USPTO Examiner GRINSTED RONALD - Art Unit 1763

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18826534LIQUID EPOXY MOLDING COMPOUND AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2024December 2024Allow300NoNo
18608159USING PALM WASTE TO MANUFACTURE PANELS MIXED WITH POLYMER MATERIALSMarch 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18410579APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING A POLYMER-CARBON NANOMATERIAL ADMIXTURE FROM CARBON DIOXIDE AND MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS THEREOFJanuary 2024August 2024Allow710YesNo
18482042POLYDIORGANOSILOXANE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF IN FORMING WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITESOctober 2023December 2024Allow1410NoNo
18302341SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTAL PARTICLES AND DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAMEApril 2023October 2024Allow1800NoNo
18187806CHITOSAN-CONTAINING COATING COMPOSITIONSMarch 2023March 2025Allow2411YesNo
18043028ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, RUBERR REINFORCING MATERIAL AND ARTICLEFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2511NoNo
18088386METHODS OF FORMING ROOFING MATERIALS WITH ASPHALT SHINGLE WASTEDecember 2022February 2024Allow1420NoNo
18008166HOT MELT ADHESIVE FOR INSULATING GLASS SPACER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORDecember 2022June 2025Allow3011NoNo
17999065A METHOD TO PRODUCE AN ADHESIVE COMPONENT COMPRISING STARCH AND MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE, AN ADHESIVE AND PRODUCTSNovember 2022March 2025Allow2811YesNo
18052711POLYDIORGANOSILOXANE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF IN FORMING WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITESNovember 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17923112COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF, AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROMNovember 2022May 2023Allow710NoNo
18047108PVC COMPOSITES CONTAINING FUNCTIONALIZED ASPHALTENEOctober 2022July 2023Allow900NoNo
17911707SILICONE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR ITS PREPARATION AND USE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE FABRICATIONSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3011NoNo
17899158Sealant System and Methods of Use and ManufactureAugust 2022September 2024Allow2510YesNo
17888954COATINGS, COATED SEPARATORS, BATTERIES, AND RELATED METHODSAugust 2022September 2023Allow1310YesNo
17879152COMPOUND, CORE-SHELL DYE, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME, AND COLOR FILTERAugust 2022November 2023Allow1620NoNo
17874502COMPOUND, CORE-SHELL DYE, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME, AND COLOR FILTERJuly 2022November 2023Allow1620NoNo
17872555ADHESIVE FORMULATIONS FOR ROOFING APPLICATIONS AND RELATED METHODSJuly 2022February 2024Allow1910NoNo
17812578GRAPHENE AS ADDITIVE IN SIDEWALL APPLICATIONSJuly 2022April 2023Allow910NoNo
17859665PLASMONIC METAL NITRIDE AND TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES FOR PLASMON ASSISTED CATALYSISJuly 2022August 2023Allow1410YesNo
17785788ADHESIVE SUITABLE FOR AN ON-THE-FLY ROLL CHANGE OF MATERIALS WITH LOW-ENERGY SURFACESJune 2022October 2024Allow2810YesNo
17784762POLYESTER RESIN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYESTER RESINJune 2022June 2025Allow3611YesNo
17832053TEXTILE WASTE REGENERATED FLOORING AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJune 2022July 2023Allow1321NoNo
17752494APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING A POLYMER-CARBON NANOMATERIAL ADMIXTURE FROM CARBON DIOXIDE AND MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS THEREOFMay 2022October 2023Allow1611NoNo
17747109POLYVINYL CHLORIDE-ASPHALTENE COMPOSITE AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOFMay 2022September 2022Allow410NoNo
17745335ECO-FRIENDLY SYNTHETIC WOOD CONTAINING COFFEE GROUNDS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFMay 2022April 2024Allow2300NoNo
17740311PROCESS FOR PREPARING POLYPROPYLENE PARTICLES BY USING RECYCLABLE COFFEE GROUNDS PLANT FIBERSMay 2022October 2022Allow610NoNo
17771582PET BASED POLYMERIC MATRIX FOR ELECTRIC WIRESApril 2022May 2025Allow3711YesNo
17755208POLYESTER POLYMER AND POLYESTER-BASED HEAT RESISTANT COATING FOR COOKWARE OR BAKEWAREApril 2022February 2025Allow3412YesNo
17765491POLYESTER RESIN BLEND AND ARTICLE FORMED FROM THE SAMEMarch 2022May 2025Allow3720NoNo
17765486POLYESTER RESIN INCLUDING DIESTER COMPOUND AND ANHYDROSUGAR ALCOHOL, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAMEMarch 2022May 2025Allow3721YesNo
17641305RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLEMarch 2022April 2023Allow1310YesNo
17674200SQUARYLIUM COMPOUNDS AND INFRARED CUT FILMS, INFRARED CUT FILTERS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAMEFebruary 2022July 2023Allow1710YesNo
17560519OXAZOLINE-MODIFIED POLYPROPYLENEDecember 2021March 2025Allow3921YesNo
17622017HELMETDecember 2021January 2025Allow3711YesNo
17552063OPHTHALMIC DEVICE FORMED BY ADDITIVE FABRICATION AND METHOD THEREOFDecember 2021August 2023Allow2010YesNo
