Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17130857 | MAGNETIC TAPE, MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE, AND MAGNETIC TAPE APPARATUS | December 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17062318 | SINTERED MAGNET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINTERED MAGNET | October 2020 | March 2025 | Abandon | 53 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17022919 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING DEVICE | September 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17006200 | COMPOSITE FIBERS AND MATRICES THEREOF | August 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16991872 | COMPACT ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM | August 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16986894 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING DEVICE | August 2020 | February 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16933267 | MAGNETIC FLOOR SURFACE | July 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 56 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16880051 | LIGHT SCANNING APPARATUS | May 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 58 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16829229 | CURING AGENT FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, COMPOSITION FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM | March 2020 | September 2024 | Abandon | 54 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16785923 | DEFROST/HEATING SOLUTION FOR GLAZED POLYCARBONATE | February 2020 | September 2024 | Abandon | 55 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16693960 | MAGNETIC SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, BONDING STRUCTURE BETWEEN MAGNETIC SUBSTRATE AND INSULATING MATERIAL, AND CHIP COMPONENT HAVING THE BONDING STRUCTURE | November 2019 | September 2023 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16586889 | BONDED MAGNET AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME | September 2019 | July 2024 | Allow | 58 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16556996 | SHIELDING FOR SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES | August 2019 | November 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16341016 | PRINTED FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES CONTAINING SELF-REPAIRING STRUCTURES | April 2019 | January 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 16292681 | RARE EARTH PERMANENT MAGNET | March 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16284731 | AMORPHOUS ALLOY MAGNETIC CORE | February 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16266328 | PROPPANTS AND ANTI-FLOWBACK ADDITIVES INCLUDING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CALCIUM, MULTI-FOIL CROSS SECTIONS, AND/OR SIZE RANGES | February 2019 | April 2021 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16194153 | USING MAGNETIC FIELDS TO INCREASE THE BONDING AREA OF AN ADHESIVE JOINT | November 2018 | July 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16144604 | METAL MAGNETIC FILM AND MAGNETIC SHEET | September 2018 | May 2022 | Abandon | 43 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16105062 | ALUMINUM ALLOY SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND HARD DISK DRIVE | August 2018 | December 2020 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16073175 | Pearlescent Metallic Effect Paper Material With High Lightfastness And Related Manufacturing Method | July 2018 | September 2022 | Abandon | 49 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16036809 | PLATE MEMBER, CASING INCLUDING PLATE MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | July 2018 | March 2022 | Abandon | 44 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16029825 | MAGNETS COMPRISING A COATING INCLUDING AN ALUMINUM LAYER | July 2018 | December 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 16026035 | DUST CORE | July 2018 | November 2022 | Abandon | 52 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16020188 | ALUMINUM ALLOY HOUSING AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | June 2018 | April 2021 | Abandon | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16009825 | MAGNETIC TAPE | June 2018 | September 2020 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16009018 | MAGNETIC MATERIAL, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC MATERIAL | June 2018 | September 2023 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16008149 | MAGNETIC TAPE | June 2018 | May 2021 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15996665 | LAGGING MATERIAL | June 2018 | January 2022 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15780693 | MAGNETIC ISOLATOR, METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME, AND DEVICE CONTAINING THE SAME | June 2018 | October 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 15992588 | STRUCTURE OF BICYCLE CABLE HOUSING | May 2018 | April 2021 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15987076 | MAGNETIC SHEET AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | May 2018 | February 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15985661 | MULTILAYER EXCHANGE SPRING RECORDING MEDIA | May 2018 | May 2021 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15977112 | MAGNETIC DISK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | May 2018 | June 2020 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15970886 | TUBE WITH INDICATION FUNCTION | May 2018 | June 2020 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15970961 | COMPOSITE SHAFT | May 2018 | August 2022 | Abandon | 52 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 15968885 | CONTINUOUS FIBER-REINFORCED SILICON CARBIDE MEMBER, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND NUCLEAR REACTOR STRUCTURAL MEMBER | May 2018 | February 2025 | Allow | 60 | 8 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15967126 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | April 