USPTO Examiner PREGLER SHARON - Art Unit 1772

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19176118CHEMICAL LOOPING GASIFICATION METHOD FOR IRON-RICH SLUDGEApril 2025August 2025Allow500NoNo
18986289METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF BICYCLIC HYDROCARBONSDecember 2024April 2025Allow401NoNo
18948759SYSTEMS, ANALYZERS, CONTROLLERS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS TO ENHANCE FLUID SEPARATION FOR DISTILLATION OPERATIONSNovember 2024July 2025Allow811YesNo
18832785ELECTRIFIED PROCESS TO CONDUCT TRANSFORMATION OF ALCOHOLS INTO CORRESPONDING OLEFINS IN A FLUDIZED BED REACTORJuly 2024March 2025Allow810NoNo
18672644CONTROL SCHEME FOR AMINE CONTACTORMay 2024December 2024Allow600NoNo
18670008METHOD FOR ENHANCING VOLUMETRIC CAPACITY IN GAS STORAGE AND RELEASE SYSTEMSMay 2024September 2025Allow1620NoNo
18631651SIMULTANEOUS DEHYDRATION, DIMERIZATION, AND METATHESIS OF C2-C5 ALCOHOLSApril 2024March 2025Allow1110YesNo
18605634LOW EMISSION ADSORBENTMarch 2024October 2025Abandon1910NoNo
18581008CARBON CAPTURE SYSTEMSFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1610NoNo
18444992CARBON CAPTURE SYSTEMSFebruary 2024November 2024Allow910NoNo
18540245Activated Amino Containing Metal Organic Framework (MOF) Compositions, Process of Making and Process of Use ThereofDecember 2023August 2024Allow800NoNo
18533964PRODUCT FOR METAL ADSORPTIONDecember 2023June 2024Allow600NoNo
18482507Combined Thermal Energy Storage and Contaminant RemovalOctober 2023November 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18475257CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL APPARATUS, CARBON DIOXIDE DESORPTION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND CARBON DIOXIDE SEPARATION METHODSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2810NoNo
18552765ADIABATICALLY CONDUCTED PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF 1,3-BUTADIENE FROM MIXTURES OF ETHANOL AND ACETALDEHYDESeptember 2023January 2026Allow2711NoNo
18472686CARBON CAPTURE SYSTEMSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610YesNo
18470552GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANESeptember 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18549581Process and System for Preparing a Target CompoundSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2210NoNo
18461891METHODS FOR MAKING ETHYLENE AND METHODS FOR MAKING PROPYLENESeptember 2023December 2025Allow2720YesNo
18548821SEPARATION PROCESSES FOR PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS OF ANNULAR JET VORTEX CHAMBER REACTORSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1800NoNo
18457222STEAM INTEGRATION IN ETHANOL TO JET FUEL PROCESSAugust 2023August 2025Allow2410NoNo
18457246ETHANOL TO ETHYLENE PROCESSAugust 2023June 2025Allow2210NoNo
18457216RADIAL FLOW REACTOR FOR AN ETHANOL DEHYDRATION PROCESSAugust 2023March 2026Allow3130NoNo
18457259HIGH TEMPERATURE FINAL DEHYDRATION REACTOR IN DEHYDRATION PROCESS TO PREVENT DIETHYL ETHER PRODUCTIONAugust 2023July 2025Allow2210NoNo
18236597FORMED ADSORBER FOR CANISTERAugust 2023December 2025Allow2810NoNo
18546459Method and Plant for Producing Ethylene and/or Other Olefins by Steam CrackingAugust 2023May 2025Allow2110NoNo
18446037Gas Purification Apparatus and MethodAugust 2023June 2024Allow1000NoNo
18264555A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRY SORPTIONAugust 2023December 2025Allow2910NoNo
18230880GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM, SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND GAS TREATMENT METHOD USING THE SAMEAugust 2023January 2026Allow3011YesNo
18275708METHOD FOR PRODUCING PROPYLENEAugust 2023June 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18264010GETTER ACTIVATION AND USEAugust 2023February 2026Allow3010YesNo
18228298METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADSORBING ORGANOMETALLIC VAPORJuly 2023October 2024Allow1511NoNo
18358313ETHYLENE FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR A REFRIGERATORJuly 2023December 2025Allow2911YesNo
18355564ISOBUTANE TO TRANSPORTATION FUELJuly 2023December 2024Allow1700NoNo
18219427AIR PURIFIER AND PASSIVE HUMIDITY MODULEJuly 2023December 2025Allow3011NoNo
18260557HIGH EFFICIENCY NEGATIVE IONISATION CELL FOR FINE PARTICLES, ULTRAFINE PARTICLES AND NANOPARTICLES PRESENT AT HIGH AND ULTRA-HIGH DENSITY IN FUMES, IN VEHICLE EXHAUST GASES AND IN THE AIRJuly 2023October 2025Allow2710NoNo
18270921PRODUCTION METHOD FOR INDAN AND HYDRINDANEJuly 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18259526METHOD OF PROCESSING WASTE PLASTIC AND PYROLYSIS OIL FROM WASTE PLASTICJune 2023June 2025Allow2310NoNo
18338630METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMBINING TWO OR MORE CARBON FILLED FUEL VAPOR STORAGE CANISTERSJune 2023March 2026Allow3211NoNo
