Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19080899 | RADIANT CATALYTIC IONIZATION DETOXIFICATION SYSTEM AND APPLICATION THEREOF AND RADIANT CATALYTIC IONIZATION DETOXIFICATION METHOD | March 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 4 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18627517 | CLEANING METHOD FOR STERILIZATION LINE AND STERILIZATION LINE | April 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18617229 | Ultraviolet Disinfection Device and Method | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18597141 | Medical Instrument Sterilization Case Tracking | March 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18425428 | LUMINAIRE WITH DISINFECTION LIGHT EXPOSURE AND DOSAGE LIMIT CONTROL PROTOCOL AND SENSOR INTEGRATION | January 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18509573 | DISPLAY MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18556238 | METHOD FOR STERILIZING AN ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SINGLE-USE DEVICE FOR BIOPHARMACEUTICAL FLUID | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 18462134 | Portable Disinfection Apparatus, and System and Method for Tracking Disinfection | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18238974 | Instrument Sterilization Device | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18232483 | DETECTION OF MEDICALLY RELATED EVENTS AT A POINT OF SALE | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18218697 | AIR DISINFECTION APPARATUS FOR USE IN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18340477 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INJECTION AND RETRACTION OF FLUID | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18205812 | CONTINUOUS DISINFECTION OF HUMAN OCCUPIED SPACE | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18319576 | MICROFLUIDIC DELIVERY CARTRIDGE FOR USE WITH A MICROFLUIDIC DELIVERY DEVICE | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18309487 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR OZONE-CONTAINING VACUUM STORAGE OF PERISHABLE PRODUCTS | April 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18305684 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISINFECTION OF FLUID-DISPENSING NOZZLES, ORIFICES AND THE LIKE | April 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18298334 | METHODS FOR ERADICATING BIOFILMS FROM PLUMBING SYSTEMS | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18131721 | CLEANING MODES IN WATER DISPENSER | April 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18178072 | Sanitizing Appliance | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18171419 | System and Method for Ultra-Close Proximity Irradiation of Rotating Biomass | February 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18021011 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRO-MECHANICAL UV STERILIZATION | February 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18020663 | DISINFECTION SYSTEM | February 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18019263 | CHEMICAL SPRAYING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME | February 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18103810 | AIR PURIFIER | January 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18018719 | STERILISATION APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING HYDROXYL RADICALS | January 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18018035 | ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT IRRADIATION SYSTEM AND DECONTAMINATION METHOD | January 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18159533 | SAFE ULTRAVIOLET OPTICAL SOURCE AND SAFE INDOOR AIR DISINFECTION SYSTEM | January 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18006665 | DEVICE FOR ACCOMODATING AND DISINFECTING A WRITING INSTRUMENT | January 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18100993 | MICROBIAL DISINFECTION FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT | January 2023 | May 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18005954 | COLD PLASMA VAPOR SANITIZER | January 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18097898 | Two-way negative pressure isolation passage for fever clinics | January 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18005434 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING OR ELIMINATING PATHOGENS | January 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18152758 | VESSEL STERILIZER | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18094259 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF VEHICLE SURFACES AND AIR | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18088915 | CLEANING DEVICE FOR A TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE HAVING AN EXAMINATION TUNNEL AND TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18087591 | Sanitizing Radiation Apparatus | December 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18061608 | SCENTED IMITATION CANDLE DEVICE | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17928655 | OPENABLE MONEY-HOLDING CONTAINER FOR THE DISINFECTION OF COINS, TOKENS, BANKNOTES, CHEQUES, PAPER SECURITIES AND/OR THE LIKE | November 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18059339 | PROPORTIONALITY OF DISTRIBUTED ILLUMINATION WITH ADAPTIVE MULTIVECTOR DELIVERY SYSTEM | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17925136 | AN AIR SANITIZER | November 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17917444 | Method and Apparatus for Sanitization of Hand Coverings | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17961297 | Method and Apparatus for Sanitization of Hand Coverings | October 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 22 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17896625 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING AND STERILIZING FLUIDS AND ARTICLES USING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES | August 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17882018 | Self-Contained, Portable, Sanitization Device and Telemedicine Station | August 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17844197 | Oral Care Implement | June 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17827595 | DRY STERILIZING DEVICE AND DRY STERILIZING METHOD | May 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17751443 | STERILIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17745543 | DEVICE TO DISINFECT ITEMS ON A CONVEYOR USING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT | May 2022 | June 2023 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 17703242 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR STERILIZING ENCLOSED SPACES USING OZONE | March 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17696501 | ENDOSCOPE CAP AND METHOD OF STERILIZING ENDOSCOPE CAP | March 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17640551 | METHOD FOR STERILIZING, CERTIFICATING AND TRACING OF LIQUID NITROGEN | March 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17679371 | DISPENSER FOR DISPENSING VOLATILE COMPOSITIONS | February 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17590388 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISINFECTION OF A TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR HUMAN BODY TEMPERATURE CONTROL DURING EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION | February 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17583375 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STERILIZING AND DISINFECTING AIR AND SURFACES AND PROTECTING A ZONE FROM EXTERNAL MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION | January 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17577506 | STERILIZATION APPARATUS AND STERILIZATION METHOD | January 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17577157 