Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19115177 | VACUUM CAPACITOR | March 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19001936 | LOW INDUCTANCE CAPACITOR WITH CONCENTRIC RING CAPACITOR CORE SIMILAR TO WATER RIPPLE DIFFUSION | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18864316 | POLYMER-TYPE CONDUCTIVE PASTE, CONDUCTIVE FILM, AND SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR ELEMENT | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18913306 | CORE PACKAGE, DOUBLE-SUBSTRATE MULTILAYER SOLID ALUMINUM ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME | October 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18788227 | NANOCOMPOSITE ELECTRODE SUPERCAPACITOR | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18782989 | CAPACITANCE VALUE FAST-PLACING VACUUM CAPACITOR | July 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18752357 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING DIELECTRIC LAYER CONTAINING PEROVSKITE COMPOUND WITH YTTRIA-STABILIZED ZIRCONIA | June 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18742362 | NANOCOMPOSITE SUPERCAPACITOR | June 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18734691 | HYBRID ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM WITH HIGH ENERGY DENSITY AND HIGH POWER DENSITY | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18644187 | VANADIUM DOPED NANOCOMPOSITE ELECTRODE AND METHOD OF MAKING | April 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18599706 | SPINEL FERRITE ELECTRODE | March 2024 | April 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18685528 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR WITH WATER-SOLUBLE FIRST POLYMER AND WATER-DISPERSIBLE SECOND POLYMER, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | February 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18581520 | METHOD OF FORMING A POLYMER DISPERSION | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18411285 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18408702 | Solid Electrolytic Capacitor with Small Equivalent Series Resistance and Method for Manufacturing the Same | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18395384 | THE PERFORMANCE OF POROUS CAPACITOR ELECTRODES | December 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18526367 | CAPACITOR COMPONENT HAVING EXTERNAL ELECTRODES WITH REDUCED THICKNESS | December 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18519367 | CAPACITOR WITH MULTIPLE ELEMENTS FOR MULTIPLE REPLACEMENT APPLICATIONS | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18239365 | POWER ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY WITH A HOUSING AND WITH A CAPACITOR DEVICE ARRANGED THEREIN | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18224389 | ELECTRODE BODY, ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR PROVIDED WITH ELECTRODE BODY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE BODY | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18220896 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR INCLUDING VIA-CONDUCTORS AND OUTER ELECTRODES | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18022993 | SUPERCAPACITOR ELECTRODE MATERIAL INCLUDING CARBON MATERIAL WHERE PHOSPHORUS AND BORON ARE DOPED THEREON AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18325526 | CAPACITOR WITH MULTIPLE ELEMENTS FOR MULTIPLE REPLACEMENT APPLICATIONS | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17801909 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18295624 | FILM CAPACITOR, FILM, AND METALLIZED FILM | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18189126 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MULTILAYER CHIP HAVING CONCENTRATION PEAKS OF METAL ELEMENTS BETWEEN INTERNAL ELECTRODE LAYERS AND DIELECTRIC LAYERS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SAME | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18188240 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WITH UNEVEN REGION BETWEEN EXTERNAL ELECTRODES | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18180607 | HIGHLY-RELIABLE MULTILAYER SOLID ALUMINUM ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17910810 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18111992 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR INCLUDING MAIN-SURFACE-SIDE OUTER LAYER PORTIONS INCLUDING PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18111386 | CAPACITOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18110558 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CAPACITOR ASSEMBLY PACKAGE STRUCTURE | February 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18020417 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18163150 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR WITH IMPROVED ANODE LEAD-OUT WIRE | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18158736 | MULTI-LAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, MULTI-LAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING SUBSTRATE, AND MULTI-LAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGE | January 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18155862 | Hard Start Kit for Multiple Replacement Applications | January 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18014329 | SEPARATOR FOR ALUMINUM ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR, AND ALUMINUM ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | January 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18075763 | ELECTROLYTE CAPACITOR COMPRISING ISOLATED EDGES | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18000826 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES | December 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18071205 | MULTILAYER CAPACITOR HAVING INTERNAL ELECTRODES INCLUDING AN ALLOY | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17925419 | CAPACITOR | November 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17981851 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INCLUDING COVER LAYER HAVING INSULATING AND CONDUCTIVE PORTIONS | November 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17969176 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT CONTAINING COATING LAYERS HAVING AN ISLAND REGION | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967929 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WITH A STRESS APPLIED NI PLATED LAYER | October 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17955628 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17934701 | CAPACITOR WITH ARRAY OF INTERCONNECTS FOR IMPROVED SELF-RESONANT FREQUENCY AND QUALITY FACTOR | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17914234 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17948499 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT HAVING INSULATING LAYER WHICH INCLUDES FLUORINE-BASED ORGANIC MATERIAL | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17948437 | Advanced Polymer Dispersion and a Capacitor on its Base | September 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17945382 | SUPERCAPACITORS WITH COBALT TETRAOXIDE-COATED NANOFIBER YARN ELECTRODES | September 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17905637 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17905498 | ELECTRODE FOIL FOR ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR, ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17802065 | ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | August 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17802019 | CAPACITOR HAVING A SEALING MEMBER | August 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17894293 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A COPPER-CONTAINING BAKED ELECTRODE LAYER | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17893350 | DIELECTRIC CAPACITOR FORMED OF A DIELECTRIC-COATED ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE POROUS SCAFFOLD FILLED WITH METAL | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17892958 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR COMPRISING AN ANODE BODY, A CATHODE BODY AND A CONDUCTIVE POLYMER AND A LIQUID COMPONENT DISPOSED BETWEEN THE ANODE