Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19027797 | MILK FROTHING HEAD AND FROTHER | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18764384 | EVAPORATIVE HUMIDIFIER TO MAINTAIN HUMIDITY OF VR HEADSET MICROCLIMATE | July 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18679351 | AIR FILTER AND GASKET FOR THE SAME | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18709357 | Integrated Green Energy and Selective Thermo Molecular Separation System, and Process of Generating Electricity and Capturing Predetermined Molecules in Surrounding Environment | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18649747 | WINE DECANTER, WINE GLASS AND MOVABLE BASE | April 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18634145 | DISPENSER WITH AN IMPROVED HEATER ARRANGEMENT | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18625983 | AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEM | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18606785 | AIR PURIFICATION MODULE AND REFRIGERATOR COMPRISING THE SAME | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18605033 | Round Filter Element | March 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18414129 | HEATING MEDIUM INJECTORS AND INJECTION METHODS FOR HEATING FOODSTUFFS | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18401947 | DEGASSING CHAMBER FOR AN OZONE SOLUTION SYSTEM | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18544696 | Airflow Appliance for Mitigating Spread of Infectious Disease | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18543342 | CLOSURE DEVICE, SYSTEM, PARTICLE COLLECTING ASSEMBLY, AND SUCTION DEVICE | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18533786 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESS GAS RECAPTURE FOR EMISSION RECOVERY | December 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18517992 | WINE DECANTER, WINE GLASS AND MOVABLE BASE | November 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18561106 | FINE BUBBLE GENERATOR | November 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18486761 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES AND AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEMS | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18244564 | FOG AND RAIN COLLECTOR | September 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18454807 | MATERIAL, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DEACTIVATING PATHOGEN IN AEROSOL, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF | August 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18234066 | MODULATING MAKEUP FLUID CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SAME | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18230757 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AQUEOUS OZONE SOLUTION WITH INTERNAL CRADLE FOR MOUNTING AND ISOLATING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS | August 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18365739 | CARBONATION MIXING NOZZLES | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18228437 | HUMIDIFIER WITH REMOVABLE LOCATOR MODULE | July 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18359614 | AMBIENT FILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD | July 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18344636 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF AIR | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18339164 | Method and Apparatus for Removal of Particulate Matter from a Multiphase Stream | June 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18326188 | TRANSPORTABLE SYSTEM WITH VARIABLY CONTROLLED OZONE GENERATOR AND ONE OR MORE AUXILIARY COMPARTMENTS CONTAINING MIXING ASSEMBLIES FOR GENERATING AQUEOUS OZONE SOLUTION | May 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18039049 | FERTILIZER DESICCANT SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18314706 | RESPIRATORY GAS HUMIDIFIER | May 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18142761 | FILTER ARRANGEMENT FOR FILTERING DUST-LADEN AIR GENERATED BY A HAND-GUIDED POWER TOOL AND POWER TOOL ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A HAND-GUIDED POWER TOOL AND SUCH A FILTER ARRANGEMENT | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18311865 | LOW NOISE, CEILING MOUNTED INOOR AIR SCRUBBER | May 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18310280 | HVAC SYSTEM | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18187550 | AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEM | March 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 9 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18179750 | ATMOSPHERIC WATER GENERATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18043850 | ROTATING PACKED BED ARRANGEMENTS | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18024420 | GAS DISPERSION DEVICE FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF RECTANGULAR SCRUBBER | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18114735 | ROTARY TYPE CARBURETOR FOR STRATEFIED SCAVENGING ENGINE | February 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18041840 | FILTER SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18108184 | LIQUID SEPARATOR | February 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18107438 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LIMITING CARBON DIOXIDE IN INDOOR AIR | February 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18166314 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR REMOVAL OF CONDENSATE FROM A STEAM DISPERSION SYSTEM | February 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18165494 | HONEYCOMB FILTER | February 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18161942 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING A GAS STREAM | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18102486 | PASSIVE HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER SYSTEM | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18158870 | SELF-PROPELLED ANTIBACTERIAL AIR CLEANER | January 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18086782 | Dynamic Particle Separation For Use In HVAC Systems | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18086055 | CARBURETTOR ASSEMBLY | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18082764 | Combination Humidifier / Dehumidifier with Common Water Containment and Outdoor Air Intake | December 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17994802 | AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17993028 | HAZARDOUS GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE WITH BUILT-IN PURIFICATION SYSTEM | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17991268 | Carbon Dioxide Capture Method and Facility | November 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17989798 | HUMIDIFIER AND LAYERED HEATING ELEMENT | November 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17985608 | Venturi Aspirator THM/VOC Removal System | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17981684 | AIR PURIFIER AND AIR PURIFYING METHOD | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17977094 | AIRBORNE PATHOGEN EXTRACTION SYSTEM | October 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17977064 | DISPENSER WITH AN IMPROVED HEATER ARRANGEMENT | October 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17976831 | Multi Stage Disinfecting Air Cleaner | October 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17976252 | AIRBORNE PATHOGEN EXTRACTION SYSTEM | October 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18049954 | GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM AND GAS TREATMENT METHOD USING THE SAME | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17920562 | PERFUME HOLDING MEMBER AND FRAGRANCE PROVIDING DEVICE | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17969608 | FOAM REDUCTION AND/OR PREVENTION METHODS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND ARTICLES | October 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17967605 | APPARATUS FOR INACTIVATION OF AIRBORNE PATHOGENS | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18046290 | FILTER ISOLATION FOR EQUIPMENT FRONT END MODULE | October 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17995481 | HUMIDIFIER FOR FUEL CELL | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17959601 | LIQUID-GAS SEPARATOR | October 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17934310 | TRANSPORTABLE SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AQUEOUS OZONE SOLUTION | September 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17945874 | Gas-saturated liquid generator | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17931776 | LIQUID MATERIAL VAPORIZING DEVICE | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17941989 | PORTABLE, BEVERAGE MIXING SYSTEM | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17900881 | Microbubble-Producing Water Outlet Assembly | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17823320 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESULFURIZING AND DECARBONIZING FLUE GAS | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17896405 | MEMBRANE BUNDLE FOR FUEL DEOXYGENATION WITH ENHANCED DURABILITY | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17802407 | MULTIPLE STAGE AIR PURIFICATION DEVICE | August 2022 | February 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17802444 | PARTICULATE MATTER EVACUATION PUMP | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17802085 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING GAS FROM LIQUID | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17890778 | METHODS AND APPARATI FOR QUICKSET GAS LIFT SEPARATION AND LIQUID STORAGE | August 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17797969 | Atmospheric Water Harvester With High Efficiency, And Methods Of Using Thereof | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17879969 | INDOOR UNIT FOR AIR CONDITIONER | August 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17860469 | Vehicle Humidification Assembly | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17859518 | COMPACT DEVICE FOR PRODUCING FOAM FOR WELLNESS AND/OR HYGIENE APPLICATIONS | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17808572 | VOLTAGE-SWING METHOD FOR CARBON CAPTURE USING POROUS CARBONS | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17807857 | CYLINDRICAL HUMDIFIER | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17807449 | SORBENT INDOOR AIR PURIFIER | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17842021 | Carrier Gas Stream Processing System and Method | June 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17785538 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING ACCELERATED ELECTRONS TO GASEOUS MEDIA | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17841375 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESS GAS RECAPTURE FOR EMISSION RECOVERY | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17831997 | SMART ELECTRIC INCENSE AND PERFUME BURNER | June 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17805238 | FINE BUBBLE GENERATOR | June 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17750884 | POROUS COMPOSITE STRUCTURE, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND AIR PURIFIER INCLUDING THE SAME | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17756259 | ROTATING CONTINUOUS MULTI-CAPTURE SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED DIRECT AIR CAPTURE OF CARBON DIOXIDE (DAC+) | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17777471 | FOREIGN SUBSTANCE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND FACILITY FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET INCLUDING SAME | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17746294 | Air Filter Comprising a Primary Air Outlet and a Secondary Air Outlet and Filter Element for Same | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17738490 | ELECTROSPRAY VORTICAL FLOW EXCHANGER | May 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17737522 | AIR PURIFIER WITH FILTER UNIT | May 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17736655 | DATA CENTER HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM | May 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17772731 | LIQUID SEPARATOR | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17729296 | ENHANCED CAPTURE STRUCTURES FOR DIRECT AIR CAPTURE | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17727278 | TRANSPORTABLE OZONE SUPPLY UNIT WITH ONE OR MORE AUXILIARY COMPARTMENTS CONTAINING MIXING ASSEMBLIES FOR GENERATING AQUEOUS OZONE SOLUTION | April 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17723059 | MIXING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MIXING | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17720650 | CAPTURING ATMOSPHERIC GAS WITH A DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM | April 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HOPKINS, ROBERT A.
With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges 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, 29.4% 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 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 HOPKINS, ROBERT A works in Art Unit 1776 and has examined 1,731 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.
Examiner HOPKINS, ROBERT A's allowance rate of 88.9% places them in the 67% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HOPKINS, ROBERT A receive 0.97 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 12% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HOPKINS, ROBERT A is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 70% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +6.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HOPKINS, ROBERT A. This interview benefit is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 39.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 87% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 72.6% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 133.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 84% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 81.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 61.5% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 42.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 44% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.6% of allowed cases (in the 74% 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 0.4% 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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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