Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19102495 | CUTTING TOOL | February 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19033560 | ARTIFICIAL TURF AND MAKING METHOD THEREOF | January 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18844160 | WELDED MEMBER INCLUDING WELDED PORTION WITH EXCELLENT ELECTRODEPOSITION COATING CORROSION RESISTANCE | September 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18817804 | RADIATION SHIELDING NANOCOMPOSITE | August 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18732633 | POWDER OF GALLIUM NITRIDE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | June 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18632326 | METAL-RESIN COMPOSITE, SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD, AND SUBSTRATE OF CIRCUIT BOARD FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY AND HIGH-SPEED SIGNAL TRANSMISSION | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18562045 | DISPERSION, RESIN COMPOSITION, INTERMEDIATE FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, AND LAMINATED GLASS | November 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18288208 | STEEL WELDED MEMBER | October 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18383315 | ARTIFICIAL TREE ASSEMBLY | October 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18379825 | CEMENTED CARBIDE COMPOSITIONS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18283948 | SLIDING MEMBER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND COATING FILM | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18283162 | GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18244372 | ARTIFICIAL TURF PILE YARN HAVING ANTIBACTERIAL AND COOLING EFFECT | September 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18279634 | CEMENTED CARBIDE AND CUTTING TOOL USING THE SAME | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18239260 | ADJUSTABLE SUSPENDABLE DECORATIVE ARTIFICIAL TREE SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY FOR WINDOWS, CORNERS, AND WALLS | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18457327 | FILM-TO-GLASS SWITCHABLE GLAZING | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18235926 | ARTIFICIAL TURF SYSTEM HAVING SHOCK ABSORBING PAD | August 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18343736 | DECORATED MOLDING ARTICLE | June 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18336964 | RADIATOR STRUCTURE | June 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18333139 | EASY-ASSEMBLE CROSS | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18038641 | COATED CUTTING TOOL | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18038648 | COATED CUTTING TOOL | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18038070 | MULTI-LAYER STRUCTURE | May 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18143276 | ALUMINUM OXYNITRIDE COATINGS WITH ENHANCED CRYSTALLINITY | May 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18142283 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEPOSITING MOLYBDENUM LAYERS | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18298409 | WEAR RESISTANT ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18248583 | NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBING PARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBING PARTICLES, NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBING PARTICLE DISPERSION BODY, NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBING LAMINATE, AND NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBING TRANSPARENT BASE MATERIAL | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18029295 | Panel, in Particular a Floor, Ceiling, or Wall Panel; A Covering Constructed by a Multitude of Such Panels; And a Method for the Recycling of Such a Panel | March 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18028872 | ELECTRIC RESISTANCE WELDED STEEL PIPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18185842 | Christmas Tree Skirt Device | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18175239 | MASK-FREE PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY USING METASTABLE UNDERCOOLED METAL PARTICLES | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18159400 | TECHNIQUES AND ASSEMBLIES FOR JOINING COMPONENTS USING SOLID RETAINER MATERIALS | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18006770 | FILAMENT FOR OBTAINING ARTIFICIAL TURF SURFACES | January 2023 | August 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18015693 | WATER-REPELLENT-FILM-ATTACHED GLASS ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18094546 | METAL MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | January 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18089771 | Martensitic Wear Resistant Alloy Strengthened Through Aluminum Nitrides | December 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18013457 | SLIDING MEMBER | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18146439 | Decorative Tree with Insertable, Interchangeable Branches System and Method | December 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18086947 | ADHESIVE-FREE FABRIC OR FLEXIBLE COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR INFLATABLE SAFETY PRODUCTS | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17922501 | METHOD OF TREATING A GLASS SURFACE AND TREATED GLASS ARTICLES | October 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17977038 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17974984 | Fastener Retention and Anti-Camout Tool Bit | October 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17959883 | ARTIFICIAL TREE ASSEMBLY | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17936008 | CREATIVE ASSEMBLY MODEL STRUCTURE | September 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17915020 | STEEL SHEET, MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEM | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17910066 | COATED GLAZING | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17902077 | PRINTED STRUCTURE COMPRISING ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE (EMI) SHIELDING | September 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17908900 | DECORATIVE SHEET AND DISPLAY DEVICE | September 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17897305 | Decorative Artificial Tree with Interchangeable Scene | August 2022 | October 2023 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17815266 | AlN JOINED BODY | July 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17790590 | HIGH CORROSION-RESISTANCE STRIP STEEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | July 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17856882 | COATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE | July 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17789979 | CERAMIC JOINED BODY, ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CERAMIC JOINED BODY | June 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 39 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17851800 | THERMAL INSULATION SYSTEM | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17849789 | COMPONENT | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17849180 | ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER COATING WITH THERMAL PROPERTIES | June 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17842276 | POROUS CARBON BLOCK MATERIAL HAVING HIGH ELASTICITY AND HIGH GAS TIGHTNESS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | June 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17785594 | COATED CUTTING TOOL | June 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17835109 | COATED CUTTING TOOL | June 