USPTO Examiner CULLER JILL E - Art Unit 2853

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18666559GAS ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEMMay 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18537589Label, Peeling, Universal Printheads and Related MethodsDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18527629Embossing RollDecember 2023April 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18355052REMOVABLE SUPPORTING DEVICE TO SUPPORT AN ENDLESS RIBBONJuly 2023February 2025Allow1910NoNo
18257256COATING MODULE FOR COATING A THIN LAYER OF INK ON A RIBBONJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18313649RECORDING APPARATUS AND MEDIUM PROCESSING APPARATUSMay 2023May 2025Abandon2420NoNo
18125349TESTING APPARATUS, IN PARTICULAR TIRE TESTING APPARATUSMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710NoNo
18014778METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING A TIRE IN TERMS OF UNIFORMITYJanuary 2023June 2025Allow3010NoNo
18070458INTEGRATED CARTRIDGE AND PRINTER USING THE SAMENovember 2022September 2024Allow2230NoNo
17999138VISIBLE/IR CAMERA-BASED MULTI-PHASE FLOW SENSOR FOR DOWNHOLE MEASUREMENTS IN OIL PIPESNovember 2022April 2025Abandon2910NoNo
17984393HEAT TRANSFER PRESS PROJECTION ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHODNovember 2022June 2025Allow3241YesNo
17975315MARKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FIBER-BASED PRODUCTSOctober 2022June 2025Allow3221NoNo
17972501SECURITY DEVICE FORMED BY PRINTING WITH SPECIAL EFFECT INKSOctober 2022November 2024Allow2521NoNo
18049067IN-SITU ROCK MASS ELASTIC MODULUS MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2022January 2025Allow2601NoNo
17972336SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYE SUBLIMINATION WITH DOUBLE-SIDED IMAGE INFUSIONOctober 2022November 2023Allow1220YesNo
17957231WELLBORE EXCLUSION FLUID METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOWNHOLE LOGGINGSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3130YesNo
17953124DEVICE FOR MEASURING AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMESeptember 2022March 2025Allow2920NoNo
17912254ROLLING RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, ROLLING RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAMSeptember 2022June 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17942826TESTING MACHINE FOR TIRESSeptember 2022October 2024Allow2500NoNo
17753516RAIN GAUGE DEVICESeptember 2022March 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17819882WELLBORE PROPERTIES MEASUREMENT AND DETERMINATIONAugust 2022November 2024Allow2700NoNo
17819424MOTION-COMPENSATING SENSING SYSTEM FOR COLLECTION OF ATMOSPHERIC RELEVANT PARAMETERSAugust 2022May 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17792074DROPSONDE WITH DANDELION-LIKE STRUCTUREJuly 2022June 2024Allow2300NoNo
17858935MACHINE FOR PRINTING INFORMATION ON A CONTAINERJuly 2022January 2024Abandon1810NoNo
17790868WHEEL POSITION IDENTIFYING SYSTEM, WHEEL POSITION IDENTIFYING DEVICE, AND WHEEL POSITION IDENTIFYING METHODJuly 2022February 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17855490DYE SUBLIMATION APPARATUS WITH A MULTI-ZONE INDEPENDENT HEATER CONTROLJune 2022November 2024Allow2830YesNo
17810170SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RADIUS OF A WHEEL OF A MOBILE MACHINEJune 2022July 2024Allow2420NoNo
17854896HEAT TRANSFER PRESS PROJECTION ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2022June 2025Allow3651YesNo
17852915Power Distribution System Mountable on a Vehicle WheelJune 2022July 2024Allow2500NoNo
17749277IMAGE ENGRAVING APPARATUS AND ENGRAVING HEADMay 2022November 2024Abandon2920NoNo
17747353Device for Measuring the Orientation of a Fluid Flow Relative to an Aerodynamic Surface, in Particular of an Aircraft, Using a Magnetic SensorMay 2022April 2025Abandon3540YesNo
17774244VALVE STEM AND TIRE VALVEMay 2022January 2025Allow3210YesNo
17734069TIRE WEAR PREDICTIONMay 2022November 2024Abandon3101NoNo
17731947Apparatus and Method for Identifying Positions of Tire Pressure Sensors, and System Including the ApparatusApril 2022June 2025Abandon3840NoNo
17772243ROAD SURFACE CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM, WORK VEHICLE, ROAD SURFACE CONDITION MONITORING METHOD, AND PROGRAMApril 2022May 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17771646Sensing Array, System And Method For Ore Processing EquipmentApril 2022May 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17771579FREEZING DETECTION DEVICEApril 2022September 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17722735SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING SUBSURFACE STEAM CHAMBER DEVELOPMENT USING FIBER OPTIC CABLESApril 2022February 2024Allow2220NoNo
