Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16205115 | REMOTELY CONTROLLING A POWER SUPPLY OF AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | November 2018 | November 2019 | Abandon | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15263396 | POWER CONSERVATION IN AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS BY DELAYING ACTIVATION OF A PRINTING DRUM | September 2016 | October 2016 | Allow | 1 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15207977 | RESOLVING PRINT SETTING CONFLICTS IN AN IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM | July 2016 | January 2018 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15177356 | POWER CONSERVATION IN AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS BY DELAYING ACTIVATION OF A PRINTING DRUM | June 2016 | July 2016 | Allow | 1 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15021887 | PREPRINTING METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SECURED INFORMATION FOR GAMING SYSTEM | March 2016 | June 2018 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15055936 | POWER CONSERVATION IN AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS BY DELAYING ACTIVATION OF A PRINTING DRUM | February 2016 | April 2016 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15052491 | PULL PRINTING SYSTEM INCLUDING PRINTING DATA TRANSMITTER THAT TRANSMITS PULL PRINTING DATA AND STORAGE MEDIUM | February 2016 | April 2017 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14909130 | REMOTELY DISPLAYING AN OPERATION SCREEN OF AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | January 2016 | July 2017 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14948543 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | November 2015 | January 2019 | Allow | 38 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 14944787 | ADDING OR UPDATING AT LEAST ONE SERVICE OF A GENERIC ATTRIBUTE PROFILE | November 2015 | April 2017 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14877721 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY STORING PRINT DATA AND DISPLAYING ALERTS TO A USER | October 2015 | June 2018 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14686250 | FUNCTION EXPANSION METHOD IN A POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM USING PRINT DATA | April 2015 | October 2017 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14593321 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR ALERTING A USER TO AN UNDESIRED MAGNIFICATION OF A DOCUMENT WHEN COPYING THE DOCUMENT | January 2015 | April 2016 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14509409 | STOPPING POLLING OF A PERIPHERAL DEVICE ON A NETWORK IF THE PERIPHERAL DEVICE LEAVES THE NETWORK | October 2014 | October 2016 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14470295 | FUNCTION EXPANSION METHOD USING PRINT DATA FOR A POINT-OF-SALE TERMINAL | August 2014 | January 2015 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14327043 | CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A POINT OF SALE TERMINAL AND A PRINTER WITHOUT CHANGING AN APPLICATION ON THE POINT OF SALE TERMINAL | July 2014 | March 2015 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14311029 | DETERMINING WHETHER A SCANNED PAGE IS BLANK OR CONTAINS IMAGE DATA | June 2014 | March 2015 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14285812 | POWER SAVING MODES IN AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | May 2014 | January 2015 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14285445 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH RECURSIVE MEMORY CONFIGURED FOR SELECTIVELY STORING PRINT ERROR LOGS | May 2014 | January 2016 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14280785 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN A MAIN POWER SUPPLY AND AN AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY | May 2014 | November 2015 | Allow | 54 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14209884 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM FOR EXCHANGING LOCATION AND PROCESSING INFORMATION OF A JOB USING SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION | March 2014 | February 2017 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14202556 | TILT ANGLE CORRECTION FUNCTION ON AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | March 2014 | June 2015 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14202509 | JAPANESE HYPHENATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PRINTING SYSTEM | March 2014 | September 2014 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14091696 | REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF TONER USED IN PRINTING | November 2013 | September 2014 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14067702 | USAGE TRACKING IN A DISTRIBUTED SCAN SYSTEM | October 2013 | February 2017 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14066283 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD ERASING PRINT DATA IN DESCENDING OR ASCENDING ORDER OF FILE SIZE DEPENDENT UPON FREE MEMORY SPACE AVAILABLE | October 2013 | September 2014 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14066318 | CHANGING SPEED OF NETWORK CONNECTION DEPENDING UPON SLEEP STATE OF NETWORK CONTROLLER | October 2013 | December 2014 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14066100 | SELECTIVELY ALLOWING EXECUTION OF A CONTROL COMMAND ASSOCIATED WITH A PAGE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE IN AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | October 2013 | October 2015 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13955272 | FUNCTION EXPANSION METHOD USING PRINT DATA FOR A POINT-OF-SALE TERMINAL | July 2013 | May 2014 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13949548 | MERGING A SCANNED DOCUMENT WITH AN EXISTING DOCUMENT | July 2013 | May 2014 | Allow | 10 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13909244 | FILE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE | June 2013 | October 2014 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13909211 | bidirectional communication technique between an information processing apparatus and an image processing apparatus | June 2013 | May 2014 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13908360 | PRINTING APPARATUS THAT SELECTS PAPER TRAY WITH PRIORITY BASED ON PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF SENSOR | June 2013 | September 2015 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 13870881 | DISTRIBUTING SETTING VALUES FROM A CLIENT DEVICE TO AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | April 2013 | February 2015 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13841554 | JAM DETECTION AND REMOVAL IN AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS SYSTEM | March 2013 | September 2014 