USPTO Examiner MUSLEH MOHAMAD A - Art Unit 2837

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19245105MAGNETIC COUPLING DEVICEJune 2025December 2025Allow610NoNo
19228465Magnetic Attraction Fixing Device with Adjustable Magnetic Attraction DistanceJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19046614Method and Apparatus for Magnetic ArrangementsFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200YesNo
18823658MAGNETIC COUPLING DEVICESeptember 2024May 2025Allow800NoNo
18717871MAGNET STRUCTURE WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE, INVERTER, AND ASSOCIATED METHODJune 2024February 2025Allow900NoNo
18732089DUAL-ROTOR ELECTRICAL MACHINESJune 2024July 2025Allow1310NoNo
18673348Method and Apparatus for Magnetic ArrangementsMay 2024October 2024Allow401YesNo
18662106RELAY UNITMay 2024March 2026Allow2200NoNo
18248329TWO-PERIOD INVERTER, ASSOCIATED METHOD, DEVICE AND INSTALLATIONMay 2024July 2024Allow1600NoNo
18632245RELAYApril 2024March 2026Allow2300NoNo
18632248RELAYApril 2024March 2026Allow2300NoNo
18698369SWITCHApril 2024January 2026Allow2200NoNo
18618099ANGULAR STEPPED U-CORE AND ARMATURE PLATE SYSTEM GENERATING INCREASED MAGNETIC FORCE FOR TRIP MECHANISM OF CIRCUIT BREAKERMarch 2024February 2026Allow2200NoNo
18604953ELECTRIC SWITCHING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED ACTUATION MECHANISMMarch 2024February 2026Allow2300NoNo
18604527SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET DEVICEMarch 2024February 2026Allow2300NoNo
18602254MAGNETISATION AND DEMAGNETISATION OF A COMPONENTMarch 2024February 2026Allow2300NoNo
18690966ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAYMarch 2024February 2026Allow2300NoNo
18583621MAGNETIC COLLETFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18444069DETACHABLE MAGNET DEVICEFebruary 2024March 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18439429ROTOR OF ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ROTORFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2501NoNo
18424516PERMANENT MAGNETIC ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING SAMEJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18413614SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A CONTROLLED MAGNETIC FLUXJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1011YesNo
18578579ARC PATH FORMATION UNIT AND DIRECT CURRENT RELAY COMPRISING SAMEJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2100NoNo
18404001Valve Actuation System Through Permanent Magnet UseJanuary 2024April 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18398625ON-OFF SWITCHABLE MAGNET ASSEMBLYDecember 2023February 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18531069MAGNETIC SENSING SYSTEM FOR A ROTARY CONTROL DEVICEDecember 2023August 2024Allow800NoNo
18525283SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A MAGNETIC FIELDNovember 2023August 2024Allow900NoNo
18524842NOVEL MAGNETIC-KEY SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEMNovember 2023October 2025Allow2200NoNo
18521964PRESS TYPE MECHANICAL SWITCHING MECHANISM AND CIRCUIT BREAKERNovember 2023January 2026Allow2600NoNo
18519216Method and Apparatus for Magnetic ArrangementsNovember 2023January 2024Allow200NoNo
18518553METHODS FOR GENERATING DIRECTIONAL MAGNETIC FIELDS AND MAGNETIC APPARATUSES THEREOFNovember 2023May 2025Abandon1811NoNo
18557237CIRCUIT BREAKEROctober 2023October 2025Allow2300NoNo
18288140MAGNETIC COUPLING DEVICEOctober 2023March 2024Allow501YesNo
18555539MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATING DEVICEOctober 2023October 2025Allow2400NoNo
18284878MAGNETIC MARKER SYSTEM AND MAGNETIC MARKER SYSTEM DESIGNING METHODSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2200NoNo
18476886Grooved, Stacked-Plate Superconducting Magnets And Electrically Conductive Terminal Blocks and Related Construction TechniquesSeptember 2023May 2024Allow800NoNo
18372303BIOMAGNETIC SEPARATION SYSTEM WITH DOUBLE RING PROFILESeptember 2023December 2025Allow2610NoNo
18473699MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATOR AND MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEM USING THE SAMESeptember 2023December 2025Allow2710NoNo
18282786CORE PIECE, REACTOR, CONVERTER, AND POWER CONVERSION APPARATUSSeptember 2023November 2025Allow2600NoNo
18550822MAGNET ARRANGEMENT METHOD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ROTOR, MAGNET ARRANGEMENT JIG, AND MAGNET INDUCTION APPARATUSSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2300NoNo
