Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18944775 | SINTERING PRESS AND PRESSURE SINTERING METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SINTERED CONNECTION BY MEANS OF THE SINTERING PRESS | November 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18588850 | THERMAL BRIDGEBREAKER AND SEAL FEATURES IN A THIN-WALLED VACUUM INSULATED STRUCTURE | February 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18413988 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES BACTERIOPHAGES FOR TREATING ACNE | January 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18506930 | Thin Film Cell Encapsulation Devices | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 18245303 | ALLOY POWDER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18070449 | AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE | November 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18048008 | Method for Manufacturing Transparent Ceramic Materials | October 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17915600 | BACTERIUM OF THE CHRISTENSENELLACEAE FAMILY AND COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME FOR THE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF PATHOLOGICAL MUSCLE LOSS OR OF A DISEASE CHARACTERISED BY PATHOLOGICAL MUSCLE LOSS | October 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17640321 | LIQUID CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE AND ATOMIZER | September 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17911872 | CLASSIFIER FOR POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR REGENERATING LITHIUM PRECURSOR BY USING SAME | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17906345 | COMPOSITION FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE FUNCTIONAL LAYER, LAMINATE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17908180 | BATTERY PACK, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND VEHICLE | August 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17866024 | MULTILAYER INTERFACE COATING WITH THERMALLY-GROWN OXIDE FOR IMPROVED DURABILITY | July 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17785540 | PRINT HEAD FOR 3D PRINTING OF METALS | June 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17522872 | ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION DEVICE | November 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 45 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17482722 | Compositions and Structures for Regenerating Defective or Absent Myocardium | September 2021 | November 2025 | Abandon | 49 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17421174 | AEROSOL DELIVERING DEVICE AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE WITH THE SAME | July 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17040658 | AIR HEATING ASSEMBLY, HEATING MODULE, CONTROLLABLE HEATING MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE DEVICE | September 2020 | November 2025 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16355655 | MODULAR UNDERDRAIN SYSTEMS | March 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12373332 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A CERAMIC SUBSTRATE, AND A CERAMIC SUBSTRATE | January 2009 | April 2012 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
No appeal data available for this record. This may indicate that no appeals have been filed or decided for applications in this dataset.
Examiner MAYES, MELVIN C works in Art Unit 1759 and has examined 6 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 48 months.
Examiner MAYES, MELVIN C's allowance rate of 83.3% places them in the 57% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by MAYES, MELVIN C 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 MAYES, MELVIN C is 48 months. This places the examiner in the 7% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -50.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MAYES, MELVIN C. This interview benefit is in the 0% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 50.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 97% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
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.
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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