USPTO Examiner SHUMATE ANTHONY R - Art Unit 1773

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18769573Integrated Micro-Photoionization Detector With An Ultrathin Ultraviolet Transmission WindowJuly 2024December 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18736813CERAMIC CATION EXCHANGE MATERIALSJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18731615DIAGNOSTIC METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRODIALYSISJune 2024January 2026Abandon1910YesNo
18568447REFRIGERANT STORAGE CONTAINER AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAMEDecember 2023February 2026Allow2700NoNo
18564920Gas Separation MembranesNovember 2023January 2026Allow2500NoNo
18499740FLOW GUIDING DEVICE FOR CARBON CAPTURE SYSTEMNovember 2023December 2025Allow2600NoNo
18285319A CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR FOR CLEANING GASOctober 2023November 2025Allow2500NoNo
18282960HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULESeptember 2023January 2026Allow2810NoNo
18547240ABSORBER AGENT FOR CARBON DIOXIDE DERIVED FROM ATMOSPHEREAugust 2023September 2025Allow2500NoNo
18233360EFFICIENT AND LOW-ENERGY SHIP CO2 CAPTURE-MEMBRANE DESORPTION-MINERALIZATION FIXATION SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2023October 2025Allow2600NoNo
18276481APPARATUS FOR ENRICHING THE CONCENTRATION OF TRACE COMPONENTS IN AIR FLOWAugust 2023November 2025Allow2700NoNo
18263691SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS CO2 CAPTURE USING A CO2 PUMP MEMBRANEJuly 2023November 2025Allow2800NoNo
18224936HYDROGEN SEPARATION FILTERJuly 2023October 2025Allow2600NoNo
18016305RESIN COMPOSITION FOR GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE AND GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANEJuly 2023September 2025Allow3200NoNo
18328494HYDROGEN PURIFICATION DEVICESJune 2023January 2026Allow3100YesNo
18254645GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE OPERATION METHODMay 2023October 2025Allow2910NoNo
18195728GAS CAPTURE SYSTEMMay 2023January 2026Allow3311NoNo
18310398Membrane Supporting StructuresMay 2023October 2025Allow3001YesNo
18248754METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK MATERIAL SEPARATION MEMBRANE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND USE THEREOFApril 2023December 2025Allow3210NoNo
18022919COUPLING DEVICE AND COMBINATION AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF WITH A TUBEFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3510NoNo
18010231FILTER FOR REMOVING RADIOACTIVE NOBLE GAS, FILTER UNIT AND REACTOR CONTAINMENT VENT SYSTEMDecember 2022February 2026Allow3810NoNo
18063070GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE, GAS SEPARATION MODULE, GAS SEPARATION APPARATUS, AND POLYIMIDE COMPOUNDDecember 2022December 2025Allow3720YesNo
17926471CROSSLINKED FACILITATED TRANSPORT MEMBRANE FOR HYDROGEN PURIFICATION FROM COAL-DERIVED SYNGASNovember 2022December 2025Allow3610NoNo
17998073METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTION USING CARBON DIOXIDENovember 2022January 2026Allow3810YesNo
18052973SEPARATION MEMBRANE COMPLEX, METHOD OF PRODUCING SEPARATION MEMBRANE COMPLEX, AND SEPARATION METHODNovember 2022December 2025Allow3701NoNo
17912264DEGASSING DEVICE, HEATING AND/OR COOLING SYSTEM, AND METHODSeptember 2022November 2025Allow3810NoNo
17889385GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE BUNDLE WITH CONVERTIBLE FLOW CONFIGURATIONSAugust 2022September 2025Allow3711NoNo
17889378GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE BUNDLE WITH CONVERTIBLE FLOW CONFIGURATIONSAugust 2022March 2026Abandon4321NoNo
17759525METHOD FOR PRODUCING GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE, AND GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANEJuly 2022October 2025Allow3910NoNo
17864474AIR CONDITIONER FOR AIR POLLUTION PREVENTIONJuly 2022February 2026Allow4311YesNo
17629127FILTER MEDIUM AND COMPOSITE FILTER INCLUDING SAMEJuly 2022October 2025Allow4520NoNo
17742675ANTIMICROBIAL FILTER MEDIAMay 2022February 2026Allow4511YesNo
17765716METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PURIFYING GAS AND USEMarch 2022November 2025Allow4411NoNo
17541741TUBULAR MEMBRANE HEAT EXCHANGERDecember 2021January 2026Allow5021YesNo
17429577COUNTERFLOW MEMBRANE MODULEAugust 2021September 2025Abandon4921YesYes
16334920METHOD OF MAKING IMPROVED POLYIMIDE SEPARATION MEMBRANESMarch 2019September 2025Allow6060YesYes
15915459SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE GRAPHENE OXIDE ELEMENTMarch 2018May 2020Allow2611NoNo
15889705MEMBRANE REACTOR WITH A TUBULAR PERMEABLE MEMBRANEFebruary 2018August 2018Allow700NoNo
15748069HYDROGEN GAS PRODUCTION DEVICE AND HYDROGEN GAS PRODUCTION METHODJanuary 2018August 2020Allow3110NoNo
15857886AIR CLEANERDecember 2017July 2019Allow1800NoNo