18455106DETACHABLE MAGNETIC MOUNTING SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODSAugust 2023July 2025Allow2300NoNo
18455122LEVERLESS DETACHABLE MAGNETIC HOOKAugust 2023November 2025Allow2710NoNo
18455141DETACHABLE MAGNETIC HOLDING DEVICEAugust 2023July 2025Allow2200NoNo
18452271MAGNETIC COLLETAugust 2023June 2024Allow1010NoNo
18233071MAGNETIC RELEASE MECHANISMAugust 2023June 2025Allow2200NoNo
18276118Magnet Structure Having A Plurality Of Individual Magnets Having A Reinforced ConnectionAugust 2023February 2025Allow1810NoNo
18275749MAGNETIC RELEASE MECHANISMAugust 2023June 2025Allow2300NoNo
18445362MAGNETIC APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING ON CURVED FERROMAGNETIC SURFACESAugust 2023October 2025Allow2700NoNo
17927342POT MAGNET FOR A PLUNGER COIL ARRANGEMENTJuly 2023January 2025Allow2600NoNo
18361229PLUG-IN SUMMATION CURRENT TRANSFORMER MODULE, RAIL-MOUNTED DEVICE, AND ASSEMBLY METHODJuly 2023June 2025Allow2200NoNo
18274887SOLENOID, DAMPING FORCE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM, AND DAMPING FORCE ADJUSTABLE SHOCK ABSORBERJuly 2023August 2025Allow2400NoNo
18225414DIN RAIL UNIT FOR MOUNTING ELECTRONIC DEVICES THEREONJuly 2023May 2025Allow2200NoNo
18354079DEVICE WITH DIAMETERAL MAGNETIC ARRAYS FOR INSTALLATION IN MAGNETIC SUBS FOR THE REMEDIATION AND MITIGATION OF SCALE IN PRODUCTION COLUMNSJuly 2023November 2025Allow2800NoNo
18272265VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICEJuly 2023April 2025Allow2100NoNo
18351495DRIVE UNITJuly 2023May 2025Allow2200NoNo
18260243Energy conversion element and temperature regulator using the sameJuly 2023September 2025Abandon2701NoNo
18269995MOTOR CONTROL DEVICEJune 2023April 2025Allow2100NoNo
18259593ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAYJune 2023April 2025Allow2200NoNo
18341222INDUCTIVE COMPONENT FOR ELECTRIC OR HYBRID AIRCRAFTJune 2023November 2025Allow2900NoNo
18269651ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR DEVICE AND SUSPENSION DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAMEJune 2023July 2025Allow2510YesNo
18340960MAGNETIC ATTRACTION STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED BRACKETJune 2023January 2025Allow1800NoNo
18338370DIRECT DRIVE MOTORJune 2023June 2025Allow2300NoNo
18208698MAGNET ARRAY HOLDER ACCELERATED ASSEMBLY AND IMPROVED ALIGNMENT IN VACUUM ELECTRONIC DEVICESJune 2023May 2025Allow2301NoNo
18266372BRUSHLESS ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH OPTIMISED ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONSJune 2023March 2026Allow3310NoNo
18255988Material Layer, Material Layer Stack for an Electric Machine and Method for Producing a Material LayerJune 2023March 2025Allow2100NoNo
18325535Stator Winding with Over-Under End Turns for Crossover AlignmentMay 2023January 2025Allow1900NoNo
18325013ELECTRIC MOTORMay 2023April 2025Allow2200NoNo
18202693RADIAL MAGNETIC SWITCHMay 2023March 2025Allow2200NoNo
18200283NON-SYMMETRIC SINGLE CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY WITH LOGIC AND POWER COMPONENTSMay 2023February 2026Allow3310NoNo
18143087MAGNETIC DEVICEMay 2023March 2025Allow2200NoNo
18033782MAGNETIC FIELD GUIDE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHANGING MAGNETIC FIELD STATE OF TARGET OBJECTApril 2023February 2026Allow3311NoNo
18127134MAGNET HOLDING DEVICE, MAGNETIZATION DEVICE, AND MAGNETIZING METHODMarch 2023January 2025Allow2210NoNo
18127038MULTI-COMPONENT ROTOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR OF AN APPLIANCEMarch 2023October 2023Allow600NoNo
18245899MAGNET DEVICE BASED ON THE BITTER PRINCIPLE AND USE OF A MAGNET DEVICE BASED ON THE BITTER PRINCIPLEMarch 2023October 2024Allow1900YesNo
18123400MAGNETIZING METHOD AND MAGNETIZING APPARATUSMarch 2023October 2025Allow3110YesNo
18122939STATOR CONNECTION CONFIGURATIONSMarch 2023February 2025Allow2300NoNo
18121087ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH COOLANT FLOW AT STATOR SLOTSMarch 2023January 2026Allow3401NoNo
18177879MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR AND HOUSING FOR MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSORMarch 2023February 2025Allow2400NoNo
18112280MAGNET ARRANGEMENT FOR PRODUCING A FIELD SUITABLE FOR NMR IN A CONCAVE REGIONFebruary 2023September 2023Allow700NoNo
18041302Multiple Temperature-Control Process for Workpieces by Means of a Triplex FurnaceFebruary 2023July 2025Allow2900YesNo