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17724949 | METHOD FOR UNIFORM GROWTH OF BI-LAYER TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE CONTINUOUS FILMS | April 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17768570 | GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | April 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17717002 | Decorative Tree | April 2022 | July 2023 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17766764 | AIRCRAFT PART MADE OF SUPERALLOY COMPRISING RHENIUM AND/OR RUTHENIUM AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17754146 | NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME | March 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17762809 | COATED CUTTING TOOL | March 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17761055 | GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17665813 | FLAME RETARDANT CLEAR COATINGS FOR BUILDING PANELS | February 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 39 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 17589783 | MULTI-COATED METALLIC PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | January 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17587508 | ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER COATINGS CONTAINING A RARE EARTH DISILICATE AND SECOND PHASE MATERIAL | January 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 47 | 5 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17630583 | COATED TOOL AND CUTTING TOOL INCLUDING THE SAME | January 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17619879 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING LOW-E GLASS PLATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS UNIT, LAMINATE AND PROTECTIVE SHEET FOR LOW-E GLASS PLATE | December 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17547473 | ARTIFICIAL TREE AND METHODS FOR PACKING THEREOF | December 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17546688 | COMPOSITE WEAR PART | December 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17616679 | CUTTING TOOL | December 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17529849 | STEEL FOR A MOLD | November 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17606894 | Cast Structural Element of a Pump, Filter or Compressor with Wear Resistant Layer Comprising Composite Material Based on Alloys Reinforced with Tungsten Carbide and the Method of Producing Thereof | October 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17511171 | MATERIALS, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SURFACE ALLOYING SAND CASTED ARTICLES | October 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17507764 | HEAT-DISSIPATION SUBSTRATE HAVING GRADIENT SPUTTERED STRUCTURE | October 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17604720 | STEEL SHEET | October 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17499194 | INDICATOR COATINGS FOR METAL SURFACES | October 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17601738 | WINDOW HAVING METAL LAYER THAT TRANSMITS MICROWAVE SIGNALS AND REFLECTS INFRARED SIGNALS | October 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17600021 | STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | September 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17599935 | HOT-STAMPING FORMED BODY | September 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17482828 | MAGNESIUM-LITHIUM ALLOY MEMBER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, OPTICAL APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND MOBILE OBJECT | September 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17480898 | MULTIPURPOSE ASSEMBLY RESEMBLING A POTTED PLANT | September 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17476435 | RADIATOR STRUCTURE | September 2021 | October 2023 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17439562 | LAMINATED GLASS AND VEHICLE SYSTEM | September 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17436942 | TM-Al-O-N COATING LAYERS WITH INCREASED THERMAL STABILITY | September 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17429712 | Coated Tool for Machining of Difficult to Process Materials | August 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17429565 | HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | August 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17425847 | HOT-PRESSED MEMBER, COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET FOR HOT-PRESSED MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | July 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17422244 | GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | July 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17421758 | GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, INTERMEDIATE STEEL SHEET FOR GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | July 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17422011 | GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, AND STEEL SHEET SERVING AS BASE SHEET FOR GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET | July 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17368261 | Low-Carbon Iron-based Alloy Useful for Valve Seat Inserts | July 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17363126 | METAL CONTACT OF A RESIDENTIAL CIRCUIT BREAKER INCLUDING ORDERED CERAMIC MICROPARTICLES | June 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17415816 | GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | June 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17350663 | CMAS RESISTANT THERMAL BARRIER COATING SYSTEM | June 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17350827 | CMAS RESISTANT ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER COATING SYSTEM | June 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17414735 | THIN GLASS-LAMINATED PRINTED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT SURFACE QUALITY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | June 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HORGER, KIM S..
With a 42.9% 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.
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, 33.3% 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.
✓ 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 HORGER, KIM S. works in Art Unit 1784 and has examined 221 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 64.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.
Examiner HORGER, KIM S.'s allowance rate of 64.7% places them in the 25% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HORGER, KIM S. receive 2.26 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 63% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HORGER, KIM S. is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 63% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +27.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HORGER, KIM S.. This interview benefit is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 24.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 37% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 26.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 37% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 36.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 6% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 42.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 35% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 7% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 8% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically 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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