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STERILIZING AND DISINFECTING AIR AND SURFACES AND PROTECTING A ZONE FROM EXTERNAL MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION | January 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17555999 | GAME MACHINE | December 2021 | January 2026 | Abandon | 49 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17546230 | MICROPHONE DISINFECTOR | December 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17542685 | PRINTABLE ULTRAVIOLET-C (UV-C) CHAMBER TO DECONTAMINATE REUSABLE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) | December 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17543142 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UVC AIRSTREAM DISINFECTION | December 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17616617 | REUSABLE URINARY CATHETER KITS | December 2021 | February 2026 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17455106 | ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SANITIZING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH OCCUPANCY DETECTION | November 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17526144 | AUTOMATIC STERILIZER SYSTEM FOR A TRUNK AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | November 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17609350 | INACTIVATION APPARATUS AND INACTIVATION METHOD | November 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17515388 | Continuous Element Decontamination and Sterilization System | October 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17508208 | VEHICLE SANITIZING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME | October 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17501639 | Anti-Microbial Hand Sanitizing Device | October 2021 | February 2026 | Abandon | 52 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17491804 | DISINFECTION BEHAVIOR TRACKING AND RANKING | October 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17486788 | AIR TREATMENT APPLIANCE | September 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 17 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17440503 | A TRANSPARENT PHOTOCATALYTIC COATING FOR IN-SITU GENERATION OF FREE RADICALS COMBATING MICROBES, ODORS OR ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN VISIBLE LIGHT | September 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17438742 | Bacterial control through dispersion of bacteriophage powders. | September 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17404940 | CHARGING ASSEMBLY FOR SANITIZING CONTAINER | August 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17401817 | FRAGRANCE CONTAINER OF A SCENTING DEVICE | August 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17444786 | System and method for cleaning and disinfecting shopping carts | August 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17398071 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DISINFECTING AIR AND/OR SURFACES | August 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17393467 | DEVICE FOR SANITIZING GARMENTS AND PERSONAL ITEMS | August 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17382430 | CONTROL SURFACES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SANITATION OF CONTROL SURFACES | July 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17378171 | APPARATUS FOR REFLECTING AN INCIDENT RAY OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION | July 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17372424 | STERILIZATION AND FILTRATION OF PEPTIDE COMPOSITIONS | July 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17366250 | Ultraviolet Sterilization Device | July 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17300406 | Textured copper tape | June 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 17345841 | Vehicle Sanitation System | June 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17343604 | AIR STERILIZING ELEVATOR CAB AND METHODS | June 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17340451 | SELF-DISINFECTING PORTABLE PHYSICAL PARTITIONS FOR AIRCRAFT INTERIORS | June 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17317409 | AUTOMATIC UVC SANITIZER FOR COMMON TOUCH POINTS | May 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17316197 | Cabinets For Disinfecting Objects | May 2021 | February 2026 | Abandon | 57 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17313287 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SANITIZING CURRENCY | May 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17289978 | Multi-Layer Bag with Loss of Integrity Means of Detection | April 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17243328 | STERILIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | April 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 47 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17240353 | ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION DISINFECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | April 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17241055 | APPARATUS FOR STERILIZING THE INTERIOR OF VEHICLES, ETC. AND METHODS OF USE | April 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17240870 | Shoe Sanitizing Mat | April 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 36 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17239672 | DISINFECTING TOOTHBRUSH BOX | April 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17235865 | Walk-Through Sanitizing Nebulization System | April 2021 | November 2025 | Abandon | 55 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17235249 | RETRACTABLE SANITIZING APPARATUSES FOR TRAVERSING AND SANITIZING SURFACES OF A VEHICLE | April 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17233440 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE STERILIZATION AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR AIRPLANE AND STERILIZATION METHOD | April 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17232573 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OZONE GENERATION AND DEGRADATION | April 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17230936 | ULTRAVIOLET SANITIZATION FIXTURE | April 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17221506 | HAND SANITIZER DISPENSER | April 2021 | January 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17219935 | SELF-SANITIZING PASSENGER CONTACT COMPONENT FOR ELEVATOR, ESCALATOR OR MOVING WALKWAY | April 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner YOO, REGINA M.
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, 50.0% 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 YOO, REGINA M works in Art Unit 1758 and has examined 149 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 41 months.
Examiner YOO, REGINA M'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 YOO, REGINA M receive 2.33 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 66% 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 YOO, REGINA M is 41 months. This places the examiner in the 20% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by YOO, REGINA M. This interview benefit is in the 57% 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, 16.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 48.3% 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 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 42.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 9% percentile among all examiners. 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, 57.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 59% 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'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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 6% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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