USPTO Examiner FIGUEROA JOHN J - Art Unit 1763

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19217913NANOCOMPOSITE CATALYST FOR WATER SPLITTINGMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19212176PARTICULATE NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19058667Methods for Extracting Radioisotopes from Radiologically Contaminated WasteFebruary 2025August 2025Allow601NoNo
19034263METHOD OF CATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF PHENYLBUTAZONE WITH ZEROVALENT CERIUM SUPPORTED BIOCHAR BEADSJanuary 2025April 2025Allow300NoNo
18870413METHOD FOR PREPARING BATTERY-GRADE NICKEL-COBALT-MANGANESE SULFATE CRYSTALS FROM LOW NICKEL MATTENovember 2024March 2025Allow401NoNo
18870403METHOD FOR PREPARING BATTERY-GRADE NICKEL-COBALT-MANGANESE SULFATE SOLUTION FROM LOW NICKEL MATTENovember 2024March 2025Allow401YesNo
18948314SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR THE RECOVERY OF 226Ra FROM PHOSPHOGYPSUMNovember 2024October 2025Allow1101YesNo
18928603SEPARATION MEDIA, DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOFOctober 2024June 2025Allow811YesNo
18907488METHOD FOR DEGRADING HALOGENATED POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN SOIL BY USING CRYPTOMELANEOctober 2024August 2025Allow1000NoNo
18907261BIOMASS SLURRY PREPARATION FOR SUBTERRANEAN INJECTIONOctober 2024March 2025Allow501NoNo
18812507Combination Clay Stabilizer Having an Alkali Metal Asphalt Sulfonate and Quaternary Ammonium SaltAugust 2024June 2025Allow911NoNo
18728880DIRECT AIR CAPTURE SYSTEMJuly 2024November 2024Allow400NoNo
18763797METHOD FOR ENGINEERED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM TREATMENT USING BRINESJuly 2024August 2025Allow1310YesNo
18751246CO2 RESPONSIVE CORE-SHELL MULTI-STAGE SWELLING MICROSPHERE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJune 2024September 2024Allow301NoNo
18670072Fully Automated Direct Air Capture Carbon Dioxide Processing SystemMay 2024January 2026Allow2010YesNo
18640037CARBON DIOXIDE VISCOSIFICATIONApril 2024November 2024Allow711NoNo
18629742METHODS & COMPOSITIONS TO INCREASE PERFORMANCE OF ASPHALT CEMENT CONCRETE COMPRISING RECYCLED ASPHALT PAVEMENTApril 2024June 2025Allow1410YesNo
18620896SURFACE CRACK FILLER COMPOUNDMarch 2024December 2025Allow2020NoNo
18620016COLD-FORMED LAMINATESMarch 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18620705BIOCEMENTATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2024October 2024Allow600NoNo
18607836OIL/GAS PIPELINE TREATMENT METHODMarch 2024July 2024Allow410NoNo
18607916AKALINE SCALE MITIGATION TREATMENT METHODMarch 2024July 2024Allow410NoNo
18607891WELL SULFATIZING AND SCALE MITIGATION TREATMENT METHODMarch 2024May 2024Allow200NoNo
18606365METHOD OF DRILLING HYDROCARBON BEARING GEOLOGICAL FORMATION WITH HORIZONTAL WELLBOREMarch 2024May 2024Allow200NoNo
18606478METHOD OF MAKING DRILLING FLUID COMPOSITION WITH FUNCTIONALIZED CARBONMarch 2024July 2024Allow410NoNo
18606567METHOD OF DRILLING A SHALE FORMATION WITH A DRILLING FLUID COMPOSITIONMarch 2024August 2024Allow511NoNo
18599615PROCESSES FOR MAKING A SUPER-INSULATING CORE MATERIAL FOR A VACUUM INSULATED STRUCTUREMarch 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18688381NOVEL GREEN LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE PRECURSOR, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOFMarch 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18433333ANTI-CORROSION AND LOW-HEAT-CONDUCTION ANNULUS PROTECTION FLUID FOR DEEP-SEA OIL AND GAS EXPLOITATION AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2024July 2024Allow510YesNo
18418547Compositions and Methods for Paraffin Liquefaction and Enhanced Oil Recovery in Oil Wells and Associated EquipmentJanuary 2024August 2024Allow710NoNo
18521781METHOD AND MATERIAL TO REDUCE ACID-CARBONATE REACTION RATE BY ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONNovember 2023December 2024Allow1200NoNo
18496600TREATING FLUID COMPRISING HYDROCARBONS, WATER, AND POLYMEROctober 2023January 2025Allow1511NoNo
18485860DEGRADABLE FRICTION REDUCER FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING TREATMENTSOctober 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18485934DEGRADABLE FRICTION REDUCER FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING TREATMENTSOctober 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18481378PRODUCTION OF FOAMED SAND USING NEAR INFRAREDOctober 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18481928Composition Useful in Sulfate Scale RemovalOctober 2023March 2025Allow1711NoNo
18372581FUNCTIONALIZED MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE NANOSHEET AND ITS PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATIONSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1101NoNo
18473613HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM GASIFICATION OF SOUR GASSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2001NoNo
