Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17257276 | Melt Confinement Device | December 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17256578 | Device for Confining Nuclear Reactor Core Melt | December 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17256583 | Container and Method for Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel | December 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17126201 | SILVER NANOWIRE PROTECTION LAYER STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | December 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17105975 | Method and Device for Object Pointing in Virtual Reality (VR) Scene Using a Gamepad, and VR Apparatus | November 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17058243 | JET IMPINGEMENT COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD | November 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17073939 | NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE CANISTERS, WELDS, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | October 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17066038 | DEFECTIVE FUEL BUNDLE LOCATION SYSTEM | October 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17045086 | NUCLEAR REACTOR, GUIDE TUBE SUPPORT, AND CORRESPONDING MAINTENANCE METHOD | October 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17024208 | Predictive Model Construction and Prediction Method for Radioactive Metal Corrosion Concentration in Nuclear Reactor Water | September 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17021169 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH DEVICE WITH HIGH SENSITIVITY AND LOW POWER CONSUMPTION | September 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17017534 | HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS FOR NUCLEAR REACTOR CORES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS | September 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16978393 | Neutron Source and Method of Producing a Neutron Beam | September 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16997449 | SPARGER FOR REDUCING THE CONCENTRATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS AND NUCLEAR POWER PLANT HAVING THE SAME | August 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16759617 | TOUCH CONTROL DEVICE APPLIED TO CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN, PROCESSING DEVICE, AND TOUCH CONTROL SYSTEM FOR REMOTE GAMEPAD OPERATION | August 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16966242 | PRODUCTION OF NEUTRAL BEAMS OF HIGHLY SPIN-POLARIZED HYDROGEN ISOTOPES FROM MOLECULAR PHOTODISSOCIATION | July 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16962995 | STORAGE BASKET FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, HAVING AN OPTIMISED SPACE REQUIREMENT AND HOUSINGS WITH MORE ACCURATE GEOMETRY | July 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16929614 | NUCLEAR-FUEL SINTERED PELLETS BASED ON OXIDE IN WHICH FINE PRECIPITATE MATERIAL IS DISPERSED IN CIRCUMFERENTIAL DIRECTION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME | July 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16919425 | ILLUMINATED DEVICE ENCLOSURE WITH DYNAMIC TRACKPAD COMPRISING TRANSLUCENT LAYERS WITH LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENTS | July 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16959875 | COOLING WATER SAFETY INJECTION DEVICE POWERED BY STEAM DISCHARGED DURING AN ACCIDENT AND NUCLEAR POWER PLANT HAVING THE SAME | July 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16772787 | Method for determining at least one threshold value of at least one operating parameter of a nuclear reactor, and associated computer program and electronic system | June 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16889008 | NEUTRON EMITTER FOR A NUCLEAR-FUEL REACTOR | June 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16871221 | RACK FOR UNDERWATER STORAGE OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL | May 2020 | April 2022 | Abandon | 24 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16758655 | PULSED MERGING COMPRESSION IN A SPHERICAL TOKAMAK REACTOR | April 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16756343 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING A PLURALITY OF IMAGES BY SUPERIMPOSITION USING A PLURALITY OF MEMORY CIRCUITS | April 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16753789 | FULL-DIGITAL ROD POSITION MEASUREMENT DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF | April 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16826533 | THERMAL DIVIDER INSERT AND METHOD FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL CASK CREATING BOTH AIR INLETS AND AIR OUTLETS AT THE TOP OF THE OVERPACK | March 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16645066 | System Of Converging Plasma Pistons | March 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16749872 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING ATMOSPHERIC RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS CAUSED BY SEVERE ACCIDENT | January 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16627734 | Method and system for bringing a nuclear power plant into a safe state after extreme effect | December 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16627599 | MACHINE LEARNING IN FUSION REACTORS | December 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16613792 | NUCLEAR POWER GENERATOR, FUEL CARTRIDGES, AND COOLING TUBES FOR NUCLEAR POWER GENERATOR, AND RELATED METHODS | November 2019 | December 2021 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16609870 | METHOD FOR VERIFYING MEASUREMENT CONTROL SYSTEM OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, AND VERIFICATION DEVICE THEREFOR | October 2019 | July 2022 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16661398 | REACTOR FUEL PELLETS WITH THERMALLY-CONDUCTIVE INSERTS, AND RELATED REACTOR FUEL PELLET ARRANGEMENTS | October 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16595266 | NUCLEAR FUSION REACTOR WITH TOROIDAL SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC COILS IMPLEMENTING INERTIAL ELECTROSTATIC HEATING | October 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16589123 | LAPTOP WITH MULTI-DISPLAY FUNCTIONALITY | September 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16578335 | NETWORK AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHIPYARD MANUFACTURED AND OCEAN DELIVERED NUCLEAR PLATFORM | September 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16566526 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING NORMAL AND STANDBY MODES THROUGH DRIVING TRANSISTOR VOLTAGE