USPTO Examiner BOYLE KARA BRADY - Art Unit 1766

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19334858FOAMED SOLE COMPONENTS AND METHOD FOR MAKING A SOLE WITH FOAMED SOLE COMPONENTSSeptember 2025December 2025Allow300YesNo
18920211FOAM PRECURSOR AND FOAM WITH BIODEGRADABLE COPOLYMER AND METHODS THEREOFOctober 2024July 2025Allow911YesNo
18914379BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER EXPANDED BEAD CAPABLE OF BEING FORMED BY STEAM COMPRESSION MOLDINGOctober 2024April 2025Allow611NoNo
18671219HOLLOW RESIN PARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEMay 2024November 2025Allow1811YesNo
18647320TWO-COMPONENT POLYURETHANE OR POLYISOCYANURATE LOW PRESSURE SPRAY FOAM COMPOSITION CONTAINING A GASEOUS BLOWING AGENT COMPRISING PRESSURIZED CARBON DIOXIDEApril 2024March 2025Allow1011NoNo
18603094CELLULOSIC GELS, FILMS AND COMPOSITES INCLUDING THE GELS, AND METHODS OF FORMING SAMEMarch 2024April 2025Allow1311YesNo
18435138FLAME RETARDANT MASTERBATCH COMPOSITION FOR FOAMS CONTAINING A PH MODERATORFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18413588Recyclable, Biodegradable, and Industrially Compostable Extruded Foams, and Methods of Manufacturing the SameJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2621YesNo
18539725SUSTAINABLE TIRE WASTE AEROGEL WITH TUNABLE FLEXIBILITY MADE FROM RECYCLED TIRES FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONSDecember 2023September 2024Allow901YesNo
18570315FLY ASH-BASED FOAM GEOPOLYMER, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND USE THEREOFDecember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18536986POLYMER BASED SENSORS FOR DETECTING AGRICULTURAL ANALYTES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAMEDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18527969THERMALLY TREATED POLYAMIC AMIDE AEROGELDecember 2023August 2024Allow810YesNo
18559484Ultraviolet Radiation and Atomic Oxygen Barrier Films and Methods of Making and Using the SameNovember 2023August 2024Allow910YesNo
18503466FOAM COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFNovember 2023November 2025Allow2420YesNo
18376564FIRE-RESISTANT, FIRE RETARDANT AND/OR THERMAL INSULATIONOctober 2023April 2024Allow710YesNo
18465719EXPANDABLE MEDIA WITH FLEXIBLE SKIN AS TOOLING FOR COMPOSITE PARTSSeptember 2023June 2024Allow900YesNo
18457617FOAM COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFAugust 2023May 2024Allow810NoNo
18238670THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITION, FOAM PARTICLE, AND FOAM MOLDED BODYAugust 2023February 2026Abandon3020NoYes
18278660METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYPROPYLENE-BASED RESIN EXPANDED BEADS AND POLYPROPYLENE-BASED RESIN EXPANDED BEADSAugust 2023December 2024Allow1620YesNo
18278657POLYPROPYLENE-BASED RESIN EXPANDED BEADS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYPROPYLENE-BASED RESIN EXPANDED BEADSAugust 2023February 2025Allow1820YesNo
18455582FOAM COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFAugust 2023March 2024Allow700YesNo
18450158Method of Making Foams Using Partial MoldsAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18448991SHEAR THICKENING COMPOSITE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND USE THEREOFAugust 2023January 2024Allow610NoNo
18365925FOAMED SOLE COMPONENTS AND METHOD FOR MAKING A SOLE WITH FOAMED SOLE COMPONENTSAugust 2023July 2025Allow2340YesNo
18274693FOAMED COMPOSITIONS, FOAM PADDED MATERIALS, AND PACKAGING ARTICLESJuly 2023March 2026Allow3200NoNo
18359836PREPARATION METHOD OF MICROPOROUS FOAM MATERIAL WITH ORIENTED CELLSJuly 2023January 2024Allow501NoNo
18356564NON-CROSSLINKED COPOLYMER FOAM COMPOSITION WITH POLYAMIDE BLOCKS AND POLYETHER BLOCKSJuly 2023December 2024Abandon1711NoNo
18272109A FOAMABLE SILICONE COMPOSITION AND THE USE THEREOFJuly 2023March 2026Allow3200NoNo
18207972FOAM MOLDED ARTICLEJune 2023October 2024Allow1620NoNo
18328058GEOPOLYMER COMPOSITE AND EXPANDABLE VINYL AROMATIC POLYMER GRANULATE AND EXPANDED VINYL AROMATIC POLYMER FOAM COMPRISING THE SAMEJune 2023September 2024Allow1610YesNo
18203289FOAM ARTICLE WITH ENHANCED PROPERTIESMay 2023February 2024Allow800YesNo
18319538THREE-DIMENSIONAL POROUS POLYUREA NETWORKS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTUREMay 2023November 2025Abandon3021NoNo
18139885SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AEROGEL MATERIALSApril 2023May 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18306416METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLES UTILIZING FOAM PARTICLESApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18306317FOAM COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFApril 2023August 2024Abandon1620NoNo
18299012TWO-COMPONENT POLYURETHANE OR POLYISOCYANURATE LOW PRESSURE SPRAY FOAM COMPOSITION CONTAINING A GASEOUS BLOWING AGENT COMPRISING PRESSURIZED CARBON DIOXIDEApril 2023January 2024Allow1011NoNo
18028295Method for Preparing Super Absorbent PolymerMarch 2023February 2026Allow3500NoNo
18246215BIO-BASED CARBON FOAMMarch 2023December 2025Allow3301YesNo