17643377MICROBIAL DESULFURIZATION AND SURFACE ACTIVATION OF RUBBERDecember 2021June 2024Allow3011NoNo
17543803Fiber-Reinforced Propylene Polymer CompositionDecember 2021June 2024Allow3020NoNo
17543197SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTAL PARTICLES AND DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2021January 2023Allow1300NoNo
17543499RAW EDGE V-BELTDecember 2021February 2025Allow3810YesNo
17613144POLYDIORGANOSILOXANE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF IN FORMING WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITESNovember 2021October 2022Allow1120NoNo
17607650POLYESTERS FROM LIGNIN-BASED MONOMERSOctober 2021January 2025Allow3810NoNo
17504524RESIN PARTICLESOctober 2021April 2024Allow3040YesNo
17604034COPOLYESTERS AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING COPOLYESTERS SUITABLE FOR USE IN FOOD CONTACT APPLICATIONSOctober 2021April 2025Allow4211NoNo
17500984ANTIPERSPIRANT AND DEODORANT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CAPSULESOctober 2021August 2023Allow2210NoNo
17489157RESIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND RESIN FORMED BODYSeptember 2021May 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17487053AQUEOUS POLYGLYCIDOL SYNTHESIS WITH ULTRA-LOW BRANCHINGSeptember 2021July 2023Allow2100NoNo
17485950Thin-Film Catechol Containing MaterialsSeptember 2021June 2024Allow3310NoNo
17598235THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOFSeptember 2021July 2022Allow910NoNo
17483783LIP SEALSeptember 2021September 2024Allow3640NoNo
17593393SEALANT AND SEALANT COMPOSITION FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICESeptember 2021September 2023Allow2410NoNo
17466511ADHESIVE FORMULATIONS THAT ARE FREE OF ASPHALT OR SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF ASPHALT, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME, AND ROOFING SYSTEMS UTILIZING THE SAMESeptember 2021March 2022Allow710NoNo
17462893COLOR-CHANGING POLYMER COMPOSITION, ION-CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION, TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE LAYER COMPOSITION, AND ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEAugust 2021March 2025Allow4211YesNo
17463478METHOD FOR GRAPHENE INCORPORATION INTO A RUBBER COMPOUNDING BY USING LIQUID PLASTICIZER ROUTE - LPR METHODAugust 2021September 2024Allow3640YesNo
17434226METHOD FOR IMPROVING TRACKING RESISTANCE OF THERMOPLASTIC RESINAugust 2021July 2024Allow3410NoNo
17408565ULTRA LOW THERMO FUSION PVC ALTERNATIVE PLASTISOL COATING AND TEXTILE PRINTING INKAugust 2021July 2023Abandon2310NoNo
17394636SIMPLIFIED AND IMPROVED PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ACRYLIC FIBERSAugust 2021May 2024Abandon3320NoNo
17425722Formulations capable of reacting with or removal of molecular oxygenJuly 2021June 2025Allow4611YesNo
17382961ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR FILM, COMPOUND, ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTOR-FORMING COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTORJuly 2021November 2024Allow3910NoNo
17381407BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER PARTICULATES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOFJuly 2021June 2024Allow3521NoNo
17424351ASPHALT COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING RECYCLED POLYMER AND EPOXY-FUNCTIONALIZED ETHYLENE COPOLYMERJuly 2021October 2024Allow3930NoNo
17379865FIRE INSULATION MATERIALJuly 2021January 2023Allow1800NoNo
17420475MIXTURES OF BITUMEN AND POLYMER COMPOSITIONSJuly 2021February 2024Allow3130NoNo
17366937Packaging Coated with an Emulsion Polymerized Latex PolymerJuly 2021September 2023Abandon2710NoNo
17354892METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF A FLUE GAS STREAM IN A FLUE GAS TRAIN INCLUDING A BAGHOUSEJune 2021April 2023Allow2210NoNo
17350339RESIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND FORMED BODYJune 2021December 2024Abandon4210NoNo
17349401POLYMER, MECHANICAL STRESS SENSOR, METHOD FOR DETECTING MECHANICAL STRESS, METHOD FOR PREPARING POLYMER, COPPER COMPLEX AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAMEJune 2021March 2025Allow4500YesNo
17287707POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, AND COPOLYCARBONATE ESTER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEApril 2021April 2025Allow4821NoNo
17287716IR-TRANSPARENT SENSOR AND CAMERA SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLESApril 2021June 2025Allow4910NoNo
17236904ENCAPSULATED FRAGRANCE COMPOSITIONApril 2021March 2024Allow3440YesNo
17286607POLYMER COMPOSITIONApril 2021April 2025Allow4831YesNo
17286544METHODS FOR IMPROVING NANOCELLULOSE DISPERSION IN ELASTOMERIC COMPOUNDS, AND COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING DISPERSED NANOCELLULOSE IN ELASTOMER COMPOUNDSApril 2021June 2024Allow3810NoNo
17285600METHODS FOR IMPROVING NANOCELLULOSE DISPERSION IN ELASTOMERIC COMPOUNDS, AND COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING DISPERSED NANOCELLULOSE IN ELASTOMER COMPOUNDSApril 2021March 2025Allow4710NoNo
17226486PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE BASED ON ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE RUBBERSApril 2021February 2025Allow4610NoNo
