USPTO Examiner JONES CHRISTOPHER P - Art Unit 1776

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19046268SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS PROCESSINGFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200YesNo
18963457Amine-supported mesoporous carbon and preparation method and use thereofNovember 2024March 2025Allow310NoNo
18827432OXYGEN CONCENTRATORSeptember 2024May 2025Allow810NoNo
18775229SCREW CONVEYOR ADSORPTION MOVING BED WITH HEAT INTEGRATIONJuly 2024February 2025Allow701NoNo
18670807Carbon Dioxide Capture from Ambient AirMay 2024August 2024Allow300YesNo
18646505ULTRA LOW FLOW DESICCANT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS DEVICES AND METHODSApril 2024January 2025Allow911YesNo
18605641OXYGEN GAS CONCENTRATOR WITH OUTLET ACCUMULATORMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510YesNo
18439288Modified Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Compositions, Process of Making and Process of Use ThereofFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1300NoNo
18399282TREATMENT OF BIOGAS BY PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTIONDecember 2023August 2024Allow810YesNo
18395156System And Method For Improving The Performance And Lowering The Cost Of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Removal By Direct Air CaptureDecember 2023July 2024Allow710NoNo
18391382METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCTION OF UNWANTED GASES IN INDOOR AIRDecember 2023April 2025Abandon1601NoNo
18387750REGENERATION AND CO2 RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR CLOSED LOOP BLOOD OXYGENATORNovember 2023April 2024Allow511NoNo
18500902SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL BY DIRECT AIR CAPTURENovember 2023October 2024Allow1111NoNo
18494039FLUIDIZED BED FOR INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE APPLICATIONSOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18484776MECHANICAL VAPOR RE-COMPRESSOR HEAT PUMP FOR SEPARATING CO2 FROM WATER VAPOR IN TEMPERATURE-VACUUM SWING ADSORPTION CYCLESOctober 2023July 2024Allow911NoNo
18484222MECHANICAL VAPOR RE-COMPRESSOR HEAT PUMP FOR SEPARATING CO2 FROM WATER VAPOR IN TEMPERATURE-VACUUM SWING ADSORPTION CYCLESOctober 2023June 2024Allow911NoNo
18283321ACTIVATED CARBON FIBER, ACTIVATED CARBON FIBER FORMED BODY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEREOF, ORGANIC SOLVENT ADSORPTION/DESORPTION DEVICE, ORGANIC SOLVENT RECOVERY SYSTEM, METHOD FOR ADSORBING/DESORBING ORGANIC SOLVENT, AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING ORGANIC SOLVENTSeptember 2023January 2024Allow400NoNo
18369290AIR-LIQUID CONTACTOR FOR CARBON DIOXIDE DIRECT AIR CAPTURE USING AQUEOUS SOLVENTSeptember 2023April 2024Allow710NoNo
18469354CARBON CAPTURE PROCESS UTILIZING INERT GAS MEDIUM TO ASSIST THERMAL DESORPTIONSeptember 2023November 2023Allow200NoNo
18237346HYDROCARBON ABSORBING AIR FILTER BOXAugust 2023March 2025Allow1930YesNo
18274481METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEHUMIDIFIER, DEHUMIDIFICATION ELEMENT, AND DEHUMIDIFIER INCLUDING DEHUMIDIFICATION ELEMENTJuly 2023January 2024Allow510NoNo
18225928APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AIR FILTRATION OF HVAC SYSTEMSJuly 2023April 2024Allow910NoNo
18356988SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING HEAT TRANSFER IN POST COMBUSTION (CO2 AND H2S) GAS TREATING SYSTEMSJuly 2023August 2024Allow1320YesNo
18215754SCRUBBER FOR H2S REMOVAL FROM CONTINUOUS BIOGAS FLOWJune 2023March 2024Allow930NoNo
18210181WATER VAPOR HARVESTING MATERIALS AND DEVICESJune 2023October 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18208844ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR ASSEMBLY AND ELECTROSTATIC AIR CLEANER WITH CONDUCTING SYNTHETIC POLYMER PLATESJune 2023June 2025Allow2420YesNo
18326566MODULAR STRUCTURES TO CONTAIN STRUCTURED SORBENT MATERIALS FOR GAS SEPARATION PROCESSESMay 2023February 2025Allow2131YesNo
18201030SOY BASED FILTRATION SYSTEMMay 2023July 2024Allow1311NoNo
18321360DIRECT AIR CAPTURE DEVICEMay 2023December 2023Allow710NoNo
18035655METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM A RESPIRATORY GAS MIXTUREMay 2023June 2025Allow2500YesNo
18312989SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION OF XENON-133May 2023December 2024Allow2011NoNo
18137739MATERIALS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR SILOXANE CONTAMINANT REMOVALApril 2023July 2024Allow1511NoNo
18131311DEVICES, SYSTEMS, FACILITIES AND PROCESSES FOR CO2 POST COMBUSTION CAPTURE INCORPORATED AT A DATA CENTERApril 2023December 2023Allow820YesNo
18193822Adsorbent Materials And Methods of Adsorbing Carbon DioxideMarch 2023March 2024Allow1210NoNo
18193835Adsorbent Materials And Methods of Adsorbing Carbon DioxideMarch 2023March 2024Allow1110YesNo
18127510GAS TREATMENT ELEMENT AND A METHOD OF FORMING A GAS TREATMENT ELEMENTMarch 2023November 2024Allow1910NoNo
18123892AIR HANDLING SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED AIR TREATMENTMarch 2023December 2024Abandon2110NoNo