CONTROL | September 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16487338 | Z-PINCH PLASMA CONFINEMENT SYSTEM HAVING INTERMEDIATE ELECTRODE AND METHODS FOR USE | August 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16541612 | BACKLIGHT MODULATION FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH EYETRACKING FOR VIRTUAL REALITY | August 2019 | February 2020 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16534029 | PASSIVE E-PAPER IMAGING AND ERASING | August 2019 | November 2019 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16521887 | INJECTABLE SACRIFICIAL MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONTAIN MOLTEN CORIUM IN NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS | July 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16476280 | TOUCH CONTROL STRUCTURE HAVING METAL WIRINGS MOUNTED AROUND A FUNCTIONAL MODULE, AND DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME | July 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16439814 | CONTAINER FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMPRISING L-SHAPED GROOVES FOR FIXEDLY CONNECTING COVER WITHOUT WELDS | June 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16467849 | HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE INPUT DEVICE COMPRISING FASTENING MEMBER | June 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16464064 | TOUCH INPUT DEVICE FOR DETECTING PRESSURE WITH DISPLAY NOISE COMPENSATION | May 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16463374 | METHOD FOR LASER-INDUCED EXCITATION OF RADIO FREQUENCY PLASMA AT LOW AIR PRESSURE | May 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16348076 | FAULT TOLERANT LCD DISPLAY USING REDUNDANT DRIVERS, SELECT LINES, DATA LINES, AND SWITCHES | May 2019 | January 2020 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16386944 | MULTIMEDIA OPERATING STATION FOR AUTOMATIC MACHINE OPERATORS | April 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16364885 | CONDUCTOR SUPPORT MEMBER FOR CONDUCTORS CONNECTING TOUCH AND DISPLAY SUBSTRATES IN A TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE | March 2019 | February 2020 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16299157 | ALTERNATING SELF-COMPENSATION CIRCUIT | March 2019 | March 2020 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16329233 | DISPLAY PANEL TEST DETECTION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STORING A PICTURE FOR DETECTION IN A SOURCE DRIVER CIRCUIT BOARD | February 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16286768 | TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE INCLUDING A CONTROLLER TO ADJUST A SENSING PARAMETER BASED ON ACCUMULATIVE FOLDING, DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME | February 2019 | December 2019 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16328987 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING TOUCHSCREEN WITH PRESSURE SENSING HEAT RADIATION LAYERS | February 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16283804 | Head-Worn Image Display Apparatus for Stereoscopic Microsurgery | February 2019 | March 2020 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16323536 | DOUBLE-SCREEN DISPLAY DEVICE AND SWITCH METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | February 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16262269 | MODULAR PERIPHERAL DEVICE ASSEMBLY | January 2019 | August 2019 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16257253 | FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR HAVING DUAL GATE OXIDE INSULATING LAYERS, DISPLAY ELEMENT, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND SYSTEM | January 2019 | February 2020 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16250938 | TUNGSTEN FRAME OF A HAPTIC FEEDBACK MODULE FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | January 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16318595 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING AND CORRECTING IMAGE INFORMATION FOR AN OBSERVER | January 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16244213 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING TRANSPARENCY AND POLARITY | January 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16244350 | FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR, DISPLAY ELEMENT, IMAGE DISPLAY, SYSTEM, AND COMPOSITION OF GATE INSULATING LAYER INCLUDING SILICON AND MAGNESIUM OXIDES | January 2019 | January 2020 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16244457 | REDUCED LINE COUNT TOUCH PANEL FOR MUTUAL CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENTS | January 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16314888 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE OPERATING METHOD | January 2019 | August 2020 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16314804 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, MOVING BODY DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD FOR DETERMINING ILLUMINANCE VALUE OF THE DISPLAY SCREEN | January 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16237059 | CONTROLLING A POWER OUTPUT OF A NUCLEAR REACTION WITHOUT CONTROL RODS | December 2018 | March 2022 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16236452 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CALIBRATION AFTER IMPACT DETECTION | December 2018 | March 2020 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16234321 | FRAMELESS DISPLAY MODULE | December 2018 | May 2020 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16313464 | DISPLAY PANEL DETECTION METHOD AND DISPLAY PANEL DETECTION DEVICE | December 2018 | January 2020 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16312554 | DISPLAY PANEL DETECTION METHOD AND DISPLAY PANEL DETECTION DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING POWER AND CLOCK SIGNALS | December 2018 | March 2020 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16312280 | Method for calculating a PCI margin associated with a loading pattern of a nuclear reactor, associated system, computer program and medium | December 2018 | January 2022 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16226516 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING LOW POTENTIAL POWER PAD CONTACT | December 2018 | April 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16311396 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRIVING DISPLAY PANEL WITH TWO PULSE SIGNALS FOR PRECHARGING PIXEL DRIVE CELLS | December 2018 | May 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16221367 | Display Device with different size Subpixels and Operating Method for such a Display Device | December 2018 | January 