USPTO Examiner YOUNG NATASHA E - Art Unit 1774

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19284578ROW-INDEPENDENT OLIGONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHESISJuly 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19172414EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL EQUIPMENTApril 2025December 2025Allow920NoNo
19069597DEVICE FOR AUTOCLAVING AND CENTRIFUGING A SAMPLEMarch 2025May 2025Allow200NoNo
19059008GRADUAL OXIDATION APPARATUSFebruary 2025July 2025Allow510NoNo
19047961SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN WITH INTEGRATED CAPTURE OF CARBON DIOXIDEFebruary 2025May 2025Allow401NoNo
19038495REACTOR SYSTEMS FOR ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONSJanuary 2025October 2025Allow911NoNo
19033807DYNAMIC CATALYTIC CONVERSION REACTOR AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING THE SAMEJanuary 2025July 2025Allow610NoNo
19032012GREEN ENERGY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND TRANSPORTATION METHOD USING GREEN HYDROGENJanuary 2025August 2025Allow701NoNo
18995853FLOW MEMBER AND REACTION VESSELJanuary 2025September 2025Allow810NoNo
19007769CARBON-BASED MICROREACTOR, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOFJanuary 2025April 2025Allow410NoNo
18870456HIGH-PRESSURE REACTOR ACID ADDING SYSTEM FOR LATERITE NICKEL ORE HYDROMETALLURGYNovember 2024May 2025Allow500NoNo
18947646AMMONIA SYNTHESIS SYSTEM AND AMMONIA PRODUCTION METHODNovember 2024September 2025Allow1000NoNo
18947458ATR-BASED HYDROGEN PROCESS AND PLANTNovember 2024August 2025Allow910NoNo
18910503APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING NANOPARTICLES FROM MATERIAL IN WORKING LIQUIDOctober 2024July 2025Allow1011NoNo
18904840USE OF SULFUR AS ALTERNATIVE CARBON-FREE FUEL IN AMMONIA PRIMARY REFORMER COMBUSTION ZONE, BY COUPLING AMMONIA AND SULFURIC ACID PRODUCTION FACILITIESOctober 2024July 2025Allow1020NoNo
18827839CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION DEVICE FOR ORGANOPHOSPHORUS NITRILE-CATALYZED HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLYSILOXANESeptember 2024February 2025Allow600NoNo
18820231DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PRESSURE OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE AND HIGH-PRESSURE REACTORSAugust 2024April 2025Allow710NoNo
18745274GAS MICRO REACTOR UTILIZING MEMBRANE PACKAGINGJune 2024December 2025Allow1820NoNo
18675304AUTOMATED CLEAN IN PROCESS (CIP) SYSTEMMay 2024November 2025Allow1720NoNo
18656961ELECTRIC-POWERED, CLOSED-LOOP, CONTINUOUS-FEED, ENDOTHERMIC ENERGY-CONVERSION SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2024May 2025Allow1200NoNo
18621121PRODUCTION APPARATUS FOR HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS OF LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATEMarch 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18621755FERRITIC STEEL PARTS IN UREA PLANTSMarch 2024February 2025Allow1000NoNo
18405799SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCAL GENERATION AND/OR CONSUMPTION OF HYDROGEN GASJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2300NoNo
18518232APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED ALKYL ESTER PRODUCTION FROM FEEDSTOCKS CONTAINING ORGANIC ACIDS USING LOW PRESSURE ALKYLATIONNovember 2023March 2025Allow1610NoNo
18385857ROW-INDEPENDENT OLIGONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHESISOctober 2023March 2025Allow1710NoNo
18445557CATALYTIC REACTOR FOR THE CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND HYDROGEN TO SYNGASOctober 2023April 2025Allow1810NoNo
18374332POLYMERISATION METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFORSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1510YesNo
18236316RESATURATION OF GAS INTO A LIQUID FEEDSTREAMAugust 2023January 2025Allow1610NoNo
18222238EFFICIENT INTEGRATION OF MANUFACTURING OF UPCYCLED CONCRETE PRODUCT INTO POWER PLANTSJuly 2023May 2024Allow1000NoNo
18219131CATALYTIC SYNTHESIS METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR AMMONIA SYNTHESIS THROUGH ORDERLY REGULATION OF THE ELECTRONIC DOMAIN OF NITROGENJuly 2023June 2024Allow1210NoNo
18038547AN OCM REACTOR SYSTEM CONTAINING A MULTI COMPONENT CATALYST SYSTEMMay 2023March 2024Allow910NoNo
18195794PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED ALKYL ESTER PRODUCTION FROM FEEDSTOCKS CONTAINING ORGANIC ACIDS USING LOW PRESSURE ALKYLATIONMay 2023November 2023Allow611YesNo
18139881SYSTEM AND PROCESS WITH ASSISTED GAS FLOW INSIDE A REACTION CHAMBERApril 2023March 2025Allow2310NoNo
18300967METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRIGGERING EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS USING AC OR DC ELECTROMAGNETICSApril 2023January 2025Allow2110NoNo
18193297POLYMERIZATION VESSEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMarch 2023December 2025Allow3300NoNo