18336250NATURAL GAS ADSORPTIVE SEPARATION SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18330864BASEBOARD VENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USEJune 2023December 2025Allow3011NoNo
18255077SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESOURCE-EFFICIENT CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTUREMay 2023July 2025Allow2600NoNo
18199565CARBON ISOTOPE EXCHANGE MEDIATED BY VANADIUM COMPLEXESMay 2023November 2023Allow610NoNo
18318002MICROPOROUS HYDROGEN-BONDED ORGANIC FRAMEWORK FOR SEPARATING PROPYLENE FROM PROPANEMay 2023August 2025Allow2700NoNo
18252922A PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING OLEFIN TRIMERS AND TETRAMERSMay 2023February 2024Allow910NoNo
18036712A CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR FOR CLEANING GASMay 2023October 2025Allow2910NoNo
18251732Process and Plant for Producing One or More HydrocarbonsMay 2023September 2024Allow1600NoNo
180341401,5,9-CYCLODODECATRIENE COMPOSITION AND CONTINUOUS PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORApril 2023February 2025Allow2210NoNo
18250625Method and Plant for Producing OlefinsApril 2023March 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18305865FILTRATION IN GAS DEHYDRATIONApril 2023December 2025Abandon3210NoNo
18136029HYDROCARBON ABSORBING FILTERApril 2023March 2026Abandon3510NoNo
18299741INTEGRATED HEAT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR ADSORBED NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITIESApril 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18029595PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING PURIFIED STYRENE COMPOSITION USING DIVIDED-WALL COLUMN AND CRYSTALLIZATION UNITMarch 2023May 2025Allow2511NoNo
18246724METHOD FOR PURIFICATION OF HIGH-PURITY OR ULTRAHIGH-PURITY GAS BY LOW TEMPERATURE ADSORPTIONMarch 2023September 2025Allow3010NoNo
18027328GAS SEPARATION METHOD AND GAS SEPARATION DEVICEMarch 2023December 2023Allow900NoNo
18245982PREPARATION METHOD AND PRODUCTION DEVICE FOR PROPYLENEMarch 2023January 2025Allow2211NoNo
18122905PROCESS AND PLANT FOR REMOVING CARBON DIOXIDE AND WATER FROM SYNTHESIS GASMarch 2023May 2025Allow2600NoNo
18025556OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION PROCESSMarch 2023September 2024Allow1810NoNo
18118875AIR CONDITIONERMarch 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18119190Oilfield Natural Gas Processing and Product UtilizationMarch 2023February 2024Allow1110NoNo
18119186Oilfield Natural Gas Processing and Product UtilizationMarch 2023August 2023Allow500NoNo
17915631Process Gas Dividing System and Use of the Process Gas Dividing SystemMarch 2023November 2025Abandon3710NoNo
18176022INTEGRATED HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND BIO-RENEWABLE CONVERSION PROCESSFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1210NoNo
18042508HALOALKANE SULFONIC ACIDS, COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, AND RELATED METHODSFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1701NoNo
18021978OLEFIN PRODUCTION METHODFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2210NoNo
18169899NANOPARTICLE FILTRATION MEMBRANE AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2023March 2026Allow3611NoNo
18040995TRANSALKYLATION OF ALKYLATED PHENOLSFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2310NoNo
18040393SOLID RECOVERY MATERIAL FOR CARBON DIOXIDE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEFebruary 2023August 2025Allow3010NoNo
18040176ELECTROSTATIC DUST SEPARATOR FOR PURIFYING AIR AND OTHER DIELECTRIC FLUIDSFebruary 2023March 2026Allow3701YesNo
18007339PROCESS FOR PREPARING DIENEJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1710NoNo
18160846ETHYLENE MAXIMIZATION WITH PROPYLENE METATHESISJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1910NoNo
18018330AIR CONDITIONERJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3110NoNo
18101980SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING MOISTUREJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3510NoNo
18017325PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF BUTENES AND BUTADIENES FROM WASTE PLASTIC FEEDSTOCKSJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1710NoNo
18017340PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS FROM WASTE PLASTIC FEEDSTOCKSJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2220NoNo
18098821DUCT ADAPTER SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING AN ION GENERATOR UNIT UPON AN AIR AIRCRAFT AIR CIRCULATION SYSTEMJanuary 2023February 2026Allow3720NoNo
18016729DUST COLLECTING FILTERJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3010NoNo
18016843PROCESS TO CONDUCT AN ENDOTHERMIC CATALYTIC CRACKING REACTION IN A FLUIDIZED BED REACTORJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1211NoNo
18005589C4 FEEDSTOCK PREPROCESSING FOR MTBE UNITS AND CRACKERSJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2120NoNo
