Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18874145 | PLATED STEEL SHEET | December 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18848434 | HOT-DIP PLATED STEEL SHEET | September 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18847161 | PLATED STEEL MATERIAL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION STAND | September 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18882191 | LOW-SULFUR GRANULATED METALLIC UNITS | September 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18882256 | LOW-CARBON GRANULATED METALLIC UNITS | September 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18813705 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR PLATED STEEL MATERIAL HAVING EXCELLENT ADHESION TO PLATING AND CORROSION RESISTANCE | August 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18729328 | STEEL WIRE | July 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17913764 | TOP COATING AGENT AND SILVERY-WHITE FASTENING MEMBER HAVING PROTECTIVE FILM FORMED USING SAID TOP COATING AGENT | July 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18727157 | HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | July 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18717967 | STEEL SHEET AND PLATED STEEL SHEET | June 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18708525 | SURFACE-TREATED STEEL | May 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18647778 | PLATED STEEL MATERIAL | April 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18648041 | PLATED STEEL MATERIAL | April 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18684100 | FLAT STEEL PRODUCT HAVING AN IMPROVED ZINC COATING | February 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18405157 | High Temperature Alloys | January 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18518761 | THIXOMOLDING MATERIAL | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18386662 | ANTI-CAVITATION DAMPING COMPOSITE METAL STRUCTURE FOR FLOW PASSAGE COMPONENT | November 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18283678 | SURFACE-TREATED STEEL SHEET | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18370648 | REACTIVE THERMAL BARRIER COATING | September 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18242814 | SURFACE-TREATED STEEL SHEET FOR CELL CONTAINER | September 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18546748 | SURFACE-TREATED COPPER FOIL | August 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18450251 | SURFACE-TREATED STEEL SHEET FOR CELL CONTAINER | August 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18275775 | Copper-Coated Aluminum Wire Material and Production Method Therefor | August 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18364875 | COATED ARTICLE FOR HOT HYDROCARBON FLUID AND METHOD OF PREVENTING FUEL THERMAL DEGRADATION DEPOSITS | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18262810 | LOW-COST HOT-ROLLED STEEL PLATE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE ENAMELING, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEEFOR | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18273884 | COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18262680 | MULTILAYER COATING FOR INTERFACE CONES | July 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18353843 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CLAD STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT FORMABILITY AND FATIGUE PROPERTY | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18351581 | FENI ORDERED ALLOY STRUCTURAL BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18271349 | WELDED JOINT AND AUTOMOBILE MEMBER | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18344608 | IRON-TUNGSTEN COATING FORMULATIONS AND PROCESSES | June 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18268138 | PLATED STEEL SHEET FOR HOT PRESS FORMING | June 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18208681 | Oxidation and SRZ Resistant Coatings on Nickel Superalloys | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18140271 | 3-D PRINTED HYDROPHOBIC METALLIC NANOCOMPOSITES | April 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18033729 | STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | April 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18033739 | PLATED STEEL MATERIAL | April 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18302258 | FLEXIBLE COPPER-CLAD LAMINATE AND PRINTED CIRCUIT MADE THEREFROM | April 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18249382 | COATED STEEL PRODUCT | April 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18301936 | STABLE UNDERCOOLED METALLIC PARTICLES FOR FILLING A VOID | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18178596 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING BOARD | March 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18171112 | TRAPPED PARTS VIA SWAGING | February 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18110327 | METAL SUPPORT AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE | February 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18169192 | Copper-Phosphorus-Tin Brazing Wire and Preparation Method Thereof | February 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18169052 | FINISH PART AND STRUCTURE | February 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18040903 | PLATED STEEL SHEET | February 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18019567 | SURFACE MODIFIED GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET | February 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18040322 | SUBLAYER FOR A NICKEL-BASED SUPERALLOY FOR ENHANCING THE LIFETIME OF THE PARTS AND IMPLEMENTATION METHOD THEREOF | February 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18040169 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING MATERIAL WITH COATING | February 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18156365 | COMPOSITE METAL FOIL | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18068904 | COATED METAL PART OBTAINED BY DEFORMATION OF A COATED METAL SHEET | December 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18011458 | HYBRID BASE PLATE | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18011090 | GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET, MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEM | December 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18010264 | COATING COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, LAMINATED CORE, AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE | December 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18001279 | HIGH STRENGTH STEEL PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | December 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18009015 | HOT-DIP PLATED STEEL | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18008576 | COATED STEEL SHEET WITH THIN ALUMINIUM ALLOY COATING AND COATING METHOD THEREOF | December 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18000000 | ALUMINIUM ALLOY MULTI-LAYERED BRAZING SHEET MATERIAL FOR FLUX-FREE BRAZING | November 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17998356 | GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET | November 