18246438APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING POWDER IN EXHAUST GAS WITH AN INCREASED COLLECTION CAPACITY AND EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT EQUIPMENT PROVIDED WITH SAMEMarch 2023March 2026Allow3600NoNo
18118032ROW-INDEPENDENT OLIGONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHESISMarch 2023August 2023Allow500NoNo
18116692System with Power Jet Modules and Method thereofMarch 2023November 2024Allow2010NoNo
18177002METHOD AND REACTOR FOR PRODUCING ONE OR MORE PRODUCTSMarch 2023September 2024Allow1900NoNo
18166906FULL CONTINUOUS-FLOW PREPARATION METHOD OF (+)-BIOTINFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3300NoNo
18019554GAS PRODUCTION DEVICE, GAS PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND GAS PRODUCTION METHODFebruary 2023March 2026Allow3711NoNo
18017315Bubble Column ReactorJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3200NoNo
18099472SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING A METHANOL REACTOR EFFLUENT VAPOR STREAM IN METHANOL PRODUCTION PLANTJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3610NoNo
18006046UREA PRODUCTION WITH TRIPLE MP STREAMSJanuary 2023July 2023Allow610NoNo
18098292HYDROGEN GAS PRODUCING APPARATUS USING PHOTOCATALYSTJanuary 2023December 2023Allow1120YesNo
18154713SYNTHESIS REACTORJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3610NoNo
18089114ELECTRIC-POWERED, CLOSED-LOOP, CONTINUOUS-FEED, ENDOTHERMIC ENERGY-CONVERSION SYSTEMS AND METHODSDecember 2022January 2024Allow1220NoNo
18069690FERRITIC STEEL PARTS IN UREA PLANTSDecember 2022February 2024Allow1420NoNo
18075929METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF LIME TO FORM VATERITEDecember 2022July 2023Allow720NoNo
18059309CONVERSION OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE (NO2) TO NITRIC OXIDE (NO)November 2022March 2024Allow1610NoNo
17980493FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION OF GASOLINE AND JET FUEL IN ALKYLATION REACTORNovember 2022January 2026Allow3910NoNo
17978475CONVERSION OF AMMONIA TO HYDROGEN AND NITROGEN USING AMMONIA AS A SWEEP GASNovember 2022August 2025Allow3411NoNo
17976159SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAGMA-DRIVEN THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSESOctober 2022October 2023Allow1220NoNo
17972698DEHYDROGENATION REACTION APPARATUS AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAMEOctober 2022September 2025Allow3500NoNo
17971018SEALABLE DEVICES TO CAUSE DEPOSITION OF VAPORS INTO SAMPLESOctober 2022June 2023Allow710NoNo
17971094DEHYDROGENATION REACTION APPARATUSOctober 2022December 2025Allow3810NoNo
17918323VERTICAL CONTINUOUS MULTIPHASE REACTOR FOR THE CLEAN PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS AND ENERGY AND THERMOCHEMICAL METHOD CARRIED OUTOctober 2022December 2025Allow3810NoNo
17916680SOLID CARBON PRODUCTION DEVICE AND SOLID CARBON PRODUCTION METHODOctober 2022October 2025Allow3601NoNo
17916483APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING FLUID IN DOWNFLOW REACTORSSeptember 2022December 2025Allow3810NoNo
17958209AUTOMATED MICROREACTOR FOR EFFECTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF HIGH-SPEED CHEMICAL REACTION, AND METHOD OF OPTIMIZING HIGH-SPEED CHEMICAL REACTION THEREFORSeptember 2022November 2025Allow3710NoNo
17953743OXYGENATE SEPARATION FOLLOWING OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION OF A LOWER ALKANESeptember 2022November 2025Allow3700NoNo
17947822BODY MIXING DECOMPOSITION REACTORSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1120NoNo
17912378SYSTEM OF PREPARING A PHTHALONITRILE-BASED COMPOUND AND METHOD OF PREPARING PHTHALONITRILE-BASED COMPOUND USING THE SAMESeptember 2022October 2025Allow3710NoNo
17906176Reactor and Method for Carrying Out a Chemical ReactionSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3400NoNo
17943168Method, Apparatus, and System for Producing Silicon-Containing Product by Utilizing Silicon Mud Byproduct of Cutting Silicon Material with Diamond WireSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3710NoNo
17930999AUTOMATED CLEAN IN PROCESS (CIP) SYSTEMSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1911NoNo
17941029MICROFLUIDICS-BASED NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS SYSTEM, AND DEVICE AND METHOD USING SAMESeptember 2022September 2025Allow3610YesNo
17802098REACTOR FOR THE CATALYTIC TREATMENT OF A GAS STREAMAugust 2022December 2025Allow4010NoNo
17799725MICROREACTOR SYSTEMAugust 2022October 2023Allow1410NoNo
17796197PROCESS AND REACTION SYSTEM FOR THE PREPARATION OF METHANOLJuly 2022March 2026Allow4321NoNo
17872877DEHYDROGENATION REACTION APPARATUSJuly 2022July 2023Allow1100NoNo
17855601Flow Bypass Device for a Vessel Containing Solid ParticlesJune 2022August 2023Allow1310NoNo
17842407LOAD-FOLLOWING REACTOR SYSTEM, ASSOCIATED FACILITIES, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMEJune 2022May 2024Allow2300NoNo
17786316SYNTHESIS DEVICE AND SYNTHESIS METHODJune 2022January 2026Abandon4310NoNo
