USPTO Examiner HARLAN ROBERT D - Art Unit 1762

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18829679PROCESSES FOR CONVERTING C4 FEEDS TO ISOBUTYLENE,POLYISOBUTYLENE, OR DERIVATIVES THEREOFSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510YesNo
18832032HIGH-CAPACITY SUPERABSORBENT MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAMEJuly 2024October 2024Allow300NoNo
18667965TOOTHED BELTMay 2024November 2024Allow610YesNo
18604473MICROSPHERIC IONOMER HAVING CROSS-LINKED STRUCTURE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, APPLICATIONS THEREOF, AND PREPARATION SYSTEM THEREOFMarch 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18575903COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TRANSPARENT THERMOPLASTIC POLYCARBONATE/POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE MOULDING COMPOUNDJanuary 2024September 2024Allow810NoNo
18510358PARTICLESNovember 2023July 2024Allow800NoNo
18509668SILICONE PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE AND METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION AND USE THEREOFNovember 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18507443POLYMER COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAMENovember 2023April 2024Allow511NoNo
18505877COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR LIQUID PHASE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHESISNovember 2023April 2024Allow500NoNo
18483423POLYMERIC SOLID SUPPORT FOR OLIGONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHESISOctober 2023April 2024Allow600NoNo
18476682POLYAMIDE MOULDING COMPOSITIONS FOR GLASS COMPOSITESSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1311NoNo
18464927ARTICLES MADE FROM LIPOPHILIC-RICH CELLULOSIC MATERIAL ANDS METHODS THEREFORSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18280353HOLLOW PLASTIC SPHERES WITH CONTROLLED PARTICLE SIZESSeptember 2023January 2024Allow500NoNo
18452646INFRARED ATTENUATION AGENT BLENDSAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18231633USE OF TREATING ELEMENTS TO FACILITATE FLOW IN VESSELSAugust 2023November 2024Allow1510NoNo
18337233COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR LIQUID PHASE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHESISJune 2023September 2024Allow1511NoNo
18036373POLYPROPYLENE MULTILAYER SHEETMay 2023April 2024Allow1120YesNo
18138987CORE-SHELL GRAFT COPOLYMERS WITH IMPROVED SURFACE PROPERTIESApril 2023July 2024Allow1510NoNo
18302480THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITIONApril 2023May 2024Allow1310NoNo
18297123IODO-FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS AS MASS SPECTROMETRY CALIBRANTS WITH A MASS-DEFECT OFFSETApril 2023July 2024Allow1511NoNo
18042072CONTAINMENT OF PFASFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2210NoNo
18110225ELECTROCHROMIC BLOCK COPOLYMERS AND DEVICES MADE WITH SUCH COPOLYMERSFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1401NoNo
18146279COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR LIQUID PHASE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHESISDecember 2022August 2023Allow811NoNo
18077919ADDITIVE FOR FIBER STRENGTHENINGDecember 2022August 2024Abandon2010NoNo
18062845BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERDecember 2022August 2023Allow911NoNo
17985387POLY(SARCOSINE) POLYMER EXCIPIENTSNovember 2022May 2023Allow610YesNo
17985428POLY(SARCOSINE) POLYMER EXCIPIENTSNovember 2022June 2023Allow710YesNo
18053589Preparation and Characterization of Cardanol Based Vinyl Ester Resins as Cross-linker UnitsNovember 2022June 2024Abandon2011NoNo
17978586INFRARED ATTENUATION AGENT BLENDSNovember 2022May 2023Allow710NoNo
18048350POLYMERIC SOLID SUPPORT FOR OLIGONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHESISOctober 2022September 2023Allow1111YesNo
17958865FILM COMPRISING HYDROPHOBIZED CELLULOSE FIBERS AND OILOctober 2022November 2023Allow1320YesNo
17956350Modified Polyurethane Belt for a Paper, Board, Pulp or Tissue Machine and Process of Producing ThereofSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1611NoNo
17935573METHODS FOR PREPARING BRANCHED POLY (2-HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE) AT ROOM TEMPERATURE BY INVERSE EMULSION POLYMERIZATIONSeptember 2022July 2023Allow910NoNo
17798918Hydrocarbon Resin and Process for Production ThereofAugust 2022January 2024Allow1730NoNo
17871982POLYPHENYLENE ETHER RESIN MODIFIED WITH BENZOXAZINE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND SUBSTRATE MATERIAL FOR CIRCUIT BOARDJuly 2022February 2024Allow1911NoNo
17812354ENZYME-MEDIATED FREE RADICAL INITIATING SYSTEMS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGELS AND CONTROLLED RADICAL POLYMERIZATION PROCESSESJuly 2022January 2025Allow3010NoNo
17809613MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURES AND USES THEREOFJune 2022July 2023Allow1310NoNo
