USPTO Examiner CONLEY SEAN EVERETT - Art Unit 1799

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19310154OZONE DISINFECTION SYSTEM WITH REPLACEABLE WATER CARTRIDGEAugust 2025February 2026Allow501NoNo
19223480OZONE-BASED DISINFECTION SYSTEM FOR REFRIGERATED STORAGE AND ICE-MAKING APPLICATIONSMay 2025October 2025Allow511NoNo
19223513OZONE-BASED DISINFECTION SYSTEM FOR REFRIGERATED STORAGE AND ICE-MAKING APPLICATIONSMay 2025January 2026Allow811NoNo
19185738INTERCHANGEABLE MODULAR DISINFECTION PLATFORM USING ELECTROCHEMICAL OZONE GENERATION AND CATALYTIC AIR PURIFICATIONApril 2025July 2025Allow301NoNo
19185759INTERCHANGEABLE MODULAR DISINFECTION PLATFORM USING ELECTROCHEMICAL OZONE GENERATION AND CATALYTIC AIR PURIFICATIONApril 2025September 2025Allow501NoNo
19093650APPARATUS FOR TREATING NAIL PLATE OR SKIN USING PLASMAMarch 2025May 2025Allow100NoNo
19052935HYGIENIZATION GENERATOR FOR INTEGRATED AQUEOUS OZONE AND ALKALINE WATER PRODUCTIONFebruary 2025July 2025Allow501NoNo
19052951HYGIENIZATION GENERATOR FOR INTEGRATED AQUEOUS OZONE AND ALKALINE WATER PRODUCTIONFebruary 2025August 2025Allow711NoNo
19036758AQUA-OZONE HYGIENIZATIONJanuary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
18923445FLUID-FLOW STERILIZATION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAMEOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18919605IMMERSION CONTAINER FOR TREATING PRODUCE WITH AN OZONATED CONCENTRATE LIQUIDOctober 2024September 2025Allow1111NoNo
18888222AQUA-OZONE HYGIENIZATIONSeptember 2024October 2024Allow100NoNo
18888218AQUA-OZONE HYGIENIZATIONSeptember 2024January 2025Allow401NoNo
18792360Systems and methods for cell processingAugust 2024January 2025Allow601NoNo
18792358Systems and methods for cell processingAugust 2024February 2025Allow710NoNo
18782058MICROFOAMING AQUEOUS OZONE DISINFECTIONJuly 2024September 2024Allow200NoNo
18782055MICROFOAMING AQUEOUS OZONE DISINFECTIONJuly 2024January 2025Allow611NoNo
18760262DEODORIZING AIR USING AQUEOUS OZONE AS A CATALYSTJuly 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18760274DEODORIZING AIR USING AQUEOUS OZONE AS A CATALYSTJuly 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18755521DURABLE BIOFOULING PROTECTIONJune 2024December 2024Allow500NoNo
18637964LEATHER PROTECTIVE STORAGE DEVICEApril 2024December 2024Allow810NoNo
18628680FOOD PREPARATION DISINFECTION TREATMENT METHODSApril 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18628678POST-HARVEST LETTUCE TREATMENT METHODSApril 2024May 2024Allow200NoNo
17797338PORTABLE STERILIZERMarch 2024September 2024Allow2610NoNo
18589680ACCUMULATOR APPARATUS FOR USE IN STERILIZATIONFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1200NoNo
18582101SELF-SANITIZING STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMATICALLY NEUTRALIZING INFECTIOUS AGENTS ON THE STRUCTURE'S COMMONLY TOUCHED SURFACESFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1200NoNo
18441609STERILIZATION MODULEFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1200NoNo
18432772KAOLIN BASED ZEOLITE A FOR RAPID REDUCTION OF POULTRY LITTER ODORFebruary 2024September 2024Allow811NoNo
18428523AQUEOUS OZONE DISINFECTION SYSTEMJanuary 2024May 2024Allow301NoNo
18423497SYSTEM TO REUSE FATS, OILS, AND GREASEJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1300NoNo
18399339METHODS OF DISARMING VIRUSES USING REACTIVE GASDecember 2023September 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18545938MOBILE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STERILIZING ONE OR MORE SURGICAL TRAYS WITH INTEGRABLE TRANSFER AND STORAGE SYSTEMDecember 2023September 2025Allow2120NoNo
18536905SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING A BIOLOGICAL FLUID TREATMENT DEVICEDecember 2023March 2025Allow1500NoNo
18528162AQUEOUS OZONE FLOOR DISINFECTION SYSTEMDecember 2023February 2024Allow201NoNo
18515674HEATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HEATING AND STERILIZING CANSNovember 2023April 2024Allow501NoNo
18513559DUST REMOVAL-STERILIZATION-DEODORIZATION INTEGRATED INTELLIGENT LIGHTWEIGHT DEVICE FOR LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY HOUSESNovember 2023January 2024Allow200NoNo
18382182STERILIZATION METHOD FOR MEDICAL RUBBER PARTOctober 2023March 2026Allow2910NoNo
18487884FLUID CONNECTOROctober 2023February 2025Allow1600NoNo
