USPTO Examiner FADHEL ALI Z - Art Unit 1772

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18994018PRODUCTION OF ETHYLENE AND PROPYLENE FROM PYROLYSIS PLASTIC OILJanuary 2025June 2025Allow500NoNo
18874570PLANT SQUALANE COMPOSITION, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND APPLICATION THEREOFDecember 2024May 2025Allow500YesNo
18799966PROCESS FOR CONVERTING OLEFINS TO JET FUEL WITH PARALLEL REACTORSAugust 2024July 2025Allow1110NoNo
18769774AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS AND METHODS OF USING SAME FOR REMEDIATING CONTAMINANTS IN CONTAMINATED GASSESJuly 2024October 2024Allow300NoNo
18653431METHODS FOR CONVERTING C2+ OLEFINS TO HIGHER CARBON NUMBER OLEFINSMay 2024June 2025Allow1410YesNo
18616544AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS AND METHODS OF USING SAME FOR REMEDIATING CONTAMINANTS IN CONTAMINATED GASSESMarch 2024October 2024Allow600NoNo
18599190APPARATUS FOR THE HYDROGENATION OF OLEFINSMarch 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18417225MULTIPHASE OLIGOMERIZATION PROCESS FOR CONVERTING OLEFINS TO JETJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18514363WHITE ALKANES CREATED FROM NON-PETROLEUM, RENEWABLE SOURCESNovember 2023April 2025Allow1620NoNo
18281349CATALYTIC HYDROCONVERSION OF POLYPROPYLENE-BASED PLASTIC WASTE TO LUBRICANT BASE-OILSSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2000NoNo
18280688PROCESS FOR STARTING UP AND SHUTTING DOWN A PLANT FOR REMOVING ISOBUTENE FROM A C4-HYDROCARBON MIXTURESeptember 2023February 2025Allow1800NoNo
18243172FCC CO-PROCESSING OF BIOMASS OILSeptember 2023May 2024Allow910NoNo
18278610ALKANE DEHYDROGENATION NANOCATALYST AND PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATIONAugust 2023March 2025Allow1900NoNo
18452809PROCESS FOR SELECTIVE ETHYLENE OLIGOMERIZATION WITH ANTIFOULING COMPONENTSAugust 2023January 2025Allow1600NoNo
18452328Integration of Polymeric Waste Co-Processing in Cokers to Produce Circular Chemical Products from Coker GasAugust 2023March 2025Allow1900NoNo
18234234Heat Exchange Configurations for Oligomerization of OlefinsAugust 2023June 2024Allow1010YesNo
18275859MIXED METAL OXIDE CATALYST CONTAINING TANTALUM FOR ODH OF ETHANEAugust 2023March 2025Allow2000NoNo
18229220PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS FLOW SIDE-CHAIN ALKYLATIONAugust 2023November 2024Allow1500NoNo
18358957LOTUS LEAF DERIVED BIOCHAR LOADED WITH ZIF-67, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION METHOD THEREOFJuly 2023March 2025Allow2000NoNo
18350386METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR CONVERSION OF BIOETHANOL TO RENEWABLE JET FUELJuly 2023March 2025Allow2000NoNo
18260845FLUIDIZED CATALYTIC CONVERSION METHOD FOR MAXIMIZING PRODUCTION OF PROPYLENEJuly 2023December 2024Allow1700YesNo
18260069ENERGY-EFFICIENT PROCESS FOR REMOVING BUTENES FROM C4-HYDROCARBON STREAMSJune 2023March 2025Allow2100NoNo
18340077METHODS FOR OPERATING ETHYLENE OLIGOMERIZATION REACTOR SYSTEMS WITH AN INTEGRATED ULTRASONIC FLOW METERJune 2023February 2024Allow810NoNo
18269044METHOD FOR OLIGOMERIZATION IN A REACTOR COMPRISING A GAS/LIQUID DOUBLE DISTRIBUTORJune 2023February 2025Allow2000YesNo
18212999PROCESS FOR THE REMOVAL OF CARBON MONOXIDE FROM NON-CATALYTIC OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION PRODUCT STREAMSJune 2023October 2024Allow1630NoNo
18211391THERMAL COUPLING METHOD FOR PREPARING ETHYLENE BY ETHANOL DEHYDRATION AND DEVICE THEREOFJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18257895METHODS FOR PRODUCING OLEFINSJune 2023March 2025Allow2100NoNo
18257909CATALYST SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING OLEFINS USING THE SAMEJune 2023February 2025Allow2000NoNo
18336936Methods and Systems for Alkylate Production Involving a Multi-Zone Alkylation ReactorJune 2023December 2023Allow600NoNo
18206521PROCESS FOR CATALYTICALLY CONVERTING NAPHTHA TO LIGHT OLEFINS WITH PREDOMINANT MODESJune 2023June 2025Allow2400NoNo
18327589SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR TURBOQUENCHINGJune 2023February 2025Allow2020NoNo
18324257PROCESSES FOR AROMATIZATION OF NAPHTHA ISOPARAFFINSMay 2023December 2024Allow1900NoNo
18254614FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR AND ASSOCIATED HYDROPYROLYSIS PROCESSESMay 2023December 2024Allow1900NoNo
18324487PREPARATION PROCESS OF 5-ETHYLIDENE-2-NORBORNENEMay 2023February 2025Allow2110NoNo
18254504ZSM-5 zeolites with wood lignin oxidized or notMay 2023June 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18253946PROCESS FOR TREATING OFFGAS FROM HYDROTREATING OF RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCKSMay 2023September 2024Allow1600NoNo
18322132USE OF HIGH HALIDE-CONTAINING CATALYST IN FRONT REACTORS TO EXTEND THE LIFE AND SELECTIVITY OF REFORMING CATALYSTMay 2023December 2024Allow1900NoNo
18038169ISOOCTANE PRODUCTION FROM FIELD BUTANEMay 2023November 2024Allow1800NoNo