17837946GRAFT COPOLYMERS OF DEXTRAN AND POLYACRYLAMIDE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAMEJune 2022January 2024Allow2011NoNo
17827001METHOD FOR PREPARING LATEX COMPOSITION FOR DIP-FORMINGMay 2022March 2024Allow2111NoNo
17780073POLYMER CONETWORKS OF POLY(PYRIDINE-(METH)-ACRYLAMIDE) DERIVATIVES- CROSSLINKED BY TRANSITION METAL IONS-AND LINKED BY POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE DERIVATIVESMay 2022October 2023Allow1600NoNo
17752713Asphalt Cement Concrete Interlayer System for Reflective Crack ReliefMay 2022February 2023Allow900NoNo
17747203CURED PRODUCT, OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUSMay 2022August 2024Allow2711NoNo
17744827MOLDED ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MOLDED ARTICLEMay 2022January 2023Abandon801NoNo
17755564TAGGING AGENTS, ANTI-SCALANT POLYMER COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODSMay 2022October 2023Allow1800NoNo
17731690COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR DIELECTRIC APPLICATIONSApril 2022October 2023Allow1810NoNo
17766850OXYGEN-CURABLE SILICONE COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT THEREOFApril 2022July 2024Allow2700YesNo
17712462Novel Reagents for Directed Biomarker Signal AmplificationApril 2022December 2024Allow3320NoNo
17656097RUBBER COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BLOCK-COPOLYMERMarch 2022May 2024Allow2510NoNo
17652819PHENOLIC TRIAZINE SILICON POLYMER RESIN BLENDSFebruary 2022October 2023Allow1910YesNo
17678891PARTICLESFebruary 2022August 2023Allow1820NoNo
17637136SILICONE PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE AND METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION AND USE THEREOFFebruary 2022November 2023Allow2001NoNo
17591894METHOD OF PRODUCING THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS AND POLYMER COMPOSITE OBTAINED THEREBYFebruary 2022March 2024Allow2520NoNo
17588697ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER RESIN COMPOSITION, FILM, AND MULTILAYER STRUCTUREJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17587813VIBRATIONPROOF RUBBER COMPOSITION, VULCANIZED MOLDED BODY, AND VIBRATIONPROOF RUBBERJanuary 2022August 2023Allow1910NoNo
17627568METHOD FOR PREPARING POLYMERJanuary 2022November 2024Allow3410NoNo
17626402ACRYLIC RUBBER BALE EXCELLENT IN PROCESSABILITY AND WATER RESISTANCEJanuary 2022February 2025Abandon3701NoNo
17625489MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE POLYMER AND POLYMER COMPOSITION INCLUDING SAID MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE POLYMERJanuary 2022September 2023Allow2110NoNo
17624021HNBR vulcanisates containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsDecember 2021September 2023Allow2110NoNo
17564414HIGH CIS-1,4 BLOCK COPOLYMERS OF POLYBUTADIENE AND POLYISOPRENEDecember 2021September 2023Allow2011NoNo
17623300LONG CHAIN BRANCHED PROPYLENE POLYMER COMPOSITIONDecember 2021November 2022Allow1120NoNo
17562230Husk Plastic Composite, Production Method and Application ThereofDecember 2021August 2023Allow2001NoNo
17558819COMPOSITION OF POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL MALEIMIDE DERIVATIVE AND POLYMERIZATION INHIBITORDecember 2021October 2023Allow2201NoNo
17540713SPRAY ADHESIVEDecember 2021September 2022Allow920NoNo
17612674METHOD FOR PRODUCING CHLOROPRENE-BASED-POLYMER LATEXNovember 2021September 2023Allow2210YesNo
17527391PROTECTIVE RUBBER TRACK SHOES FOR EXCAVATORNovember 2021April 2023Allow1710NoNo
17525396MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR DARK-COLOR POLYMER COMPOSITE FILMSNovember 2021May 2023Allow1810NoNo
17606256RARE EARTH COMPLEX, RARE EARTH COMPLEX SOLUTION, LUMINESCENT MOLDED ARTICLE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING LUMINESCENT PRODUCT, LUMINESCENT SHEET, AND VINYL GREENHOUSE FOR AGRICULTUREOctober 2021January 2025Allow3910NoNo
17509248USE OF TREATING ELEMENTS TO FACILITATE FLOW IN VESSELSOctober 2021June 2023Allow2010NoNo
17601779CURABLE FLUOROPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A COMPOUND CONTAINING A PHTHALONITRILE AND A NUCLEOPHILIC FUNCTIONAL GROUP AND CURED ARTICLES THEREFROMOctober 2021August 2022Allow1010NoNo
17494082Low VOC Polyurethane AdhesiveOctober 2021November 2022Allow1300NoNo
17600861Carboxylic Acid Modified-Nitrile Based Copolymer LatexOctober 2021August 2024Allow3510NoNo
17487091SILICONE-MODIFIED DICYCLOPENTADIENE-DERIVED HYDROXY AROMATIC COMPOUND, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND CURABLE PRODUCTSeptember 2021July 2023Allow2200NoNo
17487503CARBON FIBERS WHICH CAN BE PRODUCED REGENERATIVELY OR PART-REGENERATIVELY FROM CO2 USING COMBINED PRODUCTION METHODSSeptember 2021September 2023Allow2410NoNo
17447970COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FROM SUGAR-BEARING PLANTSSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3121NoNo
17476957MODIFIED POLYISOBUTYLENE POLYMER FOR RUBBER COMPOUNDING AND RUBBER COMPOSITION INCLUDING SAMESeptember 2021December 2023Allow2611NoNo
