Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18925476 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AIR QUALITY WHILE COOLING AN OUTDOOR ELECTRONIC DISPLAY ASSEMBLY | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 18647889 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING COUPLING MEMBER SELECTIVELY COUPLED TO PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18630783 | Packaged Sensor Pad | April 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18620635 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AIR QUALITY WHILE COOLING AN OUTDOOR ELECTRONIC DISPLAY ASSEMBLY | March 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18613811 | LOAD SENSOR | March 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18592169 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | February 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18581565 | NON-COVALENT MODIFICATION OF GRAPHENE-BASED CHEMICAL SENSORS | February 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18437803 | DETERMINING RESERVOIR FLUID COMPOSITION TO PENTATETRACONTANES PLUS | February 2024 | April 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18436472 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING INSECT LARVAE AND ADULT INSECTS IN STORED PRODUCTS BY SENSING THEIR VOLATILE PHEROMONES AND SEMIOCHEMICALS | February 2024 | April 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18429977 | SOIL PROBE ASSEMBLY HAVING A MULTIFACETED PROBE WHEEL | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18422259 | OPTICAL DEVICE | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18419901 | PARTICLE SAMPLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBOTIC CONTROLLED MANUFACTURING BARRIER SYSTEMS | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18392873 | METHOD FOR ERROR HANDLING IN THE TONER REFILL PROCESS | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18390118 | ROBOTIC CONTROL FOR ASEPTIC PROCESSING | December 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18568464 | CRUSHING SYSTEMS OPERATING REGIME CONTROLLING METHODS AND DEVICES | December 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18516348 | SENSOR WITH DROPLET RETAINING STRUCTURE | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18516856 | AC Supply Fluid Meter | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18506494 | Manufacturing Method For Electronic Device And Electronic Device | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18504369 | Multiplexed Detection Of Toxins Using Graphene-Based Aptasensors | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18500551 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18498403 | ROLLING SOIL PROBE | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18494364 | BOTTLE-MOUTH PACKAGE PERMEABILITY TEST SYSTEM | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18481274 | MARINE VESSEL MANEUVERING SYSTEM AND MARINE VESSEL | October 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18373110 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR VERTICAL FLOW-BASED DETECTION OF ANALYTES | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18472257 | FLOW TEST TOOL, NEGATIVE PRESSURE FORMATION APPARATUS, AND BATTERY MANUFACTURING DEVICE | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18368397 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AIR QUALITY WHILE COOLING AN OUTDOOR ELECTRONIC DISPLAY ASSEMBLY | September 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18465315 | AGRICULTURAL SAMPLING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18465309 | AGRICULTURAL SAMPLING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18245436 | MONITORING ATTACHMENT FOR MONITORING A NUT OF A SCREW CONNECTION | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18281636 | MAKE-UP/BREAK-OUT EVALUATION METHOD FOR THREADED JOINT FOR OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18465176 | GAS DETECTOR | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18460791 | LEAKAGE DETECTION SYSTEM | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18239609 | Multi-Tiered Pipette Tip Holder and Ejection Mechanism for a Dynamic Broad Volumetric Range Pipette | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18456629 | Valve System | August 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18453485 | Hail Detection Sensor | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18236191 | AEROSOL CONCENTRATION SENSOR CALIBRATION DEVICE | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18452547 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING METALLOGENIC POTENTIAL OF PORPHYRY BY USING TRACE ELEMENTS AND B ISOTOPE OF TOURMALINE | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18449463 | GAS VOLUME DETERMINATION IN FLUID | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18233153 | STRUCTURE PLUMBING FLOW SIMULATION APPARATUS | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18230441 | GAS SENSOR | August 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18274968 | VOID FRACTION SENSOR, FLOWMETER USING THE SAME, AND CRYOGENIC LIQUID TRANSFER PIPE | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18273274 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE QUANTITY OF A FLUID IN A CONTAINER, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR | July 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18261952 | HAND-HELD PIPETTING DEVICE | July 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18222481 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MEASURING AIR CONTAINED HYDROGEN AND WATER VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS VIA A SINGLE MEMS THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR | July 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18353768 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18353297 | SENSOR AND SENSOR SYSTEM | July 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18272031 | ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AN OBJECT DISPOSED IN A MEDIUM | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18349281 | Controlled Environment Shipping Containers | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18348626 | Ballistic Test Barrels and Related Systems and Methods | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18269343 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO MONITOR TOBACCO MATERIAL TO DETECT INSECT INFESTATION | June 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18257323 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A MOVABLE COMPONENT CONNECTED TO A STATIONARY COMPONENT | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18332783 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING POSITION OF SERVICE PIN WITHIN PINHOLE OF WORK MACHINES | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18266101 | Imaging and Sensing of Thin Layer Using High-Frequency Ultrasonic Transducers | June 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18256447 | VIBRATION DIAGNOSIS ASSISTANCE DEVICE, VIBRATION DIAGNOSIS ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND MACHINING TOOL | June 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18002123 | SUBMERSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR INCORPORATING ANTI-FOULING MEANS | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18330716 | CASING FOR LIVESTOCK SENSOR AND LIVESTOCK SENSOR | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18256096 | METHOD OF EVALUATING CENTRAL SEGREGATION IN STEEL | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18329391 | LOAD SENSOR | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322874 | Estimating Floor Numbers and Floor Labels in a Structure | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18038699 | SYSTEM, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND NON-VOLATILE DATA CARRIER FOR GENERATING AN ACOUSTIC CHANNEL FOR LEVITATION OF MATTER | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18253778 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A FAULT STATE OF A FLOATING TUBE | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18199855 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING AIR SPEED | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18318071 | TEST TANK SIMULATOR | May 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18196072 | DEVICE AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PATHOGENS | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18315768 | HIGH LIFT SKEW SYSTEM | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18252473 | DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE AND DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE MEASUREMENT METHOD | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18034779 | METHODS AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS FOR DETECTING A METABOLITE | May 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18033562 | A TEST PLATFORM SYSTEM | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18138362 | METHODS OF CHARACTERIZING TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS, DEVICES COMPRISING SAID MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF | April 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18033017 | DISTANCE CORRECTION DEVICE, PROCESSING DEVICE, SENSOR DEVICE, DISTANCE CORRECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18301469 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FOR PARTICLE MEASUREMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18297036 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT | April 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18248059 | METHOD FOR INSPECTING A FACILITY, PREFERABLY A CONVEYING FACILITY | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18295797 | Ultrasonic Flow Metering | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17917484 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A ROTATIONAL FREQUENCY OF A WHEEL | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18120018 | ADAPTIVE FLOW CALCULATION FOR A MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICE | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18181574 | MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PRESSURE SENSITIVE PAINT | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18119110 | GAS SENSOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF SENSING GAS | March 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18109231 | DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING PERSONALIZED CELL THERAPY TREATMENTS | February 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18017994 | GAS SENSOR, GAS SENSOR ASSEMBLY, AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE IDENTIFICATION METHOD | January 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18156535 | FLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLUIDIC DEVICE | January 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18016748 | AUTOMATIC SAMPLE INJECTION SYSTEM AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY ANALYSIS SYSTEM | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18155570 | STUB-UP COUPLING SYSTEM | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18096754 | Dynamic Modification of Bioaerosol Detection with Genetic Identification | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18153569 | FLOW SENSOR DEVICES AND SYSTEMS | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18013974 | Sensor Assembly | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18012700 | FIXING APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING PRESSURE-TYPE AIRBAG SENSOR | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18088471 | REPETITIVE MOMENT GENERATING DEVICE | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18012537 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18002833 | HYDROGEN DETECTING SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | December 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18083302 | Apparatus and Method For Applying Tensile Force to Samples | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18081845 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNIFIED SAMPLING OF PARTICULATE MATTER FOR REDUCING THE DISPERSION OF RESULTS IN VEHICLE EMISSIONS TESTS | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18082317 | PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURE FOR GAS SENSORS | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18080992 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | December 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18010008 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING COLOR DOPPLER IMAGES FROM SHORT AND UNDERSAMPLED ENSEMBLES | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18064409 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18062458 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR A LEAK TEST OF A CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR SAME | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18061829 | SNAP-FIT HEIGHT SENSOR AND HEIGHT SENSOR ASSEMBLY | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18074986 | HARMONICALLY TUNED FISHING ROD FOR DISTANCE CASTING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18000464 | METHOD FOR MEASURING RESIDUAL STRESS | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SCHMITT, BENJAMIN R.
With a 40.0% 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, 38.9% 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 SCHMITT, BENJAMIN R works in Art Unit 2852 and has examined 1,157 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 86.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Examiner SCHMITT, BENJAMIN R's allowance rate of 86.8% places them in the 65% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SCHMITT, BENJAMIN R receive 1.46 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 24% 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 SCHMITT, BENJAMIN R is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 77% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SCHMITT, BENJAMIN R. This interview benefit is in the 55% 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, 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 50.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 76% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 55% 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 68.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 27.3% 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, 66.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 57% 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 11.2% of allowed cases (in the 90% 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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