Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19190574 | AROMA DIFFUSER | April 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19028918 | DISINFECTION SYSTEM FOR WOOD BARRELS | January 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19004691 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED EMISSION OF SCENTS | December 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18980503 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DESTROYING PATHOGENS | December 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18798849 | STERILIZATION AIR CONDITIONER | August 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18727298 | ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED SCENT PRODUCTION | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18733316 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STERILIZATION OF OBJECTS | June 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 21 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18644093 | AIR DISINFECTOR | April 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18642903 | ROTARY DRIPPING AROMATHERAPY HUMIDIFIER | April 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18629098 | INACTIVATION OF PATHOGENS IN EX VIVO BLOOD PRODUCTS IN STORAGE BAGS USING VISIBLE LIGHT | April 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18602747 | Wireless Diffuser With One-Time-Use Container | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18436961 | DEODORIZATION MODULE AND STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING DEODORIZATION MODULE | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18433691 | Adjustable wax melting lamp | February 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18509371 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING ODOR AND VAPOR | November 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 18488824 | STERILIZATION TRAY | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18374501 | PROCESSING DEVICE, UV EMISSION DEVICE, AND UV EMISSION METHOD | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18471369 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF SUBSTANCES | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18369465 | AIR FILTER WITH PATHOGEN MONITORING AND INACTIVATION | September 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18466257 | SCENT CONTROL ACCORDING TO LOCAL CONDITIONS OF A SCENT CONTROL DEVICE | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18464884 | SELF-SANITIZING WAVEGUIDING SURFACES | September 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18459903 | PROTECTIVE RESPIRATOR UTILIZING UV-C IRRADIATION | September 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18447994 | NEBULIZING DIFFUSER | August 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18230024 | POUCH WITH BREAKABLE SEAL | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18216263 | LUMINAIRE AND METHODOLOGIES FOR COMBINED VISIBLE ILLUMINATION AND DEACTIVATION OF BACTERIA | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18334450 | Methods for Disinfecting Contact Lenses with a Manganese-Coated Disc, and Related Contact Lens Treatment Systems | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18329838 | STERILIZATION TEST DEVICE | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18205834 | Germicidal partition for doorways and portals | June 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18313231 | Process for Vehicle Interior Deodorization | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18312236 | SCENT WARMER HAVING SLEEVE FOR REMOVABLY ATTACHING DECORATIVE BODY TO BASE AND RELATED METHODS | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18034643 | RIBOFLAVIN PHOTOCHEMICAL TREATMENT (RPT)-BASED INACTIVATION METHOD OF PATHOGENS IN BIOLOGICAL LIQUID SAMPLE | April 2023 | June 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18138332 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISINFECTING INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS | April 2023 | August 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18303778 | BACTERICIDAL METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS | April 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18190792 | STERILIZATION AIR CONDITIONER | March 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18110485 | EXTERNALLY-MOUNTED AND DETACHABLE AIR PURIFICATION LAMP FITTING | February 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18105116 | AIR FILTER WITH PATHOGEN MONITORING AND INACTIVATION | February 2023 | May 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18158287 | ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTION DEVICE | January 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18096839 | ODOR EMISSION SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18152935 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING ODOR AND VAPOR | January 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18095907 | AIR FILTER WITH PATHOGEN MONITORING AND INACTIVATION | January 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18013747 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING TREATMENT OF INFECTED METALLIC IMPLANTS BY MEASURING CHARGE TRANSFER | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18012523 | DEODORIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD | December 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18010786 | AROMA COMPONENT VOLATILIZATION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AROMA COMPONENT VOLATILIZATION DEVICE | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18076507 | DISINFECTING HVAC SYSTEM AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18073565 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CAPTURING AND DISINFECTING CONTAMINANTS FOR DRAINAGE SYSTEM | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17986122 | Vehicle Interior Deodorizer | November 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17923051 | ELECTROCEUTICAL FABRIC FOR ERADICATING CORONAVIRUS | November 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17923056 | USE OF ELECTRIC CURRENT OR FIELD TO MANAGE RISK OF INFECTION BY ANTIMICROBIAL-RESISTANT MICROORGANISMS | November 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17938551 | METHOD OF STERILIZATION OF BIOLOGICS | October 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17960429 | AIR FILTER WITH PATHOGEN MONITORING AND INACTIVATION | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17995281 | METHOD FOR VIRAL DISINFECTION OF AIR AND FOMITES IN A DEFINED SPACE | September 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17933365 | Aerial Disinfection | September 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 4 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 17894592 | CANDLE WARMER WITH HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT FUNCTION | August 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17893523 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STERILIZATION OF AN ARTICLE | August 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17893455 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STERILIZATION OF AN ARTICLE | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17884715 | SCENT CONTROL ACCORDING TO LOCAL CONDITIONS OF A SCENT CONTROL DEVICE | August 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17876627 | FRAGRANCE DEVICE FOR AUTOMOTIVE AIR DUCT | July 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17793423 | EVAPORATION RETARDANT MEMBRANE FOR ODORANT COMPOSITIONS | July 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17850408 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR STERILIZATION, DISINFECTION, AND PURIFICATION | June 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17845434 | PORTABLE UV-C