Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18754466 | HARD DISK DRIVE INCLUDING ANNULAR SPACER WITH INCLINED REGION ON MAIN SURFACE | June 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18636662 | FERROELECTRIC STORAGE APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CONDUCTIVE PROBE | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18634025 | MAGNETIC HEAD WITH A MULTILAYER BETWEEN A MAIN POLE AND AN AUXILIARY POLE AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE | April 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18630195 | MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE WITH RECORDING CURRENT ARRANGEMENT | April 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18625025 | Electroplating Of High Damping Material For Trailing Shield In A Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Writer | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18590756 | DISK DEVICE WITH COVER DAMPING CONFIGURATION | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18428988 | DISK DEVICE WITH FILTERS ARRANGED IN FILTER UNIT CONFIGURATIONS | January 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18425544 | MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC ELEMENT CONFIGURATION DETAILS | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18538367 | MAGNETIC TAPE HAVING CHARACTERIZED DARK REGIONS ON MAGNETIC LAYER, MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE, AND MAGNETIC TAPE APPARATUS | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18538634 | MAGNETIC TAPE HAVING CHARACTERIZED BRIGHT REGIONS ON MAGNETIC LAYER, MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE, AND MAGNETIC TAPE APPARATUS | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18533533 | DFL Reader Signal Sidebump Imbalance Reduction | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18524221 | MAGNETIC TAPE HAVING CHARACTERIZED MAGNETIC LAYER SURFACE, MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE, AND MAGNETIC TAPE APPARATUS | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18497867 | Adaptive Bias Control for Magnetic Recording Head | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18378400 | SUSPENSION LOAD BEAM RAIL-BASED GIMBAL LIMITER | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18286273 | MAGNETIC RECORDING CARTRIDGE INCLUDING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING A VARIATION IN WIDTH | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18483454 | DISK DEVICE WITH WIRING BOARD ON OUTER SURFACE OF HOUSING AND CONNECTED TO MOTOR AND SEALING CONFIGURATION | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18284215 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING A CORE PART LEVEL DIFFERENCE | September 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18283444 | SPINDLE MOTOR WITH BEARING PART ARRANGEMENT AND DISK DRIVING DEVICE HAVING SAME | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18471031 | Reader Noise Reduction Using Spin Hall Effects | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18370020 | FLEXURE OF DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION AND DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION | September 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18468827 | HARD DISK DRIVE (HDD) WITH ACOUSTIC NOISE DETECTION | September 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18368220 | Spin-Orbit Torque SOT Reader with Recessed Spin Hall Effect Layer | September 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18465340 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING METAL MEMBER AND SCREW THAT ATTACHES CONNECTOR AND METAL MEMBER TO HOUSING | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18281714 | TAPE REEL WITH REEL HUB HAVING EXPANDING OUTER PERIPHERAL REGIONS, TAPE CARTRIDGE, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING TAPE REEL | September 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18244555 | Topological Insulator Based Spin Torque Oscillator Reader | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18462413 | BASE PLATE WITH METAL MEMBER EMBEDDED IN THE PERIPHERAL WALL PART, MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME | September 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18243053 | DFL TDMR Middle Shield Throat Height Control for Improved Stability | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18460989 | RECORDING AND REPRODUCING DEVICE WITH MEDIUM REGULATING PORTION | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18459317 | DISK APPARATUS HAVING A SHOCK ABSOBER BETWEEN A HOUSING OF THE DISK APPARATUS AND A PROTECTIVE COVER FOR THE DISK APPARATUS | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18458923 | MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE HAVING HEATER TO ADJUST SPACING BETWEEN MAGNETIC DISK AND MAGNETIC HEAD | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18547621 | IMPACT RESISTANT MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMPACT RESISTANT MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18453518 | DISK DEVICE AND HEAD GIMBAL ASSEMBLY HAVING DAMPER ON INCLINED SURFACE OF LOAD BEAM | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18232256 | Buffer Layers And Interlayers That Promote BiSbx (012) Alloy Orientation For SOT And MRAM Devices | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18446944 | DISK DEVICE AND HEAD STACK ASSEMBLY HAVING DAMPER ON INCLINED SURFACE OF LOAD BEAM | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18231972 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT INCLUDES A COMPOSITION THAT CAN ACTIVELY GENERATE AND RELEASE A GASEOUS OXIDIZING AGENT COMPONENT INTO AN INTERIOR SPACE OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND RELATED SUBASSEMBLIES AND METHODS | August 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18232031 | DATA STORAGE DEVICE WITH RAPID IN-FIELD REPEATABLE RUNOUT NOISE REMOVAL CALIBRATION | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18229785 | Higher Areal Density Non-Local Spin Orbit Torque (SOT) Writer with Topological Insulator Materials | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18229775 | Methods for Improving Track Density in Dual-Reel Removable Tape Devices and Fixed Tape Devices | August 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18229589 | PRE-SOLDER BUMP PREVENTIVE OVERCOATING | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18363423 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM WITH VARYING COMPOSITION RATIO AND MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18363573 | MAGNETIC HEAD WITH MULTILAYER CONFIGURATION BETWEEN MAGNETIC POLES AND MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE | August 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18228517 | Produce Thinner DTS and Adjustable Capacitance for TDMR Heads | July 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18360582 | RAMP SUPPORT FOR A MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICE | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18358677 | MAGNETIC HEAD WITH MULTILAYER CONFIGURATION BETWEEN MAGNETIC POLES AND MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18226111 | SPINTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING DUAL FGL AND DUAL SPL TO REDUCE PERPENDICULAR FIELD AT WRITING LOCATION | July 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18226109 | DUAL FGL AND DUAL SPL SPINTRONIC DEVICE TO REDUCE PERPENDICULAR FIELD AT WRITING LOCATION | July 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18226114 | Method to Enhance Spin Torque Layer Performance in a Spintronic Device | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18358872 | MAGNETIC HEAD WITH MULTILAYER CONFIGURATION BETWEEN MAGNETIC POLES AND MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18358684 | MECHANISM TO SHIFT THE HEAD SPAN OF A TAPE HEAD AT A WAFER LEVEL | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18358875 | MAGNETIC HEAD WITH MULTILAYER CONFIGURATION BETWEEN MAGNETIC POLES AND MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18224423 | EXTENDED CENTER STIFFENER PLATE FOR IMPROVED STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS OF ACTUATORS IN A MULTI-ACTUATOR HARD DISK DRIVE | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18355133 | MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD WITH CURRENT PATH BETWEEN TRAILING SHIELD AND LEADING SHIELD FOR IMPROVED RESISTANCE | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18354959 | MAGNETIC HEAD HAVING MULTIPLE SHIELDS AND MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18222840 | REMOVABLE DISK CLAMP FOR READ-WRITE DEVICE IN ARCHIVAL DATA STORAGE LIBRARY | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18222964 | DATA STORAGE LIBRARY MAGNETIC DISK RETAIN AND EXCHANGE SYSTEM | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18351683 | BATCH SCHEME FOR MAGNETIC-TAPE OPERATION | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18351344 | MAGNETIC RECORDING HEADS HAVING ONE OR MORE DUSTING LAYERS FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICES | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18350544 | SLIDER AIR BEARING DESIGNS WITH SIDE BLOCKER FOR CONTAMINATION ROBUSTNESS | July 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18349803 | CAP LAYER ABLE TO BE REACTIVE ION ETCHED FOR RSB DFL READ ELEMENTS | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18348073 | MICROWAVE-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING (MAMR) HEAD SLIDER WITH DIAMOIND-LIKE CARBON LAYER AND A SILICON NITRIDE LAYER, AND RELATED HEAD GIMBAL ASSEMBLY AND DISK DRIVE UNIT | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18211279 | MINIMIZING HIGH RESOLUTION TAPE DIRECTORY RECOVERY TIME | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18333820 | MAGNETIC MEDIA DECOMMISSION MANAGEMENT IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322163 | DATA STORAGE DEVICE PRE-BIASING WRITE CURRENT FOR ENERGY ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18316641 | FERROELECTRIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND FERROELECTRIC STORAGE APPARATUS | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18196045 | MOUNTING MAGNETIC TAPES BASED ON LIFECYCLE METRICS AND END OF LIFE INDICATORS | May 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18195225 | Suspension Assembly With Dimple Features For Engagement With Actuator Arm | May 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18303899 | THIN SUBSTRATE BUILT-IN HARD DISK DRIVE AND BASE PLATE MEMBER FOR THIN SUBSTRATE BUILT-IN HARD DISK DRIVE | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18298730 | MAGNETIC TAPE HAVING CHARACTERIZED MAGNETIC LAYER SURFACE, MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE, AND MAGNETIC TAPE APPARATUS | April 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18298084 | MAGNETIC TAPE WITH PARTICULAR SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS, MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE, AND MAGNETIC TAPE APPARATUS | April 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18297814 | BEARING APPARATUS HAVING INNER SHAFT MALE THREAD PART EXTENDING OUT FROM OUTER SHAFT OPENING TO ATTACH TO DISK DRIVE BASE | April 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18132035 | MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC DISK OVERWRITE CHARACTERISTICS ARRANGEMENT | April 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18131612 | Load Beam Limiter Tabs For HAMR Head Slider Protection | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 18029251 | HARD DISK DRIVE SPACER HAVING CHAMFERED SURFACE AND MAIN SURFACE WITH INCLINED REGION | March 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18183171 | TAPE REEL IN WHICH A BENDING ELASTIC MODULUS OF A FIRST FLANGE IS SMALLER THAN THAT OF A SECOND