Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18643094 | COOKING GAP CONTROL OF A COOKING APPARATUS | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18395397 | LIQUID FLOW VELOCITY CONTROL METHOD AND BEVERAGE MAKER USING THE SAME | December 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222396 | OUTDOOR COOKING STATION WITH MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT COOKING MODES AND METHOD THEREOF | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18213981 | SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR BAKING A FOOD PRODUCT | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18313570 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOKING A SKEWERED FOOD ITEM | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18307583 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOKING PIZZA | April 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18116098 | GRILL SYSTEMS | March 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18112035 | COOKING GAP CONTROL OF A COOKING APPARATUS | February 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18087349 | FOOD AND BEVERAGE PREPARATION SEQUENCE RECORDING AND PLAYBACK | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18075452 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CULINARY GAMIFICATION | December 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17984098 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING LOCATION-BASED FOOD MOVEMENT NOTIFICATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH COOK PROGRAMS OF GRILLS | November 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17918336 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING DEGREE OF DONENESS OF STURGEON MEAT BASED ON FLAVOR FINGERPRINTING AND PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES (PLS) REGRESSION | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17949107 | AUTONOMOUS FOOD PREPARATION AND MEAL PRODUCTION MACHINE | September 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17946744 | PRESS ASSEMBLY FOR A GRIDDLE | September 2022 | February 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17798935 | MINERAL-CONTAINING COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING A COFFEE OR TEA EXTRACTION SOLVENT | August 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17885396 | CONNECTED FOOD PREPARATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | August 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17871650 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADVANCING STEPS OF COOK PROGRAMS FOR GRILLS BASED ON DETECTED LID POSITION DATA | July 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17868754 | Cooking Control Method and Apparatus Therefor | July 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17787297 | CONFIGURABLE AIR FRYER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | June 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17745362 | Computing Device Programmed to Automatically Detect and Generate Digitized Information Relating to a Process Involving a User-Operated Device | May 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17744659 | Variable Temperature Blender | May 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17744660 | Variable Temperature Blender | May 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17660521 | Automated Oven Appliance for Baking and Broiling Food | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17713450 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE QUALITY OF FOOD PRODUCTS AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING FOOD PRODUCTS COMPRISING THE APPARATUS | April 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17628237 | OPERATION OF A HOUSEHOLD COOKING APPLIANCE WITH AT LEAST ONE CAMERA | January 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17597683 | SANITIZATION UNIT, BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE COMPRISING SUCH A SANITIZATION UNIT AND BEVERAGE PREPARATION METHOD IMPLEMENTING SUCH A BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE | January 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17597681 | SANITIZATION UNIT, BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE COMPRISING SUCH A SANITIZATION UNIT AND BEVERAGE PREPARATION METHOD IMPLEMENTING SUCH A BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE | January 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17626643 | COOKING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF | January 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17547009 | DOMESTIC FOOD PROCESSOR | December 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17540790 | STEAM TREATING OF FODDER | December 2021 | April 2023 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17533202 | PROCESS FOR PROCESSING MEAT PRODUCT INTO COOKED, SLICED FORM | November 2021 | August 2022 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17505922 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE WITH A MEAT AGING COMPARTMENT | October 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17502201 | FRESHNESS OF FRUIT AND/OR VEGETABLES | October 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17496236 | SYSTEM WITH FOOD PROCESSOR AND METHOD | October 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17485359 | SUPER-THIN TIN BREAD, METHOD OF ITS PRODUCTION AND ITS USE | September 2021 | October 2022 | Abandon | 13 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17436197 | RECIPE PROVIDING SYSTEM AND METHOD | September 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17460603 | COOKING GAP CONTROL OF A COOKING APPARATUS | August 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17407704 | OUTDOOR COOKING STATION WITH MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT COOKING MODES AND METHOD THEREOF | August 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17382954 | OPTIMIZED COOKING METHOD SELECTION | July 2021 | February 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17352170 | MICROWAVEABLE FROZEN BREADED FOOD PRODUCT | June 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17333548 | PROCESS FOR PROCESSING MEAT PRODUCT INTO COOKED, SLICED FORM | May 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17333526 | Waffle Maker | May 2021 | February 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17296561 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DOMESTIC COOKING APPLIANCE AND DOMESTIC COOKING APPLIANCE | May 2021 | October 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17316188 | COOKING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, AND COOKING SYSTEM | May 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 49 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17289829 | NON-DAIRY FOOD COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF | April 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 47 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17288692 | PREPARATIONS WITH C-METHYL FLAVONOIDS | April 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17288239 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COFFEE BEVERAGE IN A COFFEE MACHINE | April 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17234994 | LIQUID FLOW VELOCITY CONTROL METHOD AND BEVERAGE MAKER USING THE SAME | April 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17216954 | Apparatus and Method For A Mobile Water-Based Cooking System | March 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17211795 | MOON WATER: THE METHOD OF COLLECTING OR SETTING WATER UNDER THE MOONLIGHT ACCORDING TO ANY CALENDAR SIGNIFICANCE | March 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17202571 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOKING A SKEWERED FOOD ITEM | March 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17275150 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING A PROTEIN FOOD PRODUCT | March 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17274347 | FEED ADDITIVE | March 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17267062 | STEAM COOKING APPARATUS AND METHOD | February 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 46 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17266010 | AUTOMATED, COMPUTER-CONTROLLED, COOKING SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2021 | November 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17262918 | FISH MEAT OXIDATION SUPPRESSION METHOD, PRESERVATION METHOD, TRANSPORTATION METHOD, DISCOLORATION SUPPRESSION METHOD AND FISHY SMELL SUPPRESSION METHOD, AND FISH MEAT | January 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17156723 | Method and Apparatus for Vitamin D Enhancement in Mushrooms | January 