18044625METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLY(3-HYDROXYALKANOATE) FOAM PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLY(3-HYDROXYALKANOATE) FOAM MOLDED ARTICLEMarch 2023September 2025Allow3000NoNo
18178068POLYURETHANE FOAM WITH GRAPHITE FILLERS RECOVERED FROM SPENT LITHIUM-ION BATTERIESMarch 2023December 2025Allow3410YesNo
18177949FOAM COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFMarch 2023August 2023Allow510NoNo
18021435Rigid Polyurethane Foam and Multilayer Thermal Insulation Assemblies Containing the FoamFebruary 2023February 2026Allow3600YesNo
18162928COMPOSITIONS FOR POLYOLEFIN FOAMSFebruary 2023August 2023Allow710NoNo
18007400AEROGEL FOAMS AND METHODS OF PREPARING THE SAMEJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3501NoNo
18156200METHOD OF FORMING FOAM MATERIALJanuary 2023May 2023Allow400NoNo
18012198COMPOSITION, SILICONE POLYETHER SURFACTANT FORMED THEREFROM, AND RELATED METHODS AND ARTICLESDecember 2022January 2026Allow3700NoNo
18068115Recyclable, Biodegradable, and Industrially Compostable Extruded Foams, and Methods of Manufacturing the SameDecember 2022October 2023Allow1011YesNo
18080359THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITION, FOAM PARTICLE, AND FOAM MOLDED BODYDecember 2022October 2023Abandon1010NoNo
18009524REACTIVE FLAME RETARDANTS FOR FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAMSDecember 2022October 2025Allow3500NoNo
18063075PEI particle foams for applications in aircraft interiorsDecember 2022September 2023Allow900YesNo
18008586SILICONE RUBBER SPONGE COMPOSITION AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2022December 2025Allow3610NoNo
18072468LARGE SCALE SYNTHESIS OF RESORCINOL-FORMALDEHYDE AEROGELNovember 2022July 2025Abandon3161YesNo
18059047COOLING INFILL FOR SYNTHETIC TURF APPLICATIONSNovember 2022July 2023Allow710NoNo
17988943SYNTACTIC FOAMS, METHODS OF PRODUCING SYNTACTIC FOAMS, AND PRODUCTS INCLUDING SYNTACTIC FOAMSNovember 2022September 2025Allow3401NoNo
17999010SMALL-CELL POLYSTYRENE FOAMS, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAMENovember 2022January 2026Allow3801NoNo
17986305SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE SEALANT WITH DENSITY MODIFIERNovember 2022May 2025Allow3021NoNo
17974050MANUFACTURING METHOD OF POROUS MEDIUM OF OLEFIN-BASED RESIN, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEPARATOR FOR BATTERY, AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUSOctober 2022January 2026Allow3901NoNo
17973178EXPANDED POLYPROPYLENE BEAD AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND MOLDED PARTOctober 2022December 2025Allow3701YesNo
17966172Preparation Of Mesoporous Poly (Aryl Ether Ketone) Articles And Use ThereofOctober 2022February 2023Allow401YesNo
17918584EXPANDABLE STYRENE POLYMERS COMPRISING POLYMERIC BROMINATED FLAME-RETARDANTOctober 2022December 2025Allow3910YesNo
17965041TRI-BLEND BLOWING AGENT COMPOSITION FOR POLYMERIC FOAMOctober 2022January 2026Allow3921YesNo
17938701HIGH ENERGY RETURN FOAM COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED ABRASION RESISTANCE AND USES THEREOFOctober 2022December 2023Allow1410NoNo
17995315POLYCARBONATE COMPOSITE ARTICLEOctober 2022September 2025Allow3610NoNo
17916758STRETCH FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEOctober 2022October 2025Allow3610NoNo
17915578COMPOSITE MATERIALSeptember 2022December 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17946081VOLUME EXPANDABLE SORBENT MATERIAL FOR CAPTURE OF ORGANIC FLUIDS AND SOLVENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAMESeptember 2022March 2026Allow4211YesNo
17909919OLEFIN-BASED THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER FOAMED PARTICLE AND OLEFIN-BASED THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER FOAMED PARTICLE MOLDED BODYSeptember 2022November 2025Allow3820NoNo
17905360COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLEAugust 2022December 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17894012BIODEGRADABLE FOAMS AND METHODS OF FOAM PRODUCTIONAugust 2022August 2025Allow3610YesNo
17883039FOAM COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFAugust 2022September 2023Allow1320YesNo
17794461PHENOLIC FOAM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOFJuly 2022June 2025Allow3510YesNo
17811624Chemical Mechanical Planarization Pad Having Polishing Layer with Multi-lobed Embedded FeaturesJuly 2022August 2025Allow3710NoNo
17788593CROSS-LINKED EPOXY-CONTAINING ETHYLENE INTERPOLYMER FOAMSJune 2022December 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17847821POLYMER MATERIALS INCLUDING COATED NANOVOIDS AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING THE SAMEJune 2022May 2024Abandon2301NoNo
17786588FOAMED PLASTIC COMPOSITIONSJune 2022March 2026Abandon4511NoNo
17757594METHOD OF PRODUCING POLYAMIDE RESIN FOAMABLE PARTICLESJune 2022August 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17786093COMPOSITION FOR FOAM MOLDING AND FOAM MOLDED ARTICLEJune 2022July 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17785480METHODS FOR FORMING FOAMED BEADS INCLUDING A NANOSTRUCTURED FLUOROPOLYMERJune 2022November 2025Allow4111YesNo
