USPTO Examiner THROWER LARRY W - Art Unit 1754

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18971711HOLLOW FIBRESDecember 2024November 2025Abandon1111NoNo
18761872WIRE ANCHORING FOR CO-EXTRUDED PRINTINGJuly 2024March 2026Allow2111NoNo
18220613HEATER SYSTEM FOR CATHETER MANUFACTURINGJuly 2023March 2026Allow3200NoNo
18202013FORMULATIONS FOR ADVANCED POLISHING PADSMay 2023May 2025Abandon2401NoNo
18138759ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING MATERIALS THAT FORM A WEAK GELApril 2023December 2025Allow3211YesNo
18138555POROUS CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING PADSApril 2023November 2025Abandon3101NoNo
18059687TOUGH, HIGH TEMPERATURE POLYMERS PRODUCED BY STEREOLITHOGRAPHYNovember 2022September 2025Abandon3421NoNo
17989038CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS INCLUDING A LUMINESCENT COMPOUND FOR PRINTING 3-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURESNovember 2022March 2026Allow4011YesNo
17904425METHODS OF MAKING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTAugust 2022April 2025Abandon3241YesNo
177969423D CONCRETE PRINTING WITH WELL ANCHORING CORDSAugust 2022September 2025Abandon3801NoNo
17860408INKJET METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SPECTACLE LENSJuly 2022August 2023Allow1321YesNo
17746654THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING OF OPTICAL DEVICESMay 2022March 2025Allow3401YesNo
17733253IMPRINTING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHODApril 2022February 2026Allow4521YesNo
17720469METHODS FOR FORMING COMPOSITE ARMOR PLATES USING ORDERED NANOTUBE FABRICSApril 2022April 2025Abandon3601NoNo
17760816METHOD FOR MODIFYING A 3D PRINTED OBJECTMarch 2022March 2025Allow3621NoNo
17640482DISPENSING HEAD FOR CONTINUOUS FIBER REINFORCED FUSED FILAMENT TYPE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGMarch 2022November 2025Allow4531NoNo
17665846QUICK CONNECT MANIFOLD FOR FLOWABLE MATERIAL DELIVERY TO A PART-FORMING FIXTURE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3921NoNo
17648437Method and Device for Producing a Three-Dimensional Object in an Optically Reactive Starting MaterialJanuary 2022December 2025Allow4731YesNo
17567712METHOD OF PREPARTING MEMBRANESJanuary 2022September 2025Abandon4501NoNo
17549958Fine Hollow Fibers Having a High Void FractionDecember 2021March 2025Allow3931NoNo
17548496Securing BracketDecember 2021September 2023Abandon2111NoNo
17546954Foam Wound Inserts With Regions Of Higher And Lower Densities, Wound Dressings, And MethodsDecember 2021August 2025Abandon4401NoNo
17529662THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING ALONG A CURVED SURFACENovember 2021July 2025Allow4421YesNo
17499443INJECTION MOLDING OF CROSSLINKING POLYMERSOctober 2021April 2025Abandon4221NoNo
17493729FOOTWEAR CONSTRUCTION WITH HYBRID MOLDSOctober 2021November 2024Allow3721NoNo
17434907Lamella Block with Laterally Offset LamellaeAugust 2021February 2023Allow1820YesNo
17434662FIN BLOCK WITH INTERNAL TEMPERATURE CONTROLAugust 2021June 2023Allow2240YesNo
17409505POWDER FLOWABILITY IMPROVEMENTAugust 2021February 2024Abandon3001NoNo
17445547IN-SITU CURING OVEN FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMAugust 2021September 2025Abandon4821NoNo
17402914TECHNIQUES FOR INTEGRATED PREHEATING AND COATING OF POWDER MATERIAL IN ADDITIVE FABRICATION AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2021December 2024Allow4021YesNo
17428205EXTRUDERAugust 2021June 2025Allow4620YesNo
17419761ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING MATERIALS THAT FORM A WEAK GELJune 2021January 2023Allow1921NoNo
17360560PHOTOPOLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITIONS FOR SOLVENTLESS FIBER SPINNINGJune 2021September 2024Abandon3921NoNo
17344646METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING MIXED TEXTILE FEEDSTOCK, ISOLATING CONSTITUENT MOLECULES, AND REGENERATING CELLULOSIC AND POLYESTER FIBERSJune 2021January 2025Allow4421NoNo
17240934PRINTING CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING PAD HAVING WINDOW OR CONTROLLED POROSITYApril 2021August 2024Abandon3921YesNo
17234319METHOD OF TREATING A DISPERSION OF SULFOPOLYMERApril 2021October 2025Abandon5421NoNo
17232717SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVEYOR RACK AND ELEVATORApril 2021October 2025Abandon5431NoNo
17282693METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF AN OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL ELEMENT THUS OBTAINEDApril 2021November 2024Allow4441NoNo
17219638STABILIZED COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAMEMarch 2021May 2024Allow3721NoNo
17217525METHOD FOR MOVING A MOVABLE PLATENMarch 2021March 2025Allow4831NoNo
17275840Partially Transparent Disposable Piping BagMarch 2021September 2025Allow5431NoNo
