Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18763157 | FORMULATIONS AND PRODUCTS TO REPLACE SINGLE-USE PLASTICS AND POLYSTYRENE WITH BIO-BENIGN MATERIALS SUCH AS AGRICULTURAL WASTES | July 2024 | March 2025 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18623965 | LASER GAIN MEDIA FABRICATED VIA DIRECT INK WRITING (DIW) AND CERAMIC PROCESSING | April 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18501090 | INK, INK FOR INK-JET RECORDING, PRINTED MATTER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED MATTER | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18005377 | CURABLE TWO-PART ADHESIVE COMPOSITION | January 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18081708 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF POLYESTER FOR PLASTIC WRAP | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18009403 | PIGMENT COMPOSITION, PRINTING INK, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIGMENT COMPOSITION | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18008913 | OIL-BASED BALLPOINT PEN | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18072957 | CLEAR COATING COMPOSITION FOR REDUCING DUST | December 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18058762 | Curable condensation compounds based on alkoxy-functional polysiloxanes | November 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17985914 | RESIN COMPOSITION | November 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17979201 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17922628 | Ink Set for Inkjet Printing | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17921319 | UNDER-LAYER FOR A BRAKE PAD OF A BRAKE DISC ROTOR | October 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17997002 | FINELY GROUND PORTLAND CEMENT CLINKER IN A CEMENTITIOUS MULTI-COMPONENT MORTAR SYSTEM FOR USE AS AN INORGANIC CHEMICAL FASTENING SYSTEM | October 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17996653 | AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION FOR WRITING INSTRUMENTS | October 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17995885 | EFFICIENT PHOSPHORUS-CONTAINING TOUGHENING REACTIVE FLAME RETARDANT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND FLAME-RETARDANT THERMOSETTING RESIN | October 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17950159 | Radiation-Curable Ink Jet Composition | September 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17933205 | SUSTAINABLE TIRE | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17942649 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE TREAD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17929765 | ACTIVE-ENERGY-RAY-CURABLE COMPOSITION, ACTIVE-ENERGY-RAY-CURABLE INK COMPOSITION, ACTIVE-ENERGY-RAY-CURABLE INKJET INK COMPOSITION, COMPOSITION STORED CONTAINER, AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL OR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | September 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17908820 | LOW-VOLTAGE VARISTOR, CIRCUIT BOARD, SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT PACKAGE, AND INTERPOSER | September 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17822377 | PIGMENT DISPERSION FOR INKJET INK AND INKJET INK | August 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17800466 | ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE, RUBBER COMPOSITION, AND TIRE | August 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17798804 | INK COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | August 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17876647 | FORMULATIONS AND PRODUCTS TO REPLACE SINGLE-USE PLASTICS AND POLYSTYRENE WITH BIO-BENIGN MATERIALS SUCH AS AGRICULTURAL WASTES | July 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17796216 | POLYROTAXANE, POLYMER COMPOSITION, CROSSLINKED POLYMER COMPOSITION, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR | July 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17759486 | RESIN EMULSION FOR WATER-BASED INK | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17795022 | SUBSTITUTED THIOLATE SALT MELT ADDITIVES | July 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17793823 | HYDROPHOBIC COATING COMPOSITIONS | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17866907 | BIOACTIVE NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME | July 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17758856 | DIACYL DERIVATIVES OF POLYETHER POLYMERS | July 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17787921 | AQUEOUS LATEX OF VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE COPOLYMER | June 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17787486 | INKJET INKS | June 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17840113 | SELF-HEALING SILOXANE ELASTOMERS | June 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17784987 | RESIN COMPOSITION | June 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17779208 | PREPREG AND MOLDED ARTICLE | May 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17779030 | BRANCHED COPOLYMERS AS ADDITIVES FOR VISCOSITY REDUCTION OF MINERAL BINDER COMPOSITIONS | May 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17777707 | A METHOD FOR PREPARING A PRE-TREATED SYNTHETIC LATEX EMULSION | May 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17776479 | RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17738687 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUOROPOLYETHER-GROUP-CONTAINING COMPOUND | May 