Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19297476 | Digital Twin and Physical Twin Management with Integrated External Feedback within a Digital Engineering Platform | August 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19173798 | ANNOTATION TOOLS FOR RECONSTRUCTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ROOF GEOMETRY | April 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19035267 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING POSITIONS OF LAMP BEADS OF LED LIGHT STRING IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL LAYOUT | January 2025 | January 2026 | Abandon | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19031317 | SEMI-PHYSICAL SIMULATION VERIFICATION METHOD FOR CONTROL STRATEGY OF DISTRIBUTED HYBRID POWER SYSTEM | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18965863 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR AN ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECT | December 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18927467 | COMPUTERIZED TECHNIQUES FOR OPTIMIZED FLOORPLAN GENERATION | October 2024 | July 2025 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18640097 | Multi-Objective Optimized Evaluation Method Of Anti-Seismic Performance Of Slope Reinforced By Pile-Anchor System | April 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 18604423 | Systems and Methods for Generating Interior Designs Using Artificial Intelligence | March 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 16 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18597869 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING PARAMETERS OF AN ADVANCE STRESS RELIEF HOLE IN A ROCKBURST SOURCE ZONE OF A CONSTRUCTION TUNNEL IN DEEP-SEATED HARD ROCKS | March 2024 | March 2025 | Abandon | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18582259 | METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING RICE PANICLE FERTILIZER NITROGEN BASED ON CROP MODEL AND REMOTE SENSING COUPLING | February 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18443942 | PROCESS VARIABILITY SIMULATOR FOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES | February 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 21 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18682266 | ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR SETTING MACHINING CONDITION, ASSISTANCE PROGRAM USED IN THE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | February 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18423522 | AERODYNAMIC TURBOMACHINE COMPONENT WITH COOLING FEATURES AND METHOD OF MAKING | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18545990 | DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF FENCE PANELS AND FENCE PANEL COMPONENTS | December 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18389074 | COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | November 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18487765 | CONSTRAINT BASED AUTOMATIC TERRAIN SURFACE DESIGN | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18218432 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A LANDSCAPE DESIGN | July 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18032289 | GENERATING CONFORMAL STRUCTURES FOR 3D OBJECT MODELS | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18135055 | COMPUTER AIDED GENERATIVE DESIGN WITH OVERALL THICKNESS CONTROL TO FACILITATE MANUFACTURING AND STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE | April 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17970246 | FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION METHODOLOGY COMBINED WITH SIMULATION AND EXPERIMENT | October 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17956674 | COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS AND/OR COMPUTING DEVICES CONFIGURED FOR ORCHESTRATION OF ANONYMOUS BACKEND COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN DEVICES AND MAINTAINING/UPDATING SIMULATION STATES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17852935 | HIGH FIDELITY, REAL-TIME OBJECT BODY STATE GENERATOR WITH DATA-DRIVEN MODELING | June 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17807444 | COMPONENT, ASSEMBLY, AND USAGE PERSPICACITY MODEL AND USES THEREOF | June 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 45 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17786004 | DESIGN OF GRIPPING TOOLS FOR A LASER CUTTING MACHINE FOR SORTING PARTS | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17836989 | SIMULATION DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND SIMULATION METHOD FOR COMPREHENSIVELY SIMULATING BEHAVIOR OF SYSTEM | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17804411 | FUNCTION SAFETY AND FAULT MANAGEMENT MODELING AT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LEVEL (ESL) | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17719219 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEASURING AND ANALYZING ROADWAY OR PATHWAY LIGHTING DATA | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17702519 | INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH AIRFOIL SHEATHS | March 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17762287 | CONFORMAL COOLING CHANNEL DESIGN METHOD USING TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION DESIGN | March 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17693770 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN INTERACTIVE COMPLIANT MANUFACTURING PROCESS | March 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17694269 | AIRCRAFT MANEUVERING SYSTEM FOR SINGLE PROPELLER AIRCRAFT AND SINGLE PROPELLER AIRCRAFT | March 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17653266 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORECASTING BUILDING POWER CONSUMPTION | March 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17591445 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRAWING A DRAWING USING STRUCTURAL INFERENCE OF OBJECTS IN THE DRAWING | February 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17587738 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR DIGITALLY RENDERING THREE DIMENSIONAL DESIGNS FOR FOLDABLE PRODUCTS | January 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17586370 | OPTIMIZING PORT LOCATIONS FOR AN INVERSE-DESIGNED DEVICE | January 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17574293 | MACHINE LEARNING OF GEOLOGY BY PROBABILISTIC INTEGRATION OF LOCAL CONSTRAINTS | January 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 45 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17570616 | KNEE JOINT ORTHOTIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND KNEE JOINT ORTHOTIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND KNEE JOINT TREATMENT SUPPORT APPARATUS AND KNEE