18320931Perovskite Material For Methane To Ethylene ConversionMay 2023February 2024Allow900NoNo
18314591LIGHT ALKANES TO TRANSPORTATION FUELMay 2023August 2023Allow300NoNo
18300976VANADIUM-BASED CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR CO2-MEDIATED OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION OF PROPANEApril 2023September 2023Allow500NoNo
18030199INTEGRATION OF OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION PROCESS WITH CATALYTIC MEMBRANE DEHYDROGENATION REACTOR PROCESSApril 2023September 2024Allow1800NoNo
18128520Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Terpenes with Cyclopropane GroupsMarch 2023September 2024Allow1720YesNo
18127068Biomass ReactorMarch 2023March 2025Allow2400NoNo
18183498PROCESS CONFIGURATIONS FOR ENHANCING LIGHT OLEFIN SELECTIVITY BY STEAM CATALYTIC CRACKING OF HEAVY FEEDSTOCKMarch 2023August 2023Allow500NoNo
18025372METHOD FOR NON-OXIDATIVE DIRECT CONVERSION OF METHANEMarch 2023June 2024Allow1500NoNo
18172586METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HYDRODEOXYGENATING BIO-DERIVED FEEDSTOCKS AND GENERATING RENEWABLE POWERFebruary 2023June 2023Allow400NoNo
18168738CONVERSION OF ALCOHOLS AND ALDEHYDES TO ENERGY-DENSE HYDROCARBON FUEL MIXTURESFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1420NoNo
18169086ELECTRICALLY HEATED DEHYDROGENATION PROCESSFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1210NoNo
18167758PROCESS FOR THE EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF BIO HIGH PURITY ISOBUTENE FROM RENEWABLESFebruary 2023August 2023Allow610NoNo
18107159Heat Exchange Configurations for Oligomerization of OlefinsFebruary 2023June 2023Allow400NoNo
18006916PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING POLY-ALPHA-OLEFINSJanuary 2023December 2023Allow1000NoNo
18017184OLIGOMERIZATION PROCESS IMPLEMENTING THE RECYCLING OF THE GAS HEADSPACEJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1800NoNo
18017265PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF POLYCARBONATES FROM WASTE PLASTIC FEEDSTOCKSJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2000NoNo
18099455HYDROGEN ISOTOPE EXCHANGE METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ORGANIC AND ORGANOSILICON MATERIALSJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1210NoNo
18016668METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID FUEL FROM PLASTIC OR POLYMER WASTEJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1800NoNo
18005668Process and Plant for Obtaining HydrocarbonsJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2600NoNo
18014442ENERGY-SAVING PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR RECOVERING C2 FROM REFINERY DRY GASJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2410NoNo
18004123Processes for Producing High-Octane-Number Fuel ComponentJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2711NoNo
18083895SOLVOLYSIS PROCESS FOR COMBINED FEEDSTOCKDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
18082979HYBRID MEMBRANES WITH FUNCTIONALIZED FILLERS FOR NATURAL GAS SWEETENINGDecember 2022June 2023Allow600NoNo
18010917HYDROCRACKING CATALYSTS AND USES THEREOFDecember 2022January 2025Allow2510NoNo
18001811METHODS FOR REDUCING FORMATION OF CARBON DISULFIDE IN STEAM CRACKING PROCESSES TO PRODUCE OLEFINSDecember 2022April 2025Allow2810NoNo
18001125SUPPORTED CATALYSTS FOR NON-OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION OF ALKANESDecember 2022January 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18001037Machine Learning and Statistical Analysis for Catalyst Structure Prediction and DesignDecember 2022June 2024Allow1810NoNo
18001055Process and Plant for Producing PropyleneDecember 2022December 2024Abandon2410NoNo
18059485ETHYLENE OLIGOMERIZATION PROCESSESNovember 2022September 2023Allow1000NoNo
18059807PROCESS FOR THE HYDROGENATION OF OLEFINSNovember 2022November 2023Allow1210NoNo
18057803METHODS FOR OPERATING ETHYLENE OLIGOMERIZATION REACTOR SYSTEMS WITH AN INTEGRATED ULTRASONIC FLOW METERNovember 2022March 2023Allow300NoNo
17926197Configurable Universal Wellbore Reactor SystemNovember 2022May 2025Abandon3010NoNo
18054934OLIGOMERIZATION CATALYST SYSTEM DEACTIVATION AND RELATED ETHYLENE OLIGOMERIZATION PROCESSESNovember 2022October 2023Allow1110NoNo
17922798CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALKANESNovember 2022June 2024Allow2000NoNo
18051001CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR PLASTIC WASTE TO POLYETHYLENE VIA REFINERY FCC AND ALKYLATION UNITSOctober 2022October 2023Allow1100NoNo
18050510SELECTIVE 1-HEXENE/1-OCTENE PRODUCTION WITH 1-DECENEOctober 2022July 2024Allow2100NoNo
17917043PROCESS TO PREPARE PROPYLENEOctober 2022June 2025Allow3311NoNo
17915998PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF INTERMEDIATESSeptember 2022May 2024Allow1900NoNo