BODY AND THE CATHODE BODY | August 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17800848 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PASTE FOR ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR, AND ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17800156 | POWER STORAGE MATERIAL AND ULTRA POWER STORAGE BODY | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17800115 | CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CAPACITOR | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17888219 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING FIRST AND SECOND METAL TERMINALS | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17799308 | SEPARATOR FOR ALUMINUM ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS, AND ALUMINUM ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | August 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17884759 | CAPACITOR COMPONENT INCLUDING UNIT DEVICE HAVING POLYGONAL-SHAPED CROSS-SECTION | August 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17884290 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR COMPRISING AN ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION CONTAINING A FIRST BASE COMPONENT, A FIRST ACID COMPONENT, AND A SECOND ACID COMPONENT | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17818205 | Multilayer Broadband Ceramic Capacitor with Internal Air Gap Capacitance | August 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17881496 | HYBRID ANODE AND ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17877243 | TANTALUM CAPACITOR HAVING LEAD FRAME INCLUDING PLURAL ELECTRODE PORTIONS INCLINED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS | July 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17759528 | CAPACITOR ELEMENT, ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR, INSULATING MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOUNTING SUBSTRATE | July 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17867692 | CAPACITOR WITH ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COOLING CHANNEL | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17864179 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING DIELECTRIC LAYER CONTAINING PEROVSKITE COMPOUND WITH YTTRIA-STABILIZED ZIRCONIA, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SAME | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17810618 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR WITH HIGH HEAT RESISTANCE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR MODULE | July 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17849759 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR | June 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17618529 | Electrochemical Energy Storage Device | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17618552 | Electrochemical Energy Storage Device | June 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17618535 | Electrochemical Energy Storage Device | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17842145 | DUAL FUNCTION ENERGY-STORING SUPERCAPACITOR-BASED CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE FOR BODY PANELS OF A VEHICLE | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17785258 | FILM CAPACITOR ELEMENT AND FILM CAPACITOR | June 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17834277 | TANTALUM CAPACITOR INCLUDING CONDUCTIVE POLYMER LAYER HAVING A FILLER | June 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17831138 | Solid Electrolytic Capacitor with Improved Reliability | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17752902 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INCLUDING SOLDER LAYER WITH SOLDER UNFILLED REGION | May 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17752897 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INCLUDING INTERPOSER BOARD WITH CU FIRED LAYER | May 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17731419 | Hard Start Kit for Multiple Replacement Applications | April 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17772057 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | April 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17659620 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR USING A DOPED CONDUCTIVE POLYMER | April 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17769983 | FILM CAPACITOR DEVICE | April 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17719437 | VANADIUM DOPED COBALT NICKEL SPINEL FERRITE-BASED NANOCOMPOSITE ELECTRODES | April 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716358 | LAYERED DUAL HYDROXIDE (LDH) COMPOSITE | April 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17657711 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR WITH PLATING LAYERS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | April 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17710345 | Capacitor with Fixing Bus Bar and Capacitor Case Including Rib for Securing Strength of the Capacitor | March 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17765427 | CATHODE AND ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | March 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17706010 | CAPACITOR COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CAPACITOR COMPONENT | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17764192 | CATHODE AND ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | March 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17655460 | PRESSURE PROTECTOR FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE SELF-HEALING CAPACITOR | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17760850 | CAPACITOR | March 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17753873 | NICKEL FOIL FOR PRODUCTION OF THIN-FILM CAPACITOR, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME | March 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17417432 | SEPARATOR FOR ALUMINUM ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND ALUMINUM ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | March 2022 | December 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17642164 | CAPACITOR CONTAINING A DETERIORATION PREVENTING AGENT | March 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17641567 | FILM CAPACITOR DEVICE | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17688211 | ULTRACAPACITORS WITH HIGH FREQUENCY RESPONSE | March 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17685018 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING AN ELEMENT BODY WITH A BOUNDARY LAYER INCLUDING Ba AND Ti AT AN END OF A CERAMIC LAYER | March 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SINCLAIR, DAVID M.
With a 20.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges 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, 20.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner SINCLAIR, DAVID M works in Art Unit 2848 and has examined 863 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 73.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Examiner SINCLAIR, DAVID M's allowance rate of 73.6% places them in the 30% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SINCLAIR, DAVID M receive 2.19 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 74% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SINCLAIR, DAVID M is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 62% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SINCLAIR, DAVID M. This interview benefit is in the 64% 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, 25.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 32% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 47.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 66% 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 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 10.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 26.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 18% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 51% 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 1.9% of allowed cases (in the 64% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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