Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18987944 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A SILICON-GRAPHITE COMPOSITE MATERIAL | December 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18927286 | GRAPHITE SHAPING AND COATING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18806600 | FIRE SUPPRESSION COMPOSITION FORMULATED FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES | August 2024 | May 2025 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18799814 | CATHODE MATERIALS, CATHODES, BATTERIES, AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF | August 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 18743745 | METHOD OF PRODUCING SiC-Si COMPOSITE COMPONENT AND SiC-Si COMPOSITE COMPONENT | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18674469 | COOLING TYPE DRY POWDER FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF | May 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18712380 | TREATMENT AGENT FOR ELASTIC FIBERS, AND ELASTIC FIBERS | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18625474 | SILICON NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS FOR PREPARING SILICON NANOPARTICLES | April 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18613972 | FIRE-FIGHTING FOAM CONCENTRATE | March 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18602657 | LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME | March 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18601173 | FIRE EXTINGUISHING COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAKING | March 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18425075 | LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH MAGNESIUM SULFATE AND CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18423274 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-CLEAN FIRE INHIBITING AND EXTINGUISHING COMPOSITIONS AND PRODUCTS FOR SORBING FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS WHILE INHIBITING IGNITION AND EXTINGUISHING FIRE | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18404027 | LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME | January 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18404387 | LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME | January 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18563646 | TREATMENT AGENT FOR CARBON FIBER PRECURSORS, AND CARBON FIBER PRECURSOR | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18497858 | Improved Catalyst for MWCNT Production | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18496896 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-CLEAN AQUEOUS-BASED FIRE EXTINGUISHING BIOCHEMICAL LIQUID CONCENTRATES FOR MIXING WITH PROPORTIONED QUANTITIES OF WATER TO PRODUCE FIRE EXTINGUISHING WATER STREAMS | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18496864 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-CLEAN FIRE INHIBITING BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR FORMING THIN POTASSIUM SALT CRYSTALLINE COATINGS ON COMBUSTIBLE SURFACES TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST FIRE | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18496865 | CLASS-A FIRE-PROTECTED WOOD BUILDING PRODUCTS PROVIDED WITH CLASS-A FIRE PROTECTION, AND SURFACE TREATMENT PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18496866 | SYSTEM FOR PROACTIVELY PROTECTING COMBUSTIBLE PROPERTY SURFACES AGAINST FIRE IGNITION AND FLAME SPREAD BY FORMING ENVIRONMENTALLY-CLEAN THIN POTASSIUM SALT CRYSTALLINE COATINGS ON THE COMBUSTIBLE PROPERTY SURFACES | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18496862 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-CLEAN FIRE INHIBITING BIOCHEMICAL LIQUID COMPOSITIONS FOR FORMING THIN ALKALI METAL SALT CRYSTALLINE COATINGS ON COMBUSTIBLE SURFACES TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST FIRE | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18381779 | MAGNETIC MATERIALS WITH HIGH CURIE TEMPERATURES AND DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18472214 | CARBON-SILICON THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18450892 | LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME | August 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18228844 | LITHIUM METAL COMPOSITE OXIDE POWDER WITH SUPPRESSED GAS GENERATION | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18351030 | POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES COMPRISING FUNCTIONAL PARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18323876 | Color Stable and Low Wear Polymer Composition and Articles Made Therefrom | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18143769 | LIQUID CONCENTRATE FIRE RETARDANT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING MIXTURES OF AMMONIUM PHOSPHATES | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18143590 | FIRE SUPPRESSION COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF ENCAPSULATION, THERMAL RUNAWAY PREVENTION | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18140765 | Processing Ultra High Temperature Zirconium Carbide Microencapsulated Nuclear Fuel | April 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18299525 | LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME | April 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18126023 | COMPOSITION CONTAINING REFRIGERANT, AND REFRIGERATION METHOD USING SAID COMPOSITION, OPERATING METHOD FOR REFRIGERATION DEVICE, AND REFRIGERATION DEVICE | March 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18123305 | AQUEOUS METHODS OF MACRO-PARTICLE MANUFACTURING | March 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18182198 | LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH MAGNESIUM SULFATE AND CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18168989 | Microcapsule Clusters | February 2023 | December 2023 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18100165 | HEAT TRANSFER MIXTURE AND METHOD | January 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18005670 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL DISPERSION LIQUID FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE | January 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18004304 | DISPERSANT COMPOSITION FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL DISPERSION LIQUID FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, SLURRY FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE | January 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18085025 | Electrode Mixture Manufacturing Method And Electrode Mixture | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18002107 | SILICONE COMPOSITION AND A THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SILICONE CURED PRODUCT HAVING HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY | December 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18002197 | SECONDARY BATTERY, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND VEHICLE | December 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18061542 | LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18074856 | COMPOUND, CMP SLURRY COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME AND POLISHING METHOD USING THE SAME | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17928932 | Cu-DOPED Sb-Te SYSTEM PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL, PHASE CHANGE MEMORY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18060946 | LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17928854 | Novel method for producing conglomeration graphite | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18000048 | IMPROVED CATALYST FOR MWCNT PRODUCTION | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17927789 | COMPOSITE PARTICLES, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17992378 | SOFT MAGNETIC METAL POWDER, DUST CORE, MAGNETIC COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | November 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 39 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17989199 | FORMULAS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SHELF-STABLE ANTIMICROBIAL BIPHASIC POLYMERS | November 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18053492 | LIQUID COMPOSITION, STORAGE CONTAINER, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLID ELECTROLYTE LAYER OR ELECTRODE MIXTURE LAYER | November 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17978872 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT COMPOUND, A PLURALITY OF HOST MATERIALS AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME | November 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967655 | FIRE-FIGHTING FOAM CONCENTRATE | October 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17996334 | SILICON-OXYGEN COMPOSITE ANODE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY | October 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17964060 | PREPARATION OF ECO-FRIENDLY FIRE EXTINGUISHER MICROCAPSULES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF | October 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17995551 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODE OF NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE OF NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY | October 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17954945 | CO-PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN, CARBON, ELECTRICITY, AND CARBON MONOXIDE WITH CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE FOR REFINING OF CRUDE OIL | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17907429 | CATHODE MATERIAL AND PROCESS | September 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17907461 | CATHODE MATERIAL AND PROCESS | September 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17913989 | METHOD FOR CLEANING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PROCESSED SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND PEELING COMPOSITION | September 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17913739 | LITHIUM IRON COMPLEX OXIDE, CATHODE MATERIAL, CATHODE, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17906830 | FIXING BELT | September 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17940725 | Dispersion of Coal Tar Pitch for Coating Graphitic Materials and Use in Li-Ion Battery Electrode Production | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17907815 | FIRE-FIGHTING FOAM CONCENTRATE WITH SILICONE SURFACTANT | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17896199 | POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE, BINDER, ELECTRODE MIXTURE, ELECTRODE, AND SECONDARY BATTERY | August 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17904991 | BINDER FOR SECONDARY BATTERY | August 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17893660 | COMPOSITION, BINDER, ELECTRODE MIXTURE, ELECTRODE, AND SECONDARY BATTERY | August 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17801634 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PRECURSOR MATERIAL AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY LITHIUM BATTERY, AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY LITHIUM BATTERY MANUFACTURED THEREBY | August 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17821060 | LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME | August 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17799752 | Method of Preparing Positive Electrode Active Material | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17881685 | THERMOSETTING LIQUID COMPOSITION FOR ENCAPSULANT IN ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | August 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875611 | CARBON-SILICON THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17795436 | COMPOSITIONS | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17793762 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE URETHANE RESIN COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT | July 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17867107 | PREPARATION METHOD FOR A FLAME RETARDANT POLYSTYRENE | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17865188 | MAGNETIC MATERIALS WITH HIGH CURIE TEMPERATURES AND DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17758728 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MAKING SUCH CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL | July 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17791060 | USE OF A HEAT TRANSFER COMPOSITION FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF A BATTERY | July 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 43 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17854786 | POROUS POLYMER COMPOSITE FOR DAYTIME RADIATIVE COOLING AND METHOD OF MAKING A POROUS POLYMER COMPOSITE | June 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17851693 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL GRADE HYDRATED SALTS BASED ON PHASE CHANGE | June 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17809038 | FIRE SUPPRESSANT | June 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17849421 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS, REFRIGERATING MACHINE OIL AND REFRIGERANT LEAKAGE PREVENTION AGENT | June 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17847801 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17845569 | LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH MAGNESIUM SULFATE AND CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME | June 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17782621 | PHOTOINDUCED THERMOCHROMIC OR THERMOLUMINESCENT COMPOSITION | June 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17781741 | REINFORCED FLAME RETARDANT POLYCARBONATE COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED MELT VOLUME RATES | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17780718 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL | May 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17779951 | REFRIGERANT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING R-32, R-134A, AND CF3I | May 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 44 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17746489 | RUBBER COMPOSITION INCLUDING A SPECIFIC HYDROCARBON RESIN | May 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17743932 | Novel Intermediate Material Between Precursor and Cathode Active Material | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17737970 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF PREPARING SIOX, AND SIOX ANODE MATERIAL | May 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17736426 | DIRECT REGENERATION OF LITHIUM ION CATHODES BY IONOTHERMAL RELITHIATION | May 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17730845 | ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING | April 2022 | May 2022 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17728495 | THREE-DIMENSIONALLY PATTERNABLE THERMAL INTERFACE | April 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17724672 | COMPOSITION FOR HEAT CYCLE SYSTEM, AND HEAT CYCLE SYSTEM | April 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17722991 | FIRE-FIGHTING FOAM CONCENTRATE | April 2022 | August 2022 | Allow | 4 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17769720 | LI/NA-ION BATTERY ANODE MATERIALS | April 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17718782 | Fine and Ultrafine Powders and Nanopowders of Lithium Metal Oxides for Battery Applications | April 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17712646 | PHOSPHOR COMPOSITION | April 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner OYER, ANDREW J.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success 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, 28.6% 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 show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner OYER, ANDREW J works in Art Unit 1767 and has examined 564 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.
Examiner OYER, ANDREW J's allowance rate of 76.2% places them in the 42% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by OYER, ANDREW J receive 1.80 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 40% 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 OYER, ANDREW J is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 58% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +19.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by OYER, ANDREW J. This interview benefit is in the 63% 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, 27.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 48% 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 34.5% 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.
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 64.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 54.5% 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, 58.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 61% 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 0.0% 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 4.2% of allowed cases (in the 78% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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