USPTO Examiner SHUMATE ANTHONY R - Art Unit 1776

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19046296SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS PROCESSINGFebruary 2025April 2025Allow300YesNo
18985644GLASS SUPPORTED SEPARATION MEMBRANEDecember 2024February 2025Allow200YesNo
18910689SUBSTRATE SUPPORTED GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANEOctober 2024December 2024Allow200YesNo
18799030GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANEAugust 2024September 2024Allow200YesNo
18736813CERAMIC CATION EXCHANGE MATERIALSJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18663367FILTER MEDIA COMPRISING A PRE-FILTER LAYERMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18657831MULTIFUNCTIONAL DISELENIDE-BASED POLYIMIDE MEMBRANE FOR GAS SEPARATION AND PURIFICATIONMay 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18611463Direct Removal of Carbon Dioxide from Oceanwater based on a Composite MembraneMarch 2024November 2024Allow811NoNo
18427550VACUUM CLEANER FILTER CARTRIDGEJanuary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18528250SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERIODIC NODAL SURFACE BASED REACTORS, DISTRIBUTORS, CONTRACTORS AND HEAT EXCHANGERSDecember 2023December 2024Allow1200YesNo
18467399FILTER AND AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICESeptember 2023May 2025Abandon2020NoNo
18463214HIGH SELECTIVITY POLYIMIDE/PES BLEND HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE FOR GAS SEPARATIONSSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110YesNo
18450711GARAGE DOOR VENTILATION SYSTEMSAugust 2023October 2024Allow1430YesNo
18259993PREPARATION METHOD FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AGENT, AND APPLICATION THEREOFJune 2023January 2024Allow700NoNo
18337452POLYETHER BLOCK POLYAMIDE/POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE COMPOSITE MEMBRANE FOR GAS SEPARATION, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFJune 2023November 2023Allow500NoNo
18334639Gas Separation Membrane Comprising Metal-Organic Framework and Method of Manufacturing SameJune 2023February 2024Allow900NoNo
18334144CO2-PHILIC CROSSLINKED POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL-BASED MEMBRANES FOR ACID AND SOUR GAS SEPARATIONSJune 2023May 2024Allow1100NoNo
18333528ACRYLOYLOXY-TERMINATED POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE (AC-PDMS)-BASED THIN-FILM COMPOSITE (TFC) MEMBRANE, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFJune 2023December 2023Allow610NoNo
18321887DIAGNOSTIC METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRODIALYSISMay 2023January 2024Allow800NoNo
18317652HIGH FREE VOLUME MEMBRANE FOR GAS SEPARATIONMay 2023June 2024Allow1300NoNo
18316721FILTER MEDIA COMPRISING A PRE-FILTER LAYERMay 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18251433SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING METHANE FROM A BIOGASMay 2023June 2025Allow2500NoNo
18127469GAS STREAM ENRICHMENT USING SILICONE SEPARATOR CASCADESMarch 2023June 2025Allow2700NoNo
18005455COMPOSITE MEMBRANE COMPRISING HIGHLY PERMEABLE GUTTER LAYER AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAMEJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2910NoNo
18147766SEPARATION ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME FOR SELECTIVELY REMOVING DIFLUOROMETHANE FROM A GASESOUS MIXTUREDecember 2022May 2025Allow2901NoNo
18146610LIQUID FUEL SYNTHESIS SYSTEMDecember 2022December 2023Allow1100NoNo
18083309SUPER-PLEATED VEHICLE AIR FILTERDecember 2022October 2023Abandon1010NoNo
17923073CONTACTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING CONTACTOR SYSTEMNovember 2022April 2025Allow2910NoNo
17978742MEMBRANE SWEEP WITH INTERNAL REHEAT OF SWEEP GASNovember 2022January 2025Allow2600NoNo
17977109COLUMN OVEN AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHOctober 2022March 2025Allow2900NoNo
17974786CARBON MOLECULAR SIEVE MEMBRANES CONTAINING A GROUP 13 METAL AND METHOD TO MAKE THEMOctober 2022May 2023Allow710NoNo
17914521COMPOSITE NONWOVEN FABRIC AND ARTICLE COMPRISING SAMEOctober 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17951380HIGH SELECTIVITY MEMBRANES FOR HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL FROM NATURAL GASSeptember 2022December 2023Allow1520NoNo
17909216FILTER STRUCTURESeptember 2022February 2025Allow2900NoNo
17901191METHOD OF PREPARING HETEROGENEOUS ZEOLITE MEMBRANESSeptember 2022January 2023Allow500NoNo
17897798CHA ZEOLITE MEMBRANE AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAMEAugust 2022March 2024Allow1940YesNo
17873960FILTER MEDIA WITH IRREGULAR STRUCTUREJuly 2022March 2024Allow1910YesNo
