Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19233897 | AGENT INSTANTIATION AND CALIBRATION FOR MULTI-AGENT SIMULATOR PLATFORM | June 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19026461 | Method for GNN-BASED Automatic Bay Zoning | January 2025 | March 2026 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19007538 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THREE-DIRECTIONAL DISPLACEMENT MONITORING OF BUILDING BY FUSION OF INSAR DATA AND PHYSICAL KNOWLEDGE | January 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18916187 | ELECTRICAL GRID CONNECTION SIMULATION AND REPORTING FOR DISTRIBUTED GENERATORS | October 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18715951 | DISTRIBUTED, SCALABLE, TRACE-BASED IMAGING EARTH MODEL REPRESENTATION | June 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18617696 | PROJECTION-BASED EMBEDDED DISCRETE FRACTURE MODEL USING HYBRID OF TWO-POINT FLUX APPROXIMATION AND MIMETIC FINITE DIFFERENCE (TPFA-MFD) METHOD | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18510588 | PRIORITIZATION OF THREE DIMENSIONAL DENTAL ELEMENTS | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18481254 | METHOD, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR EVALUATING WIND ENERGY RESOURCES IN COMPLEX TERRAIN | October 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18215834 | CLOSED-LOOP GENERATIVE-AI OPTIMIZATION OF LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURES USING SENSOR-GUIDED RETRAINING | June 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18207315 | Systems and Methods for Conducting Hydraulic Fracturing Operations | June 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 32 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17752770 | Methods and System for Incremental Exploration of Design Changes in Large Computer-Aided Design Models | May 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17749279 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MICRO-SERVICE TESTING, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17738247 | AUTOMATED FAULT SEGMENT GENERATION | May 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17720951 | SIMULATING SUSTAINABILITY METRIC OF MODELED BUILT ENVIRONMENT | April 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17711032 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM | April 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17589792 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PIPELINE RISK MODELING | January 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 48 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17647623 | Automated Generation and Refinement of Variation Parameters for Simulation Scenarios | January 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17647620 | Uncertainty Based Scenario Simulation Prioritization and Selection | January 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17559885 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SIMULATION AND CODE BUILD SCHEDULING | December 2021 | December 2025 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17471839 | HOSTING PRE-CERTIFIED SYSTEMS, REMOTE ACTIVATION OF CUSTOMER OPTIONS, AND OPTIMIZATION OF FLIGHT ALGORITHMS IN AN EMULATED ENVIRONMENT WITH REAL WORLD OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS AND DATA | September 2021 | November 2025 | Allow | 50 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17429538 | DEFORMATION PREDICTION METHOD OF MICRO-MILLING THIN-WALLED PARTS | August 2021 | October 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17420975 | OPTIMIZATION APPARATUS, OPTIMIZATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | July 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17366044 | METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DESIGNING STRAIGHTENING ALIGNERS | July 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 50 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17362501 | COUPLED PLUVIAL, FLUVIAL, AND URBAN FLOOD TOOL | June 2021 | September 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17304761 | Method for analyzing a result of a simulation of a manufacturing process | June 2021 | November 2025 | Allow | 52 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17350506 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | June 2021 | August 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17335080 | MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION DESIGN DEVICE, METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM | June 2021 | January 2026 | Abandon | 55 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17334115 | SIMULATION-BASED CORRIDOR DESIGN FOR CONNECTED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | May 2021 | January 2026 | Abandon | 55 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17332682 | POWER SYSTEM DISPATCHING METHOD CONSIDERING VOLTAGE SENSITIVE LOAD RESERVE | May 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17243198 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAYING OUT A WINDOW STRUCTURE | April 2021 | February 2026 | Abandon | 57 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17242526 | PREDICTING A DRILL STRING PACKOFF EVENT | April 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 52 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17243109 | METHOD FOR DATA CENTER STORAGE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK SIMULATION | April 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17239783 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY HOSTING, INDEXING, SEARCHING AND DISTRIBUTING CONSTRUCTION DETAILS | April 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17236917 | COMPUTER AIDED GENERATIVE DESIGN WITH MODAL ANALYSIS DRIVEN SHAPE MODIFICATION PROCESS | April 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17234898 | 2D FLOORPLAN PIPELINE AND REFINEMENT | April 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17286686 | FRAMEWORK DATASET FOR AN ESCALATOR OR A MOVING WALKWAY | April 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17286142 | METHOD FOR SIMULATING THE TEMPORAL EVOLUTION OF A PHYSICAL SYSTEM IN REAL TIME | April 2021 | November 2025 | Allow | 55 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17230845 | WELL PLACEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETERMINE WELL PLACEMENT | April 2021 | September 2025 | Abandon | 53 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17258129 | INDIVIDUAL IMPEDANCE-BASED RADIO-FREQUENCY HEATING TEMPERATURE FIELD PREDICTION