USPTO Examiner RUFO LOUIS J - Art Unit 1795

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19011225METHODS OF FABRICATING POROUS SILICON STRUCTURESJanuary 2025September 2025Allow810NoNo
18825688Carbon Capture Using Electrochemically-Produced Acid and BaseSeptember 2024August 2025Allow1111YesNo
18773416Flexible pH Sensor and Detection SystemJuly 2024March 2025Allow811NoNo
18735154ELECTROLYTIC MODULE UNITS AND WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS BASED ON BORON-DOPED DIAMOND (BDD) ELECTRODESJune 2024October 2024Allow400NoNo
18661939METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDMay 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18703202METHOD FOR FORMING A CATHODIC PROTECTION COATING ON A TURBOMACHINE PARTApril 2024September 2024Allow500NoNo
18617879METHOD OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD DIELECTRIC MOLDING OR MACHINING AND ELECTROLYTIC METALLIZATIONMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18615570ELECTROCOATING COMPOSITIONMarch 2024December 2025Allow2130NoNo
18592327SYSTEMS FOR UPDATING TARGET MAPS INCLUDING CONSIDERATIONS OF ROTATIONAL POSITION IN ELECTROCHEMICAL-ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMSFebruary 2024November 2024Allow910NoNo
18583656METHODS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF PARTSFebruary 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18424203HIGHLY TEXTURED PEPD TENORITE FILM ON STEEL AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEJanuary 2024September 2024Allow801NoNo
18533008ELECTROCHEMICAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM HAVING CONDUCTIVE SEED LAYERDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610YesNo
18520571ELECTROLYZER, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN GASNovember 2023September 2024Allow1031NoNo
18454858METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING SOLID SLIPPERY SURFACEAugust 2023January 2024Allow501NoNo
18363163DIMENSIONALLY STABLE ANODE FOR ELECTROLYTIC CHLORINE EVOLUTION IN MOLTEN SALTSAugust 2023June 2025Allow2240YesNo
18360326ELECTROLYZERSJuly 2023November 2025Abandon2841NoNo
18348055PLATING SYSTEMS HAVING REDUCED AIR ENTRAINMENTJuly 2023January 2025Allow1920NoNo
18338113SYSTEMS FOR UPDATING TARGET MAPS INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF LINEAR POSITION CHANGE IN ELECTROCHEMICAL-ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMSJune 2023February 2024Allow810NoNo
18029616Method and System for Electroplating Parts with MetalJune 2023June 2025Allow2641NoNo
18319130COATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR E-COATING AND DEGASIFICATION OF E-COAT FLUID DURING E-COATMay 2023January 2025Allow2010YesNo
18197356ELECTROLYSIS DEVICEMay 2023January 2026Allow3200NoNo
18251244Fe-BASED ELECTROPLATED STEEL SHEET AND GALVANNEALED STEEL SHEET, AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAMEMay 2023July 2025Allow2731YesNo
18192168SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND USE OF HYDROGENMarch 2023August 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18127475METHOD OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD DIELECTRIC MOLDING AND ELECTROLYTIC METALLIZATIONMarch 2023February 2024Allow1011NoNo
18181907MODULAR SCALABILITY OF SOEC STAMP AND COMPRESSIONMarch 2023November 2025Allow3260YesNo
18181888ISOLATION AND SERVICEABILITY OF INDEPENDENT GENERATOR MODULE PRODUCT LINES IN AN ELECTROLYSIS STAMPMarch 2023December 2025Allow3350YesNo
18178710Hydrox as an Industrial FuelMarch 2023August 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18043805MEANS AND METHOD OF MENISCUS CONFINED ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION WITH ACCURATE MEANS OF IN SITU THICKNESS ASSESSMENTMarch 2023March 2026Abandon3710NoNo
18022781METHOD OF PREPARING NEGATIVE ELECTRODEFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3310NoNo
18173073ELECTROLYTIC CELLFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3510YesNo
18020249APPARATUS FOR PLATING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR PLATINGFebruary 2023March 2026Allow3710NoNo
18165200EMBEDDING ELECTRONIC DEVICES USING ELECTROCHEMICAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3410NoNo
18162983WATER ELECTROLYSIS CELL AND WATER ELECTROLYSIS STACKFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3210YesNo
18153878Transforming a Valve Metal Layer Into a Template Comprising a Plurality of Spaced (Nano)channels and Forming Spaced Structures ThereinJanuary 2023September 2023Allow801NoNo
18152362Optimized Processing of Electrodes for SOFC and SOECJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3241YesNo
18145916WATER ELECTROLYSIS CELL, METHOD OF PRODUCING WATER ELECTROLYSIS CELLDecember 2022December 2025Allow3611NoNo
18145732ELECTROCHEMICAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING AND SOLDERINGDecember 2022January 2025Allow2521NoNo