18373684Apparatus And Method To Asynchronously Fill And Purge Channels Of Endoscope SimultaneouslySeptember 2023February 2026Abandon2911NoNo
18372945DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING MICROBIAL LOAD DURING PRODUCT COATINGSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2410NoNo
18465284PORTABLE SANITIZING SYSTEMS AND METHODSSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1510NoNo
18550236SPACE PURIFICATION DEVICESeptember 2023January 2026Allow2800NoNo
18463152METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELF-STERILIZING TOUCH SCREENSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2411NoNo
18230892BACTERIAL LIGHT SOURCE WITH HIGH QUALITY OF LIGHTAugust 2023December 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18364762NATURAL CRYSTALLINE COLORANT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTIONAugust 2023June 2024Allow1100NoNo
18342875TUBE RESERVOIR CHEMICAL DOSING SYSTEMJune 2023October 2025Allow2700NoNo
18257716ULTRAVIOLET-C EMITTING DISINFECTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAMEJune 2023March 2026Allow3300NoNo
18254856ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTION WITH AUGMENTED REALITY MONITORINGMay 2023February 2026Allow3311NoNo
18200749UV-C STERILIZATION APPARATUS AND METHODMay 2023July 2024Allow1400NoNo
18199936AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN SYSTEM SANITIZERMay 2023December 2023Allow710NoNo
18141329FLUID CONNECTORApril 2023October 2023Allow510NoNo
18302980SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND CLEANING AIR POLLUTION IN INDOOR SPACE WITH HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONINGApril 2023December 2025Allow3210YesNo
18249073STERILIZATION DEVICEApril 2023August 2025Allow2800NoNo
18132148GENERAL ILLUMINATION LED SYSTEM INCLUDING FAR UV CApril 2023August 2023Allow400NoNo
18296427SELF-SANITIZING STRUCTURE FOR IMPLEMENTING SANITIZATION PATTERNS THAT NEUTRALIZE INFECTIOUS AGENTS ON THE STRUCTURE'S SURFACESApril 2023September 2024Allow1720NoNo
18030315APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UV-C MASK SANITIZATIONApril 2023March 2026Abandon3510NoNo
18128809METHOD AND SYSTEM OF A NETWORKED SCENT DIFFUSION DEVICEMarch 2023March 2024Allow1110YesNo
18189451SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR DISINFECTION AND DECONTAMINATIONMarch 2023November 2025Allow3100NoNo
18124582CONTINUOUS DIFFERENTIAL-PRESSURE STEAM STERILIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A POWDERMarch 2023June 2023Allow300NoNo
18187023SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR DISINFECTION AND DECONTAMINATIONMarch 2023November 2025Allow3200NoNo
18187153SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR DISINFECTION AND DECONTAMINATIONMarch 2023March 2026Allow3610NoNo
18120420PARALLEL HEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AMALGAM LAMPSMarch 2023November 2025Allow3210NoNo
18166575ACCUMULATOR APPARATUS FOR USE IN STERILIZATIONFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1211NoNo
18166255INACTIVATION METHOD AND INACTIVATION SYSTEMFebruary 2023March 2026Abandon3701NoNo
18165831METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING LIGHT FOR SURFACE DISINFECTIONFebruary 2023January 2024Abandon1111NoNo
18165181PATHOGEN MITIGATIONFebruary 2023May 2024Allow1620NoNo
18101759Handheld Blower Devices, Systems, and Components, and Related MethodsJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3000NoNo
18101580STERILIZATION MODULEJanuary 2023October 2023Allow800NoNo
18097297PLASMA TREATMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF TREATING A SURFACEJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1201NoNo
18014773ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION APPARATUS AND ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION METHODJanuary 2023December 2025Abandon3510NoNo
18089589ATOMIZING MODULE CAPABLE OF CHANGING FLUID SPEED AND FRAGRANCE DIFFUSER WITH THE MODULEDecember 2022June 2025Allow2900NoNo
18146628SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR DISINFECTION AND DECONTAMINATIONDecember 2022April 2024Allow1510NoNo
18084344SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING BIOLOGICAL FLUIDSDecember 2022October 2024Allow2100NoNo
18075421DISINFECTION APPARATUSDecember 2022August 2025Allow3310NoNo
17994693PULSED ULTRAVIOLET IN-LINE STERILIZATION SYSTEM FOR PRIMARY DRUG CONTAINERSNovember 2022May 2025Allow3000NoNo