17873890FILTER MEDIA WITH IRREGULAR STRUCTURE AND/OR REVERSIBLY STRETCHABLE LAYERSJuly 2022March 2024Allow2021YesNo
17872737BARRIER VENT ASSEMBLYJuly 2022August 2024Allow2520NoNo
17791496FE-AL-BASED METAL MEMBRANE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJuly 2022April 2024Allow2100NoNo
17790971CO2 AND O2 REMOVERJuly 2022January 2025Allow3120YesNo
17842189FLUORINATED NANOPOROUS MOLECULAR SIEVE MEMBRANES FOR EFFICIENT GAS SEPARATIONJune 2022June 2025Allow3601NoNo
17839811POROUS CERAMIC FILTERS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAMEJune 2022June 2023Allow1210YesNo
17835961GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE BUNDLE WITH CONVERTIBLE FLOW CONFIGURATIONSJune 2022April 2024Abandon2211NoNo
17835959GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE BUNDLE WITH CONVERTIBLE FLOW CONFIGURATIONSJune 2022April 2024Abandon2211NoNo
17783891METHOD FOR REGENERATING AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF MEG CONTAINING SALTS WITH PURGE TREATMENTJune 2022March 2025Allow3310NoNo
17783908AIR FILTER ELEMENT AND AIR FILTER COMPRISING SAMEJune 2022June 2025Allow3610YesNo
17832473RETANGULAR FILTERS, ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR FILTRATIONJune 2022June 2025Allow3601NoNo
17832475RETANGULAR FILTERS, ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR FILTRATIONJune 2022July 2025Allow3720NoNo
17781905STRETCHED POROUS POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE MEMBRANE, AIR-PERMEABLE MEDIUM USING THE SAME, AND FILTER MEMBER USING THE SAMEJune 2022May 2025Allow3510NoNo
17756522MEMBRANE MODULEMay 2022October 2023Allow1710NoNo
17664925FILTER DEVICE HAVING MULTIPLE CHANGEABLE FILTER SURFACESMay 2022January 2025Allow3201NoNo
17772621FLUID MODULATOR, SYSTEM, AND METHODApril 2022July 2024Allow2700NoNo
17724022FILTER HOUSING WITH DROP OUT CHAMBER AND METHODSApril 2022April 2025Allow3621NoNo
17723110Separating Apparatus for Separating Liquid from Gas, in Particular Air, and Separating System of a MachineApril 2022December 2024Allow3210NoNo
17768465DUST COLLECTOR AND DUST COLLECTION METHODApril 2022January 2025Allow3320NoNo
17719143Method for Fabricating Mixed-Matrix Membranes and Methods of UseApril 2022April 2025Abandon3611NoNo
17714273PASSIVE DUST FILTER FOR AN INSPECTION HATCHApril 2022October 2024Allow3100NoNo
17709214SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING NOISE AND VIBRATION IN A PORTABLE OXYGEN CONCENTRATORMarch 2022October 2024Allow3100NoNo
17763908CARBON DIOXIDE SEPARATION SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2022July 2024Allow2800NoNo
17701608FILTER HEADER POCKET CHANNEL FRAMEMarch 2022June 2023Abandon1510NoNo
17700966PLANT FOR THE MEMBRANE PERMEATION TREATMENT OF A BIOGAS STREAM WITH A MEMBRANE SEPARATION UNIT CONTAINING TWO MODULESMarch 2022June 2024Allow2600NoNo
17762168METHODS OF AUTOMATED GARBAGE CHUTE AIR EVACUATION TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITYMarch 2022August 2024Allow2901NoNo
17697230ROBUST MEMBRANE SUPPORTING STRUCTURESMarch 2022January 2024Allow2201NoNo
17760622PACKED TOWERMarch 2022September 2024Allow3010YesNo
17684898ENERGY VAPOR EXCHANGER WITH AN INLET VORTEX GENERATORMarch 2022March 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17679998HYDROPHOBIC BARRIER LAYER FOR CERAMIC INDIRECT EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMSFebruary 2022September 2023Allow1910NoNo
17678358MOTORIZED VALVE WITH WASHING FILTER EXTENDING FROM A BLEED CONDUIT INLET INTO VALVE DUCTFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3511YesNo
17678641REGENERABLE ORGANIC CONTAMINANT CONTROLLER IN SPACE APPLICATIONFebruary 2022July 2023Allow1700NoNo
17637324ACIDIC GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE, ACIDIC GAS SEPARATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ACIDIC GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE, AND ACIDIC GAS SEPARATION METHODFebruary 2022October 2023Allow2010NoNo
17636528Gas Separation Elements and ModulesFebruary 2022January 2024Allow2320NoNo
17636497Gas Separation Elements and ModulesFebruary 2022October 2023Allow2010NoNo
17672958AIR PURIFIER AND AIR VENTILATION DEVICE HAVING THE SAMEFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3511NoNo
17667064ACTIVATED CARBON FIBER SHEET FOR MOTOR VEHICLE CANISTERFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3620NoNo
17666983APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILTERING LIQUID PARTICLES FROM INSPIRATORY GAS FLOW OF A PATIENT BREATHING CIRCUIT AFFILIATED WITH A VENTILATOR AND/OR NITRIC OXIDE DELIVERY SYSTEMFebruary 2022November 2023Allow2130YesNo
17628798DESULFURIZATION AND DENITRATION METHOD USING CHLORINE DIOXIDEJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3110NoNo
17580173SEPARATION MEMBRANE MODULEJanuary 2022November 2022Allow900NoNo