2018 | July 2022 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15966107 | SULFUR AND ALKALI METAL CONTAINING IMIDAZOLE FIBER HAVING IONICALLY BOUND HALIDES | April 2018 | June 2019 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15966098 | SULFUR-CONTAINING IMIDAZOLE FIBER HAVING IONICALLY BONDED HALIDES | April 2018 | June 2019 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15768383 | HOLLOW-STRUCTURE PLATE | April 2018 | October 2022 | Abandon | 55 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15950719 | CORED SOLDER WIRE WITH ROSIN FLUX AND THERMOSET MATERIAL | April 2018 | January 2020 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15925749 | MULTILAYER EXCHANGE SPRING RECORDING MEDIA | March 2018 | June 2020 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15760746 | HOUSING | March 2018 | June 2021 | Abandon | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15758903 | TEARABLE TUBE FORMED FROM FLUORORESIN | March 2018 | April 2022 | Abandon | 49 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 15915668 | CASING FOR FOOD PRODUCTS | March 2018 | November 2020 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15913093 | EXTRUSION COATED PAPER FOR FLEXIBLE PACKAGING | March 2018 | November 2020 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15757732 | HOSE RUBBER COMPOSITION, HOSE LAMINATED BODY, AND HOSE | March 2018 | March 2020 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15904573 | CRUCIBLE FOR MELTING REACTIVE ALLOYS | February 2018 | September 2020 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15737429 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOFT MAGNETIC DUST CORE AND SOFT MAGNETIC DUST CORE | December 2017 | April 2021 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15837770 | ALUMINUM ALLOY PARTICLE WITH A PERMANENT MAGNET CORE | December 2017 | April 2023 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 15836494 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | December 2017 | September 2022 | Abandon | 57 | 4 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 15808952 | FE-BASED NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOY AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT USING THE SAME | November 2017 | February 2025 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15806630 | MAGNETIC PAPER PRODUCT CAPABLE OF BEING DIRECTLY PRINTED | November 2017 | June 2021 | Abandon | 44 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 15793420 | MAGNETIC FLOOR SURFACE | October 2017 | April 2020 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15567108 | PROCESS FOR CROSSLINKING POLYPROPYLENE | October 2017 | February 2020 | Abandon | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15729084 | STRETCHABLE CONDUCTIVE FIBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | October 2017 | August 2021 | Abandon | 46 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 15565050 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM | October 2017 | April 2025 | Allow | 60 | 8 | 0 | No | No |
| 15723414 | MAGNETIC SHEET AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | October 2017 | December 2023 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15722588 | LOW-SUBSTITUTED HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND SOLID PREPARATION | October 2017 | August 2020 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15712359 | LAMINATED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | September 2017 | November 2022 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15709030 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INCORPORATING HIGH-FLUX-DENSITY MAGNETIC MATERIALS IN ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES | September 2017 | June 2020 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15656242 | SOFT MAGNETIC METAL DUST CORE AND REACTOR HAVING THEREOF | July 2017 | March 2022 | Abandon | 56 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15628782 | LAMINATED STRUCTURES FOR POWER EFFICIENT ON-CHIP MAGNETIC INDUCTORS | June 2017 | August 2023 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15536289 | COMPOSITE FIBERS AND MATRICES THEREOF | June 2017 | May 2021 | Abandon | 47 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 15534002 | CONJUGATE FIBERS WITH ENCAPSULATED LIQUID CRYSTAL AND CONJUGATE FIBER AGGREGATE | June 2017 | August 2020 | Abandon | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 15603737 | MULTILAYER COATED MULTICOLOR YARN AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | May 2017 | November 2019 | Abandon | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15517075 | HIGH MELTING POINT RESIN FIBERS AND NONWOVEN FABRIC | April 2017 | September 2020 | Abandon | 42 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 15516712 | HYBRID REINFORCEMENT ASSEMBLIES | April 2017 | December 2020 | Abandon | 44 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 15516716 | HYBRID LONG FIBER THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES | April 2017 | December 2020 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15454399 | BIFUNCTIONAL FIBER FOR COMBINED SENSING AND HAPTIC FEEDBACK | March 2017 | October 2020 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15445614 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE COATING | February 2017 | July 2021 | Abandon | 52 | 2 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 15395173 | COMPOSITE FIBER AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME | December 2016 | January 2021 | Abandon | 48 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15395577 | MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND MAGNETIC COMPONENT EMPLOYING THE SAME | December 2016 | September 2022 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15394457 | OLIGOMER, COMPOSITION AND COMPOSITE MATERIAL EMPLOYING THE SAME | December 2016 | August 2019 | Abandon | 31 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15319415 | Reinforcing