Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19199528 | COAL CONVEYING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMAL POWER PLANT | May 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19019981 | RUBIDIUM ELUTION SYSTEM CONTROL | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18786990 | WATER ENVIRONMENTAL DNA COLLECTION APPARATUS | July 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18663607 | DEVICE AND METHODS TO ACTIVELY CONTROL THE PRODUCTION OF MULTI-STAGE POLYMER PRODUCTION | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18650355 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LINGERATURE OF CHEMICAL REACTION | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18629792 | Apparatuses and Methods for Operating a Digital Microfluidic Device | April 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18622737 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEMBRANE CARBONATION | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18591107 | INCUBATION CASSETTE FOR RECEIVING A MICROPLATE AND MICROPLATE READER | February 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18688351 | CULTURE-RELATED PROCESS OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND CULTURE-RELATED PROCESS OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18582309 | Soil-climate intelligent type determining method for rice target yield and nitrogen fertilizer amount | February 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18403665 | Networked incubator operation | January 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18510289 | PORTABLE GAS MONITOR | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18374947 | AUTOMATED ANALYSIS DEVICE | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18548419 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LINGERATURE OF CHEMICAL REACTION | August 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18457325 | MULTI-CARTRIDGE DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF USE | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18364401 | IMAGE-BASED DISEASE DIAGNOSTICS USING A MOBILE DEVICE | August 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18220633 | KNOWLEDGE REUSE-BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING CELL CONCENTRATION IN FERMENTATION PROCESS | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18211268 | Method and system for cell operations using the internet of things | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18211267 | Method and system for cell operations using the internet of things | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18316388 | ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICES | May 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18307671 | Analytic Device | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18302663 | RUBIDIUM ELUTION SYSTEM CONTROL | April 2023 | August 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 18179493 | Networked incubator operation | March 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18173902 | Hydrogen Fueling and Storage Optimization Model | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18155147 | POWER MANAGEMENT CONTROL | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18086299 | ISOTOPIC MARKING AND IDENTIFICATION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18065079 | DISPENSER NOZZLE RESIDUE MITIGATION | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18075707 | Automatic Analysis Apparatus | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18061231 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GMR-BASED DETECTION OF BIOMARKERS | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17990271 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND HYBRID SYSTEM FOR CELL METABOLISM STATE OBSERVER | November 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17923685 | Automatic Analyzer and Insertion Method of Reaction Container | November 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18049180 | INSTRUMENTS FOR PROCESSING CELLS | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17969388 | PORTABLE GAS MONITOR | October 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17995970 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A METHANE-ENRICHED GAS | October 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17950884 | Apparatuses and Methods for Operating a Digital Microfluidic Device | September 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17946877 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM, SAMPLE ANALYZER, SAMPLE RACK, AND TRANSPORT REGULATION METHOD | September 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17940814 | USER INTERFACE FOR AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE | September 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17907879 | Automatic Analyzer | August 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17888099 | SMOKING SYSTEM, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, PRIMARY DEVICE, AND SECONDARY DEVICE | August 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17904252 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESS CONTROL | August 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17882931 | Coupon Design for Enhanced Color Sensitivity for Colorimetric-Based Chemical Analysis of Liquids | August 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17864036 | METHOD TO CONFIGURE A SYSTEM FOR CHEMICAL SEPARATION | July 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17781851 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATIC ANALYZER | June 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17781249 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR LAB AUTOMATION DATA SHARING | May 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17745374 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING SYNTHETIC CONDITIONS FOR GENERATION OF TARGET PRODUCTS | May 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17699514 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN ANALYTICAL LABORATORY | March 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17642213 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A PHOTOCHEMICALLY ACTIVE CHEMICAL SPECIES IN A SAMPLE | March 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17685615 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SPECIMEN ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND SPECIMEN ANALYSIS SYSTEM | March 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17684369 | Method and system for cell operations using a blockchain data network | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17675260 | TROUBLESHOOTING BY PROXIMITY INTERACTION AND VOICE COMMAND | February 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17632788 | WALK-AWAY TIME VISUALIZATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS | February 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17588449 | MONITORING AND CONTROL OF SOIL CONDITIONS | January 2022 | September 2023 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17626445 | MICROFLUIDIC CHIP, PRODUCTION PROCESS AND USES | January 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17625275 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF A CHEMICAL REACTION | January 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17597452 | OPTIMIZATION-BASED LOAD PLANNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LABORATORY ANALYZERS | January 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17414011 | POROUS MEMBRANE FOR SINGLE PARTICLE ANALYSIS | January 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17565485 | MICRO- AND NANO-FLUIDIC CHIP, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF | December 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17597133 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION OF FLUE GAS DESULPHURIZATION (FGD) UNIT | December 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17622908 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE | December 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17560343 | SKIN CARE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAKING A SKIN CARE COMPOSITION | December 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17561538 | AUTOMATED ANALYSIS DEVICE | December 2021 | February 2026 | Abandon | 50 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17560926 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN SYMPTOMS OF HEART ATTACK AND GERD | December 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 41 | 0 | 2 | No | No |