JOINT TREATMENT SUPPORT METHOD | January 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17565941 | COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EDUCATIONAL TABLE GAMES | December 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17563692 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM OF GENERATING DATA SET CONTAINING RGBD IMAGE OF ROBOT HAND AND 3D POSE OF 21 KEY POINTS ON HAND BY GAME ENGINE | December 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 49 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17559297 | PREDICTING INTERIOR MODELS OF STRUCTURES | December 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17543480 | HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY SIMULATION DEVICE AND METHOD | December 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17596147 | System and Method for Reducing Uncertainties in Thermal Histories | December 2021 | October 2025 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17539027 | TRANSITIONING SIMULATION ENTITIES BETWEEN SMART ENTITY STATUS AND DISCRETE ENTITY STATUS | November 2021 | November 2025 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17502656 | CUSTOMIZED ARTIFICIAL FINGERNAIL GENERATION SYSTEMS | October 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17459214 | SYNTHETIC GENERATION OF SIMULATION SCENARIOS AND PROBABILITY-BASED SIMULATION EVALUATION | August 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 49 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17434588 | Systems and Methods for Predicting the Geometry and Internal Structure of Turbine Blades | August 2021 | September 2025 | Allow | 49 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17410461 | QUANTUM SIMULATION DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF QUANTUM SIMULATION DEVICE | August 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17396200 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN DENTAL PROCEDURES | August 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 49 | 5 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17376323 | PERSONALIZED NEUROMOTOR REHABILITATION THERAPY FOR UPPER LIMB USING A NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL ARM MODEL | July 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17371497 | DETECTION AND PREDICTION OF SCREEN OUTS DURING DOWNHOLE FRACTURING OPERATIONS | July 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17417915 | MODELING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODEL OF TRACING THE ORIGIN OF DURIANS, AND METHOD FOR TRACING THE ORIGIN OF DURIANS | June 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17348874 | CONSTRUCTION MODEL CREATION SYSTEM, CONSTRUCTION MODEL CREATING METHOD, CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SYSTEM, CONSTRUCTION INSPECTING METHOD | June 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17317898 | METHOD TO GENERATE AND TRAINING MODELS IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT | May 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17284683 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING A PROSTHETIC ELEMENT | April 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17225633 | METHOD AND VARIABLE SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING WORKPIECE-SUPPORTING MODULE | April 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17212884 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUALLY COMPARING GEO-SPATIALLY ALIGNED DIGITAL CONTENT ACCORDING TO TIME | March 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 42 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17205022 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING AN INSTANT DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURABILITY OF A PART AT A COMPUTING DEVICE | March 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17174744 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING A TEMPORAL MODEL OF A MAGNETIC BEARING, DEVICE FOR MODELLING THE MAGNETIC BEARING AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS | February 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17165989 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS OF ADJUSTING TEMPERATURE RANGE IN SOLVING OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF ADJUSTING TEMPERATURE RANGE IN SOLVING OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM OF ADJUSTING TEMPERATURE RANGE IN SOLVING OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM | February 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17156780 | Predictive Modeling | January 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17156130 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATIVE DESIGN BASED ON DEEP LEARNING AND TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION | January 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 54 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17152300 | HYBRID COLLAPASE STRENGTH FOR BOREHOLE TUBULAR DESIGN | January 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 52 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17143513 | HIGH-THROUGHPUT COMPUTATIONAL MATERIAL SIMULATION OPTIMISATION METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON TIME PREDICTION | January 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17253556 | A METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF REAL SUBSOIL COMPOSITION | December 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17252484 | CASCADED MACHINE-LEARNING WORKFLOW FOR SALT SEISMIC INTERPRETATION | December 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 51 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17251211 | SIMULATION DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND SIMULATION METHOD FOR COMPREHENSIVELY SIMULATING BEHAVIOR OF SYSTEM IN WHICH SOME KIND OF EXTERNAL FORCE IS APPLIED TO WORKPIECE | December 2020 | November 2024 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17119240 | GENERATING PERCEPTION SCENARIOS FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE FROM SIMULATION DATA | December 2020 | November 2024 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17119231 | VALIDATING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SIMULATION SCENARIOS | December 2020 | July 2025 | Allow | 55 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15734661 | ANALYSIS DEVICE, ANALYSIS METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | December 2020 | April 2025 | Abandon | 53 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17096248 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OVERLAYING AND INTEGRATING COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN (CAD) DRAWINGS WITH FLUID MODELS | November 2020 | February 2025 | Allow | 51 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17084600 | BEHAVIOR MODEL OF PHOTODETECTORS WITH A BUILT-IN LOOKUP TABLE | October 2020 | May 2025 | Allow | 54 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17067682 | METHOD FOR ADAPTING CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | October 2020 | January 2025 | Abandon | 51 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17033180 | CONTROLS SYSTEM BASED DIGITAL TWIN FOR SUPERVISORY CONTROL OF INDEPENDENT CART TECHNOLOGY TRACKS AND LINES | September 2020 | July 2025 | Abandon | 57 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17010514 | OPTIMIZER OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | September 2020 | March 2025 | Abandon | 54 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16987270 | MACHINE LEARNING THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLUID FLOWS FOR INTERACTIVE AERODYNAMIC DESIGN | August 2020 | September 2025 | Allow | 60 | 9 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16941689 | Three-Dimensional (3D) Modeling Systems and Methods for Automatically Generating Photorealistic, Virtual 3D Package and Product Models from 3D and Two-Dimensional (2D) Imaging Assets | July 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 48 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16960925 | A METHOD OF OPERATING A CAD SYSTEM MODEL FOR MODELLING AN ARTICLE TO BE MANUFACTURED | July 2020 | October 2024 | Allow | 51 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16888956 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPENSATING FOR SPRING BACK OF STRUCTURES FORMED THROUGH INCREMENTAL SHEET FORMING | June 2020 | November 2024 | Allow | 53 | 5 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16864022 | AUTOMATED DESIGN DRAWING ANALYSIS FOR QUOTING AND MANUFACTURING FEEDBACK | April 2020 | January 2025 | Abandon | 57 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16652171 | RECURRENT NEURAL NETWORK MODEL FOR MULTI-STAGE PUMPING | March 2020 | September 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16646603 | PROBABILISTIC OIL PRODUCTION FORECASTING | March 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 49 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16785367 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING A JOINT | February 2020 | August 2025 | Allow | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16497167 | EVALUATING BLOOD FLOW OBSTRUCTION THROUGH ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE | September 2019 | February 2026 | Allow | 60 | 8 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 15773126 | AUTOMATED GENERATION OF BONE TREATMENT MEANS | May 2018 | January 2026 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 13449329 | FORMAL VERIFICATION OF MODELS USING CONCURRENT MODEL-REDUCTION AND MODEL-CHECKING | April 2012 | November 2012 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13280356 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ENFORCING PASSIVITY OF SCATTERING PARAMETER EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT | October 2011 | March 2014 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13192030 | RESERVOIR UPSCALING METHOD WITH PRESERVED TRANSMISSIBILITY | July 2011 | January 2014 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12902928 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF BRIDGE | October 2010 | May 2014 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 12897029 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MODELING PRODUCTION SYSTEM NETWORK UNCERTAINTY | October 2010 | October 2013 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12639017 | DETECTION OF DESIGN REDUNDANCY | December 2009 | May 2013 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12626901 | DYNAMIC GENERATION OF TESTS | November 2009 | December 2012 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12296647 | SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION DEVICE | September 2009 | October 2012 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12169034 | LOCATION OF BYPASSED HYDROCARBONS | July 2008 | November 2012 | Allow | 53 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 11914931 | SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT FOR SIMULATING PHYSICAL SYSTEM AND/OR SUB-SYSTEMS | June 2008 | March 2013 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11971042 | DURATION ESTIMATION OF REPEATED DIRECTED GRAPH TRAVERSAL | January 2008 | November 2012 | Allow | 59 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11864701 | AUTOMATED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM SIMULATION | September 2007 | April 2013 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11811492 | METHOD OF GENERATING TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE DUMMY MODEL AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING A COLLISION SIMULATION OF A TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE | June 2007 | October 2013 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 10481393 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRONIC MAP DATA CREATION METHOD | December 2003 | November 2007 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN.
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, 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.
✓ 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 MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN works in Art Unit 2189 and has examined 61 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 49 months.
Examiner MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN's allowance rate of 82.0% places them in the 54% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN receive 2.80 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 82% 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 MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN is 49 months. This places the examiner in the 6% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -6.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN. This interview benefit is in the 4% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 22.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 28% 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 34.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 51% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 133.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 85% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 16% 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 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, 85.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 87% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 13% 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 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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