18002918COPPER ELECTROPLATING BATHDecember 2022May 2025Allow2900NoNo
18002716METHOD FOR ELECTRODEPOSITING A FUNCTIONAL OR DECORATIVE CHROMIUM LAYER FROM A TRIVALENT CHROMIUM ELECTROLYTEDecember 2022April 2025Allow2710NoNo
18083812COATINGS AND COATED SURFACES INCLUDING LOW-SURFACE ENERGY INORGANIC PARTICLESDecember 2022January 2026Abandon3730NoYes
18002426INK COMPOSITION FOR ELECTROPHORESIS DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING SAMEDecember 2022January 2026Allow3710NoNo
18010285METHOD FOR ON-DEMAND CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF AN ELECTROCHEMICAL PLANTDecember 2022May 2025Allow2900NoNo
18064686USING TARGET MAPS BASED ON POSITION CHANGE IN ELECTROCHEMICAL-ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMSDecember 2022June 2023Allow610NoNo
18000221METHOD FOR ELECTRODEPOSITING A DARK CHROMIUM LAYER ON A SUBSTRATE AND SUBSTRATE HAVING AT LEAST ONE SIDE FULLY COVERED WITH A DARK CHROMIUM LAYERNovember 2022March 2026Abandon4021NoNo
17990706METHOD OF PRODUCING A GRAPHENE FILMNovember 2022January 2026Abandon3810NoNo
18056420METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING APPLIQUES ON A DIALNovember 2022September 2023Allow1000NoNo
17926115LEVELING AGENT AND ELECTROLYTIC COMPOSITION FOR FILLING VIA HOLENovember 2022November 2025Allow3610NoNo
17925820WATER SOFTENING DEVICENovember 2022May 2025Allow3010NoNo
17998886SURFACE PRETREATMENT FOR ELECTROPLATING NANOTWINNED COPPERNovember 2022December 2025Abandon3711NoNo
17982338ELECTROCHEMICAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING DEPOSITION FEEDBACK CONTROLNovember 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17923570APPARATUS FOR PLATING AND METHOD OF PLATINGNovember 2022June 2025Allow3111NoNo
17923567METHOD OF PLATING AND APPARATUS FOR PLATINGNovember 2022September 2025Allow3411NoNo
17923563PLATING APPARATUSNovember 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
17974557COMPOSITE SHEET FOR SHIELDING ELECTROMAGNETIC AND RADIATING HEAT INCLUDING GRAPHENE SHEETOctober 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
17997170LIPSEAL EDGE EXCLUSION ENGINEERING TO MAINTAIN MATERIAL INTEGRITY AT WAFER EDGEOctober 2022October 2024Allow2400NoNo
17997173ELECTRONIC DEVICE COVERS WITH DYEING LAYERSOctober 2022February 2026Abandon4001NoNo
17973816APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING GAS PRESSURE IN AN ELECTROLYZER USING AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR CONFIGURED TO CAPTURE KINETIC ENERGY OF ELECTROLYSIS PRODUCTSOctober 2022October 2025Allow3611NoNo
18048510METHODS FOR PARTIAL GOLD PLATING OF METAL PACKAGING HOUSINGS AND PACKAGING HOUSINGS THEREOFOctober 2022March 2023Allow501NoNo
17965158FILTERING MECHANISM AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE MATERIALOctober 2022July 2024Allow2110NoNo
17934121ELECTROPLATING SHIELD DEVICESeptember 2022February 2024Allow1711NoNo
17945756APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING OF MAGNETIC STRUCTURES AS RARE-EARTH REPLACEMENTSSeptember 2022March 2025Abandon3021NoNo
17930719ELECTROFORMING METHOD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROFORMING MATERIALSeptember 2022June 2024Allow2120NoNo
17903966SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF PARTS USING MULTI-PURPOSE BUILD PLATESeptember 2022October 2023Allow1421NoNo
17820222ELECTROLYZER SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2022December 2023Abandon1620NoNo
17815504CARBON DIOXIDE HYDROGENATION SYSTEMSJuly 2022October 2025Abandon3920NoNo
17811707METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND COATING SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHODJuly 2022March 2026Abandon4441NoYes
17807563METHODS OF FABRICATING STACKED MAGNETIC CORES HAVING SMALL FOOTPRINTSJune 2022November 2022Allow510NoNo
17757606ELECTROFORMING PROCESSJune 2022January 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17807263DEVICE FOR SUCTION AND RECOVERY OF ANODIC SLUDGEJune 2022December 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17781365PLATING APPARATUSMay 2022November 2024Allow3010NoNo
17804345ELECTROCOATING COMPOSITIONMay 2022February 2026Allow4521NoNo
17825413METHOD FOR COATING A COMPONENT OF A TURBOMACHINEMay 2022January 2024Allow2020NoNo
17779570ELECTROCATALYTIC METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS CONVERSION OF METHANE AND CO2 TO METHANOL THROUGH AN ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR OPERATING AT ORDINARY TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES, INCLUDING AMBIENT ONESMay 2022December 2025Allow4310NoNo
17745936ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, CELL OPERATION SYSTEM AND CELL OPERATION METHODMay 2022January 2025Allow3210YesNo
17744871BATTERY-POWERED ELECTROPLATING BARREL AND METHODS OF USEMay 2022October 2023Abandon1720NoNo
17775945METHOD FOR REDUCING THE CONCENTRATION OF IRON IONS IN A TRIVALENT CHROMIUM ELETROPLATING BATHMay 2022July 2024Abandon2620NoNo
