USPTO Examiner BOYLE ROBERT C - Art Unit 1764

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18934994POLYURETHANE GLOVENovember 2024May 2025Allow610YesNo
18783513ACRYLATE-BASED SINGLE-CHAIN NANOPARTICLES AND AQUEOUS PHASE PHOTOCHEMICAL MACROSCOPIC PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJuly 2024September 2024Allow200YesNo
18659218NOISE REDUCING FILLED POLYESTERMay 2024May 2025Allow1210YesNo
18613564HYDROGENATED NITRILE RUBBER WITH REDUCED CATALYST IMPURITYMarch 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18412070CHLORINATED COPOLYMERS AND POLYMER PRODUCTS INCLUDING CHLORINATED COPOLYMERJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18391895METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THERMOPLASTIC POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL) DERIVATIVE IN A MELT STATE REACTION AND PRODUCTS THEREOFDecember 2023June 2025Allow1801NoNo
18498511SOLID CATALYST COMPONENT FOR OLEFIN POLYMERIZATIONOctober 2023December 2024Allow1320NoNo
18457455OPHTHALMIC DEVICES CONTAINING LOCALIZED GRAFTED NETWORKS AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USEAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18265885HALOGEN RECOVERY WITH K+-CONTAINING OXIDANT IN A PROCESS FOR HALOGENATING UNSATURATED ISOOLEFIN COPOLYMERJune 2023December 2023Allow610NoNo
18326244CLICK CHEMISTRY FOR SEALANTS AND ADHESIVESMay 2023September 2024Allow1520NoNo
18198098METHOD FOR MAKING WATER-DISPERSIBLE AND WATER-DISPERSED POLYMERSMay 2023August 2024Allow1520NoNo
18196776METHODS FOR CONVERTING PVC TO ELASTOMERSMay 2023October 2024Allow1720NoNo
18315338Process for Making Crosslinked Cable Insulation Using High Melt Strength Ethylene-Based Polymer Made in a Tubular Reactor and Optionally Modified with a Branching AgentMay 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18138159REACTIVE CARBONATE FOR ELASTOMERIC ARTICLESApril 2023October 2024Abandon1710NoNo
18303435MULTIMODAL POLYALKYLENE TEREPHTHALATE SYSTEMApril 2023January 2025Allow2110NoNo
18112643SOLVENT CEMENT FORMULATIONS HAVING EXTENDED SHELF LIFEFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1120NoNo
18109076DRAG REDUCTION OF ASPHALTENIC CRUDE OILSFebruary 2023May 2024Abandon1510NoNo
18061146LOW HYSTERESIS SEALANT COMPOSITION FOR SELF-SEALING TIREDecember 2022October 2023Allow1011YesNo
18059538ARTICLE COMPRISING MODIFIED TUBULAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENENovember 2022April 2024Abandon1730NoNo
17993893METHOD FOR PLASMA MODIFICATION OF SODIUM SUPER IONIC CONDUCTOR TYPE SOLID ELECTROLYTENovember 2022May 2023Allow1610YesNo
18054881Co-cured Fluroelastomers with Improved Chemical ResistanceNovember 2022April 2024Allow1720YesNo
17960258TERMINALLY MODIFIED DIENE-BASED POLYMER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAMEOctober 2022June 2023Allow800YesNo
17934008AMPHIPHILIC ADDITIVES AS COMPATIBILIZERS FOR ROSIN TACKIFIERS IN POLYOLEFIN HOT-MELT ADHESIVESSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2420NoNo
17911835CHLORINATED VINYL CHLORIDE RESINSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2800NoNo
17945317POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITION FOR BLOW MOLDING HAVING AN IMPROVED SWELL BEHAVIORSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3211NoNo
17902091MODIFIED POLYVINYLCHLORIDES AND CHLOROPARRAFINSSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2211NoNo
17908757CHLORINATED VINYL CHLORIDE-BASED RESINSeptember 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17908720CHLORINATED VINYL CHLORIDE-BASED RESINSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2900NoNo
17815587RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TRUCK TIREJuly 2022February 2025Allow3150NoNo
17813785NITRILE RUBBER CONDOMS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEMJuly 2022August 2024Allow2520NoNo
17857842GENERAL STRATEGY FOR POLYMER COMPATIBILIZATIONJuly 2022February 2025Allow3211YesNo
17758285VULCANIZING AGENT AND APPLICATION THEREOFJune 2022April 2025Allow3410YesNo
17851312COMPOSITIONS FOR STABILIZING METAL-FREE RING-OPENING METATHESIS POLYMERIZATION AND RELATED METHODSJune 2022September 2024Allow2721NoNo
17851915METHOD FOR PREPARING BIODEGRADABLE LATEX COMPOSITION FOR DIP FORMINGJune 2022February 2024Allow2010NoNo
17848783RESIN COMPOSITION AND ARTICLE MADE THEREFROMJune 2022December 2023Allow1810NoNo
17848752DEEP NON-FRANGIBLE STRESS PROFILES AND METHODS OF MAKINGJune 2022June 2025Abandon3620NoYes
17846782HYDROPHOBIC POLYVINYL ALCOHOL AND METHOD FOR PREPARING HYDROPHOBIC POLYVINYL ALCOHOLJune 2022July 2023Allow1300NoNo
17785464METHOD FOR PRODUCING IONOMER RESINJune 2022December 2024Allow3000NoNo