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13786253 | Colorspace Conversion Based on Ambient Light Detection | March 2013 | May 2013 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13754576 | Automated File Generation Using a Multifunction Peripheral | January 2013 | September 2014 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13754520 | Image processing apparatus that updates a message on a server after an image is edited, the server providing a microblogging function | January 2013 | December 2013 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13754582 | MOBILE DEVICE IMPLEMENTING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION TO PRINT WITH MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERAL DEVICE | January 2013 | July 2014 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13733294 | GENERATING A PREVIEW IMAGE BY PROVIDING A COLOR MATCHING FUNCTION AND A COLOR EDITING FUNCTION FOR DIFFERENT OBJECTS CONTAINED IN A DOCUMENT TO BE PRINTED | January 2013 | March 2013 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13727867 | reducing an EMI effect by preventing the diffuse width with the SSCG from being limited by the jitter standard value in a structure in which a PLL circuit is mounted | December 2012 | March 2013 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13690207 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT CHANGES DIRECTION OF IMAGE ON DISPLAY BASED ON AT LEAST COORDINATE INFORMATION AND FACING DIRECTION OF A CAPTURING UNIT | November 2012 | September 2014 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13673801 | DETERMINING ROUTE AND OF PRINT DATA AND IF CONVERSION OF PRINT DATA IS NECESSARY | November 2012 | March 2015 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13664037 | CHANGING A THRESHOLD VALUE OF AN AMOUNT OF DATA TO BE STORED IN A STORAGE DEVICE BASED ON A TYPE OF ERROR | October 2012 | December 2014 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 13652063 | printing device for transmitting print authentication token and electronic mail address in response to a request | October 2012 | October 2013 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13621945 | method and apparatus for performing direct printing by analyzing the bytes of the print data | September 2012 | September 2014 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13586944 | APPENDING A PRINT PASSWORD AND A REPRINT PASSWORD TO A PRINT JOB | August 2012 | November 2014 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 13487546 | processing print data using a user interface before transmitting the print data to a printer | June 2012 | November 2013 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13487130 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRINT DOCUMENT RELEASE VIA MOBILE DEVICE | June 2012 | July 2014 | Allow | 25 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13486577 | SECURE CLOUD BASED PRINTING | June 2012 | August 2013 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13472703 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS IN WHICH TONE CORRECTION SETTING IS CONTROLLED | May 2012 | July 2014 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13505723 | VISUAL IMAGES PROCESSED ON PORTIONS OF FOLDED SUBSTRATE | May 2012 | September 2015 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13459345 | RESTRICTING PRINT CONTROL UNTIL DOCUMENT DATA UPDATE | April 2012 | August 2012 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13454227 | determining between a handwriting and a soft key input mode for an image forming apparatus | April 2012 | September 2013 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13454274 | REDUCING WHITE SPACE IN A MEDIUM FOR PRINTING | April 2012 | November 2014 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13448684 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TRANSFERRING ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY OF AUTHENTICATION PRINT DATA | April 2012 | June 2014 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13444018 | method of compensating for errors caused by a print head using skew correction | April 2012 | August 2013 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13443288 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS COMPRISING A SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND AN IMAGE READING DEVICE | April 2012 | March 2015 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 13438228 | controlling electric power supply to a memory in an image processing apparatus | April 2012 | August 2014 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 13431555 | PRINT MANAGEMENT FOR PLURALITY OF PRINT REQUESTS IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | March 2012 | October 2013 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13418756 | DELETING MAIL AT A SERVER AFTER IT IS CONFIRMED THE MAIL IS READ | March 2012 | July 2014 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13418790 | MANAGING PERIPHERAL DEVICES USING A DISPLAY SCREEN | March 2012 | November 2013 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13418519 | EXPANDING A SHEET TO BE CUT WHEN AN INK DOT IS PRESENT IN A CUT POSITION | March 2012 | June 2013 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13419240 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC DEPLOYMENT OF CLOUD-BASED PRINTING SERVICES | March 2012 | October 2013 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13323801 | redistribution of pixel values in an image forming apparatus or method | December 2011 | April 2014 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 13323712 | a system which can utilize a function of an image processing apparatus as a web service | December 2011 | November 2013 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13235778 | error identification and recovery in variable print jobs | September 2011 | June 2013 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13219200 | Apparatus for storing and maintaining printing-associated information updated during the operation of the printing apparatus in a non-volatile storage unit | August 2011 | August 2013 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13137403 | rendering control method in which a processor and a hardware accelerator can be used efficiently | August 2011 | September 2013 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13194847 | print job management server which manages print jobs to be processed by an image forming apparatus | July 2011 | October 2013 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13154078 | CHOOSING A PRINTING DEVICE BASED ON ACCUMULATED POWER CONSUMPTION IN A NETWORK | June 2011 | June 2013 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13112292 | selecting from a plural of energy saving modes | May 2011 | December 2013 