Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19170515 | RESOURCE SITE LOAD DETERMINATION BASED ON RENEWABLE POWER PREDICTIONS | April 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18648438 | LARGE-SCALE DYNAMIC DOUBLE-EFFECT SCHEDULING METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE JOB SHOP BASED ON GENETIC PROGRAMMING | April 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18604864 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC DEPTH POSITIONING OF WIRE CONVEYED OPERATIONS | March 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18437483 | DETERMINING CAUSAL MODELS FOR CONTROLLING ENVIRONMENTS | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18430606 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMULATING AN ENERGY-SAVING STRATEGY FOR SEMI-AUTOMATIC PRODUCTION LINE BASED ON MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL | February 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18428521 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMAL SENSOR PLACEMENT | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18538316 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRICITY TO MULTIPLE LOADS BASED ON A SCHEDULER AND AMMETER MEASUREMENTS | December 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18533623 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION USING PREDICTIVE MODELING | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18496196 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR FLOW IN AIR HANDLING UNIT | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18242577 | Information Processing System and Information Processing Method For Matching A Power-Feeding Vehicle And A Selected Area Selected By A User Of The Power-Feeding Vehicle From A Plurality Of Off-Grid Area | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18242362 | HYDRONIC BUILDING SYSTEMS CONTROL | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18454205 | LEARNING CONTROL DEVICE, LEARNING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT UTILIZING FEEDBACK SIGNALS | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18277507 | AUTOMOTIVE SEAT BASED MICROCLIMATE SYSTEM | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18232671 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE AND SETPOINT SYNCHRONIZATION AND CONTROL | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18366801 | ROD PUMP OPTIMIZATION USING ADAPTIVE MACHINE LEARNING | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18223559 | METHOD FOR ASSESSING SHORT-TERM VOLTAGE STABILITY OF POWER GRID BASED ON SYNCHRONOUS SPATIO-TEMPORAL INFORMATION LEARNING | July 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18220419 | Systems and Methods for Controlling Hybrid Power Distribution Systems | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18220686 | CONTROLLERS WITH MACHINE LEARNING AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18343551 | PROMPT ENGINEERING FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ASSISTED INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION DEVICE TROUBLESHOOTING | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18331751 | CONSTRAINED CONTROLLING OF A COMPUTER-CONTROLLED SYSTEM | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18321905 | RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM FOR ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL LIMITS USING INSTANCE-BASED LEARNING | May 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18320282 | MANUFACTURING CLOUD SYSTEM WITH APPLIED AI | May 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18197125 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR OPTIMIZING OPERATION OF INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18196661 | Apparatus for mounting components on a substrate | May 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18195463 | ETCHING PROCESSING APPARATUS, ETCHING PROCESSING SYSTEM, ANALYSIS APPARATUS, ETCHING PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18311837 | TECHNIQUES FOR ADDING AND REMOVING STRUCTURAL FEATURES DURING GRADIENT-BASED OPTIMIZATION | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18297834 | SHIFT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM | April 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18295030 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME MODEL-BASED CLOSE-LOOP CONTROL FUNCTION MODIFICATION IN TECHNICAL PROCESSES OF A VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM OR MANUFACTURING PLANT | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18193096 | REAL-TIME ESTIMATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CLASSES OF ENERGY GENERATORS IN RESIDUAL LOAD SIGNALS | March 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18193493 | CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM | March 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18186029 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RAMP PREDICTIONS FOR FORECASTING POWER USING NEIGHBORING SITES | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18184337 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION USING REINFORCEMENT LEARNING | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18120344 | HYDRONIC BUILDING SYSTEMS CONTROL | March 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18024766 | METHOD FOR LOAD TRANSFER FOR OPEN-LOOP POWER GRID | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18176019 | INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION DATA QUALITY AND ANALYSIS | February 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18023504 | WORK MACHINE AND WORK MACHINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TRANSMITTING INFORMATION ACCORDING TO PRIORITY | February 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18113660 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SELECTING EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN A PLANT | February 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18113342 | DEPOSITION THICKNESS DRIFT COMPENSATION IN SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS | February 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18041945 | CONTROL ASSISTANCE DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND FILTER ADJUSTMENT METHOD | February 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18041060 | NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND INTERFERENCE CHECKING ASSISTANCE METHOD | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18164822 | REAL-TIME PREDICTION AND REGULATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PRODUCT QUALITY BASED ON PROCESS DYNAMIC PATTERN | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18105320 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO CONTROL AN APPLICATION BASED ON PREDICTED USE OF THE APPLICATION AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | February 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18163571 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION TO ACHIEVE BASELINE CONDITION | February 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18105090 | BUILDING CONTROL SYSTEM WITH INTELLIGENT LOAD SHEDDING | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18101757 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATION OF ACTION STRATEGIES BY AN AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18159543 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS FROM MACHINE LEARNING COMPUTATIONAL TASKS | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18006725 | CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING AN INDUSTRIAL MACHINE USING A PROGRAM | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18096301 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH INSTANT FEEDBACK ON CONFIGURATION | January 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18015831 | MACHINE CONTROLLER AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING AND USING THE MACHINE CONTROLLER | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18015290 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A CONTROL AGENT FOR A TECHNICAL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL DEVICE | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18011930 | REMOTELY CONTROLLABLE WATER METER AND RELATED MONITORING SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD | December 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18060470 | MANAGING TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF A HEATING ELEMENT OF AN OUTDOOR FURNITURE PIECE | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18070448 | DETERMINING EQUIPMENT CONSTANT UPDATES BY MACHINE LEARNING | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17927346 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A FLUID TRANSPORT SYSTEM | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18056170 | HIERARCHICAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR COMMUNITY MICROGRIDS WITH INTEGRATION OF SECOND-LIFE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS AND PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ENERGY | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17998493 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MACHINE TOOL PERFORMING POLYGON TURNING | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17983700 | VEHICLE BODY PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17997760 | TOOL MEASURING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD | November 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17973868 | CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING OPERATION DATA BY REPEATEDLY CALCULATING CONTROL TARGET DATA INDICATING A PREDICTED VALUE OF A CONTROL TARGET IN A PLANT | October 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17970544 | CONTROLLING EQUIPMENT BASED ON REINFORCED LEARNING USING AN OPERATION MODEL | October 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18047834 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING UNAVAILABILITY OF MANAGEMENT COMPONENTS | October 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18046156 | INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS BASED ON ABNORMAL IDENTIFICATION, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIA THEREOF | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17948797 | System and Methods for Actively Managing Electric Power Over an Electric Power Grid | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17911884 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH CIRCULATING FLUID | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17930309 | State Information Handling In A Process Control System | September 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17902048 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING PARAMETER INTERVALS OF MANUFACTURING PROCESSES BASED ON PREDICTION INTERVALS | September 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17899920 | CONSISTENT POWER DELIVERY VIA STRETCH POWER DELIVERY MODE | August 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17905188 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING WELL FLUID EQUIPMENT | August 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17802420 | MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEM, SETTING DEVICE, NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE, AND MACHINE LEARNING METHOD | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17890594 | OPERATING FACILITY FOR A CNC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A MACHINE TOOL WITH A ROTARY CONTROLLER | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17882067 | POWER SYSTEM BASED FAN CONTROL METHOD | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17797257 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR OBTAINING OPERATING CONDITION OF A PRODUCTION FACILITY THAT SATISFIES DESIRED CRITERIA | August 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17759989 | OPTIMIZED MACHINING CONDITION DETERMINATION DEVICE | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17796342 | AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS | July 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17815719 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION USING PREDICTIVE MODELING | July 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17874775 | ROBOTIC ASSISTED TOOL AND DIE MAKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | July 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17795518 | PERFORMANCE PREDICTORS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR-MANUFACTURING PROCESSES | July 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17866089 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INDUSTRIAL PROCESS OPTIMIZATION RELATED TO BATCH OPERATIONS | July 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17866118 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVELOPING A NUMERICAL CONTROL MANUFACTURING PROGRAM | July 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17809582 | SYSTEM FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION FACILITY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17809162 | ADAPTIVE TUNING METHOD FOR A DIGITAL PID CONTROLLER | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17786119 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND/OR MONITORING A CHEMICAL PRODUCTION PLANT | June 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17840513 | PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPONENTS AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPONENTS | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17784619 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT IN A COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17783423 | SIMILARITY-BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING ALTERATIONS | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17745697 | HVAC SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED SOURCE TO LOAD MATCHING IN STRUCTURES | May 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17663199 | HVAC BALANCING AND OPTIMIZATION SYSTEMS | May 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17775397 | OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM OF MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND METHOD THEREOF | May 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17736199 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring of Electric Drives in an Industrial System | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17723688 | AUTOMATED STRATEGY PLANNING FOR SEVERE WEATHER-DRIVEN PROACTIVE OUTAGE AND RESTORATION EVENTS IN A POWER GRID | April 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17722580 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING COMMON COMMAND INFORMATION FROM PLC LADDER INFORMATION | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17713088 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND DEVICES PERFORMING METHOD | April 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17764423 | START-UP METHOD FOR MULTI-MODULE MACHINE | March 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17703950 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING A COATING MACHINE | March 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17655960 | PREDICTIVE TEMPERATURE SCHEDULING FOR A THERMOSTAT USING MACHINE LEARNING | March 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17655956 | PREDICTIVE TEMPERATURE SCHEDULING FOR A THERMOSTAT USING MACHINE LEARNING | March 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17655984 | PREDICTIVE TEMPERATURE SCHEDULING FOR A THERMOSTAT USING MACHINE LEARNING | March 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17655936 | PREDICTIVE TEMPERATURE SCHEDULING FOR A THERMOSTAT USING MACHINE LEARNING | March 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17693564 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 17641196 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING COLD STORAGE OF AIR CONDITIONER, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PATEL, JIGNESHKUMAR C.
With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
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, 16.7% 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.
⚠ 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 PATEL, JIGNESHKUMAR C works in Art Unit 2116 and has examined 188 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Examiner PATEL, JIGNESHKUMAR C's allowance rate of 87.2% places them in the 66% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by PATEL, JIGNESHKUMAR C receive 1.53 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 27% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PATEL, JIGNESHKUMAR C is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 71% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +24.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PATEL, JIGNESHKUMAR C. This interview benefit is in the 70% 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, 30.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 62% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 32.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 48% 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, 40.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 36% 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 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 46.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 40% 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 9% 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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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