17837648PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF SEMI-CRYSTALLINE FUNCTIONALIZED OLEFIN COPOLYMERJune 2022August 2023Allow1410NoNo
17781897MULTISTAGE EMULSION POLYMER AND PROCESS OF PREPARING THE SAMEJune 2022May 2025Allow3600NoNo
17781432TIREJune 2022June 2025Allow3710YesNo
17756668POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITIONMay 2022February 2025Allow3300YesNo
17664951Polyester-polyether-modified polybutadienes and processes for preparation thereofMay 2022June 2024Allow2411YesNo
17779726Ethylene-Based Polymer Composition with Branching and Process for Producing the SameMay 2022May 2025Allow3600YesNo
17756324COPOLYMERS CONTAINING PENDANT IONOMERIC CARBOSILANE GROUPSMay 2022August 2023Allow1410NoNo
17662351DRUG CARRIER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFMay 2022October 2022Allow500NoNo
17774202Superabsorbent Polymer and Preparation Method ThereofMay 2022November 2024Allow3100NoNo
17772770NITRILE-GROUP-CONTAINING COPOLYMER RUBBERApril 2022October 2024Allow2910NoNo
17729372FLOW CELL AND METHODSApril 2022February 2024Allow2101NoNo
17724892MULTI-ARMED POLYMERS COMPRISING FREE-RADICAL-POLYMERIZABLE MONOMERS AND COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS PERTAINING TO THE SAMEApril 2022July 2024Allow2721NoNo
17719947MULTIMODAL POLYALKYLENE TEREPHTHALATEApril 2022January 2023Allow910NoNo
17711603MODIFIED DIENE-BASED POLYMERApril 2022August 2023Allow1720YesNo
17707594COLORED TITANIUM DIOXIDE ASPHALT COMPOSITIONSMarch 2022March 2025Allow3550NoNo
17703288DI-CUMYL PEROXIDE CROSSLINKING OF UHMWPEMarch 2022December 2023Allow2120YesNo
17701755(METH)ACRYLATE ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONMarch 2022August 2023Allow1710NoNo
17762983Aqueous Primer Compositions and Methods ThereofMarch 2022June 2025Allow3911NoNo
17762636RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, FILM WITH RESIN, METAL FOIL WITH RESIN, METAL-CLAD LAMINATE, AND WIRING BOARDMarch 2022March 2025Allow3510NoNo
17761384CONJUGATED DIENE GRAFT POLYMER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAMEMarch 2022May 2025Allow3820YesNo
17642115SUPERABSORBENT MATERIAL ABSORBENT CAPACITY INCREASE WITH USE OF SELECTED SALTSMarch 2022July 2024Allow2820NoNo
17678432SOLVENT-FREE ADHESION-PROMOTING CHAIN EXTENDER, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND APPLICATION THEREOFFebruary 2022December 2024Allow3411NoNo
17650794POLYETHYLENE AND POLYPROPYLENE BLOCK COPOLYMERSFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3331YesNo
17592755NITRILE GROUP-CONTAINING COPOLYMER RUBBERFebruary 2022February 2023Allow1210NoNo
17591700Modified Heterophasic Polyolefin CompositionFebruary 2022October 2023Abandon2120NoNo
17579351POLYURETHANE-BASED ICE-SHEDDING COATINGSJanuary 2022May 2025Allow4001YesNo
17570976ANTIMICROBIAL COATINGS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOFJanuary 2022October 2022Allow900YesNo
17569859AMIDE GROUP-CONTAINING POLYETHER-ESTER MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, MOLDED ARTICLE AND FORMING METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2711NoNo
17625190Graft Copolymer, Method for Preparing the Same, and Resin Composition Including the SameJanuary 2022April 2025Allow3920NoNo
17624987Curable Composition and Cured ProductJanuary 2022May 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17624895Ethylene-Based Copolymer and Propylene-Alpha-Olefin-Diene Compositions for Use in Layered ArticlesJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3711YesNo
17568947HYDROGENATED NITRILE RUBBER WITH REDUCED CATALYST IMPURITYJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2611NoNo
17624653METHOD FOR PREPARING AN IMPREGNATED FIBROUS MATERIAL BY REACTIVE PULTRUSIONJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3811NoNo
17624090MOLDED ARTICLES HAVING DECORATIVE EFFECT, AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THE MOLDED ARTICLESDecember 2021August 2024Allow3200NoNo
17562943NOVEL COPOLYESTER AND USE THEREOFDecember 2021September 2023Allow2010NoNo
17620985Modifying Agent and Modified Conjugated Diene Polymer Prepared by Using the SameDecember 2021October 2024Allow3410NoNo
17620989FILM, LAMINATE, SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER WITH FILM LAYER, SUBSTRATE FOR MOUNTING SEMICONDUCTOR WITH FILM LAYER, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEDecember 2021November 2024Allow3510NoNo
17551298PHOTO-CURABLE COMPOSITIONSDecember 2021June 2023Allow1800NoNo
17643541Asymmetric And Symmetric Monomer Mixtures Of Esters Of Itaconic Acid And Corresponding CopolymersDecember 2021April 2023Allow1600YesNo
17617109INTERMEDIATE FOR BLOCK COPOLYMER, BLOCK COPOLYMER, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAMEDecember 2021September 2024Allow3310NoNo