18004074GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE, GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE MODULE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANEJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3110NoNo
18086444EXTRACTOR AND METHOD OF USEDecember 2022March 2026Allow3820NoNo
18067687PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CARBON MONOXIDE-CONTAINING STREAMSDecember 2022July 2025Allow3110NoNo
18067571METHOD FOR ENHANCING VOLUMETRIC CAPACITY IN GAS STORAGE AND RELEASE SYSTEMSDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
18002156Electrostatically charged porous nonwoven web, membrane and mask derived therefrom and methods for manufacture and cleaningDecember 2022December 2025Allow3610NoNo
18060682VAPOR ADSORBENT FOR ENCLOSED VOLUMESDecember 2022November 2025Allow3510NoNo
18058951METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING WASTE MATERIALNovember 2022December 2025Abandon4711NoNo
17925296Method for Mobile Pressure Swing Adsorption Oxygen Production DeviceNovember 2022August 2025Allow3410NoNo
17925248CARBON-DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND TREATMENT SYSTEM AND CARBON-DIOXIDE NEGATIVE EMISSIONS PLANTNovember 2022March 2025Allow2800NoNo
17925307Method and System for Processing Concrete GranulesNovember 2022March 2026Allow4011YesNo
17975461SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF C1-C5 ALCOHOLS TO C2-C5 OLEFIN MIXTURESOctober 2022June 2024Allow2010YesNo
17974232INTENSIFIED CARBON CAPTURE USING BUILDING INFRASTRUCTUREOctober 2022January 2026Allow3921NoNo
17920676AIR-PERMEABLE MEMBER, MEMBER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE, PLUG, AND ADSORPTION MEMBEROctober 2022March 2026Abandon4001NoNo
17915360YFI-STRUCTURE ZEOLITE COMPOSITION, HYDROCARBON ADSORBENT, AND METHOD FOR ADSORBING HYDROCARBONSSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3200NoNo
17915242DEMISTER, ABSORPTION LIQUID ABSORBING TOWER, AND DEMISTER PRODUCTION METHODSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17939439PROCESS FOR REMOVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE FROM SOUR GASESSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3410NoNo
17803593System for Capturing Carbon Dioxide and Other GasesSeptember 2022November 2025Allow3811NoNo
17908975SILOXANE TREATMENT VESSEL REGENERATIONSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3501NoNo
17908769Wax Compositions Comprising Linear Olefin Dimers or Hydrogenated Variants Thereof and Methods for Production ThereofSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1310NoNo
17801811COKE CONTROL REACTOR, DEVICE FOR PREPARING LOW-CARBON OLEFINS FROM OXYGEN-CONTAINING COMPOUND, AND USE THEREOFAugust 2022March 2025Allow3111NoNo
17891531SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING MAGNETIC PARTICLES FROM A MOVING HVAC AIR STREAMAugust 2022June 2025Allow3410NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PREGLER, SHARON.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
11
Examiner Affirmed
9
(81.8%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(18.2%)
Reversal Percentile
29.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 18.2% 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
51
Allowed After Appeal Filing
22
(43.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
29
(56.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
71.8%
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, 43.1% 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 PREGLER, SHARON - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PREGLER, SHARON works in Art Unit 1772 and has examined 930 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PREGLER, SHARON's allowance rate of 80.5% places them in the 51% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by PREGLER, SHARON receive 1.41 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 22% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PREGLER, SHARON is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 75% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +18.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PREGLER, SHARON. 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 49.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 74% 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, 116.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 81% 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 78.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 35.9% 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, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 59% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 56% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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.

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