17272108LOW VISCOSITY COMPOSITIONS AND 3D PRINTING METHODS UTILIZING THE COMPOSITIONSFebruary 2021June 2022Allow1521YesNo
17249093ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED PARTS WITH SMOOTH SURFACE FINISHES AND CUSTOMIZABLE PROPERTIESFebruary 2021November 2022Allow2010NoNo
17180427DENTAL MATERIALS USING THERMOSET POLYMERSFebruary 2021February 2024Allow3611YesNo
17164430Automatic Adjustment of a Heater Control in an Additive Manufacturing DeviceFebruary 2021March 2023Allow2510YesNo
17262318ALPHA-KERATIN SOLUTIONS COMPRISING ALPHA-KERATIN INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS IN LIQUID CRYSTAL PHASE, METHODS OF PREPARATION, AND USES THEREOFJanuary 2021July 2024Allow4121YesNo
17139431GAS PHASE COATING OF BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES WITH POLYMERSDecember 2020April 2023Allow2820NoNo
17250254A METHOD OF TIME-SHIFTED AND TIME-OVERLAPPING BUILDING UP PHYSICAL WORKPIECES BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGDecember 2020March 2025Allow5041YesNo
17126187MULTIFILAMENT FEEDSTOCKS FOR FUSED DEPOSITION MODELINGDecember 2020September 2023Abandon3311NoNo
17114607ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE SAMEDecember 2020February 2023Allow2711NoNo
15733882SHOE MANUFACTURINGNovember 2020April 2023Allow2821NoNo
17101097SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A QUICK-CHANGE MATERIAL TURRET IN A ROBOTIC FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY PLATFORMNovember 2020April 2022Allow1600NoNo
16952656MASS CUSTOMIZATION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGNovember 2020November 2023Allow3611NoNo
17055224METHOD OF MAKING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT USING A POLY(ARYL ETHER SULFONE) (PAES) POLYMER OF LOW POLYDISPERSITYNovember 2020September 2022Abandon2310NoNo
17085673POLYMER COMPOSITION FOR STEREOLITHOGRAPHYOctober 2020July 2022Allow2010YesNo
17051150BUILD MATERIAL QUALITY LEVEL BASED ON TEMPERATURESOctober 2020March 2024Abandon4101NoNo
17049858METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PADDINGOctober 2020January 2024Abandon3920NoNo
17026465X-ARM CARRIAGE ASSEMBLYSeptember 2020July 2023Allow3411NoNo
17027580COMPOSITE MATERIAL INLAY IN ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED STRUCTURESSeptember 2020October 2022Allow2541NoNo
17021335VEHICLE TRIM COMPONENTSeptember 2020June 2025Allow5741YesNo
17018826Repeatedly Refillable Reusable DispenserSeptember 2020October 2023Abandon3711YesNo
17013093Method for Forming Complex Hollow Models from Low Modulus MaterialSeptember 2020September 2022Allow2520YesNo
17007792FOAM WOUND INSERTS WITH REGIONS OF HIGHER AND LOWER DENSITIES, WOUND DRESSINGS, AND METHODSAugust 2020October 2021Allow1310YesNo
16983271COMPOSITE COMPONENTS FROM ANAEROBIC DIGESTED FIBROUS MATERIALSAugust 2020March 2024Abandon4340YesYes
16941514PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF A LOW-B HIGH-RESISTANCE HIGH-TEMPERATURE THERMISTOR MATERIAL WITH WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGEJuly 2020August 2024Abandon4921NoNo
16934427HYBRID MOLDING WITH SELECTIVE RELEASE ADDITIVE MATERIAL SYSTEMSJuly 2020July 2023Allow3611NoNo
16959934ARTIFICIAL TOOTH MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHODJuly 2020June 2022Allow2311NoNo
16766417DIRECTED POLYMERIZATION METHOD TO GENERATE COMPLEX, THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) STRUCTURES IN SOFT MATERIALSMay 2020May 2023Allow3611NoNo
16856989SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSINGSApril 2020April 2023Allow3611NoNo
16757914METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PLASTIC SUBSTRATE AND PLASTIC SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURED THEREBYApril 2020January 2023Allow3211NoNo
16848129Hockey StickApril 2020April 2025Abandon6041YesNo
16846715PROTECTIVE ARMOR USING ORDERED NANOTUBE FABRICSApril 2020April 2022Abandon2421NoNo
16840048METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SKIN OF VARIABLE PROPERTYApril 2020July 2023Abandon4021NoNo
16651714METHOD FOR PRODUCING HOLLOW BODIES MADE OF PLASTICSMarch 2020June 2023Allow3930YesNo
16643275WATER-DISPERSIBLE THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL COMPRISING SULFONATED COPOLYMER FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGFebruary 2020September 2021Allow1901NoNo
16752794CROSS-LINKABLE OLIGOIMIDES, AND PROCESSES OF MAKING AND USING SAMEJanuary 2020May 2024Allow5141YesNo
16744664METHOD FOR COPYING A SURFACE TEXTURE OF A SURFACE CARRIER OBJECT TO AN AIRTIGHT THERMOPLASTIC SURFACE LAYER OF AN INTERIOR CLADDING COMPONENT OF A VEHICLEJanuary 2020February 2022Allow2511NoNo
16625267A METHOD OF PRODUCING AN OPTICAL DEVICE AND A CORRESPONDING SYSTEMDecember 2019September 2022Allow3311NoNo