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17735540 | ANTENNA COVER BASE MATERIAL | May 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17773009 | URETHANE RESIN COMPOSITION AND LEATHER SHEET | April 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17657285 | RUBBER COMPOSITION AND A TIRE | March 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 39 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17702413 | Polyolefin Gel Processing Composition Containing An Inorganic Acid Scavenger and Method Using Same | March 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17653295 | OBJECT FORMING LIQUID AND OBJECT PRODUCING METHOD | March 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17639672 | RESIN FOR ACTIVE-ENERGY-RAY-CURABLE INK, COMPOSITION FOR ACTIVE-ENERGY-RAY-CURABLE INK, AND ACTIVE-ENERGY-RAY-CURABLE INK | March 2022 | August 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17753183 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED LAP SHEAR STRENGTH AND DISPLACEMENT OF TWO-COMPONENT STRUCTURAL ADHESIVES | February 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17668547 | CHITIN-CONTAINING POLYESTER FILAMENT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | February 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17592651 | FLEXIBLE STATOR FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR | February 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17633036 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED BODY | February 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17632544 | POLYISOCYANATE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME | February 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17629668 | TIRE INCORPORATING A RUBBER COMPOSITION INCLUDING A SPECIFIC HYDROCARBON RESIN | January 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17582643 | FORMULATIONS AND PRODUCTS TO REPLACE SINGLE-USE PLASTICS AND POLYSTYRENE WITH BIO-BENIGN MATERIALS SUCH AS AGRICULTURAL WASTES | January 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17597791 | Temperature Stable Polymeric Blends For Use In Non-Pneumatic Tires | January 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17629641 | TIRE INCORPORATING A RUBBER COMPOSITION INCLUDING A SPECIFIC HYDROCARBON RESIN | January 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17628807 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUOROPOLYMER, POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE COMPOSITION, AND POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE POWDER | January 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17626226 | Curable Fluoropolymer Compositions Comprising Metal Fluoride Particles and Articles Therefrom | January 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17625969 | CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED FILM, COATING RESIN MOLDED BODY AND MULTILAYER FILM | January 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17625576 | Method for Preparing Liquid Rubber and Liquid Rubber Prepared Therefrom | January 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17597414 | AQUEOUS POLYMER FORMULATION | January 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17621926 | RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIN SHEET, MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | December 2021 | May 2022 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17552947 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FIRE-RESISTANT AND/OR FIRE-RETARDANT CABLE | December 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17619992 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INHIBITING FREEZE-THAW DAMAGE IN CONCRETE AND CEMENT PASTE | December 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17614960 | Tire Tread Rubber Composition And Related Methods | November 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17614928 | Tire Tread Rubber Composition And Related Methods | November 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17610902 | Modified High-Cis Polybutadiene Polymer, Related Methods And Tire Components | November 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17519937 | HOLLOW FINE PARTICLE PRODUCTION METHOD AND HOLLOW FINE PARTICLES | November 2021 | February 2026 | Allow | 51 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17608192 | FIBER-REINFORCED MOLDING MATERIAL AND MOLDED ARTICLE USING SAME | November 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17603760 | GLUE STICK COMPOSITION | October 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17440439 | WATER RESISTANCE FOR ORGANIC FACADES | September 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17440442 | LOW ODOR (METH)ACRYLATE COMPOSITIONS | September 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17411227 | FLUORINATED COPOLYMER COMPOSITION, CROSSLINKED RUBBER AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION | August 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17433030 | COMPOSITIONS FOR HIGH STABILIZATION OF EMULSIONS | August 2021 | July 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17400118 | VIBRATION ISOLATION RUBBER COMPOSITION AND VIBRATION ISOLATION RUBBER MEMBER | August 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 17427158 | METHOD FOR PREPARING STARCH BLENDS | July 2021 | August 2025 | Abandon | 49 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17310272 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE AND PNEUMATIC TIRE USING SAME | July 2021 | January 2026 | Abandon | 54 | 3 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 17360278 | FORMULATIONS AND PRODUCTS TO REPLACE SINGLE-USE PLASTICS AND POLYSTYRENE WITH BIO-BENIGN MATERIALS SUCH AS AGRICULTURAL WASTES | June 2021 | September 2021 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17297468 | RMA CROSSLINKABLE POLYMER | May 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17238790 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING HARD COATING LAYER, HARD COATING LAYER USING THE COMPOSITION, AND LAMINATE COMPRISING THE HARD COATING LAYER | April 2021 | December 2025 | Allow | 55 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 17190457 | PNEUMATIC TIRE AND RUBBER COMPOSITION INCLUDING SURFACE-FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES IN COMBINATION WITH TETRAZINE MODIFIED ELASTOMER | March 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 49 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 17257178 | RUBBER COMPOSITION BASED ON EPOXY RESIN AND AN AMINOBENZOATE DERIVATIVE | December 2020 | August 2025 | Allow | 56 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17253361 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BUTADIENE ELASTOMER AND A SPECIFIC FILLER, AND TIRE COMPRISING THIS COMPOSITION | December 2020 | August 2025 | Abandon | 56 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17111963 | Rubber composition for tire tread and tire manufactured by using the same | December 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17095969 | TIRE WITH TREAD CONTAINING VEGETABLE OIL EXTENDED HIGH TG STYRENE/BUTADIENE ELASTOMER AND TRACTION RESIN | November 2020 | February 2025 | Allow | 51 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 17054144 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A COLORED POLYOXYMETHYLENE COPOLYMER | November 2020 | August 2025 | Allow | 57 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17054165 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FRICTION MATERIAL | November 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17052721 | Tire Tread Rubber Composition | November 2020 | November 2024 | Allow | 48 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17074034 | FORMULATIONS AND PRODUCTS TO REPLACE SINGLE-USE PLASTICS AND POLYSTYRENE WITH BIO-BENIGN MATERIALS SUCH AS AGRICULTURAL WASTES | October 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 7 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16947520 | TIRE COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MAKING THEREOF | August 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16984128 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE TREAD AND TIRE MANUFACTURED BY USING SAME | August 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16958570 | TIRE COMPONENT FROM RUBBER WITH LOWER SURFACE AREA SILICA | June 2020 | October 2022 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16958457 | Synthesis Of Low Molecular Weight Tapered Styrene-Butadiene Copolymer And Its Use In Tires | June 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16902857 | WIRE COAT COMPOSITION AND A TIRE COMPRISING A WIRE COAT COMPOSITION | June 2020 | December 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16898732 | POLYMER GEL WITH NANOCOMPOSITE CROSSLINKER | June 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16771766 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE AND PNEUMATIC TIRE | June 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16898735 | POLYMER GEL WITH NANOCOMPOSITE CROSSLINKER | June 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16885680 | LEVELING COMPOSITIONS | May 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16883362 | SOLVENT-CONTAINING EMULSIFIED ALKYD RESIN COATING COMPOUND FOR STAIN AND VARNISH COATINGS | May 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16762758 | RUBBER COMPOSITION | May 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16856138 | RUBBER COMPOSITION AND PNEUMATIC TIRE | April 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEE, DORIS L.
With a 6.9% 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.
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, 17.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ 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 LEE, DORIS L works in Art Unit 1764 and has examined 1,025 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 66.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner LEE, DORIS L's allowance rate of 66.4% places them in the 27% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LEE, DORIS L receive 2.10 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 56% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LEE, DORIS L is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 54% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEE, DORIS L. This interview benefit is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 21.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 26% 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 23.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 28.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 30% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 56.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 44.7% 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, 51.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 50% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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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