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17978470 | Oxidation-Resistant Coated Superalloy | November 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17920288 | PRE-PAINTED METAL SHEET, BURN-PREVENTION COVER, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PRE-PAINTED METAL SHEET | October 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18046280 | METAL-COATED LIQUID-CRYSTAL POLYMER FILM | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17962287 | BLACK DIAMOND LIKE CARBON (DLC) COATED ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | October 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17995346 | SPACER STRUCTURE, SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION WITH A SPACER STRUCTURE OF THIS KIND AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SPACER STRUCTURE OF THIS KIND | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17915739 | STEEL SHEET, MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEM | September 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17911190 | SOLUTION FOR PROVIDING END WALL ON METAL TRIM PROFILE | September 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17910250 | SILVER-PLATED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17904491 | Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) for Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs) | August 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17760278 | STRUCTURE CONTAINING Sn LAYER OR Sn ALLOY LAYER | August 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 37 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17796057 | PLATED STEEL SHEET FOR HOT STAMPING | July 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17791738 | STEEL COMPONENT COMPRISING AN ANTI-CORROSION LAYER CONTAINING MANGANESE | July 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17791696 | HOT STAMPED COMPONENT | July 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17789753 | PLATED STEEL MATERIAL | June 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17807913 | COMPOSITE COATING AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17787174 | ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH ZINC PLATED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT SURFACE QUALITY AND ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE SPOT WELDABILITY | June 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17786902 | HOT STAMPED COMPONENT | June 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17641695 | SHEET STEEL HAVING A DETERMINISTIC SURFACE STRUCTURE | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17838476 | COPPER-ALLOY CAPPING LAYERS FOR METALLIZATION IN TOUCH-PANEL DISPLAYS | June 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17783709 | PRE-STRESSED STEEL SHEET | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17834188 | CLADDED AMORPHOUS METAL PRODUCTS | June 2022 | March 2023 | Abandon | 9 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17834335 | Steel Sheet Coated with a Metallic Coating based on Aluminum | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 17782401 | HOT-DIPPED GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT BENDING WORKABILITY AND CORROSION RESISTANCE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17781325 | HOT-STAMPING FORMED BODY | May 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17752139 | PIVOT CLIP | May 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17752090 | MULTI-COLORED DECORATIVE COMPONENT AND METHOD | May 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17750660 | ELECTROLESS Co-W PLATING FILM | May 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17778485 | BI-LAYER PROTECTIVE COATINGS FOR METAL COMPONENTS | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17745912 | Insulating Material-Coated Soft Magnetic Powder, Dust Core, Magnetic Element, Electronic Device, And Moving Body | May 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 17 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17776157 | LAYERED PRODUCT | May 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17737552 | ALUMINIUM AND MAGNESIUM COATED PART ASSEMBLY | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17772860 | METALLIC COATED SUBSTRATES | April 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17729491 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ZINC ALLOY PLATED STEEL MATERIAL HAVING EXCELLENT SURFACE QUALITY AND CORROSION RESISTANCE | April 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17771012 | COATED STEEL MATERIAL | April 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17723808 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | April 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17658747 | SLIDING COMPONENT HAVING WEAR-RESISTANT COATING | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17767712 | STAINLESS STEEL MATERIAL HAVING ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES AND ANTIVIRAL PROPERTIES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | April 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17656544 | THIXOMOLDING MATERIAL | March 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17656600 | THIXOMOLDING MATERIAL | March 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17763308 | SHEET STEEL HAVING A DETERMINISTIC SURFACE STRUCTURE | March 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17762533 | PLATED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT CORROSION RESISTANCE, GALLING RESISTANCE, WORKABILITY AND SURFACE PROPERTY | March 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17639964 | IMPEDANCE MATCHING FILM AND RADIO WAVE ABSORBER | March 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE.
With a 30.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority 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, 37.2% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE works in Art Unit 1784 and has examined 861 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 71.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE's allowance rate of 71.1% places them in the 34% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE receive 2.17 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 59% 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 LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 54% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +22.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE. This interview benefit is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 21.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 26% 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 39.3% 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.
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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 59.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 44.8% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 39.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 28% 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 2.7% of allowed cases (in the 78% 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 2.0% of allowed cases (in the 68% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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