Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19242533 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VOLTAGE COMPENSATION AND STATE OF CHARGE-ASSISTED POWER SHARING IN DC MICROGRIDS | June 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19027987 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING GEOMETRIC ERROR OF NUMERICAL CONTROL (NC) MACHINE TOOL BASED ON MODIFIED 9-LINE METHOD | January 2025 | January 2026 | Abandon | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18680737 | SEAMLESS WIRELESS CONNECTION DURING COMMISSIONING OF NETWORKED BUILDING CONTROLLERS | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18661276 | OPTIMIZING SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES USING MACHINE LEARNING | May 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18587956 | METHODS AND SMART GAS INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL GAS FLOWS | February 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18437845 | SENSING AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE WASH COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF | February 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18467715 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18467572 | IMPLEMENTING BIDIRECTIONAL DATA TRANSFER WITH DATA DIODES | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18235971 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | August 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18447524 | Load Control Device Having Internet Connectivity | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18230538 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING AND DISABLING OPERATION OF MANUFACTURING MACHINES | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18357328 | CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSIENT COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18355038 | INTEGRATED METROLOGY FOR PROCESS CONTROLS IN WAFER BONDING SYSTEM | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18350945 | Circuit for a Power Device and Graphical User Interface | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18269464 | ISLAND MICROGRID SYSTEM, AND INTERACTIVE OSCILLATION SUPPRESSION METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREFOR | June 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18269058 | BENDING METHOD AND BENDING MACHINE FOR THE EXECUTION OF A BENDING METHOD | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18257360 | COMPONENT INTERFACE MODULE WITH ENHANCED USER CONVENIENCE | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18333965 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW RATE OF A PLATFORM | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18329679 | INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS, METHODS AND MEDIUMS FOR EARLY WARNING OF DESCENDING FUNCTION FAULT OF EQUIPMENT | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18321929 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING ASSET CAPABILITY USING MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL AND/OR INDUSTRIAL PROCESS OPTIMIZATION | May 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18318350 | VEHICLE END-OF-LINE TESTING WITH AN AUTONOMOUS CONVEYOR TRANSPORT SYSTEM | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18302790 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18135235 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEAMLESS TRANSITION OF RUNTIME SYSTEM FROM CONTROLLER DEVICE TO DIGITALIZATION PLATFORM | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18295571 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATION SYSTEM HAVING CONTROL REDUNDANCY, AND AUTOMATION SYSTEM | April 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18027184 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THERMAL CONTROL OF A BLAST FURNACE | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18123635 | SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY PREDICTION AND REMEDIATION FOR INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18026076 | INTELLIGENT COGNITIVE ASSISTANT SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18115447 | BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE | February 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 23 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18021672 | ABNORMALITY RESPONSE TEACHING SYSTEM, ABNORMALITY FACTOR ESTIMATION METHOD, ABNORMALITY RESPONSE TEACHING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | February 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18170359 | METHOD, MEASUREMENT SYSTEM CONTROLLER, AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | February 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18165750 | High Availability Networking Device | February 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18163355 | Method for Providing a Service-Based Control Application for an Industrial Plant | February 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18101754 | IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE SYSTEM | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 18149704 | CHEMICAL DOSING OPTIMIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WATER TREATMENT PLANT | January 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18090660 | Immersive Physiological Tracking Using Operator Physical State and Operator Device State | December 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18147798 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR TREATING A SUBSTRATE | December 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18087275 | Automation System | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18069327 | Circuit For A Power Device And Graphical User Interface | December 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18067700 | CONTROLLING FLOW OF A FLUID USING THERMALLY DEFORMABLE CHANNEL | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18066258 | REAL TIME SHOULDER POINT DETERMINATION IN THREADED CONNECTION MAKE-UP | December 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18079872 | Flow Rate Control Device | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18060747 | Systems and Methods for User Access Control of Electrical Switchgear | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18000305 | FLOW RATE CONTROL DEVICE, FLOW RATE CONTROL METHOD, AND CHILLER | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18000300 | FLOW RATE CONTROL DEVICE, FLOW RATE CONTROL METHOD, AND CHILLER | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18060031 | AUTOMATION PROGRAM CONTROLLER ALLOCATION | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17925955 | CONTROLLER FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE AND PROGRAM | November 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17981305 | SUSTAINABILITY MONITORING PLATFORM WITH SENSOR SUPPORT | November 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17921376 | MALFUNCTION ANALYSIS SUPPORT PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM AND MALFUNCTION ANALYSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17974368 | ROBUST LINEAR PARAMETER VARYING CONTROL DESIGN FOR AUTOMATED CURVATURE CRUISE | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17920633 | Method and Device for Detecting Wearing State of Earphone, and Earphone | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17966116 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF AUTOMATED VEHICLE BODY ROUTING SYSTEM EMPLOYING PREDICTED VEHICLE BODY IMPERFECTIONS AND VISION DETECTION SYSTEM | October 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17960575 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SUGGESTION FOR THE OPTIMAL ADJUSTMENT OF A SHEET METAL WORKING MACHINE | October 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17914328 | EXPERIMENTING WITH AN ADJUSTED GROW PROTOCOL TARGET VALUE | September 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17949793 | EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT DEVICE, EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17948567 | BUILDING CONTROLLER WITH WIRING TERMINALS PROGRAMMABLE BETWEEN AN INPUT WIRING TERMINAL TYPE, AN OUTPUT WIRING TERMINAL TYPE, AND A COMMUNICATION WIRING TERMINAL TYPE | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17948921 | SYMBOLIC