Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18658191 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED MATING RELIABILITY | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18658203 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED MATING RELIABILITY | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18625834 | UNIVERSAL DC POWER ADAPTOR | April 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18410472 | SEPARABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH A FLUID PORT | January 2024 | February 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18492068 | Bi-Directional Header For Multi-Direction Connector Mating | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18242557 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH MOVABLE HEAT SINK | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18232093 | UNIVERSAL DC POWER ADAPTOR | August 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18352939 | RUGGEDIZED CONNECTOR SYSTEM | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18342396 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH PROTRUSIONS ON THE OUTER PERIPHERAL WALL OF THE SHIELD AND DEVICE USING THE SAME | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18207278 | ADAPTER CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED SHIELDING EFFECT | June 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18328793 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH GROUND TERMINALS AND SHIELDING GROUND TERMINALS AROUND SIGNAL TERMINALS | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18317313 | HIGH-SPEED CONNECTOR WITH SHIELDING PIECE SURROUNDING SIGNAL PINS AND CONNECTED TO GROUND PINS | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18144268 | SHIELDED CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES WITH TEMPERATURE AND ALIGNMENT CONTROLS | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18137708 | SHIELDED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THEREOF | April 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18304438 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH TERMINAL CONNECTED TO WIRE CONDUCTOR IN SEALED HOUSING | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18300922 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SHIELDING BETWEEN LOW AND HIGH FREQUENCY TERMINALS AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18153207 | SHIELD CONNECTOR WITH OUTER-CONDUCTOR-SIDE CONTACT PORTION CONTACTING HOUSING-SIDE CONTACT PORTION | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069564 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR A BATTERY PACK ON A PORTABLE ELECTRIC DEVICE | December 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18076066 | PCIE/SAS FEMALE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | December 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17989360 | TWO PART SHIELD TERMINAL WITH POSITION STABILIZATION AND CONNECTOR THEREWITH | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17924572 | SHIELDING ELEMENT AND PLUG CONNECTOR | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17981472 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING METALLIC SHELL WITH UNITARY GROUNDING MEMBER | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17970540 | ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTOR WITH SHIELDING FEATURES PROVIDING BETTER HIGH-FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17959166 | NETWORK ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH A GROUND SHEET PROVIDING ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE PROTECTION | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17949023 | MODULAR POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM | September 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17900238 | BOOSTER LEVER UNIT | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17898693 | CONNECTOR HAVING A RELEASE BUTTON | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17802723 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED WATERPROOFING AND COMPACT SIZE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17895194 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING TO A FLAT CABLE AND ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY USING SAME | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17890051 | ELECTRIC CONNECTOR AND ELECTRIC CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH SIMPLIFIED GROUNDING METHOD AND IMPROVED STABILITY OF SIGNAL TRANSMISSION | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17820510 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH INTEGRATED GROUND PLANE | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17886572 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH INNER AND OUT TERMINALS WITH A COMPACT CONFIGURATION AND CONNECTOR SET USING THE SAME | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17879456 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH PROTRUSIONS ON THE OUTER PERIPHERAL WALL OF THE SHIELD AND DEVICE USING THE SAME | August 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17815838 | CONFIGURABLE ELECTRICAL CARD CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING TO CARDS OF DIFFERENT LENGTHS | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875773 | CONNECTOR INCLUDING INNER CONDUCTOR, OUTER CONDUCTOR, AND HOUSING HOLDING THE OUTER CONDUCTOR | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17873965 | PROTECTIVE-EARTHING CONTACT AND CONDUCTOR-CONNECTION TERMINAL | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17862748 | ROTARY HYBRID AC POWER OUTLET FOR VEHICLES | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17861248 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH METALLIC CAGE HAVING ELASTIC GROUNDING FINGERS AROUND THE MOUNTING PORTION | July 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17790894 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH HOUSING CONNECTABLE TO SEPARABLE AND INSEPARABLE HOUSINGS | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17852373 | BOARD-TO-BOARD CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH METAL MEMBERS ALLOWING LARGER CURRENT TRANSMISSION | June 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17845006 | Systems and Methods for Application of Rigid and Flexible Adhesives for Cable Attachment to BGAs | June 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17844841 | COIL SPRING AND CONNECTOR WITH A COIL SPRING | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17839045 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING AN ELECTRIC WIRE TO A FLAT FLEXIBLE CONDUCTOR AND AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY THEREFOR | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17837967 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH LARGER CONTACT SURFACE AREAS | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17781030 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR SECURING MULTIPLE INDIVIDUAL WIRES IN A HOUSING WITH FEWER PARTS | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17824757 | PADDLE CARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING THE PADDLE CARD | May 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17776468 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR RESISTING HIGH-PRESSURE LIQUID WITH BREATHABLE FILTER | May 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17743197 | RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR INCLUDING ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) SHIELD | May 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17775026 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR DEVICE WITH AN ADAPTOR CONNECTING TWO PARALLEL BOARD MOUNTED CONNECTORS | May 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17735527 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH TWO CIRCUIT BOARDS MOUNTED IN A TWO-PART HOUSING WITH SUPPORT STRUCTURES AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREOF | May 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17735819 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH OUTER SHIELDING SHELL AND INNER SHIELDING PLATE BETWEEN TERMINALS | May 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17727174 | CONNECTOR AND SOCKET AND HEADER USED FOR THE CONNECTOR | April 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17723631 | POKE-THROUGH ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY | April 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17659536 | WIRELINE HEAD FOR CABLE TERMINATION | April 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17718287 | CONNECTOR | April 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17767724 | AEROSOLIZABLE MATERIAL WITH CANNABINOID AND CARRIER CONSTITUENT | April 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17766521 | PERPENDICULARLY MOUNTED NETWORK JACK WITH SECURE CONNECTOR AND MAGNETICS | April 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17703539 | CONNECTOR WITH HOUSING HOLDING WIRES PARALLEL WITH EACH OTHER | March 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17701837 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE BASED ON MID/LDS TECHNOLOGY AND ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREOF | March 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17701557 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH FLOATING CONTACTS EACH WITH MULTIPLE IMPEDANCES | March 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17696188 | HEADER WITH BACKING PLATE FOR MOUNTING THE HEADER TO A MOUNTING SURFACE | March 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17694769 | SUBSEA CONNECTOR | March 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17688834 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A SHIELDING SHELL WITH A PERIPHERAL WALL SURROUNDING A PAIR OF HOUSING SIDE WALLS TO FORM AN ANNULAR GROOVE | March 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17684430 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SHIELDING FEATURES AND INSULATED HOUSING DESIGNED FOR STREAMLINED ASSEMBLING | March 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17681867 | Connector for fitting with a docking connector comprising an electrical module plug and additional module plugs | February 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17639298 | SOCKET WITH FLOATING INSULATOR INSIDE FIRST INSULATOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME | February 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17638974 | Variable plug connector module for a modular industrial plug connector | February 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17681255 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH FIXED FRONT MASK ON HOUSING WITH MULTIPLE TERMINALS | February 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17681467 | SEATING SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT AND METHODS OF ARRANGING SEATING SYSTEMS | February 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17678053 | Conductive housing for connector and Connector comprising the same | February 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17671760 | Electrical Connector with a Cover Structure as well as a Mating Connector and a Connector Assembly | February 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17668199 | CONTACT ELEMENT AND CONDUCTOR TERMINAL FOR CONNECTING AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR | February 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17633355 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR A COAXIAL CABLE WITH MULTIPART SHIELD CONDUCTOR AND AN INNER CONDUCTOR AND DEVICE USING THE SAME | February 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17589057 | RECEPTACLE BOX WITH MOLDED PLUGIN CONNECTION | January 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17630239 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | January 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17584008 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING FUNCTION | January 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17582161 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING AN INSULATIVE OUTER COVER AND A SEALING MEMBER EXTENDING THROUGH A FRONT PORTION OF THE OUTER COVER | January 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17629613 | CONNECTOR INCLUDING CONDUCTORS WITH POSITIONING STRUCTURE | January 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17581560 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED MATING RELIABILITY | January 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17628480 | ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTOR WITH GUIDE FEATURES AND CENTRAL AND OUTER INSERTION OPENINGS | January 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17579456 | FEMALE MULTIPOLAR CONNECTOR AND MULTIPOLAR CONNECTOR SET EQUIPPED THEREWITH | January 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17627575 | CONNECTOR HOUSING MODULE WITH A SEALING RING AND CONNECTOR HOUSING COMPRISING SUCH A CONNECTOR HOUSING MODULE | January 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17576421 | Contact Device, in Particular a Coaxial Contact Device | January 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17574741 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH STRUCTURE TO SECURE A SHIELD TO AN INSULATING BODY | January 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17572758 | HYBRID ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | January 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17569889 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING INTERFACE TERMINAL HAVING OUTER SHELL AND BRACKET | January 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17564225 | CIRCUIT BOARD WITH RIGID PORTION AND FLEXIBLE PORTION HAVING CONNECTING END AND ELECTRONIC PACKAGE USING THE SAME | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17597056 | CONNECTOR-EQUIPPED MULTICORE CABLE | December 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17557213 | ELECTRONIC EXTENSION MODULE FOR ELECTRIC PUMP | December 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17557584 | ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY | December 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17552449 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DEVICE WITH INSERTION PROTECTION STRUCTURE | December 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17643634 | DEVICE FOR SECURING AND RELEASING A FIRST MODULE AND A SECOND MODULE IN A SPACE | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17547236 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH MOVABLE HEAT SINK | December 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17547948 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS | December 2021 | September 2023 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17596312 | AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE HEATING ZONES FOR HEATING WITHOUT BURNING AEROSOLIZABLE MATERIAL | December 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17596310 | APPARATUS WITH A CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING THE POWER MODE OF AN AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE | December 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17615189 | CONNECTOR HAVING SHIELD MEMBER MOUNTED IN HOUSING | November 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17535568 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED SAFETY FEATURES | November 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17516021 | GROUND STRUCTURE FOR A CABLE CARD ASSEMBLY OF AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | November 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17516673 | CONNECTION PORT MODULE | November 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KRATT, JUSTIN M.
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, 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 KRATT, JUSTIN M works in Art Unit 2831 and has examined 691 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.
Examiner KRATT, JUSTIN M's allowance rate of 89.9% places them in the 70% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by KRATT, JUSTIN M receive 1.36 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 28% 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 KRATT, JUSTIN M is 19 months. This places the examiner in the 92% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KRATT, JUSTIN M. This interview benefit is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 68% 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 57.1% 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 12% 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 33.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 3% percentile among all examiners. 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, 36.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 33% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 22% 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 30.6% of allowed cases (in the 95% 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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