17785460FOAMED POLYMER COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING A NANOSTRUCTURED FLUOROPOLYMERJune 2022November 2025Allow4121YesNo
17778985RESIN COMPOSITION, LAYERED BODY INCLUDING RESIN COMPOSITION LAYER, LAYERED BODY, FLEXIBLE COPPER-CLAD LAMINATE, FLEXIBLE FLAT CABLE, AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELDING FILMMay 2022January 2026Allow4420YesNo
17777293COMPOSITION COMPRISING A MULTISTAGE POLYMER AND A (METH)ACRYLIC POLYMER, ITS METHOD OF PREPARATION AND ITS USEMay 2022February 2026Allow4520YesNo
17755945FOAMED POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONMay 2022January 2026Allow4420NoNo
17662668FOAM COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFMay 2022April 2023Allow1120NoNo
17740897Preparation Of Mesoporous Poly (Aryl Ether Ketone) Articles And Use ThereofMay 2022August 2022Allow310NoNo
17738123MICROPOROUS POLYOLEFIN (PO) FOAMED MATERIALMay 2022March 2025Allow3520YesNo
17774673LINEAR HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE WITH HIGH TOUGHNESS AND HIGH ESCRMay 2022October 2025Allow4210YesNo
17772789ECO-FRIENDLY FOAMApril 2022October 2025Abandon4120NoNo
17731135FUNCTIONALIZED PARTICULATE BICARBONATE AS BLOWING AGENT, FOAMABLE POLYMER COMPOSITON CONTAINING IT, AND ITS USE IN MANUFACTURING A THERMOPLASTIC FOAMED POLYMERApril 2022March 2025Abandon3441NoNo
17730268POLYMER FOAM PARTICLES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF BASED ON POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATEApril 2022April 2025Allow3611YesNo
17723521Blowing Agent Composition of HydrochlorofluoroolefinApril 2022June 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17771023POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) FOAMED CEILING PANEL AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOFApril 2022May 2025Allow3700NoNo
17768646COMPOSITIONS OF IMPROVED THROUGH-PLANE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY USING FOAM INJECTION MOLDING WITH CORE-BACK TECHNOLOGYApril 2022September 2025Abandon4111NoNo
17768103HOLLOW RESIN PARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEApril 2022March 2024Allow2300NoNo
17765845HEAT-EXPANDABLE POLYVINYLIDENE CHLORIDE MICROSPHERE AND ITS PREPARATION METHODApril 2022August 2025Allow4011NoNo
17764460POLYURETHANE AND POLYISOCYANURATE FOAM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOFMarch 2022December 2025Abandon4421NoNo
17763862Silane Crosslinked Ethylene/a-Olefin Block Copolymer Bead FoamMarch 2022January 2026Allow4621YesNo
17763278HETEROPHASIC POLYPROPYLENE COPOLYMERSMarch 2022May 2025Allow3801YesNo
17762661METHOD FOR PREPARING ACRYLATE LAMINATING ADHESIVE BY SOAP-FREE EMULSION POLYMERIZATIONMarch 2022May 2025Allow3810YesNo
17700686WATER RESPONSIVE SOFT ACTUATOR AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOFMarch 2022August 2025Allow4111NoNo
17655591NATURAL RUBBER LATEX SPONGE PREVENTED FROM DISCOLORATION AND PROCESS OF PRODUCING THE SAMEMarch 2022February 2026Abandon4611NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
26
Examiner Affirmed
19
(73.1%)
Examiner Reversed
7
(26.9%)
Reversal Percentile
42.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 26.9% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
74
Allowed After Appeal Filing
18
(24.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
56
(75.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
33.0%
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, 24.3% 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 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, KARA BRADY - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BOYLE, KARA BRADY works in Art Unit 1766 and has examined 960 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 65.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BOYLE, KARA BRADY's allowance rate of 65.8% places them in the 27% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BOYLE, KARA BRADY receive 2.06 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 54% 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, KARA BRADY is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 58% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -17.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BOYLE, KARA BRADY. This interview benefit is in the 2% 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, 18.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 17% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 34.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 51% 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, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 43% 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 52.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 23% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 37.9% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 59.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 63% 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 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.

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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