ARTICLE | August 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16971271 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NANOCELLULOSE | August 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16996414 | PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING NANOCELLULOSE FROM OLD CORRUGATED CONTAINERS | August 2020 | June 2022 | Abandon | 22 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16988458 | PROCESS TO PRODUCE MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE BY IMPACTS | August 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16959348 | PROCESS FOR OBTAINING LOW VOLATILE PLASTOMERS | June 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16915034 | ROLLED ABSORBENT PAPER PRODUCTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME | June 2020 | June 2025 | Abandon | 59 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 16908483 | Apparatus For Reinforced Cementitious Construction By High Speed 3D Printing | June 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16902314 | FIBER TRANSPORT APPARATUS | June 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16902324 | FIBER TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND FIBER TRANSPORT METHOD | June 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16901525 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPERSING OR REFINING OF ORGANIC MATERIAL, SUCH AS CELLULOSE FIBER AND ORGANIC WASTE | June 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16884296 | PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR THE PULPING OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS | May 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16883217 | MODULAR FABRICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | May 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16766718 | METHOD FOR TREATING AQUEOUS FEED BY DISSOLVED GAS FLOTATION | May 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16870317 | Fibrous Structures | May 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16865324 | Monitoring and Controlling of Refining of Fibrous Pulp | May 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16760416 | METHODS OF MAKING SPECIALIZED CELLULOSE AND OTHER PRODUCTS FROM BIOMASS | April 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16760107 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING PULP FIBERS FROM USED ABSORBENT ARTICLES | April 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16830347 | LIGHT STABILIZED POLYOLEFIN FILMS, TAPES AND MONOFILAMENTS | March 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16828382 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES AND RELATED METHODS | March 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16649108 | CELLULOSE NANOFIBER, SHEET-LIKE MATERIAL OBTAINED THEREFROM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELLULOSE NANOFIBER AND SHEET-LIKE MATERIAL | March 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16812271 | SELECTIVELY DEPOLYMERIZING CELLULOSIC MATERIALS FOR USE AS THERMAL AND ACOUSTIC INSULATORS | March 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16804524 | Fibrous Structures | February 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16804556 | Embossed Fibrous Structures | February 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 46 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16793099 | LOW VISCOSITY KRAFT FIBER HAVING REDUCED YELLOWING PROPERTIES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | February 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16790518 | System and Method for Complex Objects Molding | February 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16751690 | SMOOTH AND BULKY TISSUE | January 2020 | December 2020 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16745445 | DOCTOR BLADE DEVICE | January 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16621916 | METHOD OF INCREASING THE THROUGHPUT AND/OR DECREASING ENERGY USAGE OF A PULPING PROCESS | December 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16619251 | Steam Evacuation in a Pulp or Fiber Refiner | December 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16700071 | METHOD FOR DEFIBRATING FIBER BODY, DEFIBRATING DEVICE, SHEET MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | December 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16676533 | WEB MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | November 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16674155 | CLOSED COMPOSITE CHANNEL WITH A BARRIER FOR BLOCKING THE FLOW OF FLUID | November 2019 | July 2023 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16603288 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MICROSCALE AND/OR NANOSCALE FIBER MATERIAL | October 2019 | September 2024 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16495338 | A METHOD OF THREADING A FIBROUS WEB AND A REEL-UP FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD | September 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16567794 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELLULOSE NANOFIBER AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CELLULOSE NANOFIBER | September 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16566201 | Fibrous Structures | September 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16560654 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING TEMPORARY KNEE JOINT SPACERS WITH STEMS OF VARIOUS SIZES | September 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16558305 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROTECTING PAPER SHEET | September 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16554584 | Method of Manufacture of Medium and High Density Fibreboard with Moisture and Mildew Resistance and Low Formaldehyde Level | August 2019 | February 2020 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16550340 | Fibrous Structures | August 2019 | January 2020 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MINSKEY, JACOB T.
With a 42.9% 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.
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, 33.3% 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.
✓ 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner MINSKEY, JACOB T works in Art Unit 1748 and has examined 273 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 31 months.
Examiner MINSKEY, JACOB T'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.
On average, applications examined by MINSKEY, JACOB T receive 1.80 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 55% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MINSKEY, JACOB T is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 35% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MINSKEY, JACOB T. This interview benefit is in the 69% 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, 28.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 42% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 52.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 73% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 2% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 53.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 19% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 12.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 25.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 15% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 5% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 55% 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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