Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17135750 | VERTICAL NOISE REDUCTION IN 3D STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES | December 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17131274 | LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING ANODE HAVING AT LEAST ONE OPENING | December 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17126218 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL ANTENNA DEVICE HAVING FIRST AND SECOND SEALING MEMBERS | December 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17123292 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING ORGANIC SALT BOUND TO QUANTUM DOTS AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF | December 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15734761 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE DRIVABLE AT LOW VOLTAGE WITH IMPROVED LIFETIME | December 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17109371 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY PANEL COMPRISING CONCAVE STRUCTURE AND CONVEX MICROLENS | December 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17109133 | High On-Axis Brightness and Low Colour Shift QD-LED Pixel with Equal Layer Thicknesses Between Colour Pixels | December 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15734119 | TRANSISTOR ARRAY | December 2020 | July 2022 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17106764 | Source/Drain Structure Having Multi-Facet Surface | November 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17101608 | STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME | November 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17055933 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE WITH REFLECTIVE ELECTRODE AND LIGHT-EMITTING LAYER | November 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17097451 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PATTERNED QUANTUM DOTS LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (QLEDS) | November 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17097437 | DOPED EMISSIVE LAYER FOR PATTERNED QDS LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (QLEDS) WITH BALANCED TRANSPORT OF CHARGES | November 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17093284 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE COMPRISING LOW REFRACTIVE EMISSION LAYER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | November 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17090608 | SEMICONDUCTOR-ON-INSULATOR SUBSTRATE FOR RF APPLICATIONS | November 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17071762 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING IGBT AND DIODE WITH FIELD STOP LAYER FORMED OF HYDROGEN DONOR AND HELIUM | October 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17062697 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | October 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17061058 | STRETCHABLE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF CONNECTION LINES | October 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17030543 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE COMPRISING THERMALLY ACTIVATED DELAYED FLUORESCENCE MATERIAL, AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME | September 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17041137 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT | September 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17041430 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT COMPRISING QUANTUM DOTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT | September 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17027727 | DISPLAY PANEL UTILIZING SELF-LUMINOUS ELEMENTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME | September 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17022902 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT WITH THERMALLY ACTIVATED DELAYED FLOURESCENCE MATERIAL | September 2020 | April 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17011920 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING TRANSMISSION PORTION AND EMISSION PORTION WITH CAPPING STACK FORMED THEREON | September 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17009004 | MEMORY CELL AND MEMORY DEVICE COMPRISING SELECTION DEVICE LAYER, MIDDLE ELECTRODE LAYER AND VARIABLE RESISTANCE LAYER | September 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17007021 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING GRADIENT ELECTRON AUXILIARY LAYER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | August 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17008221 | SUBSTRATE WITH THERMAL VIAS AND SINTER-BONDED THERMAL DISSIPATION STRUCTURE | August 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16995562 | Integrated Assemblies Having Body Contact Regions Proximate Transistor Body Regions; and Methods Utilizing Bowl Etches During Fabrication of Integrated Assemblies | August 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16966523 | PIXEL UNIT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE PIXEL UNIT, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING PLURALITY OF SUBPIXELS WITH DIFFERENT CATHODE LAYER THICKNESS | July 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16943877 | METHODS FOR FORMING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING GUARD RINGS | July 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16965625 | QUANTUM DOT LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | July 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16941138 | STRUCTURES FOR PACKAGING STRESS-SENSITIVE MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM STACKED ONTO ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT CHIP | July 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16938239 | DISPLAY DEVICES WITH DIFFERENT LIGHT SOURCES | July 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16921561 | Through-Silicon Via With Low-K Dielectric Liner | July 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16921188 | QUANTUM DOT LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE WITH ELECTRON AUXILIARY LAYER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | July 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16910369 | DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING QUANTUM DOT EMISSION LAYER | June 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16910003 | Microfluidic chip and manufacturing method thereof and integrated microfluidic chip system | June 2020 | February 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16905364 | ULTRA-COMPACT, PASSIVE, WIRELESS SENSOR USING QUANTUM CAPACITANCE EFFECT IN GRAPHENE | June 2020 | November 2020 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16900254 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING DEVICE COMPRISING RESONANCE AUXILIARY LAYER | June 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16900763 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, COMPRISING AT LEAST FIRST AND SECOND LIGHT EMITTING LAYERS WITH SATISFYING LOWEST UNOCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL (LUMO) AND HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL (HOMO) RELATIONS | June 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16897132 | LIGHTING DEVICE COMPRISING PLURALITY OF LIGHT EMITTING LAYERS | June 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16770729 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE THEREOF | June 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16886614 | DISPLAY PANEL COMPRISING HEAT DISSIPATION MEMBER AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | May 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16884674 | OPTICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THREE-COUPLED QUANTUM WELL STRUCTURE HAVING ASYMMETRIC MULTI-ENERGY LEVELS | May 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16881406 | Semiconductor Device With Reduced Via Bridging Risk | May 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16879522 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE | May 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16871503 | EMBEDDED SEMICONDUCTIVE CHIPS IN RECONSTITUTED WAFERS, AND SYSTEMS CONTAINING SAME | May 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16854877 | EMISSIVE LAYER WITH LAYERED QUANTUM DOTS WITH DIFFERENT LIGANDS FOR QLEDS | April 2020 | April 2022 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16852869 | FINFET DEVICE INCLUDING AN DIELECTRIC REGION AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME | April 2020 | November 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16852291 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING SELF-ASSEMBLED LAYER CONTAINING FLUORINE | April 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16841651 | Universal Surface-Mount Semiconductor Package | April 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16831593 | SELF-ASSEMBLY PATTERNING FOR FABRICATING THIN-FILM DEVICES | March 2020 | November 2020 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16824655 | FIN-TYPE FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR DEVICE HAVING SUBSTRATE WITH HEAVY DOPED AND LIGHT DOPED REGIONS, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | March 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16807958 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE TO IMPROVE PHOTOELECTRIC EFFICIENCY | March 