FLANGE, AND TAPE CARTRIDGE | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18180150 | PACKAGE AND PACKAGING METHOD THAT FACILITATE PACKAGING WORK OF A MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE OR REMOVING WORK OF A PACKAGING MEMBER | March 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18179279 | DISK DEVICE | March 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18117135 | Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Writer with Tunable Two Bias Branches | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18116642 | DISK DEVICE SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY WITH MICROACTUATOR GROUNDING CONFIGURATION | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18114879 | MAGNETIC HEAD AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE | February 2023 | July 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18172355 | MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE INCLUDING A STORAGE MEDIUM IN WHICH IDENTIFIER READING CONDITION INFORMATION IS STORED | February 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18172209 | FLEXURE OF SUSPENSION FOR DISK DRIVE AND SUSPENSION FOR DISK DRIVE, THE FLEXURE HAVING AN AREA WITH REDUCED THICKNESS WHERE AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT IS MOUNTED | February 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18019919 | MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECT ELEMENT CONTAINING HEUSLER ALLOY WITH ADDITIVE ELEMENT | February 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18165101 | MAGNETIC HEAD WITH STACKED BODY CONFIGURATIONS AND MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | February 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18102975 | Magnetic Flux Guiding Device With Spin Torque Oscillator (STO) Film Having Negative Spin Polarization Layers In Assisted Writing Application | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18160309 | MOLD, TAPE REEL, AND TAPE CARTRIDGE | January 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18097227 | TAPE DRIVE WITH A TAPE ROLLER ASSEMBLY THAT INCLUDES A ROLLER MEMBER AND A STOP MECHANISM | January 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18093732 | Tunneling Magnetoresistance Device With Magnetically Soft High Moment Free Layer | January 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18083791 | DISK DRIVE SUSPENSION INCLUDING A DAMPER MATERIAL ATTACHED TO A LOAD BEAM AND TO AN OUTRIGGER OF A FLEXURE | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18060602 | ADAPTIVE DATA DETECTION ON A NONLINEAR CHANNEL | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18070809 | Reader Noise Reduction Using Spin Hall Effects | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17972514 | Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Writer With Tunable Pole Side Bridge Design | October 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18048647 | MAGNETIC WRITE TRANSDUCER WITH VARIABLE WRITE GAP LENGTH | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18047898 | VOICE COIL MOTOR YOKE WITH ANNULAR GROOVE IN MAGNET BONDING REGION AND VOICE COIL MOTOR INCLUDING SAME | October 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18046359 | MAGNETIC STORAGE READER HAVING A BRIDGE TO ALIGN MAGNETIC MOMENTS | October 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17961166 | OXIDIZING OR REDUCING ATMOSPHERE FOR HEAT-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING | October 2022 | September 2023 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17956786 | Cobalt-Boron (CoB) Layer for Magnetic Recording Devices, Memory Devices, and Storage Devices | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17935743 | OFFSET CORRECTION IN A VOLTAGE CONTROLLED MAGNETORESISTIVE SENSOR | September 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17949037 | Transitional Load Beam Rail For Hard Disk Drive Suspensions | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17941718 | DISK DEVICE | September 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17903870 | MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING TIME REQUIRED FOR REWRITE OPERATION CAUSED BY ADJACENT TRACK INTERFERENCE | September 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RENNER, CRAIG A.
With a 14.3% 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, 38.9% 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 RENNER, CRAIG A works in Art Unit 2688 and has examined 794 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.7%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 16 months.
Examiner RENNER, CRAIG A's allowance rate of 91.7% places them in the 76% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by RENNER, CRAIG A receive 1.42 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 32% 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 RENNER, CRAIG A is 16 months. This places the examiner in the 98% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RENNER, CRAIG A. This interview benefit is in the 53% 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, 31.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 58% 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 50.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 71% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 11% 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 58.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 30.0% 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, 40.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 3.1% of allowed cases (in the 83% 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 42.9% of allowed cases (in the 97% 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:
Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.
No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.
Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.
Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.