Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18910388 | EMBOLIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18910397 | EMBOLIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18782071 | METHOD FOR TREATING DENTURE STOMATITIS | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18756729 | EMBOLIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS | June 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18756702 | EMBOLIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS | June 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18756670 | EMBOLIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS | June 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18602655 | DOUBLE NETWORK HYDROGEL WITH ANIONIC POLYMER AND USES THEREOF | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18603133 | COMPOSITIONS WITH HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX AND ABBE NUMBER | March 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18592698 | DENTAL ENAMEL COMPOSITIONS WITH ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS | March 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18592755 | DENTAL ENAMEL COMPOSITIONS WITH ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS FOR ANIMALS | March 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18586764 | THERMOACTIVE DENTAL COMPOSITE COMPOSITION | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18394561 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ADHESION TO SURFACES | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18502937 | EMBOLIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS | November 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18502950 | EMBOLIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS | November 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18556708 | INITIATOR SYSTEM WITH POLYMERIZABLE THIOUREA COMPONENT, DENTAL COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18490074 | METHOD OF REDUCING BACTERIAL ACTIVITY IN THE ORAL CAVITY OF A PATIENT | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18485795 | POLYMER COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING GRAFTED POLYMERIC NETWORKS AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USE | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18476585 | POLYMER COMPOSITES | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18465610 | SILICONE HYDROGEL CONTACT LENSES | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18362329 | DENTURE HAVING POLISHED CAMEO SURFACE AND UNPOLISHED INTAGLIO SURFACE | July 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18356418 | SIMULATED MARBLE SLAB AND PROCESS | July 2023 | August 2024 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18213685 | POLYESTER POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES | June 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18333956 | CURABLE COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING A DENTAL COMPOSITE CROWN AND PROCESS OF PRODUCTION | June 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322852 | EMBOLIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS | May 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18312502 | METHOD OF CREATING BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYMERIC RESIN SYSTEMS FOR BONE REPAIR AND MANAGEMENT | May 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18309715 | HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX, HIGH ABBE COMPOSITIONS | April 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18032655 | CURABLE DENTAL COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF | April 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18134602 | DENTAL ENAMEL COMPOSITIONS WITH ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS | April 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18130825 | PIGMENT DISPERSION | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18130031 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STABILIZER COMPOSITION, AND STABILIZER COMPOSITION PRODUCED USING SAID METHOD | April 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18190018 | COMPOSITIONS WITH HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX AND ABBE NUMBER | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18123684 | TEMPORARY TOOTH REPAIR/TREATMENT COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | March 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18123660 | TEMPORARY TOOTH REPAIR/TREATMENT COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18075588 | BITUMEN CUTBACK COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17969990 | PULP REGENERATION COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF FORMING AND USING THE SAME | October 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17929349 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVED COMFORT CONTACT LENS | September 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17878768 | DENTAL CEMENT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17814392 | Esthetic Dental Filling Material With High Depth Of Cure | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17861503 | COMPOSITIONS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR BEAD FORMATION USING IMPROVED POLYMERS | July 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17807003 | DENTAL RESTORATION COMPOSITE RESIN | June 2022 | September 2023 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17806529 | PUPIL-ONLY PHOTOCHROMIC CONTACT LENSES DISPLAYING DESIRABLE OPTICS AND COMFORT | June 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17836282 | OPHTHALMIC DEVICES | June 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17664667 | Dental Materials Based On Redox Systems With Oligomeric Cumene Hydroperoxide Derivatives | May 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17742559 | SILICONE HYDROGEL CONTACT LENSES | May 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17733698 | BLOCK COPOLYMER | April 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17723527 | DENTAL ENAMEL COMPOSITIONS WITH ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS FOR ANIMALS | April 2022 | August 2023 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17720270 | TEMPORARY TOOTH REPAIR/TREATMENT COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | April 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17701034 | Storage-Stable Dental Adhesive Set For Use With Peroxidically And Hydroperoxidically Redox-Initiated Composites | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17762188 | LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, NON-FLAMMABLE AEROSOL COATINGS | March 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17692568 | DENTAL PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION EXCELLENT IN OPERABILITY AND STORAGE STABILITY | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17692584 | DENTAL PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION HAVING EXCELLENT STORAGE STABILITY | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17688041 | METHOD FOR MAKING PHOTOCHROMIC CONTACT LENSES | March 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17688328 | BITUMEN CUTBACK COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | March 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17639222 | LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED BODY | February 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17676279 | BIOACTIVE DENTAL TEMPORARY FILLING MATERIAL | February 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 9 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17635766 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY HEAT-RESISTANT LAYER, SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY HEAT-RESISTANT LAYER, HEAT-RESISTANT LAYER FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY | February 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17665259 | TEMPORARY TOOTH REPAIR/TREATMENT COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | February 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17580943 | DENTAL ENAMEL COMPOSITIONS WITH ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS | January 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17561657 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ADHESION TO SURFACES | December 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17561279 | BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERIC MATERIAL, BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREFOR | December 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17557483 | PULP REGENERATION COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF FORMING AND USING THE SAME | December 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17619402 | POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL DERIVATIVE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL HYDROGEL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A RAPID CROSSLINKING REACTION | December 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17617615 | OPHTHALMIC MEDICAL INSTRUMENT INCLUDING PHOTOCHROMIC POLYMER AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR OPHTHALMIC MEDICAL INSTRUMENT | December 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17616196 | DEFOAMING COMPOSITION | December 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17615897 | REACTIVE ACRYLIC POLYOLEFIN BLENDS | December 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17595997 | Process of Taking a Dental Impression with a Radiation-curable Composition Containing Mercapto-Functional Polyorganosiloxanes and VQM Resins | December 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17614609 | FAST-HYDROLYZING POLYLACTIDE RESIN COMPOSITIONS | November 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17612824 | DIENE RUBBER AND RUBBER COMPOSITION | November 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17610738 | PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITIONS HAVING VARIABLE VISCOSITIES | November 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17595250 | GLYCOL ETHER ARYL ESTER PLASTICIZER | November 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17524278 | WATER-BASED INK FOR INK-JET RECORDING | November 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17523091 | DENTAL ENAMEL COMPOSITIONS WITH ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS FOR ANIMALS | November 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17594972 | NOVEL NON-PHTHALATE PLASTICIZER BLENDS FOR POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE) RESIN COMPOSITIONS | November 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17518423 | METHOD FOR MAKING PHOTOCHROMIC CONTACT LENSES | November 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17608671 | A POLYAMIDE COMPOSITION AND A TUBULAR OR PIPE MULTILAYER STRUCTURE COMPRISING THE SAME | November 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17605951 | DENTAL RESTORATIVE CURABLE COMPOSITION | October 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17504067 | STORAGE STABILIZER FOR EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE AND STORAGE STABILIZATION METHOD FOR EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE | October 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17604483 | REDOX CURING DENTAL COMPOSITION | October 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17502404 | INDIUM-CONTAINING TRANSLUCENCY IMPROVING LIQUID FOR DENTAL ZIRCONIA CALCINED BODY | October 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17502465 | PROCESS FOR TREATING DREGS, TREATED DREGS, USE THEREOF, PROCESS FOR VULCANIZING RUBBER, AND VULCANIZED RUBBER | October 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17601862 | DENTAL COMPOSITION | October 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17600981 | HYDROPHOBIC HIGH HEAT OPTICAL ACRYLIC COPOLYMERS | October 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17593704 | DENTAL RESTORATIVE SET AND METHOD OF RESTORING TOOTH | September 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17474350 | Method Of Manufacturing Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses Having Reduced Rates Of Evaporation | September 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17458955 | TOOTH CAPPING METHOD WITH AMELOGENIN | August 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17432988 | Particles Containing Titanate Compound, Method for Producing Particles Containing Titanate Compound, and Friction Material | August 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17408949 | TOOTH DENTAL PULP TREATMENT METHOD FOR CAPPING | August 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17444434 | METHOD FOR HANDLING A SAMPLE OF A BIOCHEMICAL SUBSTANCE WITH A BIOCHEMICAL TOOL | August 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17389478 | SAME DAY SINGLE VISIT DAMAGED TOOTH TREATMENT METHOD | July 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17426414 | MODIFIED COPOLYMERIZED POLYESTER RESIN AND WATER DISPERSION THEREOF | July 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17384065 | PUTTY SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS | July 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17375645 | DENTAL GLASS IONOMER CEMENT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING POLYSACCHARIDE NANOFIBER | July 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17368882 | BIOACTIVE ADHESIVE SYSTEM COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE | July 2021 | February 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17417575 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FLUOROPOLYMERS USING 2-ALKOXYACETATE SURFACTANTS | June 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17352934 | METHOD FOR TREATING EXPOSED DENTAL PULP | June 2021 | November 2021 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17416216 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL SHAPING | June 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17414528 | DENTAL COMPOSITION | June 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17346368 | (METH)ACRYLATE-FUNCTIONALIZED WAXES AND CURABLE COMPOSITIONS MADE THEREWITH | June 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17311753 | URETHANE RESIN COMPOSITION, SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT, AND ARTICLE | June 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17332196 | Dual-Curing Dental Compositions with High Stability | May 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PEPITONE, MICHAEL F.
With a 42.1% 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, 24.5% 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 PEPITONE, MICHAEL F works in Art Unit 1767 and has examined 983 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.
Examiner PEPITONE, MICHAEL F's allowance rate of 80.8% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by PEPITONE, MICHAEL F receive 2.04 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 67% 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 PEPITONE, MICHAEL F is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 40% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PEPITONE, MICHAEL F. This interview benefit is in the 60% 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, 29.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 45% 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 55.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 77% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
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 28% 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 59.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 35.7% 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, 55.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 70% 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 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 65% 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 7.8% of allowed cases (in the 85% 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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