17567048GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE MODULE WITH HOLLOW FIBER CARBON MOLECULAR SIEVE MEMBRANESDecember 2021February 2023Allow1400NoNo
17597132CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CAPTURING METHODDecember 2021May 2025Allow4011NoNo
17551519STACKED MEMBRANES AND THEIR USE IN GAS SEPARATIONDecember 2021May 2024Allow2921NoNo
17551826ENZYMATICALLY ACTIVE HIGH-FLUX SELECTIVELY GAS-PERMEABLE MEMBRANES FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY AND CARBON CAPTUREDecember 2021December 2023Abandon2410NoNo
17545305AIR CONDITIONERDecember 2021August 2024Allow3210YesNo
17538931Electrochemical Nitrogen Generator System and MethodNovember 2021July 2024Allow3100NoNo
17615329APPARATUS COMPRISING A CONTAMINANT-RESISTANT AND NON-CORROSIVE DESICCANT COMPOSITE WITH HIGH MOISTURE CAPACITYNovember 2021March 2024Allow2700NoNo
17615239PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE SEPARATION OF TWO GASEOUS STREAMS EACH CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE, HYDROGEN AND AT LEAST ONE ACID GASNovember 2021May 2024Allow3010NoNo
17517993TRIAZINE-BASED MEMBRANES FOR GAS SEPARATIONNovember 2021January 2025Allow3901NoNo
17607915HYBRID INORGANIC OXIDE-CARBON MOLECULAR SIEVE MEMBRANESNovember 2021August 2024Allow3300NoNo
17513510MEMBRANES OF GLASSY POLYMER BLENDS WITH PEG-CROSSLINKED INTRINSIC MICROPOROUS POLYMERS FOR GAS SEPARATIONSOctober 2021August 2024Allow3411YesNo
17509273GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE CARTRIDGE WITH CLAMSHELL RETAINEROctober 2021February 2023Allow1610YesNo
17505735ADSORBENT-TYPE STORAGE AND DELIVERY VESSELS WITH HIGH PURITY DELIVERY OF GAS, AND RELATED METHODSOctober 2021May 2025Abandon4311NoNo
17604529PRIMER THICKNESS CONTROL ON POROUS CERAMIC BODIESOctober 2021October 2024Abandon3610NoNo
17498007Thin Metal/Ceramic Hybrid Membrane Sheet and FilterOctober 2021October 2022Allow1200NoNo
17496827GAS SEPARATION SYSTEM AND GAS SEPARATION METHODOctober 2021June 2023Allow2001NoNo
17478878CELL SEPARATION APPARATUS FOR BIOREACTORSeptember 2021May 2022Allow810NoNo
17440359IONIC LIQUID-CONTAINING STRUCTURESeptember 2021September 2023Abandon2410NoNo
17475458FILTER MEDIA COMPRISING A PRE-FILTER LAYERSeptember 2021February 2023Allow1710NoNo
17437206MEMBRANE SEPARATION SYSTEM, AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2021February 2022Allow500NoNo
17465360HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE CONTACTOR SCRUBBER/STRIPPER FOR CABIN CARBON DIOXIDE AND HUMIDITY CONTROLSeptember 2021March 2023Allow1801YesNo
17435341VACUUM CLEANER FILTER CARTRIDGEAugust 2021December 2023Allow2701NoNo
17460741SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING CARBON MONOXIDE CONTAINED IN INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCT GASAugust 2021June 2023Abandon2210NoNo

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
7
Examiner Affirmed
6
(85.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(14.3%)
Reversal Percentile
24.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 14.3% 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
33
Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(24.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
25
(75.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
29.5%
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, 24.2% 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 1776 and has examined 651 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SHUMATE, ANTHONY R's allowance rate of 82.6% places them in the 49% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SHUMATE, ANTHONY R receive 1.24 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 SHUMATE, ANTHONY R is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 55% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +1.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SHUMATE, ANTHONY R. This interview benefit is in the 17% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 57% 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 40.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 55% 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, 42.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 37% 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 74.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 60.0% 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, 41.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 43% 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 0.5% 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 23.4% of allowed cases (in the 94% 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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