Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18846762 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SPHERICAL PARTICLE MATERIAL | February 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18956964 | PIPE LINERS, PIPE LINER COATINGS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | November 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18934994 | POLYURETHANE GLOVE | November 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18783513 | ACRYLATE-BASED SINGLE-CHAIN NANOPARTICLES AND AQUEOUS PHASE PHOTOCHEMICAL MACROSCOPIC PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18668815 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING PARTICLES COMPRISING POLYLACTIC ACID | May 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18659218 | NOISE REDUCING FILLED POLYESTER | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18703878 | SIGMATROPIC REARRANGEMENTS OF POLYMER BACKBONES | April 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18613564 | HYDROGENATED NITRILE RUBBER WITH REDUCED CATALYST IMPURITY | March 2024 | May 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18412070 | CHLORINATED COPOLYMERS AND POLYMER PRODUCTS INCLUDING CHLORINATED COPOLYMER | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18391895 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THERMOPLASTIC POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL) DERIVATIVE IN A MELT STATE REACTION AND PRODUCTS THEREOF | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18520261 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS | November 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18498511 | SOLID CATALYST COMPONENT FOR OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18488370 | METHOD FOR THE DIIMIDE HYDROGENATION OF EMULSIFIED UNSATURATED POLYMERS | October 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18480091 | Electrically Conductive PVC Solvent Cement | October 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18457455 | OPHTHALMIC DEVICES CONTAINING LOCALIZED GRAFTED NETWORKS AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USE | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18265885 | HALOGEN RECOVERY WITH K+-CONTAINING OXIDANT IN A PROCESS FOR HALOGENATING UNSATURATED ISOOLEFIN COPOLYMER | June 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18326244 | CLICK CHEMISTRY FOR SEALANTS AND ADHESIVES | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18198098 | METHOD FOR MAKING WATER-DISPERSIBLE AND WATER-DISPERSED POLYMERS | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18196776 | METHODS FOR CONVERTING PVC TO ELASTOMERS | May 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18315338 | Process for Making Crosslinked Cable Insulation Using High Melt Strength Ethylene-Based Polymer Made in a Tubular Reactor and Optionally Modified with a Branching Agent | May 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18138159 | REACTIVE CARBONATE FOR ELASTOMERIC ARTICLES | April 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18303435 | MULTIMODAL POLYALKYLENE TEREPHTHALATE SYSTEM | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18031075 | RUBBER COMPOSITION PRODUCTION METHOD, RE-CROSSLINKED RUBBER, TIRE, AND RUBBER INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18129792 | POLYMERS AND MEMBRANES WITH ACRYLAMIDE MOIETY | March 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18247389 | VINYL ALCOHOL POLYMER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING VINYL ALCOHOL POLYMER, DISPERSANT FOR SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION, DISPERSION AID FOR SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VINYL POLYMER | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18028856 | Preparation Method for Ethylene-Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18191158 | METHODS OF FORMING CROSSLINKED POLYOLEFIN NANOCOMPOSITES HAVING HIGH WEAR RESISTANCE | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18026648 | POLYVINYL ACETAL RESIN | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18112643 | SOLVENT CEMENT FORMULATIONS HAVING EXTENDED SHELF LIFE | February 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18109076 | DRAG REDUCTION OF ASPHALTENIC CRUDE OILS | February 2023 | May 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18021105 | THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTER ELASTOMER RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND MOLDED ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME | February 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18020680 | POLYPROPYLENE BASED FILM | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18166276 | METHOD OF PREPARING A COMPOSITE COATED SUBSTRATE | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18165519 | COMPOSITION FOR FLUORINE RUBBER CROSSLINKING AND MOLDED ARTICLE | February 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18040546 | THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING BIMODAL POLYETHYLENE AND ARTICLES MANUFACTURED THEREFROM | February 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18005892 | ETHYLENE INTERPOLYMER PRODUCTS HAVING A MELT FLOW-INTRINSIC VISCOSITY INDEX (MFIVI) | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18014497 | IMIDE-LINKED POLYMERIC PHOTOINITIATORS | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18014413 | Packaged Molded Article, Crosslinking Rubber Composition, Method for Producing Packaged Molded Article, Method for Producing Crosslinking Rubber Composition, and Tread for Tire | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18014219 | Polyethylene Pipe Resin with High Resistance to Slow Crack Growth | January 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18013063 | MODIFIED VINYL ALCOHOL POLYMER, AQUEOUS SOLUTION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MODIFIED VINYL ALCOHOL POLYMER | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18061146 | LOW HYSTERESIS SEALANT COMPOSITION FOR SELF-SEALING TIRE | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18059538 | ARTICLE COMPRISING MODIFIED TUBULAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE | November 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18070525 | Microplastic Removal Using Adhesives | November 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17993893 | METHOD FOR PLASMA MODIFICATION OF SODIUM SUPER IONIC CONDUCTOR TYPE SOLID ELECTROLYTE | November 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18054881 | Co-cured Fluroelastomers with Improved Chemical Resistance | November 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17982953 | CROSSLINKED POLYMERIC COMPOSITION AND ITS USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17960258 | TERMINALLY MODIFIED DIENE-BASED POLYMER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | October 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17934008 | AMPHIPHILIC ADDITIVES AS COMPATIBILIZERS FOR ROSIN TACKIFIERS IN POLYOLEFIN HOT-MELT ADHESIVES | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17945317 | POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITION FOR BLOW MOLDING HAVING AN IMPROVED SWELL BEHAVIOR | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17911835 | CHLORINATED VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17902091 | MODIFIED POLYVINYLCHLORIDES AND CHLOROPARRAFINS | September 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17908757 | CHLORINATED VINYL CHLORIDE-BASED RESIN | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17908720 | CHLORINATED VINYL CHLORIDE-BASED RESIN | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17799706 | MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE-BASED POLYMER AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | August 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17815587 | RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TRUCK