17447754METHOD FOR THE PURIFICATION OF ACRYLAMIDO-2-METHYL-2-PROPANESULPHONIC ACIDSeptember 2021August 2023Allow2310NoNo
17475363FLAME RETARDANT AND FULLY BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND APPLICATION OF THE SAMESeptember 2021December 2023Allow2711NoNo
17474985HYDROGELS WITH DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE MECHANICAL PROPERTIESSeptember 2021December 2023Allow2721NoNo
17437541ADDITIVE COMPOSITIONSeptember 2021April 2022Allow710NoNo
17436734Light-Emitting Device, Light-Emitting Appliance, Display Device, Electronic Appliance, and Lighting DeviceSeptember 2021December 2024Allow4001NoNo
17465604PHOSPHORS BASED ON CARBENE METAL COMPLEXSeptember 2021October 2024Allow3810NoNo
17446647LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMESeptember 2021September 2024Allow3700NoNo
17462859ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES, DISPLAY PANELS AND DISPLAY APPARATUSESAugust 2021December 2024Allow3901NoNo
17460058INVERSE UGELSTAD PARTICLESAugust 2021August 2023Allow2311NoNo
17411286POWDER PARTICULATES COMPRISING A WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMER AND PRODUCTION THEREOF BY MELT EMULSIFICATIONAugust 2021June 2024Allow3411NoNo
17432335IMIDAZO NITROGEN HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND APPLICATION THEREOFAugust 2021November 2024Allow3910NoNo
17445394Block Copolymer CompositionsAugust 2021December 2023Allow2801NoNo
17405802PHOSPHORS BASED ON CARBENE METAL COMPLEXAugust 2021December 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17397837METHODS FOR FORMING RESINS AND OTHER BYPRODUCTS FROM RAW COALAugust 2021May 2023Allow2110NoNo
17397872METHODS FOR PRODUCING CARBON FIBER FROM COALAugust 2021June 2023Allow2210NoNo
17392028COATING TO COOL A SURFACE BY PASSIVE RADIATIVE COOLINGAugust 2021February 2023Allow1810NoNo
17389796Carboxylated Vinyl Acetate/Ethylene Copolymer Dispersions and Uses ThereofJuly 2021May 2023Allow2211NoNo
17426477MOISTURE-CURABLE POLYOLEFIN FORMULATIONJuly 2021October 2023Allow2720YesNo
17426476IODINE TRANSFER POLYMERIZATION METHOD AND COMPOSITIONS THEREFROMJuly 2021April 2022Allow910NoNo
17426135PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, DEVICE, AND POWER SUPPLY MODULEJuly 2021December 2024Abandon4110NoNo
17385918UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOFJuly 2021September 2023Allow2610NoNo
17381978HEAT-CURABLE BIOBASED CASTING COMPOSITION, SHAPED ARTICLE PRODUCED THEREFROM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SUCH A SHAPED ARTICLEJuly 2021May 2024Allow3421NoNo
17381355PROCESS FOR EFFICIENT POLYMER PARTICLE PURGINGJuly 2021October 2022Allow1500NoNo
17360490ARTICLES MADE FROM LIPOPHILIC-RICH CELLULOSIC MATERIAL AND METHODS THEREFORJune 2021May 2023Allow2211NoNo
17262592DEUTERIUM-CONTAINING COMPOUND, AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEJune 2021December 2024Allow4710NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HARLAN, ROBERT D.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
3
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
2.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
30
Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(43.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
17
(56.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
69.5%
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, 43.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner HARLAN, ROBERT D - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HARLAN, ROBERT D works in Art Unit 1762 and has examined 1,470 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HARLAN, ROBERT D's allowance rate of 88.8% places them in the 67% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by HARLAN, ROBERT D receive 1.29 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.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HARLAN, ROBERT D is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 70% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +6.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HARLAN, ROBERT D. This interview benefit is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 41.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 91% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 75.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 94% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 18.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 24% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 88.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 58.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 41.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 43% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.7% of allowed cases (in the 75% 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 3.2% of allowed cases (in the 72% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.