15568511Carbon-Containing Membrane for Water and Gas SeparationOctober 2017August 2019Allow2200NoNo
15724785REPLENISHING LIQUID MATERIAL TO MEMBRANEOctober 2017March 2026Abandon60100YesNo
15683225GAS SEPARATION DEVICE WITH NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANEAugust 2017September 2017Allow6000YesNo
156488073D POLYMER NANOFIBER MEMBRANE COMPOSED OF 1D INDIVIDUAL POLYMER NANOFIBERS WHICH ARE QUASI-ALIGNED AND CROSS-LAMINATED LIKE GRID STRUCTURE WITH FUNCTIONS OF CONTROLLING PORE DISTRIBUTION AND SIZE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2017November 2020Allow4011YesNo
15536211LIQUID-GAS SEPARATORJune 2017January 2020Allow3120NoNo
15475974NATURAL-GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUSMarch 2017July 2018Allow1600NoNo
15475931NATURAL-GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUSMarch 2017September 2018Allow1710NoNo
15414382FABRIC FILTERS FOR FILTRATION SYSTEM AND METHODJanuary 2017August 2018Allow1900NoNo
15319920DEVICE FOR EXTRACTION OF POLLUTANTS BY MULTICHANNEL TUBULAR MEMBRANEDecember 2016July 2018Allow1910YesNo
15114575MODIFIED ELASTOMER SURFACEJuly 2016March 2018Allow1900YesNo
15187305ENHANCED GRAPHENE OXIDE MEMBRANES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAMEJune 2016January 2018Allow1801NoNo
15176386ALUMINUM OXIDE SUPPORTED GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANESJune 2016February 2018Allow2100NoNo
15038022DEVICE FOR THE SEPARATION OF WATER FROM A FLUID FLOW CONTAINING WATERMay 2016July 2018Allow2620YesNo
15087388Gas Separation Module and AssemblyMarch 2016October 2016Allow600YesNo
15062187ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MATERIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE REMOVAL OF WASTE PRODUCTS AND GENERATION OF CONSUMABLESMarch 2016January 2019Allow3400NoNo
15007985ACIDIC GAS SEPARATION LAMINATE AND ACIDIC GAS SEPARATION MODULE PROVIDED WITH LAMINATEJanuary 2016April 2016Allow200YesNo
15006918ACIDIC GAS SEPARATION LAMINATE AND ACIDIC GAS SEPARATION MODULE PROVIDED WITH LAMINATEJanuary 2016April 2016Allow200YesNo
15006689SPIRAL-TYPE ACIDIC GAS SEPARATION MODULEJanuary 2016September 2016Allow810YesNo
14960742GAS SEPARATION MODULES AND METHODS FOR FORMINGDecember 2015January 2016Allow100NoNo
14920483SI-Y NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOFOctober 2015August 2017Allow2200NoNo
14862664METHOD FOR PRODUCING ACID GAS SEPARATION COMPOSITE MEMBRANE, AND ACID GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE MODULESeptember 2015March 2017Allow1800NoNo
14860808METHOD FOR PRODUCING ACID GAS SEPARATION COMPOSITE MEMBRANE, AND ACID GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE MODULESeptember 2015August 2017Allow2200NoNo
14856038COMPOSITE OXYGEN TRANSPORT MEMBRANESeptember 2015July 2016Allow1000YesNo
14823639METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TURBULENT, CORROSION RESISTANT HEAT EXCHANGERSAugust 2015October 2017Allow2620YesNo
14819492COMPLEX FOR ACID GAS SEPARATION, MODULE FOR ACID GAS SEPARATION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MODULE FOR ACID GAS SEPARATIONAugust 2015March 2017Allow1900NoNo
14764071PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF MOFS-POROUS POLYMERIC MEMBRANE COMPOSITESJuly 2015March 2017Allow2000YesNo
14759339METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FILTER INTENDED TO FILTER NANOPARTICLES, OBTAINED FILTER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR THE COLLECTION AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF NANOPARTICLESJuly 2015July 2017Allow2500NoNo
14792255ORGANOSILOXANE FILMS FOR GAS SEPARATIONSJuly 2015January 2016Allow600YesNo
14734439ADSORPTIVE PERMEATION HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND GAS ADSORPTIVE/DESORPTIVE SEPARATION SYSTEM UTILIZING THE SAMEJune 2015July 2016Allow1330YesNo
14703730ACCELERATING TRANSPORT THROUGH GRAPHENE MEMBRANESMay 2015August 2016Allow1610YesNo
14436969COPOLYMER AND CARBON DIOXIDE GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANEApril 2015March 2017Allow2320YesNo
14669660CARBON DIOXIDE SEPARATION MEMBRANE COMPRISING POROUS HOLLOW TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFMarch 2015September 2015Allow601YesNo
14637088Methods to Enhance Separation Performance of Metal-Organic Framework MembranesMarch 2015June 2017Allow2701NoNo
14420519GAS-SEPARATING MEMBRANE MODULEFebruary 2015August 2016Allow1821YesNo
14580647AIR-PERMEABLE WATER NON-PERMEABLE DEVICEDecember 2014June 2015Allow600NoNo
14575072AIR DRYING SYSTEM FOR OBOGSDecember 2014November 2015Allow1101NoNo
14566731ACIDIC GAS SEPARATION MODULE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, ACIDIC GAS SEPARATION LAYER, PRODUCTION METHOD AND FACILITATED TRANSPORT MEMBRANE THEREFOR, AND ACIDIC GAS SEPARATION SYSTEMDecember 2014November 2016Abandon2331YesNo