18468985COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SCAVENGING SULFUR-CONTAINING COMPOUNDSSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2711NoNo
18550176COMPOSITIONS FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF CALCIUM NAPHTHENATE AND METHODS OF USESeptember 2023September 2024Allow1201NoNo
18448899Sulfur Tolerant Catalyst, Catalyst Systems, and Methods of Catalytic Hydrothermal GasificationAugust 2023March 2026Allow3100NoNo
18364596OIL AND GAS WELL SCALE MITIGATION TREATMENT METHODAugust 2023February 2024Allow600NoNo
18361113EMULSION POLYMERS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING PUMPABILITYJuly 2023August 2024Allow1311NoNo
18360426BISTABLE SYSTEM FOR THE CONTROLLED RELEASE OF CORROSION INHIBITORSJuly 2023March 2024Allow800NoNo
18226942ADDITIVES AND METHODS, COMPOSITIONS AND USES RELATING THERETOJuly 2023August 2025Abandon2421NoNo
18359295Solid Carbon Products Comprising Compressed Carbon Nanotubes in a Container and Methods of Forming SameJuly 2023February 2024Allow700NoNo
18262005HALLOYSITE NANOTUBES FOR SLOW RELEASE ASPHALTENE CONTROL CHEMICAL SQUEEZE TREATMENTSJuly 2023October 2024Allow1500NoNo
18354616PH-RESPONSIVE NANO-GEL PLUGGING MATERIAL, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFJuly 2023September 2024Allow1401NoNo
18353656SUPERHYDROPHOBIC NANOPARTICALS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND SUPERHYDROPHOBIC NANOFLUIDJuly 2023November 2023Allow410NoNo
18221356Method for Preparing Cuprous Chloride by High-value Utilization of Chloride Ion-containing WasterwaterJuly 2023January 2026Allow3000NoNo
18351448LUBRICANT BLENDS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING LUBRICITY OF BRINE-BASED DRILLING FLUIDSJuly 2023February 2025Allow1911NoNo
18212511Gas Hydrate Inhibitors and Method of Use ThereofJune 2023August 2024Allow1411NoNo
18212177WET PROCESS FOR RECOVERING VALUABLE METALS FROM LITHIUM BATTERYJune 2023January 2026Allow3100NoNo
18257923PLUGGING AGENT FOR OIL EXTRACTION IN OILFIELD AND A PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOFJune 2023May 2025Allow2311NoNo
18335397COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING A SUBSTRATE AND A FUNCTIONAL MOLECULE AND RELATED METHODSJune 2023June 2024Allow1311NoNo
18210223PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION OF IRON PHOSPHATEJune 2023February 2026Allow3201NoNo
18256359SOLIDS REMOVAL USING SOLVENT BLENDS COMPRISING A DISULFIDE SOLVENTJune 2023February 2025Allow2101NoNo
18328930FRICTION REDUCER SLURRIES WITH SUSPENDING AGENTJune 2023September 2025Allow2741YesNo
18204587CATALYST AND ACTIVATOR FOR EXOTHERMIC REACTIONJune 2023September 2024Allow1611YesNo
18326382PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A HYDROGEN-RICH GAS STREAM FROM ALUMINIUM WASTEMay 2023December 2025Allow3000NoNo
18325593VISCOSITY REDUCER COMPOSITIONS, METHODS FOR PRODUCING, AND METHODS OF USINGMay 2023June 2025Allow2511YesNo
18202833INJECTION WELL CLEANING FLUIDS AND RELATED METHODSMay 2023September 2023Allow400NoNo
18200875METAL CATIONS AS INORGANIC STRUCTURE DIRECTING AGENTS DURING THE SYNTHESIS OF PHILLIPSITE AND TOBERMORITEMay 2023March 2026Allow3401NoNo
18253390CARBON FILMMay 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18317473Determination of Oil Removed by Gas via Miscible Displacement in Reservoir RockMay 2023February 2024Allow910YesNo
18315542DRILLING FLUID COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAKING THE COMPOSITIONMay 2023February 2024Allow901NoNo
18196359Multicomponent alloyed plasmonic photocatalysisMay 2023November 2025Allow3000NoNo
18195174SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE TREATMENT OF HEAVY METALS AND DIOXINS IN FLY ASHMay 2023March 2026Allow3401NoNo
18251952A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A UHT MILK PRODUCT BY DIRECT UHT HEATINGMay 2023July 2025Allow2611NoNo
18251852NONTOXIC HIGH TEMPERATURE RESISTANT HYDROGELSMay 2023March 2025Allow2311NoNo
18034271COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF REDUCING DEPOSITION OF FORMATE IN UNDERGROUND FORMATIONSApril 2023February 2024Allow900NoNo
18250508POLYACRYLAMIDE-BASED SYMMETRIC BRANCHED POLYMER SURFACTANT AND A PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND USE THEREOFApril 2023February 2025Allow2202NoNo
18137083PROCESS AND REDOX FURNACE FOR ACID REGENERATIONApril 2023February 2026Allow3411NoNo
18249658EMULSIFIERS FOR WATER-BASED SUBTERRANEAN TREATMENT FLUIDSApril 2023March 2024Allow1101NoNo
18302128PROCESSES FOR MAKING A SUPER-INSULATING CORE MATERIAL FOR A VACUUM INSULATED STRUCTUREApril 2023December 2023Allow810NoNo
18302778OXIDATION OF CESIUM AS METHOD FOR REMOVING CESIUM VAPOR FROM COVER GAS IN NUCLEAR REACTORSApril 2023September 2025Allow2900NoNo
18032071STRUCTURAL CONFIGURATION AND METHOD FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE SOLID WASTE AND BIOMASS PROCESSING TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF POWER GENERATION DN PRODUCTION OF OTHER USEFUL PRODUCTSApril 2023March 2026Allow3500NoNo