ACCESS OF INDUSTRIAL DEVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | September 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17933362 | STOCHASTICITY MITIGATION IN DEPLOYED AI AGENTS | September 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17912555 | Method and Assembly for Managing Automation Programs for Industrial Automation Platforms | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17947623 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND GROUP MANAGEMENT DEVICE | September 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17932443 | Evolving Faults In A Power Grid | September 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17932025 | PROGRAMMABLE AUTOMATION CONTROLLER BASED OPTIMIZATION | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17911307 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACTORY AUTOMATION AND ENHANCING MACHINE CAPABILITIES | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17943907 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COOLING SYSTEM OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO A DATA PROCESSING DEVICE | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17905889 | AN AUTOMATION SYSTEM AND A METHOD THAT PROVIDE A GLOBAL VIEW FOR MANAGING ANY INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLER IN A NETWORK | September 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17802385 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING SERVICING OF INDUSTRIAL MACHINES | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17867482 | CUSTOMIZED ASSET PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION AND MARKETPLACE | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17863523 | SELF-CALCULATING FILTER FOULING THRESHOLDS | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17792339 | MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, MACHINED STATE PREDICTION DEVICE, AND CONTROL DEVICE | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17811779 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANOMALY RECOGNITION AND DETECTION USING LIFELONG DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17857630 | METHOD AND MECHANISM FOR CONTACT-FREE PROCESS CHAMBER CHARACTERIZATION | July 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17850855 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CHANGES TO A HEAT PROFILE OF A STOCKPILE | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17846165 | DEVICE CONFIGURATION OBJECT TEMPLATE WITH USER INTERACTION FOR DEVICE PROPERTIES GENERATOR | June 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17845352 | System and Methods for Controlling a Movable Barrier Operator | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17786622 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN ASSIGNING COMPRESSOR CONTROLLER SETTINGS VALUES, AND COMPRESSOR OPERATION CONTROL SYSTEM | June 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17843820 | LIFTED PREDICTIVE MODELING AND CONTROL FOR DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION | June 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17785797 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING A MANUFACTURING PROCESS | June 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17840314 | OPTIMIZING DRILLING PARAMETERS FOR CONTROLLING A WELLBORE DRILLING OPERATION | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17805486 | CONSTRAINT OPERATOR FOR PROCESS MINING | June 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17828942 | HISTORICAL DATA EXTRACTION AND TREND IDENTIFICATION FROM INDUSTRIAL STREAMING IMAGE DATA | May 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17828935 | LIVE STREAMING VISUALIZATIONS OF INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT OPERATION | May 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17740722 | SEAMLESS WIRELESS CONNECTION DURING COMMISSIONING OF NETWORKED BUILDING CONTROLLERS | May 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17775296 | STL MODEL SLICING METHOD AND DEVICE | May 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17774570 | CONTROL APPARATUS, IDENTIFYING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, IDENTIFYING METHOD AND PROGRAM | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17774392 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTRATION OF DRIVE COMPONENTS | May 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17736765 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERING AND DISTRIBUTING MODULAR COMPUTER COMPONENT INFORMATION ADN SERVICES THROUGH A NETWORK | May 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17734326 | SOLAR PANEL CLEANING SYSTEM AND CLEANING PATH GENERATION DEVICE | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17772896 | HVAC PERFORMANCE MONITORING METHOD | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17728177 | ADAPTIVE PERSISTENCE FORECASTING FOR CONTROL OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17727792 | BAYESIAN DECOMPOSITION FOR MISMATCHED PERFORMANCES IN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT | April 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17770791 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TARGET VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE FOR A COOLANT | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17658823 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DISTRIBUTION SEQUENCE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | April 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17658553 | MASTER PATTERN GENERATION METHOD BASED ON CONTROL PROGRAM ANALYSIS AND TRAINING METHOD FOR CYCLE ANALYSIS MODEL | April 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17708324 | PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE RELIABILITY OF A SENSORIZED ROLLER BEARING | March 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17761740 | AUTOMATED SOLUTION DISPENSER | March 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17693622 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE IRRIGATION SYSTEM MAINTENANCE | March 2022 | May 2023 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17642787 | SPATIO-TEMPORAL PROBABILISTIC FORECASTING OF WIND POWER OUTPUT | March 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17639612 | MACHINE LEARNING APPARATUS, AM APPARATUS, MACHINE LEARNING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING LEARNING MODEL | March 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17652945 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTROLLING SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING DEVICE | March 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17678976 | MODULAR CONTROL NETWORK ARCHITECTURE | February 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17678477 | DISPLAY METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE | February 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W.
With a 40.0% 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.
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, 36.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W works in Art Unit 2117 and has examined 147 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.
Examiner CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W's allowance rate of 76.9% places them in the 43% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W receive 2.48 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 72% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 39% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +19.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W. This interview benefit is in the 62% 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, 28.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 52% 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 17.3% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 75.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 60% 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 15% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 60.0% 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, 23.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 12% 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'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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