Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19034240 | SOIL SAMPLE DIDESTION DEVICE | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18765527 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STUDYING BIOLOGICAL CELLS | July 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18669323 | METHODS FOR QUANTITATION OF INSULIN AND C-PEPTIDE | May 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18667572 | NANOPORE ARRAYS | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18664880 | Micro-Fluidic Substrate, Micro-Fluidic Structure and Driving Method Thereof | May 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18649919 | SEPARATING AND QUANTIFYING UNBOUND TARGET ANALYTES FROM BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES | April 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18633224 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING AND ANALYZING PARTICLES | April 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18624276 | DROPLET INTERFACES IN ELECTRO-WETTING DEVICES | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18623412 | METHODS OF CHARACTERIZING A URINE SAMPLE | April 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18592457 | AIR-MATRIX DIGITAL MICROFLUIDICS APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR LIMITING EVAPORATION AND SURFACE FOULING | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18439949 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREPARING CYTOLOGICAL SAMPLES | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18423077 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT VIABLE INFECTIOUS AGENTS IN A FLUID SAMPLE AND SUSCEPTIBILITY OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS TO ANTI-INFECTIVES | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18416145 | CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF RECOMBINANT PROTEINS | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18521841 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING PARTICLES, METHOD FOR DISPENSING A SINGLE PARTICLE, METHOD FOR ANALYZING CELL CLUSTER, AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18503902 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SAMPLE CAPTURE AND EXTRACTION | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18498938 | COMBINED OXYGEN, NITROGEN AND HYDROGEN JOINT DETERMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD BASED ON THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY-INFRARED TECHNIQUE | October 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18382591 | ULTRA HIGH EFFICIENCY MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORM | October 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18476234 | METHOD FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL EVALUATION OF THE SIMILARITY OF SAMPLES TO BREAST MILK | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18469494 | Separation Of Cells Based On Size And Affinity Using Paper Microfluidic Device | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18466696 | COVALENTLY MODIFIED SURFACES, KITS, AND METHODS OF PREPARATION AND USE | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18278756 | OXYTOCIN PURIFYING METHOD AND MEASURING METHOD AND KIT | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18230494 | QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION METHOD FOR REACTIVE SULFUR | August 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18275035 | FIELD-OF-VIEW STITCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD, BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND METHOD | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18362530 | PARTITION-BASED METHOD OF ANALYSIS | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18275011 | A DEVICE FOR AN AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF AN ANALYTE IN LIQUID PHASE AND A METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF AN ANAL YTE IN LIQUID PHASE USING THE DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR MONITORING A PROGRESS OF A DIALYSIS | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18353371 | MAGNETIC POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS AND ASSAYS FOR DETERMINING GFAP IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18271592 | STERILE PROTECTION ATTACHMENT FOR TIPS OF LIQUID-HANDLING DEVICES | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18346165 | INTEGRATED HUMAN ORGAN-ON-CHIP MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18258659 | IMMUNE REACTION ANALYSIS DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH INCUBATION CHAMBER | June 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18266795 | FULL-AUTOMATIC WESTERN BLOT PROCESSING SYSTEM | June 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18330493 | ANALYZING APPARATUS WITH A MOTOR AND A CAM DISK AND ANALYZING PROCESS USING SUCH ANALYZING APPARATUS | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18265831 | MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED FLUORESCENT POLYMERS FOR DIRECT DETECTION OF GLYPHOSATE, ITS DEGRADATION PRODUCTS, AND METABOLITES | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18321650 | FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18251975 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THE OXIDATION POTENTIAL OF SAMPLES, IN PARTICULAR AEROSOLS, EQUIPMENT FOR THE IMPLEMENTION THEREOF AND USE OF SAME FOR ON-LINE ANALYSIS OF AIR QUALITY | May 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18138026 | STEP-TYPE INERTIAL FOCUSING MICROFLUIDIC CHIP | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18114506 | CELL RECOVERY METHOD AND DEVICE | February 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18021945 | MONITORING OF IN VITRO PROTEIN SYNTHESIS | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18041633 | Sterilization Indicator Sensor with a Sterilant-Responsive Switch | February 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18019488 | METHOD FOR NASH RISK ASSESSMENT | February 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18161378 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LYSING A LIQUID SAMPLE WITH AUGMENTED OXIDIZING AGENTS TO CREATE A SOLUTION WITH A REDUCED MICROBIAL CONCENTRATION AND PRECIPITATE FORMATION | January 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18156221 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SAMPLE TESTING | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18096059 | NANOSPRAY REACTIVE SPRAYER | January 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18152426 | AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING SYSTEM WITH MICROSCOPE AND METHOD THEREOF | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18013188 | FLOW CELLS | December 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18145834 | FLOW CELL SURFACE PATTERNING | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18003064 | PTX3 AS PROGNOSTIC MARKER IN COVID-19 | December 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18012574 | BONE TURNOVER MARKERS ADJUSTMENT | December 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18011312 | NANO-POROUS CERAMIC FILMS FOR HIGH DENSITY BIOASSAY MULTIPLEXED ARRAYS | December 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18062699 | USE OF FLUORESCENT IMAGING PLATE READER (FLIPR) HIGH-THROUGHPUT REAL-TIME FLUORESCENCE DETECTION AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM IN DETECTION OF CALCIUM SIGNALS IN PLANTS | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18008575 | HIGH-STABILITY SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING NANOTAG AND MAKING METHOD THEREFOR | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18000884 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATED TO LANTHANIDE-ENCODED MICROBEADS | December 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18075302 | 3D-TAPERED NANOCAVITIES WITH ON-CHIP OPTICAL AND MOLECULAR CONCENTRATION FOR SINGLE MOLECULE DIAGNOSTICS | December 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18073102 | GENETICALLY ENCODED ACTUATORS FOR ACOUSTIC MANIPULATION | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18060009 | SENSITIVE CONJUGATED POLYMER STRUCTURE COLOR AND SENSOR USING SAME | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17999922 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTION BY THE SARS-COV-2 VIRUS | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17926173 | COMPONENT WITH MICROFLUIDIC STRUCTURES, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987073 | MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | November 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17925190 | LIFETIME PREDICTION/DETECTION OF BIOMARKER SENSOR | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17998525 | MEMBRANE SEALING LAYER AND SPACER RING FOR VIRAL CLEARANCE CHROMATOGRAPHY DEVICE | November 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17984869 | MICROBIAL SUBSURFACE SOIL SENSORS | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18053625 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING PATHOGENS AND BIOMARKERS IN FLUIDS | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 43 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17998236 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING MONITORED MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS | November 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17969528 | VESSEL MOUNTING SYSTEM | October 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17918511 | IN VITRO METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING SUBJECTS INFECTED WITH MYCOBACTERIUM SPECIES | October 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18045324 | METHODS AND KITS FOR MULTICYCLE ENCODING ASSAY | October 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17938496 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PH MODELING AND CONTROL | October 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17936764 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SAMPLE TESTING | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17951719 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING AND ANALYZING PARTICLES | September 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17906922 | METHOD OF SCREENING FOR A CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OR GLOMERULOPATHY METHOD OF MONITORING A RESPONSE TO TREATMENT OF A CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OR GLOMERULOPATHY IN A SUBJECT AND A METHOD OF TREATMENT OF A CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OR GLOMERULOPATHY | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17911034 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING FORMATION OF THROMBUS OR RISK OF THROMBUS FORMATION IN MEDICAL DEVICE PERFORMING BLOOD CIRCULATION BY PUMP | September 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17941032 | HIGH PRECISION VPD-DC SCAN | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17907763 | NANOSWITCH CALIPER TRAINS FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT, HIGH-RESOLUTION STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF BIOMOLECULES | August 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17801036 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17889705 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LYSING A LIQUID SAMPLE WITH AUGMENTED OXIDIZING AGENTS TO CREATE A SOLUTION WITH A REDUCED MICROBIAL CONCENTRATION AND PRECIPITATE FORMATION | August 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17759997 | DETECTION OF PATHOGENS FROM A GASEOUS MIXTURE ASSOCIATED WITH SECRETIONS | August 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17878534 | SINGLE-MOLECULE PROTEIN IDENTIFICATION VIA STRETCHING | August 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 41 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17876283 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OF FLUIDIC AND MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS | July 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17876472 | SALIVARY BIOMARKERS OF BRAIN INJURY | July 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17794580 | LUMINESCENT SENSOR FOR NANO/MICROPLASTICS | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17813722 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CARRYING OUT ASSAY MEASUREMENTS | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17868988 | CELL RECOVERY METHOD AND DEVICE | July 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17868977 | CELL RECOVERY METHOD AND DEVICE | July 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17793374 | CANCER | July 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17857294 | ELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUS AND METHOD | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17852898 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO MEASURE CONCENTRATION OF DISINFECTANT IN MEDICAL DEVICE REPROCESSING SYSTEM | June 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17788047 | PASSIVE SAMPLER DEPLOYMENT HOUSING | June 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17840373 | CELL RECOVERY METHOD AND DEVICE | June 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17784639 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A REVERSIBLY PHOTOSWITCHABLE CHEMICAL SPECIES IN A SAMPLE | June 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17750195 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING GENETIC MATERIAL | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17777162 | 3D MICROELECTRODE ARRAY (MEA) FOR OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROBING OF ELECTROGENIC CELLS | May 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17742243 | USE OF RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY IN DOWNSTREAM PURIFICATION | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17736349 | Spectographic Metabolite-Signature for Identifying a Subject's Susceptibility to Drugs | May 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17732962 | Method of Culturing and Analyzing at Least One Cell in a Microchamber Configured to Allow for Optical Inspection of the at Least One Cell, a Device for Use in the Method, a System and a Computer Program for Performing One or More of the Steps of the Method | April 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17772987 | PRIMING METHOD OF MICROPARTICLE SORTING MICROCHIP, MICROPARTICLE SORTING METHOD, MICROPARTICLE SORTING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17441638 | METHOD FOR ASSISTING EVALUATION OF CONDITION OF KIDNEYS, SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING CONDITION OF KIDNEYS, AND PROGRAM FOR EVALUATING CONDITION OF KIDNEYS | April 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17727622 | INTERPOSER WITH FIRST AND SECOND ADHESIVE LAYERS | April 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17726119 | Micro-Fluidic Substrate, Micro-Fluidic Structure and Driving Method Thereof | April 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17770633 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRACE METALS IN SILICON | April 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17721650 | MICROFLUIDIC STRUCTURES WITH ANGLED EXTERIOR WALL SEGMENTS | April 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17769317 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING AMINO GROUP-CONTAINING COMPOUND PROTECTED BY PROTECTING GROUP HAVING FMOC SKELETON | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WECKER, JENNIFER.
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.
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, 26.3% 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 WECKER, JENNIFER works in Art Unit 1797 and has examined 793 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.
Examiner WECKER, JENNIFER's allowance rate of 88.8% places them in the 70% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by WECKER, JENNIFER receive 1.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 11% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WECKER, JENNIFER is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 78% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +22.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WECKER, JENNIFER. 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, 34.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 29.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 42% 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.
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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 64% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 40.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 32% 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 2.4% of allowed cases (in the 77% 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 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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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