| 17555764 | AUTOMATED ANALYSIS DEVICE | December 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17620033 | LABORATORY AUTOMATION SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING EFFICIENT PATH FOR MATERIAL AND LABWARE TRANSFERS | December 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17549772 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FACILITATING AUTOMATED MODULAR MANUFACTURE OF CELL THERAPY | December 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17618823 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CELL LABELING AND IMAGING | December 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17618284 | SEPARATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MICROVESICLES | December 2021 | November 2025 | Abandon | 47 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17617694 | MAGNETIC PARTICLE EXTRACTION IN AN EWOD INSTRUMENT | December 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17543330 | INTEGRATED HEALTH DATA CAPTURE AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM | December 2021 | March 2026 | Allow | 51 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17542367 | Method and system for cell operations using the internet of things | December 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17542368 | Method and system for cell operations using the internet of things | December 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17540868 | MICROELECTRODE DEVICE, MICROFLUIDIC CHIP, AND MICROFLUIDIC EXAMINATION METHOD | December 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17540993 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FLUID ACTUATION | December 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17456860 | RETROSYNTHESIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS | November 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17535034 | SPECTRAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM | November 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17522998 | TITRATION MODULE, TEST APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING TITRATION CONTACT ANGLES | November 2021 | November 2025 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17520238 | MATERIAL SYNTHESIS APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | November 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17452332 | FLARE SYSTEMS EMISSIONS ANALYZER | October 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17605989 | FLOW PATH DEVICE, CARTRIDGE, AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | October 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17508111 | AUTOMATED CHEMICAL FORMULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF | October 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17507152 | ALIGNMENT AND FUSION OF CELLS WITH AN ELECTRICAL FIELD | October 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 51 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17507401 | MATERIAL SYNTHESIS APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | October 2021 | December 2025 | Allow | 50 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17504673 | Keypad Sterilization Assembly | October 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17602728 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLED MEMBRANE DISRUPTION | October 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17496646 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS | October 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17598928 | SUBSTRATE, MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD | September 2021 | March 2026 | Allow | 53 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17478096 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RUN-TIME SEQUENCING RUN QUALITY MONITORING | September 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17440383 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A MICROFLUIDIC ARRANGEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A LIQUID, METHOD OF PERFORMING A BIOLOGICAL ASSAY | September 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17466310 | PREDICTIVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROACTIVE INTERVENTION IN CHEMICAL PROCESSES | September 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17408301 | GAS FLOW REGULATION FOR A CELL CULTURE INCUBATOR | August 2021 | February 2026 | Allow | 54 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17401225 | Networked incubator operation | August 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17395510 | SURGE TANK BASED SYSTEM TO CONTROL SURGE TANKS FOR AUTOMATED OPERATION AND CONTROL OF CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURING TRAIN | August 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 50 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17387533 | Directed Orientation Chemical Kinetics | July 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17385173 | ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICES | July 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17384113 | HAND SANITIZING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE | July 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17382785 | QUALITY CONTROL SUPPORT METHOD, QUALITY CONTROL SUPPORT SYSTEM, QUALITY CONTROL SUPPORT DEVICE, AND PROGRAM | July 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17367923 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CHARACTERIZING CLAY | July 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17364773 | IMAGE-BASED DISEASE DIAGNOSTICS USING A MOBILE DEVICE | June 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17304465 | LOW-POWER ELECTRONIC PIPETTE | June 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17354179 | SURFACE CLEANING | June 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SASAKI, SHOGO.
With a 50.0% 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, 60.0% 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.
✓ 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 SASAKI, SHOGO works in Art Unit 1758 and has examined 143 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 42 months.
Examiner SASAKI, SHOGO's allowance rate of 88.1% places them in the 68% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SASAKI, SHOGO receive 1.45 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 24% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SASAKI, SHOGO is 42 months. This places the examiner in the 18% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SASAKI, SHOGO. This interview benefit is in the 51% 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, 33.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 73% 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 20.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 26.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 14% 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 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 63% 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 30.2% of allowed cases (in the 95% 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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