2020 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16094434 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DRIVE METHOD FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH DISCHARGE CAPACITOR CONNECTED TO SIGNAL LINE | December 2018 | January 2020 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16212789 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING USE OF CAPTURED IMAGES FROM HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY APPARATUS | December 2018 | July 2020 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16203659 | LIGHT RAY DIRECTION CONTROLLING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2018 | November 2019 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16203150 | Display Panel Having Overlapping Electrode Lines and Display Device Including the Same | November 2018 | June 2019 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16159163 | REVERSIBLE DISPLAY MODULE INCLUDING TRANSPARENT DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE DISPLAY MODULE | October 2018 | May 2019 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16157227 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE WITH AUXILIARY GATE METAL PATTERN FOR COMMON ELECTRODE CONNECTION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE | October 2018 | January 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16092950 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR COLOR GAMUT RANGE VARIATION AND DRIVING CURRENT ADJUSTMENT | October 2018 | March 2020 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16145959 | HAPTIC ACTUATOR HAVING A BLADDER AND ONE OR MORE CONSTRAINING STRUCTURES | September 2018 | May 2020 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16129894 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING OPTICAL MEMBER INCLINATION ANGLE ADJUSTMENT, AND VEHICLE | September 2018 | January 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16129816 | DISPLAY ASSEMBLIES DISPOSED INSIDE MECHANICAL KEYS IN A MECHANICAL KEYBOARD | September 2018 | December 2019 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16126564 | OPTICAL SPLITTER FOR INTEGRATED EYE TRACKING AND SCANNING LASER PROJECTION IN WEARABLE HEADS-UP DISPLAYS | September 2018 | August 2019 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16126555 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS THAT INTEGRATE EYE TRACKING AND SCANNING LASER PROJECTION IN WEARABLE HEADS-UP DISPLAYS | September 2018 | May 2019 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16112771 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY PANEL HAVING SELECTION PULSE FOR A SCANNING LEAD-OUT LINE BASED ON DISTANCE | August 2018 | September 2019 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16112517 | WEARABLE HAPTIC DEVICES WITH JAMMING ASSEMBLIES FOR HAPTIC JAMMING | August 2018 | September 2019 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16064677 | METHOD FOR DRIVING A DISPLAY APPARATUS, APPARATUS FOR DRIVING A DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS BY ADJUSTING A SECOND COLOR LUMINANCE RATIO LESS THAN FIRST AND THIRD RATIOS AT LARGE VIEWING ANGLES | June 2018 | December 2019 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16064805 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS-APPARATUS COMMUNICATION | June 2018 | September 2019 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16064789 | METHOD, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING DISPLAY APPARATUS BY ADJUSTING RED, GREEN AND BLUE GAMMA AND ADJUSTING GREEN AND BLUE LIGHT SOURCES | June 2018 | December 2019 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16064762 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING METHOD, DRIVING DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | June 2018 | June 2020 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15995258 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF EVALUATING RESPONSE TIME OF NUCLEAR PLANT PROTECTION SYSTEM | June 2018 | May 2022 | Allow | 47 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15980765 | FUNCTION SELECTION DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | May 2018 | June 2020 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15776332 | Wearable Electronic Device Having Multiple Touch Sensitive Areas Outside of Viewable Display Area | May 2018 | February 2020 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15775873 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SEPARATELY DRIVEN DISPLAY AREAS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | May 2018 | December 2019 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15978306 | PROGRAMMABLE ACTIVE MATRIX OF ELECTRODES | May 2018 | August 2019 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15978181 | INPUT SENSING UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME | May 2018 | July 2019 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15965840 | ILLUMINATED DEVICE ENCLOSURE WITH DYNAMIC TRACKPAD | April 2018 | November 2019 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15764228 | Driving Method for Reducing Ghosting of Electrophoretic Display | March 2018 | April 2019 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RITCHIE, DARLENE M.
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, 20.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
⚠ 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 RITCHIE, DARLENE M works in Art Unit 2628 and has examined 228 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.
Examiner RITCHIE, DARLENE M's allowance rate of 89.0% places them in the 71% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by RITCHIE, DARLENE M receive 1.32 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 16% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by RITCHIE, DARLENE M is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 87% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +19.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RITCHIE, DARLENE M. This interview benefit is in the 61% 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, 35.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 52.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
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 10% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 49% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 62.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 65% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 58% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.0% of allowed cases (in the 70% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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