17954486IONIC LIQUID ALKYLATION OF ISOBUTANE WITH BIO-ETHYLENE TO PRODUCE ALKYLATESeptember 2022March 2023Allow600NoNo
17954438INTEGRATED REACTOR FOR IONIC LIQUID ALKYLATION USING BIO-ETHYLENE FEEDSTOCKSeptember 2022March 2023Allow610NoNo
17915158PURIFICATION OF LOWER OLEFINSSeptember 2022November 2024Allow2610NoNo
17935962COMBINED PROCESS FOR ALKYLATION OF LIGHT OLEFINS USING IONIC LIQUID CATALYSTSSeptember 2022March 2023Allow500NoNo
17953557Chromium Bicyclic Phosphinyl Amidine Complexes for Tetramerization of EthyleneSeptember 2022March 2023Allow610NoNo
17906807SELECTIVE PRODUCTION OF LIGHT SYNTHETIC GASOLINESeptember 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17912271METHOD FOR REGULATING THE GAS VELOCITY OF THE EMPTY BED IN A FLUIDIZED BEDSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2410NoNo
17912088ETHYLENE OLIGOMERISATION PLANT FOR PRODUCING ALPHA-OLEFINSSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2310NoNo
17944769WASTE RECOVERING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1200NoNo
17932068METHOD OF REFINERY PROCESSING OF RENEWABLE NAPHTHASeptember 2022December 2023Abandon1510NoNo
17931560FCC CO-PROCESSING OF BIOMASS OILSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1010NoNo
17906230A Process For Producing Lower Olefins From OxygenatesSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17911126METHOD FOR SEPARATING C8 AROMATIC HYDROCARBON ISOMER MIXTURESeptember 2022April 2024Allow1900NoNo
17942824METHOD FOR PREPARING A CATALYST FOR ONE-STEP PRODUCTION OF BUTADIENE FROM ETHANOL, CATALYST AND USE THEREOFSeptember 2022January 2023Allow400NoNo
17941068Method and Apparatus for Producing High Value-Added Oil from Waste Plastic Pyrolysis OilSeptember 2022October 2024Allow2510NoNo
17910228Method for Preparing OligomerSeptember 2022January 2024Allow1600NoNo
17930479Integrated Process for the Manufacture of Renewable DieselSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1110NoNo
17930468HIGH YIELD JET FUEL AND CHEMICALS FROM OZONOLYSIS OF TRIGLYCERIDESSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1110YesNo
17939573Hydrothermal Dehalogenation of ChemicalsSeptember 2022March 2023Allow600NoNo
17930089PROCESS AND CRACKING CATALYST FOR CRACKING BUTENES TO PRODUCE LIGHT OLEFINSSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1220YesNo
17900351CATALYST SYSTEMS THAT INCLUDE META-ALKOXY SUBSTITUTED N-ARYL BIS-DIPHOSPHINOAMINE LIGANDSAugust 2022December 2022Allow300NoNo
17900344CATALYST SYSTEMS THAT INCLUDE SILYL ETHER MOIETIESAugust 2022December 2022Allow400NoNo
17898715METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANEAugust 2022October 2024Allow2610NoNo
17821372LIQUID FLUSH TO REMOVE AND PREVENT SOLIDS ACCUMULATION IN A HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A LIQUID PHASE HYDROGENATION REACTORAugust 2022March 2023Allow700NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FADHEL, ALI Z.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
2
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
2.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
12
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(41.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(58.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
66.5%
Higher 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, 41.7% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner FADHEL, ALI Z - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner FADHEL, ALI Z works in Art Unit 1772 and has examined 608 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner FADHEL, ALI Z's allowance rate of 81.1% places them in the 45% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by FADHEL, ALI Z receive 1.38 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 29% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by FADHEL, ALI Z is 21 months. This places the examiner in the 83% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FADHEL, ALI Z. This interview benefit is in the 37% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 26.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 35% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 38.8% 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, 142.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 87% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 81.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 85.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 94% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 48% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 48% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may 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:

  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.

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

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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