Fiber Bundle and Method for Producing Same | December 2016 | April 2020 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15372665 | SENSOR FIBERS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | December 2016 | May 2019 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15361125 | ALUMINUM-ALLOY ELECTRIC WIRE AND WIRE HARNESS | November 2016 | September 2021 | Abandon | 57 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 15312253 | TETHER FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE DEVICE, SUCH AS A HEARING PROTECTION DEVICE | November 2016 | December 2020 | Abandon | 48 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 15349124 | CHARGING CABLE HAVING FLEXIBILITY AT LOW TEMPEATURE AND OIL RESISTANCE | November 2016 | August 2019 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15343818 | GaAs/GaAs(1-x-y)SbxNy CORE-SHELL NANOWIRES | November 2016 | September 2022 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15291372 | TRACTION ELEMENT MADE OF FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC | October 2016 | March 2022 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15287835 | MOLDED WIRE AND MOLDED CABLE, AND WIRE FOR MOLDED WIRE AND CABLE FOR MOLDED CABLE | October 2016 | June 2022 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15301285 | HYDROPHILIZED CELLULOSE ACETATE TOW BAND, AND ABSORBENT MATERIAL PRODUCED USING SAME | September 2016 | October 2020 | Abandon | 49 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15110667 | CONNECTOR-EQUIPPED ELECTRICAL WIRE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | September 2016 | March 2023 | Abandon | 60 | 7 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15300791 | MODIFIED CROSS-SECTION FIBER | September 2016 | February 2023 | Abandon | 60 | 8 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15122225 | COPPER ALLOY TWISTED WIRE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND ELECTRIC WIRE FOR AUTOMOBILE | August 2016 | May 2019 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15115298 | FIBER-REINFORCED MULTILAYERED PELLET, MOLDED ARTICLE MOLDED THEREFROM, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING FIBER-REINFORCED MULTILAYERED PELLET | July 2016 | May 2019 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15220202 | INSULATED WIRE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | July 2016 | November 2018 | Abandon | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15217782 | Lubricious Silicone Cable Jackets and Cable Assemblies Formed Therefrom | July 2016 | December 2018 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15216632 | ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES FOR POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING SUCH ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES | July 2016 | May 2018 | Abandon | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15213564 | COMPOSITE CARBON FIBERS | July 2016 | July 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 1 | No | No |
| 15110336 | PAN-BASED CARBON FIBER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR | July 2016 | January 2020 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15203648 | ANTI-BACTERIAL METALLO IONOMER POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE FILAMENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | July 2016 | May 2019 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15035309 | HYBRID REINFORCEMENT | May 2016 | March 2020 | Abandon | 47 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15034445 | COLORED GLASS FIBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | May 2016 | February 2020 | Abandon | 45 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15074036 | MAGNETO-DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATE, CIRCUIT MATERIAL, AND ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME | March 2016 | September 2023 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 1 | No | No |
| 14911522 | OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM FROM A PRIMARY PREFORM | February 2016 | April 2021 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 14911176 | BIOPLASTICIZERS AND PLASTICIZED POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS | February 2016 | November 2019 | Abandon | 45 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14910895 | ELASTIC MONOFILAMENT | February 2016 | July 2020 | Abandon | 53 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CHAU, LISA N.
With a 24.2% 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, 20.3% 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 CHAU, LISA N works in Art Unit 1785 and has examined 433 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 23.3%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 50 months.
Examiner CHAU, LISA N's allowance rate of 23.3% places them in the 3% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by CHAU, LISA N receive 3.38 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 90% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CHAU, LISA N is 50 months. This places the examiner in the 7% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHAU, LISA N. This interview benefit is in the 54% 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, 6.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 3% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 10.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 11% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 20.0% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 38.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 7% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 28.6% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 97.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 90% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 52% 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 0.0% 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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