Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19266148 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE BASED ON CaV2O6/CaSiO3/g-C3N4 NANOCOMPOSITE | July 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18995807 | WIDE VOLTAGE WINDOW AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR FORMING SEI FILM BASED ON PHYSICAL PROCESS, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF | January 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19016362 | ASYMMETRIC SUPERCAPACITOR | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18906861 | GEL ELECTROLYTE SUPERCAPACITOR WITH MOLYBDENUM GRAPHENE | October 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18787043 | GEL ELECTROLYTE SUPERCAPACITOR | July 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18766319 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | July 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18735641 | FILM CAPACITOR HAVING NITROGEN ATOM AGGREGATION REGIONS | June 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18734128 | FILM CAPACITOR HAVING A RESIN FILM INCLUDING A CURED PRODUCT OF A FIRST ORGANIC MATERIAL AND A SECOND ORGANIC MATERIAL, AND A RESIN FILM | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18733992 | Capacitor Including A Capacitance Forming Part Having A Metal Porous Body, A Dielectric Film, And A Conductive Film | June 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18711161 | VACUUM VARIABLE CAPACITOR HAVING A VACUUM SEALED ENCLOSURE AND A MECHANICAL DRIVE SYSTEM | May 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18667273 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | May 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18664550 | Electrolytic Capacitor Element Having A Doped Solid Electrolyte Layer | May 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18663748 | MULTILAYER CAPACITOR HAVING A DIELECTRIC LAYER WITH CORE-SHELL STRUCTURED DIELECTRIC GRAINS | May 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18659095 | CAPACITOR ASSEMBLY PACKAGE STRUCTURE HAVING OUTERMOST REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURES | May 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18652054 | MULTILAYERED CAPACITOR INCLUDING A DRAWING-OUT PORTION | May 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18649758 | LAMINATED CERAMIC CAPACITOR HAVING INTRA-SHELL PORES IN CORE- SHELL CERAMIC GRAINS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | April 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18696846 | ELECTRODE FOIL FOR ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR, ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE FOIL FOR ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18618987 | CYLINDRICAL CAPACITOR | March 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18606153 | CARBON-DOPED MOLYBDENUM NANOCOMPOSITE ELECTRODE CAPACITOR | March 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18605035 | MULTILAYERED CAPACITOR INCLUDING INTERNAL ELECTRODES HAVING LEAD PORTIONS | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18691297 | ELECTRODE FOIL FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS WITH HIGH RELIABILITY | March 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18596109 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR WITH PATTERNED ELECTRODES | March 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18594193 | COMPOSITE ELECTRODES FOR SUPERCAPACITORS, TERNARY MATERIALS WITH FLOWER-LIKE MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE STRUCTURES, AND RELATED METHODS | March 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18591095 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18586980 | MULTI-LAYERED CERAMIC CAPACITOR INCLUDING BODY HAVING INCLINED PORTIONS | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18584402 | MULTILAYERED CERAMIC CAPACITOR INCLUDING AN EXTERNAL ELECTRODE HAVING A NON-CONDUCTIVE RESIN LAYER AND A CONDUCTIVE RESIN LAYER | February 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18683922 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR WITH ELECTROLYTE AND HYDROPHILIC COMPOUND CONTAINING LIQUID | February 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18442330 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | February 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18439211 | Serviceable electrostatic storage device | February 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18682222 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR CAPABLE OF REDUCING ESR VARIATION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | February 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18292224 | ELECTRODE FOIL FOR ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR HAVING IMPROVED RELIABILITY AND CAPACITY, ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE FOIL FOR ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | January 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18421859 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18410054 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR INCLUDING MONOTECTOID PHASE | January 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18410307 | CAPACITOR HAVING A POROUS LAYER INCLUDING A VOID CONTAINING AT LEAST PART OF A THROUGH-HOLE CONDUCTOR | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18405733 | GEL ELECTROLYTE SPLIT CELL SUPERCAPACITOR | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18400401 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18400532 | MULTILAYERED CAPACITOR WITH EXTERNAL ELECTODE INCLUDING SINTERED METAL LAYER AND CONDUCTIVE RESIN LAYER | December 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18393765 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR INCLUDING DIELECTRIC CERAMIC LAYERS INCLUDING RARE EARTH ELEMENT CONCENTRATION REGIONS | December 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18539769 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR ELEMENT HAVING A NEGATIVE CONDUCTOR LAYER THAT DOES NOT COVER A PART OF A CARBON LAYER, AND SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | December 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18537482 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR INCLUDING A DEPRESSION ON AN OUTER SURFACE OF THE BODY IN WHICH AN EXTERNAL ELECTRODE IS DISPOSED | December 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18566751 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | December 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18526963 | BUS CAPACITOR OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND AUTOMOBILE HAVING SAME | December 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18521445 | MULTILAYERED CAPACITOR INCLUDING THIN FILM INCLUDING BARIUM ZIRCONIUM TITANATE ON CAPACITOR BODY | November 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18512537 | MULTI-LAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR INCLUDING METAL-CARBON COMPOSITE | November 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18512835 | NON-FLAMMABLE REDOX-MEDIATED BIOELECTROLYTE | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18510053 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18502257 | MULTILAYERED CAPACITOR INCLUDING EXTERNAL ELECTRODE HAVING ALLOY PORTION AND DIFFUSION PORTION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | November 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18287703 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR CONTAINING OXYGEN-CONTAINING AMINE WITHOUT HYDROXY GROUP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18287704 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR INCLUDING ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION CONTAINING ACID AND AMINE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | October 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18287195 | DC LINK CAPACITOR