Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19336293 | SUBSTITUTE SMOKING DEVICE HAVING SEPARATE DISPLAY ELEMENTS AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME | September 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 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 |
| 18644150 | Magnetic Suction Head | April 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 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 |
| 18498972 | INTERMEDIATE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18384945 | BOARD-TO-BOARD ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH CONTACTS HAVING A SOLDERABLE MOUNTING PART FOR A FIRST BOARD AND A SPRING PIECE CONTACTING A SECOND BOARD | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18383057 | QUICK ELECTRICAL-CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE HIGH-FREQUENCY PULSE ENVIRONMENT | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18492068 | Bi-Directional Header For Multi-Direction Connector Mating | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18372422 | MINIATURIZED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH FEATURES TO PREVENT SHORT CIRCUIT OF POWER TERMINALS | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18282971 | LEVER-TYPE CONNECTOR | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18282652 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR UNIT USING ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELD MEMBER | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18281934 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH DEVICE-SIDE TERMINAL PORTION CONNECTED TO CONNECTOR-SIDE TERMINAL PORTION | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18242557 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH MOVABLE HEAT SINK | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18450613 | CARD CONNECTOR WITH TWO SPRING-LOADED MECHANISMS FOR INSERTING AND EJECTING THE CARD | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18276748 | Inner-Conductor Contact Element For An Angled Connector, And Associated Production Method | August 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18232093 | UNIVERSAL DC POWER ADAPTOR | August 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18274973 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING FOR A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTOR | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18358192 | POWER CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH LEVER FOR TIGHTENING A CONNECTING BOLT | July 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18353310 | ELECTRICALLY ISOLATING HAZARDOUS VOLTAGE FROM VEHICLE POWERED TRANSPORT CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18352939 | RUGGEDIZED CONNECTOR SYSTEM | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18220032 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH MOVEABLE INNER INSULATOR AND TERMINAL | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 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 |
| 18335129 | CABLE END CONNECTOR WITH LATCH | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18333155 | POKE-THROUGH ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18207393 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH MODIFIED SIZE AND SHAPE OF METAL SHELL OPENING FOR IMPEDANCE MATCHING | June 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | 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 |
| 18203168 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A SHIELDING COVER WITH INTEGRAL LOCKING ARMS | May 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18324975 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH MULTIPLE SHIELDING SPACERS BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF TERMINALS | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18037962 | BOARD CONNECTOR WITH SHIELDING BETWEEN RADIO FREQUENCY TERMINALS AND NON-RADIO FREQUENCY TERMINALS | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 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 |
| 18197546 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH CABLE WIRES SOLDERED TO SOLDERING GROOVES OF TERMINALS | May 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18144268 | SHIELDED CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES WITH TEMPERATURE AND ALIGNMENT CONTROLS | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18307953 | DIFFERENTIAL TRANSMISSION BOARD SET AND ASSEMBLY | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 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 |
| 18295467 | SHIELDED BOARD TO BOARD ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SURROUNDING SHIELDING AND ELECTICAL DEVICE USING THE SAME | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18186318 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH METAL HOUSING. AND MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18024763 | SHIELD CONNECTOR CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING RATTLING OF SHIELD TERMINAL | March 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18106268 | CONDUCTIVE TERMINAL, ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED ELASTIC PIECES | February 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18104732 | CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY WITH INTERCONNECTING FIXING BRACKETS HOLDING BOARD-TO-BOARD CONNECTORS TO A CIRCUIT BOARD AND A DEVICE USING THE SAME | February 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18160365 | INTERCONNECT SUBSTRATE INCLUDING SUBSTRATES AND CONNECTOR DISPOSED IN RECESS | January 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18100866 | CABLE CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED SIGNAL INTEGRITY AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME | January 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18157102 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH CONTACT ASSEMBLY INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH HOUSING BY INSERT MOLDING | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18153153 | SHIELDED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR MOUNTING ON A CIRCUIT BOARD WITH AN INNER CONDUCTOR AND AN OUTER CONDUCTOR | January 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18152851 | SHIELDED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR MOUNTING ON A CIRCUIT BOARD WITH AN INNER CONDUCTOR AND OUTER CONDUCTOR | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 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 |
| 18094630 | RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR, PLUG CONNECTOR, AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH EASY INSTALLATION FEATURES | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 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 |
| 17986079 | RECEPTACLE CAGE HAVING EMI SHIELDING | November 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17986220 | Mechanical Secondary Key for High-Speed Data Connector | November 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17924572 | SHIELDING ELEMENT AND PLUG CONNECTOR | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17983107 | HIGH PERFORMANCE INTERPOSER AND CHIP SOCKET HAVING CONTACTS WITH AN OUTER BEAM AND AN INNER BEAM | November 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17981472 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING METALLIC SHELL WITH UNITARY GROUNDING MEMBER | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17979872 | ELECTRIC CONNECTOR UNIT FOR CONNECTING A SHIELDED CABLE WITH A PLURALITY OF INNER CABLES TO AN ELECTRIC CONNECTOR | November 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17922449 | MODULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLUG AND METHOD | October 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18050559 | Electrical Connector with Angled Contacts with Arrangement for Controlling Crosstalk | October 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18048068 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH A BAFFLE CONNECTED TO A CONNECTOR AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME | October 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17970540 | ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTOR WITH SHIELDING FEATURES PROVIDING BETTER HIGH-FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17968142 | HIGH SPEED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | October 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17919452 | ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNIT WITH SEALANT BETWEEN A COVER, A BASE, AND AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | October 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17964977 | LONG BODY WINDING STRUCTURE AND RESPECTIVE LONG BODY | October 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17960826 | EXPANSION CARD ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTOR | October 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 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 |
| 17956126 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME WITH SIMPLIFIED ASSEMBLY FEATURES | September 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17955835 | CONNECTION COMPONENT, CONNECTOR, PATCH CORD AND CONNECTOR INNER SHELL | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17954353 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED SHIELDING AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PAIR THEREWITH | September 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17950833 | WIRE TO WIRE JUNCTION CONNECTOR | September 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17909306 | ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTOR WITH MULTIPLE LEVER SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING PLUGGING AND/OR RELEASING AND PLUG CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY THEREFOR | September 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | 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 |
| 17800372 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH INNER AND OUTER HOUSINGS SURROUNDING TERMINALS AND CONNECTOR UNIT THEREFOR | August 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 41 | 3 | 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 |
| 17867974 | POWER CONVERSION DEVICE WITH MEASUREMENT DEVICE MONITORING A MALE-FEMALE CONNECTION | July 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17792588 | ELECTRICAL SOCKET WITH SWITCH TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL ARC IN EXPLOSIVE ENVIRONMENTS | July 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | Yes | 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 |
| 17854400 | CONNECTION STRIP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CONNECTION STRIP | June 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 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 |
| 17853249 | Standoff And Support Structures for Reliable Land Grid Array and Hybrid Land Grid Array Interconnects | June 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 38 | 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 |
| 17839873 | CONNECTOR AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF WITH FOOLPROOF STRUCTURE | June 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 39 | 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 |
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, 33.3% 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 KRATT, JUSTIN M works in Art Unit 2831 and has examined 618 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.5%, 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 89.5% places them in the 72% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by KRATT, JUSTIN M receive 1.43 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 23% 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 KRATT, JUSTIN M is 19 months. This places the examiner in the 95% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KRATT, JUSTIN M. This interview benefit is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 66% 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 52.9% 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 13% 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 5% 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, 37.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 26% 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 24% 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 31.1% of allowed cases (in the 96% 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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