17841265OXYGEN TRANSPORT REACTORS FOR CO-GENERATING AMMONIA AND POWERJune 2022June 2025Allow3600NoNo
17783736GAS/LIQUID OLIGOMERIZATION REACTOR HAVING SUCCESSIVE ZONES WITH VARIABLE DIAMETERSJune 2022October 2025Allow4110NoNo
17836200PRODUCT GAS MANIFOLD SYSTEM FOR A STEAM REFORMERJune 2022September 2025Allow3910NoNo
17783454THERMAL CRACKING TUBE WITH FLUID AGITATING ELEMENTJune 2022September 2025Allow3910NoNo
17834673Reactor Assemblies and Methods of Performing ReactionsJune 2022December 2023Allow1810NoNo
17782341GAS HEATERJune 2022May 2025Allow3620NoNo
17832516COMBINED COMBUSTION AND PYROLYSIS REACTORS FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2022December 2025Allow4211NoNo
17782286ENDOTHERMIC REACTION OF A FEED GAS HEATED BY RESISTANCE HEATINGJune 2022November 2025Allow4110NoNo
17830288PROCESS FOR GENERATING A MIXED MULTICOMPONENT VAPOR FOR PREPARATION OF MONOALKYL ETHERS OF DIPHENOLSJune 2022December 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17751992MODULE STRUCTURE FOR PHOTOMICRO-REACTOR, PHOTOMICRO- REACTOR INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMay 2022September 2025Allow4010NoNo
17779373SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION BY DEHYDROGENATION OF FORMIC ACIDMay 2022August 2025Allow3911NoNo
17778400STRENGTHENING OXIDATION SYSTEM OF EXTERNAL MICRO-INTERFACIAL UNIT FOR PRODUCING PTA WITH PXMay 2022December 2022Allow700NoNo
17663821MICROWAVE ASSISTED FLUIDIZED BED REACTORMay 2022October 2024Allow2910NoNo
17743942Air Purification System, Apparatus and MethodMay 2022February 2023Allow901NoNo
17775860APPARATUS FOR PREPARING OLIGOMERMay 2022September 2023Allow1610NoNo
17773890SYNTHESIZER FOR OLIGO- AND POLYSACCARIDES ON SOLID PHASEMay 2022August 2025Allow3910NoNo
17730927UNIVERSAL CONNECTOR OR CAP FOR MALE AND FEMALE THREADED FITTINGSApril 2022June 2024Allow2610NoNo
17660054ELECTRICALLY HEATED REACTORApril 2022August 2024Allow2810YesNo
17769388Process and System for Producing Pulp, Energy, and Bioderivatives from Plant-Based and Recycled MaterialsApril 2022April 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17718404METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CONTROLLING A COHORT OF OZONE GAS GENERATING DEVICESApril 2022January 2026Allow4620NoNo
17658990WALL-MOUNTED PLANT-BASED AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEMApril 2022December 2023Allow2110NoNo
17717786REACTOR FOR ON-DEMAND HIGH PRESSURE HYDROGENApril 2022January 2026Allow4511NoNo
17767429ALDOL CONDENSATION REACTION APPARATUSApril 2022January 2025Allow3400NoNo
17715003NOVEL CORONAVIRUS DISINFECTION AND STERILIZATION MOVABLE WORKSTATION FOR REFRIGERATED CONTAINER YARD AND METHOD USING MOVABLE WORKSTATIONApril 2022February 2025Allow3500NoNo
17712214DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC EXTRACTION, STORAGE AND ENCAPSULATION OF FATTY COMPOUNDSApril 2022November 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17705534MICROFLUIDIC FLOW PROCESS FOR MAKING MONOMERSMarch 2022August 2023Allow1710NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner YOUNG, NATASHA E.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
10
Examiner Affirmed
5
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
71.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
37
Allowed After Appeal Filing
15
(40.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
22
(59.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
67.8%
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, 40.5% 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 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner YOUNG, NATASHA E - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner YOUNG, NATASHA E works in Art Unit 1774 and has examined 1,067 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner YOUNG, NATASHA E's allowance rate of 87.6% places them in the 67% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by YOUNG, NATASHA E receive 1.34 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 YOUNG, NATASHA E is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 82% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by YOUNG, NATASHA E. This interview benefit is in the 28% 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, 35.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 70.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 92% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 88.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 67% 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 73.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 39.3% 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, 49.6% 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 1.5% of allowed cases (in the 71% 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 13.9% 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:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.