18299214SOLID PARAFFIN INHIBITOR AND CORROSION INHIBITOR COMPOSITIONSApril 2023January 2024Allow901NoNo
18132647METHODS FOR REMOVING SULFATE IONS FROM SEAWATER TO FORM INJECTION FLUIDSApril 2023August 2023Allow500NoNo
18131662COLD-FORMED LAMINATESApril 2023December 2023Allow810NoNo
18030241LITHIUM CARBONATE RECOVERY PROCESSApril 2023October 2025Allow3010NoNo
18130342METHODS & COMPOSITIONS TO INCREASE PERFORMANCE OF ASPHALT CEMENT CONCRETE COMPRISING RECYCLED ASPHALT PAVEMENTApril 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18193183PHOTOCATALYTIC CONVERSION OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE TO HYDROGENMarch 2023October 2025Allow3100NoNo
18190469SHAPED AND FIRED ZIRCONIA REFRACTORY MATERIALMarch 2023September 2025Allow2900NoNo
18125507GLYOXYLATED STARCH ADDITIVE FOR PULP PRODUCTSMarch 2023April 2025Allow2501NoNo
18124074METHOD FOR ENGINEERED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM TREATMENT USING BRINESMarch 2023March 2024Allow1210NoNo
18117633Fully Automated Direct Air Capture Carbon Dioxide Processing SystemMarch 2023December 2025Allow3310YesNo
18115070ROOM TEMPERATURE CURABLE QUICK-SETTING HIGH-STRENGTH ALKALI-ACTIVATED FLY ASH CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2023October 2023Allow711NoNo
18021758ENHANCED DUAL PHASE MEMBRANES FOR SEPARATING CARBON FROM CARBON-CONTAINING FEED GASES AND SEPARATION METHODS USING THE SAMEFebruary 2023March 2026Allow3711NoNo
18107509GYPSUM PANELS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSFebruary 2023October 2023Allow810NoNo
18166565Asphalt-Like Material And Preparation Method And Use Thereof As Plugging Agent, And Water-Based Drilling FluidFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1901NoNo
18167023TREATMENT OF ACID GASES USING MOLTEN ALKALI METAL BORATES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF SEPARATIONFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3201YesNo
18166382MODIFIED SILICA NANOPARTICLE AND METHODS OF SYNTHESISFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3411NoNo
18165653PAD TRANSFER PRINTING METHOD FOR MAKING COLORED CONTACT LENSESFebruary 2023August 2023Allow600NoNo
18105013NANOPARTICLE CARRIER PLATFORM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF SUBTERRANEAN WELL TREATMENT ADDITIVESFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1210NoNo
18160867COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REMEDIATION OF SULFATE REDUCING PROKARYOTESJanuary 2023December 2023Allow1001NoNo
18006221Continuous Thermal Compression of HydrogenJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3301NoNo
18157230USE OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND LIGHT HYDROCARBONS IN OIL RESERVOIRSJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1921YesNo
18155629PROPPANTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOFJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1300NoNo
18097800GRAVEL PACK PARTICLES CONTAINING MUD FILTER CAKE DISSOLVING MATERIALSJanuary 2023May 2024Allow1611NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FIGUEROA, JOHN J.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
4
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(25.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(75.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
33.9%
Lower 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, 25.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner FIGUEROA, JOHN J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner FIGUEROA, JOHN J works in Art Unit 1763 and has examined 237 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner FIGUEROA, JOHN J's allowance rate of 89.0% places them in the 70% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by FIGUEROA, JOHN J receive 1.15 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 13% 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 FIGUEROA, JOHN J is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 63% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FIGUEROA, JOHN J. This interview benefit is in the 40% 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, 31.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 63% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 39.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 60% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 88% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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, 64.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 69% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

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 7% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • 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

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