DISINFECTION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM | June 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17845146 | FIXED POSITION HYBRID GERMICIDAL IRRADIATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM | June 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17836788 | MODULAR FAN ASSEMBLY WITH ARTICULATING NOZZLE | June 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17750108 | INACTIVATION OF PATHOGENS IN EX VIVO BLOOD PRODUCTS IN STORAGE BAGS USING VISIBLE LIGHT | May 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17745688 | REMOVABLY ATTACHABLE DISINFECTING LIGHT FOR A CONVEYOR BELT | May 2022 | May 2023 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17731707 | AROMA DEVICE FOR SELF-GENERATING WATER VAPOR | April 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716360 | METHOD OF STERILIZATION OF BIOLOGICS | April 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716104 | Aroma Dispenser and Composition | April 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 47 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17705673 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR STERILIZATION OF GARMENTS USING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT | March 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17654253 | UV STERILIZATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17688106 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STERILIZATION OF AN ARTICLE | March 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17685897 | BACTERICIDAL METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS | March 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17683695 | FRAGRANCE DISPENSER WITH USER-SELECTABLE RELEASE RATE | March 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17665903 | METHOD FOR REMOVING HAZE AND INHIBITING BACTERIA | February 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17665904 | Germicidal partition for doorways and portals | February 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17572337 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PREVENTING VIRAL TRANSMISSION | January 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17644041 | PROTECTIVE RESPIRATOR UTILIZING FAR UV-C IRRADIATION | December 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17530884 | TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR CLEANING A COMPONENT CONTAMINATED BY BIOFILM, IN PARTICULAR AN IMPLANT PART | November 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17524583 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPRAYING OF SANITIZING OR DISINFECTING COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED COMPATIBILITY | November 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17495658 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE EMISSION OF RADIATION IN INTERIOR ENVIRONMENTS | October 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 51 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17494126 | System and Method for Disinfecting Indoor Environments | October 2021 | October 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17491325 | AIR FRESHENER DESIGN FOR OPTIMIZED AIR FLOW | September 2021 | September 2023 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17593068 | METHOD OF STERILIZING DRINK FILLING APPARATUS AND DRINK FILLING APPARATUS | September 2021 | March 2026 | Allow | 54 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17462242 | SELF-WETTING TRIPHASE PHOTOCATALYTIC COMPOSITE, METHOD OF PREPARING SAME, AND AIR PURIFICATION METHOD USING SAME | August 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17410637 | METHOD OF PREVENTING AND HANDLING INDOOR AIR POLLUTION | August 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17408496 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF SUBSTANCES | August 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17397247 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DESTROYING PATHOGENS | August 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17393173 | INDOOR AIR CLEANING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE USING NON-THERMAL PLASMA AND AN OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | August 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17391030 | ULTRAVIOLET (UV) DISINFECTOR | August 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17389808 | UNMANNED GROUND-BASED HYGIENE MAINTENANCE VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING HYGIENE CONDITIONS | July 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17387340 | SANITIZATION IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | July 2021 | December 2025 | Abandon | 53 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17384652 | AQUEOUS OZONE SANITIZING SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND METHODS | July 2021 | May 2023 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 17382546 | ELECTRIC HEATING FRAGRANCE DIFFUSER | July 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17381074 | INACTIVATION APPARATUS AND INACTIVATION METHOD | July 2021 | September 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17379407 | DEODORIZATION MODULE AND STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING DEODORIZATION MODULE | July 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17378144 | APPARATUS FOR REFLECTING AN INCIDENT RAY OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION | July 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17369043 | LUMINAIRE AND METHODOLOGIES FOR COMBINED VISIBLE ILLUMINATION AND DEACTIVATION OF BACTERIA | July 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17305346 | MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND ULTRAVIOLET-RAY IRRADIATION APPARATUS | July 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17366841 | UV EMITTER AND CONTROLLER FOR DISINFECTION OF SPACES | July 2021 | March 2026 | Allow | 56 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17363596 | METHOD AND DEVICE WITH OBJECT INACTIVATION | June 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17356251 | SHOE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS | June 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17352852 | SANITIZING SYSTEM | June 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 55 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HENSEL, BRENDAN A.
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, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner HENSEL, BRENDAN A works in Art Unit 1758 and has examined 90 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 64.4%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.
Examiner HENSEL, BRENDAN A's allowance rate of 64.4% places them in the 25% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by HENSEL, BRENDAN A receive 1.84 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 43% 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 HENSEL, BRENDAN A is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 23% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +26.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HENSEL, BRENDAN A. This interview benefit is in the 73% 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, 29.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 56% 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 36.4% 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.
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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 40.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 29% 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'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 3.4% of allowed cases (in the 75% 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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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