17283665RUBBERY COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAMEApril 2021December 2024Allow4410NoNo
17225766POLYMER COMPOSITE, USE OF SAID COMPOSITE IN PREPARING ARTICLES, PROCESS OF PREPARING SAID COMPOSITE AND ARTICLES COMPRISING SAID COMPOSITEApril 2021April 2023Allow2410YesNo
17220549NANOSTRUCTURED ALUMINOSILICATE WAX CARRIER FOR ASPHALTApril 2021May 2024Allow3840NoNo
17281085LATEX STYRENE BUTADIENE POWDERS AND ASPHALT COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAID POWDERMarch 2021December 2024Abandon4501NoNo
17279645REPAIRING MATERIAL FOR LIQUID LEAKAGE, REPAIRING METHOD FOR LIQUID LEAKAGE, AND PIPELINEMarch 2021October 2024Allow4310YesNo
17212612DISPERSIONS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING COMPRISING DISCRETE CARBON NANOTUBESMarch 2021December 2024Allow4511NoNo
17278044RUBBER COMPOSITION COMPRISING A POLYPHENOLIC COMPOUNDMarch 2021June 2024Allow3910NoNo
17275434Universal Printable Topcoat for GraphicsMarch 2021January 2024Allow3410NoNo
17275456FIBROUS CELLULOSE COMPOSITE RESIN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMarch 2021July 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17274527RADICAL POLYMERIZABLE RESIN COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE REPAIRING MATERIALMarch 2021June 2024Abandon3910NoNo
17274762EPOXY RESIN, EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION, EPOXY RESIN CURED PRODUCT AND COMPOSITE MATERIALMarch 2021May 2024Allow3810NoNo
17272337SILICONE ENHANCED ETHYLENE/ALPHA-OLEFIN INTERPOLYMERS FOR IMPROVED STIFFNESS-TOUGHNESS BALANCEFebruary 2021March 2025Allow4930NoNo
17271904COPOLYETHERESTER RESIN FORMULATIONFebruary 2021September 2024Allow4310YesNo
17187658DISPERSIONS COMPRISING HIGH SURFACE AREA NANOTUBES AND DISCRETE CARBON NANOTUBESFebruary 2021October 2024Allow4310NoNo
17270639PIGMENT DISPERSANT FOR COATINGFebruary 2021March 2024Allow3710NoNo
17268645Molded Product Having Fabric TextureFebruary 2021April 2024Allow3810YesNo
17267706THERMOPLASTIC COPOLYMER COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE MANUFACTURED USING THE SAMEFebruary 2021May 2024Allow3910NoNo
17263838AMORPHOUS COPOLYMERIZED POLYESTER RAW MATERIAL FOR A FILM, HEAT-SHRINKABLE POLYESTER-BASED FILM, HEAT-SHRINKABLE LABEL, AND PACKAGING BAGJanuary 2021May 2025Allow5131YesNo
17158614HIGH SOLIDS EDGE COATINGS FOR BUILDING PANELSJanuary 2021July 2024Allow4120NoNo
171494463D PRINTING OF THERMOSET POLYMERS AND COMPOSITESJanuary 2021January 2025Allow4820YesNo
17258163COMPOSITE POLYESTER HOT-MELT ADHESIVE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND PREPARATION METHOD OF ANTI-SCOURING GEOTEXTILEJanuary 2021August 2024Allow4311YesNo
17254053CURABLE COMPOUNDDecember 2020March 2024Allow3810NoNo
17252234COMPOSITIONDecember 2020November 2024Abandon4720NoNo
17059590PROCESS FOR PREPARING A BONDING RESINNovember 2020August 2024Allow4520NoNo
17055249METHOD FOR PRODUCING WATER-ABSORBENT RESIN PARTICLESNovember 2020March 2024Allow4010NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GRINSTED, RONALD.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
7
Examiner Affirmed
4
(57.1%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(42.9%)
Reversal Percentile
64.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 42.9% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
24
Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
16
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
48.5%
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, 33.3% 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

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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner GRINSTED, RONALD - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GRINSTED, RONALD works in Art Unit 1763 and has examined 740 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GRINSTED, RONALD's allowance rate of 83.0% places them in the 50% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by GRINSTED, RONALD receive 1.71 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 49% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by GRINSTED, RONALD is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 35% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GRINSTED, RONALD. This interview benefit is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 32.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 62% 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 46.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 65% 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, 44.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 37% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 73.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 57% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 36.8% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 42.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 44% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 53% 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 2.6% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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:

    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

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