WITH HEAT DISSIPATION | October 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18487717 | MULTILAYER BODY PRODUCTION METHOD, CAPACITOR PRODUCTION METHOD, MULTILAYER BODY, CAPACITOR, ELECTRIC CIRCUIT, CIRCUIT BOARD, AND DEVICE | October 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18554466 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR COMPRISING AN ANODE BODY INCLUDING A POROUS BODY WITH A SOLID ELECTROLYTE LAYER PROVIDED THEREIN | October 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18553921 | ANODE LEAD TAB AND ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | October 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18475598 | ZINC CHROMIUM VANADATE SPINEL OXIDE (ZCVO) NANOSTRUCTURE-BASED ELECTROCATALYST FOR ENERGY GENERATION AND STORAGE | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18240654 | CAPACITOR MODULE HAVING A BUS BAR WITH A PORTION THEREOF IN A SEALING RESIN | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18546925 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18446091 | Capacitor Seals | August 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18276029 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR INCLUDING AN ENLARGED SURFACE LAYER AND A DIELECTRIC OXIDE FILM FORMED ON THE ENLARGED SURFACE LAYER | August 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18364504 | SPLIT CELL SUPERCAPACITOR | August 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18275483 | CAPACITOR WITH NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOIL INCLUDING CARBON LAYER | August 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18229628 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | August 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18361108 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR HAVING AN EXTERNAL ELECTRODE LAYER WITH A VARYING THICKNESS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18361090 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR HAVING AN ANODE ELECTRODE WITH FLAT PARTICLES | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18360528 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18224669 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WITH A COPPER-CONTAINING EXTERNAL ELECTRODE | July 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18355230 | CAPACITOR UNIT FOR A POWER CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CAPACITOR UNIT | July 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18354537 | ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITOR AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD USING AN AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION | July 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18261781 | Capacitor with Stepped Cathode | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222087 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT HAVING EXTERNAL ELECTRODE INCLUDING ALLOY LAYER BETWEEN BASE ELECTRODE LAYER AND PLATING LAYER | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18260316 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18213473 | WIRE STRUCTURE, WIRE CAPACITOR INCLUDING WIRE STRUCTURE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING WIRE CAPACITOR | June 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18258744 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18208919 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18208788 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18332048 | DATE STONE ACTIVATED CARBON SUPERCAPACITOR | June 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18331294 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A CERAMIC ELEMENT AND SURFACE-MOUNT TERMINALS | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18331652 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING CERAMIC ELEMENT AND METAL TERMINALS | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18328059 | CAPACITOR STRUCTURE WITH VIA EMBEDDED IN POROUS MEDIUM | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18326518 | Enhanced Capacitor Tabs | May 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18254874 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18202231 | Silicon-Based Supercapacitor with Electrodes AND IONIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTE | May 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18254152 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18316332 | Epoxy Over-Molded Capacitor Assembly | May 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18195426 | CHIP ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18311352 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND SUPERCAPACITOR | May 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18306554 | CAPACITOR ARRAY AND COMPOSITE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | April 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18138906 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18134727 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INCLUDING A PERMEATION LAYER | April 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18134220 | CAPACITOR ASSEMBLY WITH LAMINAR BUS PLATE ARRANGEMENT | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18299441 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | April 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18194711 | CHALCOGENIDES-BASED DUAL-BAND TUNING FOR CHANGING RESISTANCE STATES OF RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACES OF DEVICES | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18194685 | PRECISE MULTI-STATE TUNING FOR CHANGING RESISTANCES STATES OF RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACES UTILIZING ADVANCED MATERIALS | April 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18247068 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18123027 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18119391 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT HAVING EXTERNAL ELECTRODE WHICH INCLUDES RESIN LAYER AND CONDUCTIVE RESIN LAYER | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18116431 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR | March 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18042433 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18170536 | WOUND CAPACITOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18170389 | CERAMIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18167829 | INTEGRATED SUPERCAPACITOR-BATTERY STRUCTURE | February 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner THOMAS, ERIC W.
With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
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, 16.7% 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 THOMAS, ERIC W works in Art Unit 2848 and has examined 836 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.
Examiner THOMAS, ERIC W's allowance rate of 83.6% places them in the 58% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by THOMAS, ERIC W receive 1.51 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 27% 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 THOMAS, ERIC W is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 86% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by THOMAS, ERIC W. This interview benefit is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 29.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 58% 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 54.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 81% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 65% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 21.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 11% 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 54% 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 17.2% 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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