17659191TIRE WITH MAGNETIC TREAD WEAR SENSOR AND TREAD WEAR MONITORING METHODApril 2022July 2024Allow2730NoNo
17718589TIRE TESTING DEVICEApril 2022October 2024Allow3110YesNo
17767509OPTICAL FIBER SENSING SYSTEM AND EVENT IDENTIFICATION METHODApril 2022May 2025Abandon3720NoNo
17715174Tire Safety Monitoring Line DeviceApril 2022May 2024Abandon2520NoNo
17766641POWER GENERATOR AND TIRE STATE MONITORING DEVICEApril 2022September 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17709430Tire bending sensorMarch 2022September 2024Abandon3001NoNo
17701292TIRE GROOVE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND TIRE GROOVE MEASUREMENT METHODMarch 2022November 2024Allow3120NoNo
17762471PNEUMATIC TIREMarch 2022September 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17654483PRINTING APPARATUSMarch 2022March 2023Allow1300NoNo
17672883Vehicle Inspection SystemFebruary 2022September 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17591203GOLF BALL HAVING OVERLAP MARKINGSFebruary 2022June 2023Allow1601NoNo
17630981SEABED GEOTECHNICAL IN-SITU MULTI-PARAMETER DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHODJanuary 2022October 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17644408APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ABRASION TESTINGDecember 2021December 2023Allow2410NoNo
17538644SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MEASURE CHANGES IN THE MUD LEVEL AND GAS PROPERTIES WHEN DRILLING THROUGH A TOTAL LOSS ZONE WITH NO RETURNS TO SURFACENovember 2021July 2023Allow1901NoNo
17538023APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS SUBLIMATION THERMAL PRINTING AND/OR REACTIVATIONNovember 2021September 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17536316PRESSURE TRANSDUCER WITH INTEGRAL BLEED VALVENovember 2021February 2023Allow1410NoNo
17532264METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DROPSONDE DEPLOYMENTNovember 2021June 2025Allow4320NoNo
17527854TIRE TESTING DEVICENovember 2021September 2024Allow3410NoNo
17526095ELECTRONIC PIPETTENovember 2021March 2024Abandon2820NoNo
17517188CONVERTIBLE GAUGE MODULE AND SYSTEMNovember 2021April 2024Allow2920NoNo
17513412APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING COMPENSATION ASSOCIATED WITH SCREEN PRINTER AND METHOD THEREOFOctober 2021January 2024Allow2730YesNo
17605420TEST MACHINE FOR VEHICLE WHEELOctober 2021August 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17604026SUBMERSIBLE SENSING SYSTEM FOR WATER AND SEDIMENT MONITORINGOctober 2021June 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17495640EDGE AND BOTTOM WATER INVASION SIMULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GAS RESERVOIR, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PRODUCTOctober 2021November 2023Allow2610NoNo
17601858MAGNETIC DRIVE OVER SYSTEM (DOS) PROVIDING TIRE TREAD THICKNESS/DEPTH MEASUREMENTOctober 2021September 2024Allow3520YesNo
17488971CARRIAGE APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2021June 2025Abandon4560YesNo
17442315STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENT FOR A TIPPING BUCKET RAIN GAUGE AND RELATED MICRO CONTROLLED ELECTRONIC SYSTEMSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3110NoNo
17459637TRACK LINK SPACING SENSORSAugust 2021November 2024Abandon3820YesNo
17429895AN INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT AND METHOD OF OPERATIONAugust 2021December 2024Abandon4020NoNo
17389482WELL PERFORATOR EVALUATION SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2021March 2025Allow4321NoNo
17348675IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSJune 2021August 2023Allow2620NoNo
17413606GRAVURE PRINTING UNITS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AND/OR MODIFYING AN INK TRANSFER IN A GRAVURE PRINTING METHODJune 2021June 2022Allow1230YesNo
17309511ADAPTER, TYRE PARAMETER MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A TYRE PARAMETER MONITORING SYSTEM ONTO A WHEEL RIMJune 2021February 2024Allow3310NoNo
17327148IN SITU MEASUREMENT STATION FOR MONITORING WIND AND WATER PROPERTIES IN EXTREME HYDRODYNAMIC CONDITIONSMay 2021January 2025Allow4320NoNo
17322847INTEGRATED CARTRIDGE AND PRINTER USING THE SAMEMay 2021June 2022Allow1300NoNo
17229675Label Peeling, Universal Printheads and Related MethodsApril 2021August 2023Allow2820NoNo
17181771TPMS TRANSMITTER FIXING STRUCTURE AND ASSEMBLING STRUCTUREFebruary 2021April 2025Allow4930NoNo
17269269LOADING MECHANISM FOR SHIRTSFebruary 2021January 2023Allow2320NoNo
17166650FLOW REGULATION TOOLFebruary 2021May 2024Allow4030NoNo