17615885PREPARATION METHOD OF HYDROGENATED PETROLEUM RESINDecember 2021October 2024Allow3410NoNo
17615658THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITION AND THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER MOLDED BODYDecember 2021March 2025Allow3920YesNo
17615762METAL IONOMER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAMEDecember 2021July 2024Allow3110NoNo
17537453PVC AND PVC ALLOY FORMULATIONS FOR USE AS RESINS IN THERMOPLASTIC CONTINUOUS FIBER REINFORCEMENT COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF FORMULATING THE SAMENovember 2021December 2024Allow3721NoNo
17534700Coating MaterialNovember 2021June 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17532610THERMALLY REVERSIBILE CROSSLINKED POLYOLEFINS AND RELATED POLYMERS, AND RELATED METHODSNovember 2021February 2024Allow2711NoNo
17595553ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONNovember 2021February 2025Abandon3901NoNo
17612039RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN COMPOSITION, AND MOLDED ARTICLENovember 2021March 2025Allow4021NoNo
17611739Hydrogenated Copolymer, Adhesive Film, Resin Composition, and Molded ArticleNovember 2021December 2024Allow3610YesNo
17526667PROCESSING OF POLYETHYLENE-BASED COMPOSITIONS AND PRODUCTS THEREFROMNovember 2021April 2024Allow2911YesNo
17595359AMPHIPHILIC TRIBLOCK COPOLYMERNovember 2021June 2025Allow4320YesNo
17519768Modified Conjugated Diene-based Polymer And Method Of Preparing The SameNovember 2021August 2023Allow2101NoNo
17608603ANHYDRIDE AND AROMATIC FUNCTIONALIZED POLYORGANOSILOXANESNovember 2021August 2024Allow3311NoNo
17514159DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERIC MATERIALOctober 2021February 2024Allow2711NoNo
17607530Ethylene/Propylene/Nonconjugated Diene Interpolymer CompositionOctober 2021May 2024Allow3100NoNo
17607627Polypropylene-Polyethylene Composition with Improved ToughnessOctober 2021August 2024Allow3410NoNo
17513265GRAFT COPOLYMER AND USE THEREOFOctober 2021September 2023Allow2210NoNo
17451331Two-Component Solvent Free Polyurethane Laminating Adhesive CompositionOctober 2021November 2024Allow3720NoNo
17451125COMPOSITIONS WITH HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX AND ABBE NUMBEROctober 2021June 2023Allow2010NoNo
17603927Ethylene-(Vinyl Alcohol) Copolymer and Method for Producing SameOctober 2021May 2024Allow3100NoNo
17603049Polypropylene CompositionsOctober 2021March 2025Allow4121NoNo
17602394THERMOPLASTIC RESIN, MOLDED OBJECT, AND MONOMER FOR THERMOPLASTIC RESINOctober 2021May 2024Allow3100YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
17
Examiner Affirmed
15
(88.2%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(11.8%)
Reversal Percentile
22.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 11.8% 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
64
Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(21.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
50
(78.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
25.8%
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, 21.9% 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 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 - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BOYLE, ROBERT C works in Art Unit 1764 and has examined 1,131 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 73.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BOYLE, ROBERT C's allowance rate of 73.4% places them in the 30% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BOYLE, ROBERT C receive 1.81 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 55% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BOYLE, ROBERT C is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 55% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -4.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BOYLE, ROBERT C. This interview benefit is in the 3% 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 25.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 31% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 41.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 57% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 51% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 64.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 39% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 46.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 53% 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 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 67% 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 6% 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:

    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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