18122429DEVICES, SYSTEMS, FACILITIES AND PROCESSES FOR CO2 DIRECT AIR CAPTURE USING DIRECT MOUNTED ADSORPTION BEDSMarch 2023June 2025Abandon2750NoNo
18171042SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PREVENT THE OXIDIZER OVERHEATING USING COLD SIDE BYPASS DURING HIGH INPUT FOR A VOCS TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH SERIES ROTORFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1410NoNo
18165290MIXED MATRIX CARBON MOLECULAR SIEVE (CMS) MEMBRANE AND USE OF MIXED MATRIX CMS MEMBRANE IN C2H4/C2H6 SEPARATIONFebruary 2023May 2023Allow300NoNo
18165043ADSORPTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM LOW CONCENTRATION CARBON DIOXIDE CONTENT SOURCES WITH MAZZITE ZEOLITESFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2800NoNo
18101909FILTER MEDIA, FILTER MEDIA PACKS, AND FILTER ELEMENTSJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1211YesNo
18099962SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING WATER USING EXOGENOUSLY GENERATED HEAT, EXOGENOUSLY GENERATED ELECTRICITY, AND EXHAUST PROCESS FLUIDS AND RELATED METHODS THEREFORJanuary 2023October 2024Abandon2010NoNo
18155867VAPOR PROVISION DEVICE WITH LIQUID CAPTUREJanuary 2023July 2023Allow600NoNo
18149942METAL-CONTAINING MOR-TYPE ZEOLITES FOR CAPTURE OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM LOW-CO2 CONTENT SOURCES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2800NoNo
18086302METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ZEOLITE-CARBON COMPOSITE AND METHOD OF TREATING EXHAUST GASDecember 2022April 2025Allow2801NoNo
18067051SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PREVENT THE OXIDIZER OVERHEATING USING COLD SIDE BYPASS FOR A VOCS TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH SERIES ROTORDecember 2022April 2024Allow1610NoNo
18079505PROCESS FOR REMOVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE FROM SOUR GASESDecember 2022April 2025Allow2800NoNo
18077513GAS ADSORPTION TREEDecember 2022April 2025Allow2810NoNo
18076125HYDROGEN GAS COMPRESSION SYSTEMDecember 2022June 2023Allow600NoNo
18061104EVAPORATIVE FUEL VAPOR EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMSDecember 2022July 2024Allow1910NoNo
18059558CHAR SEPARATOR AND METHODNovember 2022January 2024Abandon1401NoNo
17993469ADSORBENT SYSTEMNovember 2022December 2023Allow1310NoNo
17998510A MIXED-METAL STRATEGY FOR THE FAST SYNTHESIS OF METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS UNDER AMBIENT CONDITIONSNovember 2022September 2023Allow1010NoNo
17920041DEHUMIDIFYING ELEMENT, DEHUMIDIFYING DEVICE, AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEHUMIDIFYING ELEMENTOctober 2022June 2023Allow810NoNo
17966801PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT EMPLOYS NANOPARTICLES OF TWO DIFFERENT METALS THAT GENERATE AN ELECTRIC FIELD FOR INACTIVATING MICROORGANISMSOctober 2022January 2023Allow300YesNo
17965575Rotating Coalescing Element with Directed Liquid Drainage and Gas OutletOctober 2022December 2023Allow1410NoNo
18045953FLUID CHAMBER THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND/OR METHODOctober 2022August 2023Allow1110NoNo
17942338SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GAS TREATMENTSeptember 2022December 2024Abandon2711NoNo
17910609Bodyshell Structure for an Electrically Driveable Motor VehicleSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17823016CONTINUOUS PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS TO REDUCE ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF USING ZEOLITES FOR CARBON CAPTURE UNDER HUMID CONDITIONSAugust 2022April 2023Allow820YesNo
17888997Room Air Purifier with Locking RingAugust 2022April 2025Abandon3201NoNo
17819720DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMN BED SUPPORT MANAGEMENT AND RELATED METHODSAugust 2022December 2023Allow1610YesNo
17882245SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND RECOVERYAugust 2022February 2023Allow710NoNo
17816596FILTER MEDIUMAugust 2022September 2024Abandon2620NoNo
17795953PLANT AND METHOD FOR TREATING AN AERIFORM EFFLUENTJuly 2022April 2025Abandon3301NoNo
17641019Preparation Method and Use Method of Material for Deep Purification of HF Electronic GasJuly 2022March 2025Allow3611NoNo
17814367PCSTRUCTURES INCLUDING SUPPORTED POLYAMINES AND METHODS OF MAKINGTHE SUPPORTED POLYAMINESJuly 2022June 2023Allow1110NoNo
17788332METHOD FOR DRYING COMPRESSED GASJune 2022October 2023Allow1520NoNo
17836246REMOVABLE CARTRIDGE FOR OXYGEN CONCENTRATORJune 2022January 2024Abandon1910NoNo
17749512ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNIT FOR DUST AND ODOR CONTROLMay 2022January 2024Allow2010YesNo
17744854Systems and Methods for Removing Volatile Compounds from Water-Storage TanksMay 2022April 2024Abandon2320NoNo
17776239DEHUMIDIFYING ELEMENT, DEHUMIDIFYING DEVICE INCLUDING DEHUMIDIFYING ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEHUMIDIFYING ELEMENTMay 2022December 2022Allow700YesNo
17729737APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT CAPTURE OF CARBON-CONTAINING GASApril 2022December 2022Allow710NoNo