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17258355 | HIGH-DISPERSIBILITY DEXTRIN POWDER | January 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 47 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17257562 | AN OVEN, AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR STIRRING FOODSTUFF CONTAINED IN A VESSEL DISPOSED IN THE COOKING CAVITY OF SUCH AN OVEN | December 2020 | April 2025 | Allow | 52 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17257561 | AN OVEN, AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR STIRRING FOODSTUFF CONTAINED IN A VESSEL DISPOSED IN THE COOKING CAVITY OF SUCH AN OVEN AND A STIRRER MEMBER FOR SUCH AN OVEN | December 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17126973 | COORDINATED COOKING SYSTEM AND METHOD | December 2020 | November 2021 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17103557 | BEVERAGE MIXING SYSTEM AND METHOD | November 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17057162 | Coagulation of the Marrow in Bones | November 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16950187 | ACOUSTIC PRESSURE SHOCK WAVES USED WITH SEGMENT PARABOLIC REFLECTOR FOR MEAT PROCESSING | November 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17088388 | LOW-PRESSURE COOKING METHOD AND COOKWARE VESSEL ADAPTED FOR THE SAME | November 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17077101 | Systems And Methods For Providing Steam To A Cooking Chamber Using A Piezo-Electric Atomizer And A Water Heater | October 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 27 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17076210 | SUPER-THIN TIN BREAD, METHOD OF ITS PRODUCTION AND ITS USE | October 2020 | January 2022 | Abandon | 15 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17069326 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEATING SYSTEM AND KITCHEN MACHINE | October 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17063830 | Waffle Maker | October 2020 | September 2021 | Abandon | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17044955 | Beverage Maker And Method For Operating A Beverage Maker | October 2020 | May 2025 | Abandon | 55 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17044644 | Process for the Manufacture of a Textured Protein Foodstuff | October 2020 | January 2025 | Abandon | 51 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17042424 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING AN EDIBLE FOOD OR BEVERAGE PRODUCT | September 2020 | August 2024 | Abandon | 47 | 7 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17015975 | Apparatus and Method For Producing Frozen, Comestible Products Entrained With A Gas | September 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16971064 | FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | August 2020 | June 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16997272 | FOOD HEATING DEVICE AND FOOD HEATING METHOD USING THE SAME | August 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 48 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16938947 | Variable Temperature Blender | July 2020 | June 2022 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16652404 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATED HEATING AND/OR COOKING OF FOOD | July 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16911994 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT SERVINGS | June 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 54 | 12 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16842206 | DOMESTIC FOOD PROCESSOR | April 2020 | February 2022 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16836186 | TURNTABLE OSCILLATION DURING COOKING APPLIANCE MEAL COOK CYCLE | March 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16833357 | LONG SHELF LIFE MILK AND MILK-RELATED PRODUCTS | March 2020 | July 2021 | Abandon | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16794742 | FOOD PREPARATION APPARATUS FOR SLICED PIZZA AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | February 2020 | January 2022 | Abandon | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16790458 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTIVE INTERACTIONS WITH AN AUTOMATED COOKING DEVICE | February 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16638448 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PUREE OR PASTE OF INGREDIENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ICE CONFECTION USING PUREE OR PASTE OF INGREDIENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING DRINK IN AIRTIGHT CONTAINER, AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING THESE | February 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16746591 | Automated Immersion Apparatus and Method for Cooking Meals | January 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16498588 | DOMESTIC BAKING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD | December 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16720565 | MONITORING SYSTEM | December 2019 | June 2024 | Allow | 54 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16719667 | SPECTROSCOPIC EVALUATION OF EDIBLE OIL USING PROFILES | December 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16620196 | PLANT AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF PUREE | December 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16611381 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CENTRALIZED REMOTE CONTROL OF HEATERS | November 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16609049 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND/OR REGULATING THE TREATMENT OF HEAT-SENSITIVE LIQUID FOOD PRODUCTS | October 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16659245 | PRESS ASSEMBLY FOR A GRIDDLE | October 2019 | February 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16598923 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CULINARY GAMIFICATION | October 2019 | July 2023 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16586926 | Extrusion deposition of non-polymers with laser trace | September 2019 | December 2022 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16497823 | Method and Device for Determining the Cooked State During the Cooking of Eggs | September 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16581142 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COOKING DEVICE | September 2019 | July 2023 | Abandon | 45 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16580442 | Method for Cooking Foods, and Apparatus Implementing the Method | September 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16580686 | Method for Providing Information on the Cooking of a Food Item, and Associated Apparatus | September 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16573935 | SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR BAKING A FOOD PRODUCT | September 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16493321 | OPERATING A COOKING APPLIANCE | September 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 37 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEFF, STEVEN N.
With a 37.5% 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, 27.5% 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 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner LEFF, STEVEN N works in Art Unit 1792 and has examined 547 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 44.1%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.
Examiner LEFF, STEVEN N's allowance rate of 44.1% places them in the 5% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by LEFF, STEVEN N receive 2.90 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 94% 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 LEFF, STEVEN N is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 8% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEFF, STEVEN N. This interview benefit is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 14.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 5% 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 12.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 7% 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, 57.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 46% 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 44.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 7% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 23.7% 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, 42.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 44% 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 7% 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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