Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19328768 | SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS | September 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19250126 | POLYCARBOXYLATE THINNER FOR CARBONATE/BICARBONATE CONTAMINATION RESISTANT WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUID AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF | June 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19215103 | AQUEOUS INJECTION FLUID AND METHOD FOR SULFATE SCALE INHIBITION IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS | May 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 19185684 | PLANT-BASED DRILLING FLUID COMPOSITION | April 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19119792 | SULFONYL AZIDE COMPOSITION FOR SULFUR SCAVENGING IN OILFIELD OPERATIONS | April 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19092195 | HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE-BASED BRINE TREATMENT SOLUTION FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY AND USES THEREOF | March 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19070894 | STRONG SALT-RESISTANT SELF-DEGRADATION PLUGGING AGENT FOR WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUID AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | March 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19032595 | SILICATE WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUID FOR COALBED METHANE WELLS AND APPLICATION THEREOF | January 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19032730 | CO2 CHEMICAL REACTION VISCOSITY-INCREASING TYPE POLYMER SURFACTANT FOR GAS CHANNELING CONTROL DURING CO2 FLOODING IN OFFSHORE HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18914368 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE AND HIGH-SALT RESISTANT HYPERBRANCHED LUBRICANT FOR WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUID, AND PREPARATION AND APPLICATION THEREOF | October 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18853566 | BRINE-TOLERANT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING FATTY ACID OR FATTY ESTER REACTION PRODUCTS OF SACCHARIDE POLYMERS | October 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18810299 | WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUID FORMULATED USING MnZnFe-LAYERED TRIPLE HYDROXIDE AND A PROCESS FOR SCAVENGING HYDROGEN SULFIDE FROM SUBTERRANEAN GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS | August 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18764927 | REMOVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE FROM SUBTERRANEAN GEOLOGICAL FORMATION WITH A COPPER MAGNESIUM IRON LAYERED TRIPLE HYDROXIDE MATERIAL IN A WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUID | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18751778 | CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTERED CEMENT FOR WELL CEMENTING | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18748665 | METHOD FOR REDUCING HYDROGEN SULFIDE (H2S) CONTENT OF H2S-CONTAINING SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION | June 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18746626 | SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS | June 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18745575 | ASPHALTENE INHIBITION AND/OR DISPERSION IN PETROLEUM FLUIDS | June 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18675876 | POLYMER VISCOSITY REDUCER FOR WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUID AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18657276 | POLYMER BLENDS FOR USE IN WELLBORE APPLICATIONS | May 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18639736 | SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BARITE FILTER CAKE IN WATER-BASED AND OIL-BASED DRILLING FLUIDS | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18626703 | CEMENT SLURRIES, CURED CEMENT AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE OF THESE | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18616673 | MODIFIED BENTONITE DRILLING FLUID COMPOSITION | March 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18616632 | METHOD OF DRILLING A SUBTERRANEAN GEOLOGICAL FORMATION WITH DATE BASED DRILLING FLUID | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18616739 | DATE PALM RESIDUE DRILLING MUD COMPOSITION | March 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18590758 | MUSSEL BIOMIMETIC HEAT-RESISTANT AND SALT-TOLERANT THICKENER, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND GEL FRACTURING FLUID, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF | February 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18437971 | PROPPANT PARTICLES FORMED FROM SLURRY DROPLETS AND METHODS OF USE | February 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18437450 | PROCESSES AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING NANOCELLULOSE, AND COMPOSITIONS AND PRODUCTS PRODUCED THEREFROM | February 2024 | September 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18411706 | Blue-Excitable Water-Solvated Polymeric Dyes | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18402787 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE VISUAL ACID ETCHING EXPERIMENTAL DEVICE AND METHOD | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18537488 | LOW-SHRINKAGE AND HIGH-STRENGTH PLANT-BASED RESINOUS BLOCKING AGENT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | December 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18497439 | DEVELOPMENT OF ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT (UHMW) BRANCHED BLOCK COPOLYMER SHALE INHIBITOR FOR WATER BASED DRILLING FLUID | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18489296 | METHOD FOR DRILLING A WELLBORE WITH A REDUCED FERRITE SAG COMPOSITION | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18483279 | DRAG REDUCING AGENT AND PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF | October 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18476077 | DEVELOPMENT OF ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT (UHMW) BRANCHED BLOCK COPOLYMER DRAG REDUCER WITH IMPROVED MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL STABILITY | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 18547944 | CURING AGENTS FOR FLUOROELASTOMERS | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18362741 | AMPHIPHILIC BLOCK COPOLYMER SURFACTANT FOR ATTENUATING ACID REACTIVITY DURING ACID STIMULATION OF CARBONATE RICH RESERVOIRS | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18225485 | METHODS FOR STABILIZING WATER SENSITIVE CLAYS AND MIGRATING FINES IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS | July 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18343871 | INHIBITIVE DIVALENT WELLBORE FLUIDS, METHODS OF PROVIDING SAID FLUIDS, AND USES THEREOF | June 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18265888 | COPOLYMER ADDITIVE | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18328552 | DOUBLE-CHAMBER MICROCAPSULE FOR DRILLING FLUID AND SELF-REVERSING REVERSIBLE WATER-IN-OIL DRILLING FLUID AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18038092 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING AQUEOUS POLYMER DISPERSIONS IN A TUBULAR REACTOR | May 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18200397 | LOW GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE POLYMER LATEX DRAG REDUCING AGENT | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18200414 | OIL SOLUBLE MOLYBDENUM COMPLEXES AS HIGH TEMPERATURE FOULING INHIBITORS | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18312658 | Water Swellable Cement Sheath on Demand, with Sensing Capability | May 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18306674 | POLYMER GELS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING GEL INTEGRITY IN WELLBORES | April 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18302853 | OKRA COMPOSITION AS A SHALE SWELLING INHIBITOR IN WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUIDS | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18187110 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCED OIL AND GAS RECOVERY AND OTHER PETROLEUM INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 36 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18123912 | SOLID DRAG REDUCTION ADDITIVE AND METHODS OF USING SAME | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18026973 | New Polymer Blends and Method for Making the Same | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18123012 | COMPOSITION THAT CAN BE USED TO DELAY THE FORMATION OF GAS HYDRATES | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 18026481 | POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL DERIVATIVE, COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING BIOACTIVE POLYPEPTIDE CONJUGATE BY USING SAME | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18181711 | DATE PALM LEAVES EXTRACT (DPLE) AS A SHALE SWELLING INHIBITOR IN WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUIDS | March 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18175072 | NANOGRAPHENE AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF AND OIL-BASED DRILLING FLUID | February 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18023339 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18042119 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE BINDER COMPOSITION, POWER STORAGE DEVICE ELECTRODE SLURRY, POWER STORAGE DEVICE ELECTRODE, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18170889 | PETROLEUM COKE PROPPANT PARTICULATES AND METHODS RELATED THERETO | February 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 18170189 | SELF-AGGREGATING PARTICLES FOR LOST CIRCULATION MATERIALS AND RELATED METHOD | February 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18041966 | SEALANT FILM | February 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18107700 | IN SITU EXPANDABLE TUBULARS | February 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18156089 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING PROTECTIVE FILM AGAINST ALKALINE AQUEOUS HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, SUBSTRATE FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS, METHOD FOR FORMING PROTECTIVE FILM, AND METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18155430 | COMPOSITIONS FOR STIMULATION OPERATIONS | January 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18095718 | POLYMER-SAND NANOCOMPOSITE LOST CIRCULATION MATERIAL | January 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18014439 | A THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITION HAVING IMPROVED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES | January 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18090343 | ORGANOPHILIC CLAYS AND DRILLING FLUIDS CONTAINING THEM | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18003442 | SCALE INHIBITORS AND RELATED CONTROLLED RELEASE PARTICLES | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18146205 | METHOD FOR FRACKING SUBTERRANEAN GEOLOGICAL FORMATION WITH SURFACTANT-CONTAINING FLUID | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18086856 | Quaternary Ammonium Emulsion Breakers | December 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18069808 | AQUEOUS GELLABLE COMPOSITION AND PIPELINE PIGS OBTAINED THEREFROM | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 18068887 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR HEAT REMOVAL IN GAS PHASE POLYMERIZATION | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18084770 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY BARRIER PACKAGING USING FLUORINATION | December 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18067512 | SUPRAMOLECULAR STAR-SHAPED POLYMER WITH BETA-CD AS CORE AND PREPARATION METHOD | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18010421 | POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18074149 | Fracturing Fluid with Superior Proppant Transport Capability | December 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17928213 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE HOMO- AND COPOLYMERS | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17927523 | POLYVINYL ALCOHOL-BASED POLYMER | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17927581 | POLYVINYL ALCOHOL-BASED POLYMER | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17926822 | Aqueous Adhesive Composition, Manufacturing Method of the Same, Adhesive Member Manufactured Using the Same | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17984823 | COMPOSITIONS OF APHRON SEALING LOST CIRCULATION SPACER | November 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18053424 | TERTIARY AMINE-GRAFTED SILICA NANO-PLUGGING AGENT AND WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUIDS | November 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17921520 | OXIDIZED POLYETHYLENE COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | October 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17921261 | REUSABLE NAIL TIP | October 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17921262 | METHOD FOR TREATING A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION BY INJECTING AN AQUEOUS GELLING SOLUTION COMPRISING AN ALUMINATE | October 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17997007 | DENSITY AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION CONTROL FOR POLYMER WITH GOOD STRESS CRACK PROPERTIES | October 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17920125 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING WET STRENGTH RESINS | October 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17919414 | MELT FLOW ADDITIVE FOR POLYCARBONATES AND OTHER ENGINEERING RESINS | October 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17966516 | HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HIGH SALINITY-RESISTANT COMPLEMENTARILY RIGID-FLEXIBLE PLUGGING AGENT AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUID AND USE THEREOF | October 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17938778 | PERMANGANATE BASED HYDROGEN SULFIDE SCAVENGING DRILLING FLUID | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17938072 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME PREDICTIVE CARBON DIOXIDE CORROSION RATE MODELLING | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17916952 | METHOD FOR PREPARING SUPER ABSORBENT POLYMER | October 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17958750 | SYNERGISTIC SYSTEMS FOR BREAKING POLYMER VISCOSIFIED FLUIDS | October 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17907363 | LONG-CHAIN BRANCHED ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMERS | September 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17930843 | AQUEOUS FLUID COMPOSITIONS AND BARITE SCALE REMOVAL THEREWITH | September 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17900822 | TIGHT OIL RESERVOIR CO2 FLOODING MULTI-SCALE CHANNELING CONTROL SYSTEM AND PREPARATION METHOD | August 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17898644 | ELECTROSPUN FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND USE OF SUCH ELECTROSPUN FILM | August 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17893623 | ANTIMICROBIAL PLASTIC | August 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17893720 | PROPPANT PARTICLES FORMED FROM SLURRY DROPLETS AND METHODS OF USE | August 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17821436 | METHOD OF REACTING CO2 BY EMULSIFYING CEMENT AND USE IN OILWELL CEMENTING | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17891160 | REVERSIBLE STRESS-RESPONSIVE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD, AND USE THEREOF | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17799445 | CHLOROPRENE RUBBER COMPOSITION | August 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17799058 | VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN PLASTICIZING AGENT, VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF | August 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BHUSHAN, KUMAR R.
With a 0.0% 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, 9.1% 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 BHUSHAN, KUMAR R works in Art Unit 1766 and has examined 248 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.
Examiner BHUSHAN, KUMAR R's allowance rate of 79.4% places them in the 48% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by BHUSHAN, KUMAR R 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 BHUSHAN, KUMAR R is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 46% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +19.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BHUSHAN, KUMAR R. This interview benefit is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 49% 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 36.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 56% 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, 57.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 48% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 83.3% 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, 72.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 7% 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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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