16624207MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM OF PEROVSKITE COLOR CONVERSION FILMDecember 2019October 2022Allow3411NoNo
16621841OPTICAL ELEMENT, ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH AN OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL ELEMENTDecember 2019January 2022Allow2511NoNo
16705514IMPRINT METHOD, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHODDecember 2019November 2022Allow3511YesNo
16614958THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURENovember 2019October 2025Abandon6061NoNo
16686951ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS DISTORTION MANAGEMENTNovember 2019July 2021Allow2011YesNo
16684733INKJET 3D PRINTING OF MULTI-COMPONENT RESINSNovember 2019February 2023Allow3941YesYes
16612312METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARTICLE BY AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGYNovember 2019January 2023Allow3841YesNo
16668057THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING COMPOSITION SET AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING METHODOctober 2019September 2022Abandon3421NoNo
16667832MELT POOL MONITORING IN MULTI-LASER SYSTEMSOctober 2019September 2021Allow2301NoNo
16609247METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRODUCTS BY MEANS OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHODS USING REACTIVE POWDERS, AND PRODUCTS THEREOFOctober 2019October 2022Allow3531YesNo
16658193BUILD-PLATE USED IN FORMING DEVICES AND LOCATING FEATURES FORMED ON THE BUILD-PLATE TO FACILITATE USE OF ADDITIVE AND SUBTRACTIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOFOctober 2019November 2022Allow3711NoNo
16605977ADDITIVE PRODUCTION PROCESS USING A MIXED THERMOPLASTIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALOctober 2019March 2022Allow2921YesNo
16605837DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE GENERATIVE PRODUCTION OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTOctober 2019October 2021Allow2441YesNo
16605274THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTINGOctober 2019February 2023Allow4011YesNo
16604286METHOD FOR PRODUCING A 3D STRUCTURE BY MEANS OF LASER LITHOGRAPHY, AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTOctober 2019September 2021Allow2411NoNo
16595958THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING ALONG A CURVED SURFACEOctober 2019July 2021Allow2211NoNo
16499701HOMOGENIZATION OF THE ENERGY INPUTSeptember 2019October 2021Allow2401NoNo
16587674Variable Density Internal Lattice for Structural Support that Minimizes MaterialSeptember 2019September 2021Allow2411NoNo
16498985METHOD OF PREPARING POROUS SILICONE ARTICLE AND USE OF THE SILICONE ARTICLESeptember 2019June 2022Allow3321YesNo
16494649APPARATUS FOR THE TRANSFER OF BIO-INKSeptember 2019September 2021Allow2401NoNo
16493892METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLDED BODYSeptember 2019August 2024Allow5931YesNo
164923853D CONCRETE PRINTERSeptember 2019October 2022Allow3821YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner THROWER, LARRY W.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
92.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
14
Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(71.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(28.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
93.5%
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, 71.4% 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 THROWER, LARRY W - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner THROWER, LARRY W works in Art Unit 1754 and has examined 189 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner THROWER, LARRY W's allowance rate of 79.9% places them in the 49% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by THROWER, LARRY W receive 2.13 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 57% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by THROWER, LARRY W is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 26% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by THROWER, LARRY W. This interview benefit is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 47% 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 36.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 55% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 53% 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 76.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 23.1% 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, 60.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 64% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 61% 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 13.2% of allowed cases (in the 91% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

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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