18106459ELECTRIC MOTOR SHAFT INCLUDING INNER HELIX PATTERNFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2200NoNo
18106429DUAL ROTOR ELECTRICAL MACHINESFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1210NoNo
18105748GENERATOR HOUSING AND ASSEMBLIESFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3210NoNo
18105240ROTOR SHAFT FOR A ROTOR OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE AS WELL AS ROTOR AND ELECTRIC MACHINEFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2400NoNo
18103817MOTOR FOR LAUNDRY APPARATUSJanuary 2023July 2025Allow2901NoNo
18156514ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE SYSTEM, AND COMBINED POWER SYSTEM EQUIPPED THEREWITHJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2200NoNo
18006064ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE COOLING FRAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE COOLING FRAMEJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2611NoNo
18006033DEVICE FOR CONVERTING THERMAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGYJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2100NoNo
18155854POWER TOOLJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2000NoNo
18156070LAMINATE FOR STATOR CORE WITH FLUID CONTAINMENT FEATUREJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3410NoNo
18096499Serviceable bearing assemblyJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2600NoNo
18015638STATOR, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PEPARING A PRE-SHAPED INSULATORJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2301YesNo
18095752ASYMMETRICAL MAGNET ARRAYSJanuary 2023August 2023Allow800NoNo
18086866MAGNETIC SENSING SYSTEM FOR A ROTARY CONTROL DEVICEDecember 2022August 2023Allow800NoNo
18079202MOTOR STATORDecember 2022December 2025Abandon3610NoNo
18076893ELECTROMAGNET-SWITCHABLE PERMANENT MAGNET DEVICEDecember 2022July 2023Allow700NoNo
18075814DIE ALIGNMENT METHOD USING MAGNETIC FORCEDecember 2022November 2025Allow3601NoNo
17999686LAMINATED STATOR COMPOSED OF SYMMETRICALLY ROTATED PACKAGES OF PLATESNovember 2022September 2024Allow2200NoNo
17926941ROTOR FOR ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINENovember 2022December 2024Allow2510NoNo
18055682MAGNETIC LEVITATION BASED LOW-GRAVITY SYSTEMNovember 2022October 2025Allow4511NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MUSLEH, MOHAMAD A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
13
Examiner Affirmed
7
(53.8%)
Examiner Reversed
6
(46.2%)
Reversal Percentile
68.6%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 46.2% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
24
Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(45.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(54.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
74.6%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 45.8% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 MUSLEH, MOHAMAD A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MUSLEH, MOHAMAD A works in Art Unit 2837 and has examined 686 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MUSLEH, MOHAMAD A's allowance rate of 87.9% places them in the 68% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MUSLEH, MOHAMAD A receive 0.82 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 6% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MUSLEH, MOHAMAD A is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 83% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MUSLEH, MOHAMAD A. This interview benefit is in the 24% 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 41.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 93% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 48.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 73% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 30.8% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 32% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 58.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 22.2% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 42.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 34% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 67% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 31% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

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.

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