17163977PRINTING APPARATUSFebruary 2021June 2025Abandon5250NoNo
17258206METHOD FOR DETECTING A FAULTY ARRANGEMENT OF A SENSOR MODULE IN A SENSOR MODULE HOLDER IN A TYRE MONITORING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE AND TYRE MONITORING SYSTEMJanuary 2021March 2024Allow3810NoNo
17255460SCREEN PRINTING DEVICE HAVING A SCREEN PRINTING STENCILDecember 2020January 2022Allow1320YesNo
17130635TIRE PRESSURE INDICATING DEVICEDecember 2020April 2022Abandon1610NoNo
17125381TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR DEVICEDecember 2020August 2023Allow3140YesNo
17247591GAS ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEMDecember 2020February 2024Allow3840NoYes
17104214SELF-POWERED SENSING AND TRANSMITTING DEVICENovember 2020December 2023Allow3710NoNo
17039824PRINTING ON A DRINK IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CONTAINER PROPERTYSeptember 2020December 2022Abandon2620NoNo
17039828CAMERA FOR USE WITH A DRINK PRINTERSeptember 2020May 2022Allow1910NoNo
17040735CYLINDER, DEVICE AND MACHINE FOR ALIGNING MAGNETIC OR MAGNETISABLE PARTICLES ON A WEB-LIKE OR SHEET-LIKE SUBSTRATESeptember 2020January 2021Allow410NoNo
16980480RIBBON CARTRIDGE AND PRINTING DEVICESeptember 2020January 2025Abandon5240NoNo
16971047PRINTING ON FREE SURFACESAugust 2020June 2024Allow4620NoNo
16991546COUPLING DESIGN FOR COUPLING SIMULATED FLESH TO A SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF AN ANTHROPOMORPHIC TEST DEVICEAugust 2020October 2023Allow3831YesNo
16984844In-Situ Thermal Response Fluid CharacterizationAugust 2020March 2023Allow3130YesNo
16941684DOWNHOLE COMPLETION ASSEMBLY FOR EXTENDED WELLBORE IMAGINGJuly 2020February 2024Allow4210NoNo
16930189PRINTER DEVICE CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING PAPERJuly 2020April 2023Abandon3310NoNo
16960180PRINTING DEVICE, PRINTING METHOD, AND OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON MANUFACTURING METHODJuly 2020July 2022Abandon2520NoNo
16956338METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ROTARY BLIND EMBOSSING OF A SUBSTRATE, A FEMALE DIE AND/OR A MALE DIE FOR USE IN A DEVICE, AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FEMALE DIE AND/OR A MALE DIEJune 2020March 2023Allow3310NoNo
16769386PROCESSING MACHINE HAVING A UNIT WITH A RESERVOIR, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A RESERVOIRJune 2020May 2021Allow1210YesNo
16887120Airflow Capture HoodMay 2020February 2021Allow920NoNo
16885347CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSMay 2020July 2021Allow1310NoNo
16885388CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE CLEANING DEVICEMay 2020October 2021Allow1720NoNo
16885329CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSMay 2020July 2021Allow1310NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CULLER, JILL E.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
8
Examiner Affirmed
5
(62.5%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(37.5%)
Reversal Percentile
58.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 37.5% 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
29
Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(34.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
19
(65.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
53.8%
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, 34.5% 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 CULLER, JILL E - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CULLER, JILL E works in Art Unit 2853 and has examined 403 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CULLER, JILL E's allowance rate of 80.6% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CULLER, JILL E receive 1.96 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 63% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CULLER, JILL E is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 42% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CULLER, JILL E. This interview benefit is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 37% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 35.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 25.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 27% 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 72.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 42.9% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 55.8% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 4.5% of allowed cases (in the 88% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 5.5% of allowed cases (in the 80% 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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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