14402755EXCHANGE MEMBRANE UNIT AND SYSTEM INCLUDING EXCHANGE MEMBRANE UNITNovember 2014June 2015Allow600NoNo
14538340MEMBRANE SEPARATION ASSEMBLY FOR FUEL GAS CONDITIONINGNovember 2014December 2015Allow1310YesNo
14535680METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RAPID ADSORPTION-DESORPTION CO2 CAPTURENovember 2014June 2015Allow710NoNo
14529372DEHUMIDIFIEROctober 2014February 2017Allow2710NoNo
14519743SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION OF METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS FOR MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANESOctober 2014January 2017Allow2710NoNo
14394027Separation and recycling system of perfluorinated compoundsOctober 2014October 2016Allow2510YesNo
14390935AIR-PERMEABLE SHEET IMPARTED WITH OIL REPELLENCYOctober 2014November 2015Allow1310NoNo
14390953OIL REPELLENCY-IMPARTED AIR-PERMEABLE FILTER WITH ADHESIVE LAYEROctober 2014November 2015Allow1310NoNo
14390572AIR-PERMEABLE FILM IMPARTED WITH OIL REPELLENCYOctober 2014June 2015Allow910NoNo
14388616COMPOSITE HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE AND HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULESeptember 2014March 2017Allow2910NoNo
14477058AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK FLAMMABILITY REDUCTION METHODS AND SYSTEMSSeptember 2014January 2016Allow1610YesNo
14381435VAPOUR-BARRIER MEMBRANE BASED ON A PA666/EVOH BLENDAugust 2014March 2017Allow3120NoNo
14457200SEPARATION COMPOSITE MEMBRANE AND SEPARATING MEMBRANE MODULE USING THE SAMEAugust 2014November 2015Allow1510NoNo
14451570CROSS-PLEATED MEMBRANE CARTRIDGES, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING CROSS-PLEATED MEMBRANE CARTRIDGESAugust 2014January 2015Allow610YesNo
14371808SEEDED-GEL SYNTHESIS OF HIGH FLUX AND HIGH SELECTIVITY SAPO-34 MEMBRANES FOR CO2/CH4 SEPARATIONSJuly 2014November 2016Abandon2810NoNo
14322981COMPOSITE OXYGEN TRANSPORT MEMBRANEJuly 2014July 2016Allow2400YesNo
14301945DEVICE FOR SEPARATION OF OXYGEN AND NITROGENJune 2014July 2015Allow1300NoNo
14298025GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANEJune 2014December 2016Allow3010YesNo
14287273GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND GAS SEPARATING MEMBRANE MODULE USING THE SAMEMay 2014July 2016Allow2630NoNo
14359499Discontinuous Regime Membrane Separation ProcessMay 2014December 2016Allow3010NoNo
14358452PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING OXYGEN AND NITROGEN USING ION TRANSPORT MEMBRANESMay 2014August 2016Abandon2710NoNo
14265710Process and Apparatus for Separating NO2 from a CO2 and NO2- Containing FluidApril 2014March 2016Allow2300YesNo
14265790MEMBRANE SEPARATION ELEMENT AND PROCESS RELATING THERETOApril 2014February 2016Allow2111NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SHUMATE, ANTHONY R.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
3
(75.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(25.0%)
Reversal Percentile
38.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 25.0% 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
14
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(28.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(71.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
41.9%
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, 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.

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 SHUMATE, ANTHONY R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SHUMATE, ANTHONY R works in Art Unit 1773 and has examined 181 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SHUMATE, ANTHONY R's allowance rate of 84.0% places them in the 59% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SHUMATE, ANTHONY R receive 1.36 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 20% 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 SHUMATE, ANTHONY R 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 +8.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SHUMATE, ANTHONY R. This interview benefit is in the 38% 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, 23.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 34% 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 29.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 69.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 55% 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, 47.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 42% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 61% 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 13.2% of allowed cases (in the 91% 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.

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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