18070150STERILIZATION CASE FOR SURGICAL DEVICENovember 2022December 2025Allow3610NoNo
18059236ESSENTIAL OIL ATOMIZERNovember 2022March 2024Allow1601NoNo
17928115SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUMIGATING A VESSEL WITH CREW PROTECTIONNovember 2022December 2025Allow3701NoNo
17994363Dynamic Reconfigurable Contamination Reduction Control SystemNovember 2022January 2025Allow2610NoNo
17992784FLUID CONNECTORNovember 2022March 2023Allow400NoNo
17926778TRAY SANITIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2022November 2025Allow3610NoNo
18057405X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUSNovember 2022November 2025Allow3601NoNo
17925914SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISINFECTION WITH ULTRAVIOLET (UV) RADIATIONNovember 2022September 2025Allow3410NoNo
17924658SMART DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SAFE DISPOSAL OF INFECTIOUS MEDICAL WASTE USING UV LIGHTNovember 2022May 2024Allow1820NoNo
17982557Aromatherapy machineNovember 2022May 2025Allow3000NoNo
17975766Artificial Airway Management Devices, Systems and MethodsOctober 2022July 2024Allow2011NoNo
17972370HIGHLY EFFICIENT FAR UV FILTRATION SYSTEMOctober 2022August 2025Abandon3421NoYes
17964796READILY INTERCHANGEABLE LIGHT MODIFIER FOR A UV C FIXTUREOctober 2022November 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17962622Automatic Air Conditioner Drain System SterilizerOctober 2022April 2023Allow610NoNo
18045069ANTI-MICROBIAL APPLICATION EQUIPMENT WITH CONTROLSOctober 2022December 2023Allow1501NoNo
17958068MICROWAVE ASSISTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SURFACE DECONTAMINATIONSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1200NoNo
17915012DISINFECTING DEVICESeptember 2022March 2023Allow500NoNo
17942648POINT OF CARE ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTION SYSTEMSeptember 2022February 2025Allow3030YesNo
17939495FILTERING DEVICE FOR KILLING PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS USING DEEP ULTRAVIOLET LASERSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3310NoNo
17823282APPARATUS FOR PLASMA STERILIZATION OF MEDICAL DEVICESAugust 2022January 2026Allow4111NoNo
17802611Clostridiodes Difficile Growth InhibitorAugust 2022December 2025Allow3911NoNo
17894500ANTIMICROBIAL SMARTPHONE FLASHLIGHTAugust 2022February 2024Allow1811NoNo
17889690THE UTILIZATION OF PARTICLE SIZE MANIPULATION IN ADDITION TO PARTICLE AGGLOMERATION IN COMBINATIONS WITH MUTI PHOTON AND PHONON EMISSIONS ON OXIDIZING AGENTS CREATING AUGMENTED OXIDIZING AGENTS, AOAsAugust 2022May 2025Allow3310YesNo
17798332A MARINE SYSTEM COMPRISING AN ANTI-BIOFOULING LIGHT ARRANGMENT THAT INCLUDES A POLARIZING DEVICEAugust 2022August 2025Allow3710NoNo
17882537Method, System, and Apparatus for DecontaminationAugust 2022August 2024Allow2411YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
3
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
71.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
12
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
77.9%
Higher 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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT works in Art Unit 1799 and has examined 455 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT's allowance rate of 81.1% places them in the 52% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT receive 1.35 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 20% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 63% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT. This interview benefit is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 44.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 68% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 28.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 30% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 62.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 35.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 23% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

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 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 62% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

    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

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