Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19236299 | LIGNIN REMOVAL FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC WASTE USING REJECTED BRINE SOLUTION | June 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19036256 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTROLLED TEAR-OPEN AND/OR TEAR-OFF AID FOR FIBER-BASED WEB MATERIAL | January 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18881027 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED GAP CONTROL OF A SCARFING ROLL | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18848860 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE REFINING ENERGY DURING AN OPERATION OF REFINING OF A FIBER COMPOSITION | September 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18793649 | USE OF A MODIFIED ACID IN DUAL PURPOSE BIOMASS DELIGNIFICATION | August 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18774990 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | July 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18744781 | SMOOTH AND BULKY TISSUE | June 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 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 |
| 18594472 | Embossed Toilet Tissue | March 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 22 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 18411444 | Needle Guard | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18405370 | OIL-RESISTANT AGENT COMPOSITION | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18393902 | UNBLEACHED NATURAL BROWN COPIER PAPER AND PROCESS THEREOF | December 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18539367 | Process for Separating Trichomes from Non-Trichome Materials | December 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18536004 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STERILIZING RAW MATERIAL FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST PART OF A CONTAINER COMPRISING FIBERS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTAINER COMPRISING FIBERS USING THE STERILIZED RAW MATERIAL, AND CONTAINER TREATMENT PLANT | December 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 25 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18515716 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING OR TREATING A WEB OF FIBROUS MATERIAL | November 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18514549 | BARRIER COATINGS APPLIED TO NANOCELLULOSE-COATED PAPER AND PAPERBOARD | November 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 26 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18561431 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLUTING AND/OR LINER FOR CORRUGATED BOARD | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18495794 | Bleaching Trichomes to Remove Proteins | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18468975 | DISCRETE CELL ARRANGEMENTS | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18466149 | INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FIBROUS MATERIAL WEB | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18281613 | CALENDER AND METHOD FOR TREATING WEB-LIKE METERIALS | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18462586 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES AND RELATED METHODS | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18232391 | HIGH POROSITY GYPSUMBOARD PAPER AND/OR CARDBOARD INCLUDING WASTE PAPERS AS RAW MATERIAL | August 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18365727 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTAINER COMPRISING FIBERS AND DEVICE | August 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18223816 | PAPER ENHANCING COMPOSITIONS, USES THEREOF AND ENHANCED PAPER | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18223509 | Pulp Mixture | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18223104 | Filter Paper for Cigarette Filters and Filter Comprising It | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18260991 | TISSUE PAPER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TISSUE PAPER | July 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18342758 | Fibrous Structures | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18269192 | RECYCLABLE, SELF-CLEANING CELLULOSE-FIBER COMPOSITES | June 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18266613 | EMBOSSED TISSUE | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18330894 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES AND RELATED METHODS | June 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18265251 | PAPER MAKING MACHINE AND PROCESS | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18327911 | DEWATERING APPARATUS AND PROCESS | June 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | 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 |
| 18038908 | METHOD FOR REDUCING AMOUNT OF BACTERIAL ENDOSPORES IN AN AQUEOUS FIBRE SUSPENSION | May 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18200879 | YANKEE DRYER PROFILER AND CONTROL | May 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18253450 | SUPPORT BODY AND PAPER MACHINE COMPRISING SUCH A SUPPORT BODY | May 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18319521 | PULP QUALITY MONITORING | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18253443 | A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SUPPORT BODY ARRANGEMENT, AND A SUPPORT BODY ARRANGEMENT | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | 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 |
| 18026653 | LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOPLASTICS AND COMPOSITES, AND METHODS FOR FORMING AND USE THEREOF | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18023364 | TRANSFER SCREENS TO BE 3D FABRICATED WITH DETERMINED PORE PLACEMENTS | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18112692 | SMOOTH AND BULKY TISSUE | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18157860 | ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF AGGREGATE CELLULOSE PULP | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18003188 | WATER-RESISTANT FIBROUS MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IT | December 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17924424 | PROCESS TO PRODUCE MICROFIBRILLATED/NANOFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE BY IMPACTS | November 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17982353 | SEPARATION OF FIBERS | November 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17979404 | NEAR-NET SHAPE SHORT FIBER REINFORCEMENT PREFORMS AND COMPOSITES | November 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18051147 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF FILLER LOADED SURFACE ENHANCED PULP FIBERS | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17907028 | A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FILM COMPRISING NANOCELLULOSE, AND A FILM COMPRISING NANOCELLULOSE | September 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | 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 |
| 17896477 | Pulp Screening Machine | August 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17896499 | Screen Plate and Pulp Screening Machine | August 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17895570 | Process for Separating Trichomes from Non-Trichome Materials | August 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17802051 | METHOD AND PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR REDUCING VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM WOOD CHIPS | August 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17889935 | FIBROUS STRUCTURES | August 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17796193 | PAPER AIMED AT FORMING A U-STRAW | July 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | Yes | 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 |
| 17642296 | PAPER-STRENGTHENING AGENT, PAPER, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PAPER | March 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17678956 | CUSTOMIZABLE PRINTABLE SOLUTIONS FOR DELIVERY OF INHALANTS | February 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17678981 | CUSTOMIZABLE INHALANTS FOR VAPING | February 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 0 | 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 |
| 17548738 | EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM FOR STUDYING REFINING MECHANISM AND CHARACTERISTIC OF REFINER PLATE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME | December 2021 | August 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17541527 | CONICAL INLET TRANSITION ZONE FOR MECHANICAL REFINERS | December 2021 | December 2025 | Abandon | 49 | 4 | 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 |
| 17469262 | Pulping Methods, Methods for Manufacturing Paperboard, and Paperboard Structures | September 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 1 | Yes | 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 |
| 17399376 | FIBROUS STRUCTURES | August 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | 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 |
| 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 |
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 above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner MINSKEY, JACOB T works in Art Unit 1748 and has examined 253 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner MINSKEY, JACOB T's allowance rate of 83.0% places them in the 56% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by MINSKEY, JACOB T receive 1.87 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 44% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MINSKEY, JACOB T is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 50% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MINSKEY, JACOB T. This interview benefit is in the 65% 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, 28.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 51% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 50.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 75% 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 3% 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 24% 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, 25.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 13% 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 6% 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 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).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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