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16794029 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING ASYMMETRIC FIN-SHAPED PATTERN | February 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16787705 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING A BRIDGE DIE | February 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16784879 | SOLID-STATE RADIATION TRANSDUCER DEVICES HAVING AT LEAST PARTIALLY TRANSPARENT BURIED-CONTACT ELEMENTS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | February 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16779719 | ORGANIC PHOTOELECTRONIC ELEMENT COMPRISING FLUORINATED POLYMER | February 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16750180 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING PREVENTIVE BUMP BETWEEN CONNECTION BUMPS | January 2020 | July 2021 | Abandon | 17 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16743594 | MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | January 2020 | June 2020 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16630368 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR CIRCUIT INCLUDING ONE OR MORE THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS | January 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16736930 | GRADED PLANAR BUFFER FOR NANOWIRES | January 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16626744 | OLED DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH REDUCED VOLTAGE DROP AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | December 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16624325 | DISPLAY PANEL COMPRISING OPTICAL ADJUSTMENT FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME | December 2019 | November 2023 | Abandon | 47 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16717367 | FinFET Device Having Oxide Region Between Vertical Fin Structures | December 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16698756 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE HAVING THROUGH ELECTRODE PROVIDED THEREIN AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE | November 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16681290 | DISPLAY MODULE AND LARGE FORMAT DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME | November 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16670123 | Stacked Semiconductor Devices and Methods of Forming Same | October 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16666430 | HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | October 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 24 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16666431 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE COMPRISING BUFFER LAYER FOR REDUCING THERMAL STRESS AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | October 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16663654 | ULTRA HIGH VOLTAGE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE CAPABILITIES | October 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16661361 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES WITH INTEGRATED OPTICAL ELEMENTS | October 2019 | May 2023 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16661377 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE COMPRISING SOURCE AND DRAIN PROTECTIVE CIRCUITS AGAINST ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) | October 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16661414 | METAL-INSULATOR-METAL (MIM) CAPACITOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | October 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16601928 | FINGERPRINT SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | October 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16591667 | MEMORY DEVICE WITH CONFINED CHARGE STORAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | October 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16591677 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING LAYERED STRUCTURE OF ACTIVE REGION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | October 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16591622 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE WITH ENHANCED COLOR MIXING QUALITY | October 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16500571 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS COMPRISING PIXEL WITH WIRING FEEDBACK CAPACITANCE | October 2019 | November 2022 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16591526 | DISPLAY DEVICE WHICH IS CAPABLE OF IMPLEMENTING AN LED IN A NON-TRANSFER MANNER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | October 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16589624 | Multi-Cavity Package Having Single Metal Flange | October 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16498598 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING SURFACE SEMICONDUCTOR REGION FOR INCREASED BREAKDOWN STRENGTH | September 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16498626 | BONDING MATERIAL AND BONDED PRODUCT USING SAME | September 2019 | December 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16583984 | FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR HAVING IMPROVED GATE STRUCTURES | September 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16583697 | Contact Features and Methods of Fabricating the Same in Semiconductor Devices | September 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16556478 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | August 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16556538 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING INTERPOSER | August 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16557077 | DISPLAY APPARATUS | August 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16556541 | QUAD LEADFRAME PACKAGES AND RELATED METHODS | August 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16557010 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING BANK LAYER WITH GROOVES THEREIN | August 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16552089 | EMBEDDED BONDED ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME | August 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16551822 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, INVERTER CIRCUIT, DRIVING DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND ELEVATOR HAVING A REDUCED ON-RESISTANCE WITH A SILICON CARBIDE LAYER | August 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16551930 | EPITAXIAL WAFER INCLUDING BORON AND GERMANIUM AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | August 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16550773 | THROUGH MOLD INTERCONNECT DRILL FEATURE | August 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16547971 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE CONTAINING HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL WORD LINE INTERCONNECTIONS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME | August 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16548120 | Integrated Assemblies Having Vertically-Spaced Channel Material Segments, and Methods of Forming Integrated Assemblies | August 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16547885 | Integrated Assemblies Having Vertically-Spaced Channel Material Segments, and Methods of Forming Integrated Assemblies | August 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16486224 | FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, DISPLAY ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND SYSTEM | August 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 30 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16486153 | MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | August 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16486182 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | August 2019 | December 2021 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WHALEN, DANIEL B.
With a 50.0% 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, 42.9% 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 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 WHALEN, DANIEL B works in Art Unit 2829 and has examined 796 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.
Examiner WHALEN, DANIEL B's allowance rate of 77.9% places them in the 47% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by WHALEN, DANIEL B receive 1.75 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 35% 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 WHALEN, DANIEL B is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 82% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WHALEN, DANIEL B. This interview benefit is in the 58% 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, 29.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 59% 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 27.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 39% 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, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 58.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 35.0% 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, 64.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 68% 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 5.3% of allowed cases (in the 87% 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 12.6% of allowed cases (in the 92% 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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