TIRE | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17815584 | RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TRUCK TIRE | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17795302 | PROCESS FOR THE HYDROGENATION OF HYDROCARBON RESINS USING CATALYSTS WITH PROTECTIVE COATINGS | July 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17813785 | NITRILE RUBBER CONDOMS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEM | July 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17857842 | GENERAL STRATEGY FOR POLYMER COMPATIBILIZATION | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17857554 | SILOXANE EXCHANGE CHEMISTRY FOR VITRIMERS | July 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17758285 | VULCANIZING AGENT AND APPLICATION THEREOF | June 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17851312 | COMPOSITIONS FOR STABILIZING METAL-FREE RING-OPENING METATHESIS POLYMERIZATION AND RELATED METHODS | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17851915 | METHOD FOR PREPARING BIODEGRADABLE LATEX COMPOSITION FOR DIP FORMING | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17848752 | DEEP NON-FRANGIBLE STRESS PROFILES AND METHODS OF MAKING | June 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17848783 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND ARTICLE MADE THEREFROM | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17788838 | MICROCARRIER FOR CELL CULTURE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | June 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17846782 | HYDROPHOBIC POLYVINYL ALCOHOL AND METHOD FOR PREPARING HYDROPHOBIC POLYVINYL ALCOHOL | June 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17785464 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING IONOMER RESIN | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17785602 | POLYACRYLATE-BASED GRAFT COPOLYMER | June 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17757192 | NITRO-SUBSTITUTED AROMATIC COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN ELECTRODES | June 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17837648 | PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF SEMI-CRYSTALLINE FUNCTIONALIZED OLEFIN COPOLYMER | June 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17781897 | MULTISTAGE EMULSION POLYMER AND PROCESS OF PREPARING THE SAME | June 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17781432 | TIRE | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17756668 | POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITION | May 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17779726 | Ethylene-Based Polymer Composition with Branching and Process for Producing the Same | May 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17664951 | Polyester-polyether-modified polybutadienes and processes for preparation thereof | May 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17756324 | COPOLYMERS CONTAINING PENDANT IONOMERIC CARBOSILANE GROUPS | May 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17778346 | DISPERSANT FOR SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING DISPERSANT FOR SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VINYL POLYMER PARTICLES | May 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17662351 | DRUG CARRIER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | May 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17662066 | HEAT DISSIPATION SHEET, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME | May 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17774202 | Superabsorbent Polymer and Preparation Method Thereof | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17774279 | POLYESTERAMIDE COPOLYMERS POSSESSING HIGH GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURES | May 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17772770 | NITRILE-GROUP-CONTAINING COPOLYMER RUBBER | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17729372 | FLOW CELL AND METHODS | April 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17770720 | FUNCTIONAL DERIVATIVES OF MALEIMIDE COPOLYMERS FOR NANODISC PRODUCTION | April 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17724892 | MULTI-ARMED POLYMERS COMPRISING FREE-RADICAL-POLYMERIZABLE MONOMERS AND COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS PERTAINING TO THE SAME | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17719947 | MULTIMODAL POLYALKYLENE TEREPHTHALATE | April 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17754665 | IMPROVED POLYESTER | April 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17767066 | A Method of Functionalizing Fluorinated Polymers, a Functionalized Fluorinated Polymer and Coating Compositions Thereof | April 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17754448 | A Silane-Functional Hardener for Carboxyl-Functional Resins, A Binder and a 2K Coating Composition Thereof | April 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17711603 | MODIFIED DIENE-BASED POLYMER | April 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17707720 | PATTERN FORMING MATERIAL AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD | March 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17707594 | COLORED TITANIUM DIOXIDE ASPHALT COMPOSITIONS | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17703288 | DI-CUMYL PEROXIDE CROSSLINKING OF UHMWPE | March 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17701755 | (METH)ACRYLATE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION | March 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17762983 | Aqueous Primer Compositions and Methods Thereof | March 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17762636 | RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, FILM WITH RESIN, METAL FOIL WITH RESIN, METAL-CLAD LAMINATE, AND WIRING BOARD | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17761384 | CONJUGATED DIENE GRAFT POLYMER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | March 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17642115 | SUPERABSORBENT MATERIAL ABSORBENT CAPACITY INCREASE WITH USE OF SELECTED SALTS | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17639958 | Propylene-Rich Thermoplastic Vulcanizate Compositions and Articles | March 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BOYLE, ROBERT C.
With a 17.6% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges 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, 23.1% 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.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner BOYLE, ROBERT C works in Art Unit 1764 and has examined 1,081 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 72.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Examiner BOYLE, ROBERT C's allowance rate of 72.2% places them in the 35% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by BOYLE, ROBERT C receive 1.88 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 45% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BOYLE, ROBERT C is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 71% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -5.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BOYLE, ROBERT C. This interview benefit is in the 5% 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, 25.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 39.2% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 64.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 64.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 49.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 45% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 66% 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 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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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