17729950SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE CONCENTRATION OF FUEL VAPOR IN THE ULLAGE OF A FUEL TANKApril 2022November 2024Allow3101NoNo
17727489CONVERSION OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE (NO2) TO NITRIC OXIDE (NO)April 2022September 2023Allow1610NoNo
17770925A VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND REDUCTION APPARATUSApril 2022June 2025Allow3801YesNo
17755097Filter Securement AssemblyApril 2022May 2025Abandon3711NoNo
17657925VENTILATOR WITH INTEGRATED COUGH-ASSISTApril 2022August 2023Allow1601NoNo
17764800Continuously-Cycled Water Harvesting for Dry Cooling Tower Operated Power PlantsMarch 2022December 2024Allow3210NoNo
17761828EXTRUDABLE CERAMIC PRECURSOR MIXTURES AND METHODS OF USEMarch 2022March 2025Allow3611NoNo
17697634COLLECTION PANELS FOR BATHROOM AEROSOLSMarch 2022January 2025Allow3421YesNo
17694481ENLARGED OPENING FILTER BAGS, SUPPORT ASSEMBLIES, AND FILTER BAG ASSEMBLIESMarch 2022January 2025Allow3501NoNo
17753288SOLID MATERIAL FOR PURIFYING AIR AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2800NoNo
17651608ELECTROSTATIC DUST REMOVAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRODE UNIT THEREOFFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3810NoNo
17669346ETHYLENE OXIDE RECYCLING SYSTEMFebruary 2022July 2022Allow510NoNo
17667435SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WATER EXTRACTION CONTROLFebruary 2022January 2024Allow2311NoNo
17666913SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DESORBING NITROGEN FROM PARTICLESFebruary 2022August 2023Allow1810YesNo
17592809LIQUID NATURAL GAS PROCESSINGFebruary 2022May 2022Allow300YesNo
17592165GETTER ACTIVATION UNDER VACUUMFebruary 2022March 2023Allow1300NoNo
17570268SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING GAS TO FUEL TURBINESJanuary 2022May 2024Allow2800NoNo
17564697System and Method for Improving the Performance and Lowering the Cost of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Removal by Direct Air CaptureDecember 2021July 2024Allow3131NoNo
17561407PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT EMPLOYS AN ELECTRIC FIELD FOR INACTIVATING MICROORGANISMSDecember 2021June 2022Allow610YesNo
17560226TWO-STAGE OFFGAS SCRUBBINGDecember 2021January 2025Allow3710YesNo
17555548AIR DRYER CARTRIDGEDecember 2021February 2022Allow200YesNo
17552173ATMOSPHERIC WATER GENERATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSDecember 2021December 2024Allow3611NoNo
17552162MEDIA INSERT FOR USE WITH AN OXYGEN GENERATION DEVICEDecember 2021October 2023Allow2220YesNo
17550069MEMBRANES CONTAINING CROWN ETHER-CONTAINING POLYMERSDecember 2021June 2025Allow4211NoNo
17617168ENERGY EFFICIENT VPSA SYSTEM WITH DIRECT DRIVE HIGH SPEED CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORSDecember 2021April 2025Allow4020YesNo
17457655AIR TREATMENT SYSTEMDecember 2021November 2024Abandon3510NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner JONES, CHRISTOPHER P.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
8
Examiner Affirmed
8
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
2.7%
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
27
Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(25.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
20
(74.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
34.4%
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, 25.9% 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 JONES, CHRISTOPHER P - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner JONES, CHRISTOPHER P works in Art Unit 1776 and has examined 1,551 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner JONES, CHRISTOPHER P's allowance rate of 79.9% places them in the 42% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by JONES, CHRISTOPHER P receive 1.20 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 JONES, CHRISTOPHER P is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 60% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +24.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by JONES, CHRISTOPHER P. This interview benefit is in the 74% 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, 37.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 83% 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 43.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 60% 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, 28.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 63.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 37% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 42.9% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 56.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.3% of allowed cases (in the 79% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.0% 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:

  • 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.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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

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