METHOD AND SYSTEM | April 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17189312 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM | March 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17168405 | PERFORMANCE IMPACT DETECTION USING QUEUING CURVE ANALYSIS | February 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 52 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17138706 | DETERMINISTIC SAMPLING OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SIMULATION VARIABLES AT RUNTIME | December 2020 | June 2025 | Allow | 54 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17132863 | SIMULATIONS FOR EVALUATING DRIVING BEHAVIORS OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | December 2020 | November 2025 | Allow | 59 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17131984 | VEHICLE OCCUPANT COMFORT ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2020 | September 2025 | Allow | 57 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17127533 | TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATICALLY DESIGNING FRAME SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDINGS | December 2020 | January 2026 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17126147 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEFINING MISSION PROFILES FOR A NEW ENGINE | December 2020 | March 2025 | Abandon | 51 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17100427 | EQUIPMENT SELECTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | November 2020 | December 2024 | Abandon | 49 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17099649 | GENERATING DESIGNS FOR MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS THAT BALANCE COMPETING DESIGN METRICS | November 2020 | October 2025 | Allow | 59 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17099735 | GENERATIVE DESIGN TECHNIQUES FOR MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS | November 2020 | November 2025 | Allow | 60 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17054571 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSSES AND DEVICES FOR FACILITATING PRODUCING HOLLOWED 3D SHAPES BY LAYER | November 2020 | August 2025 | Abandon | 57 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17091721 | GENERALIZATION OF A QUANTUM IMAGINARY TIME EVOLUTION PROCESS AND SIMULATION BY TENSOR NETWORKS | November 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16941076 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DENOISING GPS SIGNALS USING SIMULATED MODELS | July 2020 | November 2024 | Allow | 52 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16905272 | INTERNAL SOLVER FOR ARTICULATIONS IN SIMULATION APPLICATIONS | June 2020 | February 2025 | Allow | 56 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16772054 | Method For Facilitating Control System Testing And Simulation | June 2020 | May 2025 | Abandon | 59 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16869508 | Rough Surface Model for Shooting and Bouncing Rays | May 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 52 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16811537 | SIMULTANEOUS TOPOLOGY AND FIBER ALIGNMENT OPTIMIZATION FOR ANISOTROPIC MATERIALS | March 2020 | August 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16637244 | Method For Designing For Temperature Sensitivity Of Hydration Of Cement Slurry | February 2020 | June 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16724890 | MULTI-INSTANCED SIMULATIONS FOR LARGE ENVIRONMENTS | December 2019 | December 2024 | Allow | 59 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16539809 | Process Optimization by Clamped Monte Carlo Distribution | August 2019 | July 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16209885 | EMBEDDED PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE WITH SHARED MEMORY WITH DESIGN UNDER TEST | December 2018 | August 2024 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 15876718 | FREE-FORM PRODUCTION BASED ON CAUSAL PREDICTIVE MODELS | January 2018 | April 2025 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 15496085 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORTHODONTIC ARCHWIRES FOR MALOCCLUSIONS | April 2017 | March 2024 | Allow | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15265463 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING FOR MODELING CHANGES IN PATIENT-SPECIFIC BLOOD VESSEL GEOMETRY AND BOUNDARY CONDITIONS | September 2016 | December 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 8 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 13838383 | COUPLING ARCHITECTURAL AND IMPLEMENTATION/BEHAVIORAL MODELS OF A COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM | March 2013 | February 2015 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13650943 | DETERMINING WELLBORE FLUID PROPERTIES | October 2012 | April 2016 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13415927 | FAST SIMULATION OF A RADIO FREQUENCY CIRCUIT | March 2012 | September 2015 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13283164 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE RESIDUAL ANALYSIS OF A RESIDUUM TO DETECT SYSTEM ERRORS IN THE SYSTEM BEHAVIOUR OF A SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT | October 2011 | September 2016 | Allow | 59 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12951186 | METHOD OF DEVELOPING A PETROLEUM RESERVOIR BY RESERVOIR MODEL RECONSTRUCTION | November 2010 | November 2014 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12884709 | COUPLING ARCHITECTURAL AND IMPLEMENTATION/BEHAVIORAL MODELS OF A COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM | September 2010 | August 2014 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12837550 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ADVANCING FLUID FRONT OF A RESERVOIR | July 2010 | February 2013 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12824081 | General Numeric Backtracking Algorithm for Solving Satifiability Problems To Verify Functionality of Circuits and Software | June 2010 | June 2014 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12786667 | HARNESS VERIFICATION APPARATUS, HARNESS VERIFICATION METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2010 | October 2012 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 12781276 | METHOD FOR OPTIMISATION OF AN AVIONICS PLATFORM | May 2010 | December 2012 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12724700 | HYBRID SYSTEM SIMULATION METHOD AND SIMULATION PROGRAM PRDUCT | March 2010 | July 2012 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12462059 | DYNAMIC SIMULATION OF A SYSTEM OF INTERDEPENDENT SYSTEMS | July 2009 | September 2013 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12454467 | CIRCUIT PROTECTION AND CONTROL DEVICE SIMULATOR | May 2009 | June 2012 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12436298 | METHOD OF DESIGNING A TIRE HAVING A TARGET RESIDUAL ALIGNING TORQUE | May 2009 | April 2013 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12356562 | CONSTRUCTING A REDUCED ORDER MODEL OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC RESPONSE IN A SUBTERRANEAN STRUCTURE | January 2009 | July 2015 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 12346899 | FAST CHARACTERIZATION OF FLUID DYNAMICS | December 2008 | September 2011 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12340192 | CRASHWORTHINESS DESIGN METHODOLOGY USING A HYBRID CELLULAR AUTOMATA ALGORITHM FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF TOPOLOGIES FOR STRUCTURES SUBJECT TO NONLINEAR TRANSIENT LOADING | December 2008 | July 2014 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12194993 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING EFFECTIVENESS OF DISTRIBUTING EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN THE EVENT OF DISASTERS | August 2008 | March 2014 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12191461 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN SITU DISPLAY OF A VIRTUAL WHEEL ON A WHEELED VEHICLE | August 2008 | August 2011 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12037956 | DESIGN VERIFICATION USING DIRECTIVES HAVING LOCAL VARIABLES | February 2008 | February 2012 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12031079 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PREDICT CHIP IDDQ AND CONTROL LEAKAGE COMPONENTS | February 2008 | April 2015 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 11780487 | SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING MOBILE PHONE AND METHOD THEREOF | July 2007 | March 2011 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11563549 | VISUAL BOOKMARKS FOR HOME AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN | November 2006 | June 2011 | Allow | 55 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11563564 | CONVERTING WEB CONTENT INTO TWO-DIMENSIONAL CAD DRAWINGS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL CAD MODELS | November 2006 | June 2011 | Allow | 55 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11580163 | SPOT WELD FRACTURE ANALYSIS METHOD, PROGRAM THEREFOR, AND ANALYSIS APPARATUS THEREOF | October 2006 | October 2009 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11276673 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING MULTIPLE PATH APPLICATION SIMULATIONS | March 2006 | April 2011 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11264968 | TECHNIQUES FOR DISTRIBUTING POWER IN ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS | November 2005 | November 2009 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11242687 | HYBRID DATABASE ARCHITECTURE FOR BOTH MAINTAINING AND RELAXING TYPE 2 DATA ENTITY BEHAVIOR | October 2005 | June 2010 | Allow | 57 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 11177664 | METHOD OF SIMULATING FLOW-THROUGH AREA OF A PRESSURE REGULATOR | July 2005 | September 2010 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11092495 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DATA TRAFFIC GENERATION VIA DENSITY ESTIMATION USING SVD | March 2005 | November 2009 | Allow | 55 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11057816 | MULTIPLE DEVICE SCAN CHAIN EMULATION/DEBUGGING | February 2005 | December 2009 | Allow | 58 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 11007764 | METHOD AND SYSTEM AND PROGRAM STORAGE DEVICE FOR GENERATING AN SWPM-MDT WORKFLOW IN RESPONSE TO A USER OBJECTIVE AND EXECUTING THE WORKFLOW TO PRODUCE A RESERVOIR RESPONSE MODEL | December 2004 | March 2010 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10933699 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING HUMAN POSTURE USING A RULES-BASED SEQUENTIAL APPROACH | September 2004 | May 2015 | Allow | 60 | 8 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 10888354 | Methods for modeling wear of fixed cutter bits and for designing and optimizing fixed cutter bits | July 2004 | July 2013 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 10830273 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RFID TAGS | April 2004 | November 2008 | Allow | 55 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 10673467 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING FIRST-PRINCIPLES SIMULATION TO CONTROL A SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS VIA A SIMULATION RESULT OR A DERIVED EMPIRICAL MODEL | September 2003 | July 2010 | Allow | 60 | 7 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 10673501 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING FIRST-PRINCIPLES SIMULATION TO CHARACTERIZE A SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS | September 2003 | July 2010 | Allow | 60 | 7 | 0 | No | Yes |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SAXENA, AKASH.
With a 44.4% 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, 34.8% 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 SAXENA, AKASH works in Art Unit 2188 and has examined 92 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 55 months.
Examiner SAXENA, AKASH's allowance rate of 78.3% places them in the 46% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SAXENA, AKASH receive 3.18 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 90% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SAXENA, AKASH is 55 months. This places the examiner in the 2% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SAXENA, AKASH. This interview benefit is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 25.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 22.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 29% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 7% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 48.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. 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, 75.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 9.8% of allowed cases (in the 93% 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 15% 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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