17661458FLOW BLOCK SEALING METHODSApril 2022April 2025Allow3511NoNo
17729409APPARATUS FOR DEPOSITION OF GRAPHENE UPON A METAL SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR DOING SOApril 2022July 2025Allow3820NoNo
17727305FLUIDIZED CATALYTIC CRACKING UNIT SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED REFORMER-ELECTROLYZER-PURIFIERApril 2022March 2026Allow4721YesNo
17718756PLATING MACHINE WITH TREATMENT UNITS ARRANGED ON CIRCUMFERENCEApril 2022June 2024Abandon2620NoNo
17658710PRINTED WIRING BOARD PRODUCTION METHOD AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD PRODUCTION APPARATUSApril 2022April 2023Allow1220NoNo
17754345WAFER SHIELDING FOR PREVENTION OF LIPSEAL PLATE-OUTMarch 2022October 2024Allow3100NoNo
17705405ELECTROPLATING APPARATUS AND ELECTROPLATING METHODMarch 2022November 2023Allow1901NoNo
17702496METHOD OF PERFORMING PRE-PAINT TREATMENT OF AUTOMOBILE BODY AND AUTOMOBILE BODYMarch 2022March 2023Allow1201NoNo
17700531ELECTROPLATING APPARATUS AND ELECTROPLATING METHODMarch 2022February 2024Abandon2311NoNo
17761550PLATING APPARATUSMarch 2022March 2025Allow3620YesNo
17696424METHOD OF ELECTROCHEMICALLY PRODUCING HYDROGEL, METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROGEL WITH PATTERN FORMED OF CELLS, HYDROGEL PRODUCTION APPARATUS, AND TRANSDUCERMarch 2022April 2024Allow2510NoNo
17655083METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMarch 2022January 2023Allow1000NoNo
17696356METHOD OF ELECTROCHEMICALLY PRODUCING HYDROGEL, METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROGEL WITH PATTERN FORMED OF CELLS, HYDROGEL PRODUCTION APPARATUS, AND TRANSDUCERMarch 2022October 2022Allow700NoNo
17654902APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY METAL PARTICLE REGENERATIONMarch 2022June 2023Allow1510NoNo
17691785METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND RESIST LAMINATE FOR THE SAMEMarch 2022January 2024Allow2341YesNo
17689312HOLDER FOR HOLDING SUBSTRATE AND SYSTEM FOR PLATINGMarch 2022March 2023Allow1210NoNo
17688097SUBSTRATE FOR SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFMarch 2022September 2022Allow700NoNo
17683604METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDMarch 2022February 2024Allow2311NoNo
17681934ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION DEVICEFebruary 2022May 2025Abandon3920YesNo
17680322FUEL PRODUCING SYSTEMFebruary 2022December 2024Allow3410NoNo
17753028Electrolysis System and MethodFebruary 2022August 2025Abandon4220NoNo
17672067METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIRING BOARDFebruary 2022July 2023Allow1720NoNo
17668493ELECTROCHEMICAL HYDROGEN COMPRESSORFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3720YesNo
17667348PLATING APPARATUS AND PLATING METHODFebruary 2022August 2023Allow1820NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RUFO, LOUIS J.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
15
Examiner Affirmed
12
(80.0%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(20.0%)
Reversal Percentile
31.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 20.0% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
23
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(17.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
19
(82.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
21.1%
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, 17.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

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 RUFO, LOUIS J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner RUFO, LOUIS J works in Art Unit 1795 and has examined 375 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 65.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner RUFO, LOUIS J's allowance rate of 65.3% places them in the 26% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by RUFO, LOUIS J receive 2.33 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 66% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by RUFO, LOUIS J is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 46% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RUFO, LOUIS J. This interview benefit is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 21.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 24% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 17.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 20% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 71% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 44.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 65.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 8% 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 9% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.

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

Important Disclaimer

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