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13064655 | AN IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM FOR PRINTING CONTENTS OF A WIDGET APPLICATION EXECUTED IN A MOBILE TERMINAL | April 2011 | June 2014 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13080245 | selectively displaying print job information based on image forming apparatus display capability | April 2011 | June 2014 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 13053746 | RECEIVING ERROR SCREEN FROM IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND FROM EXTERNAL SERVER | March 2011 | April 2013 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13047181 | REDUCING AN EMI EFFECT BY PREVENTING THE DIFFUSE WIDTH WITH THE SSCG FROM BEING LIMITED BY THE JITTER STANDARD VALUE IN A STRUCTURE IN WHICH THE PLL CIRCUIT IS MOUNTED | March 2011 | September 2012 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13036546 | SHARING COMMON PRINTING PASSWORDS AMONG MULTIPLE PRINTING DEVICES CONNECTED TO NETWORK | February 2011 | November 2013 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13032993 | ESTABLISHING JOB TICKET VALUES OF A PRINT JOB IN A PRINT SHOP ARCHITECTURE | February 2011 | July 2012 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13032930 | providing print operations to virtually any client regardless of the computing environment of the client | February 2011 | January 2013 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12965770 | INSPECTING FOR ERRORS IN PRINT DATA AND CONDITIONALLY SAVING THE PRINT DATA DEPENDENT UPON MEMORY SPACE | December 2010 | February 2015 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 12964835 | AUTOMATICALLY SELECTING A PAPER WITH INCREASED DIMENSIONS THAN ORIGINALLY DESIRED FOR PRINTING AND ADDING ADVERTISEMENT CONTENT TO THE INCREASED DIMENSIONAL AREA OF THE PAPER | December 2010 | December 2013 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12964530 | REDUCING REDUNDANCY OF PROCESSING BY ACQUIRING IMAGE CORRECTION OR A PARAMETER THAT HAS BEEN ALREADY PERFORMED AT ANOTHER APPARATUS | December 2010 | March 2013 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12907988 | moving a portion of a print job from one printer queue to another printer queue | October 2010 | September 2014 | Allow | 47 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12872829 | Merging a scanned document with an existing document on a server | August 2010 | April 2013 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12918936 | APPENDING RESTRICTION INFORMATION TO A JOB BEFORE TRANSMISSION | August 2010 | December 2012 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12850464 | prevent printing if image data on preprinted sheet does not match data on at least one sheet | August 2010 | April 2013 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12847232 | A HANDOVER TECHNIQUE OF SET VALUES OF PRINTER DRIVERS | July 2010 | February 2013 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12846670 | REGISTERING A PLURALITY OF TASKS WITH RESPECT TO A DOCUMENT FOR PROCESSING | July 2010 | October 2012 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12824419 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF EXECUTING CHECK PRINTING | June 2010 | February 2014 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12789519 | printing variable data on a variety of different pre-printed stocks | May 2010 | March 2013 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12724470 | USING IMAGES TO DIAGNOSE DEFECTS IN AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | March 2010 | January 2014 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 12724001 | resolution conversion using deviation direction of a pixel value of an image | March 2010 | September 2013 | Allow | 42 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 12692990 | transmitting a print job, including destination information, from a network terminal to a printing apparatus through a print server | January 2010 | May 2013 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12692945 | Appending Restriction Information to a Job before Transmission | January 2010 | January 2013 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 12628056 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING USER SETUP INFORMATION | November 2009 | February 2013 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12546814 | PRINTING EVEN THOUGH IMAGE DATA FROM A SERVER CANNOT BE ACQUIRED FOR PRINTING | August 2009 | July 2012 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12545398 | USING AMBIENT LIGHT TO DETERMINE AN OUTPUT COLORMAP | August 2009 | November 2012 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 12512650 | RETRIEVING SUBSTITUTE IMAGE DATA FROM A FILE WHEN IMAGE DATA FROM THE FILE CANNOT BE PROCESSED | July 2009 | February 2013 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12405879 | CHANGING A THRESHOLD VALUE OF AN AMOUNT OF DATA TO BE STORE IN A STORAGE DEVICE | March 2009 | July 2012 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 12405916 | ERROR NOTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS | March 2009 | February 2013 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RUST, ERIC A.
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, 40.0% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner RUST, ERIC A works in Art Unit 2682 and has examined 113 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 99.1%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Examiner RUST, ERIC A's allowance rate of 99.1% places them in the 92% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by RUST, ERIC A receive 1.93 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 43% 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 RUST, ERIC A is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 75% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -1.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RUST, ERIC A. This interview benefit is in the 10% 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, 34.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 76% 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 38.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 59% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 56% 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 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 65% 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 above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 57.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 57% 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 1.8% of allowed cases (in the 73% 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 5.4% of allowed cases (in the 83% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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