Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18995435 | DE-INKABLE INKS WITH HIGH BIO-RENEWABLE CONTENT | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18879533 | AQUEOUS INKJET INK AND PRINTED MATTER | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18426435 | LIQUID DISCHARGING DEVICE AND INK SET | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18426043 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INKJET PRINTING METHOD | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18390898 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER | December 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18289154 | RECORDING LIQUID SET, PRINTED MATTER PRODUCING METHOD, AND PRINTED MATTER | November 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18557956 | INK-JET TREATMENT LIQUID, INK-JET TEXTILE PRINTING DEVICE, AND INK-JET TEXTILE PRINTING METHOD | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18495686 | INKJET INK AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18486483 | AQUEOUS INK, INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18482918 | Drying ink in digital printing using infrared radiation | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18464294 | Digital printing system | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18463504 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 60 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18242346 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING ADHESION OF A UV CURABLE INK | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18235608 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18449063 | ENERGY RAY IRRADIATION DEVICE AND INKJET IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18546415 | INK SET, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, INK MEDIUM SET, AND PRINTING MEDIUM | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18263885 | DRYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18358726 | PRINTING DEVICE | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18261852 | Mitigating distortions in printed images | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18339899 | SUPPORT UNIT AND PRINTING SYSTEM | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18337702 | INKJET PRINTER WITH SUBSTRATE HEIGHT POSITION CONTROL | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18333770 | MEDIUM TRANSPORT DEVICE AND RECORDING DEVICE | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18326326 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18203058 | PROTECTION OF COMPONENTS OF DIGITAL PRINTING SYSTEMS | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18005586 | ACTIVE ENERGY RAY-CURABLE INKJET PRINTING INK COMPOSITION | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18253235 | UV Curable Inkjet Inks and Inkjet Printing Methods | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18318813 | Method For Producing Recorded Matter | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18306094 | INKJET PRINTER | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18032921 | INK COMPOSITION | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18134072 | PRINTER | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18193741 | INK JET PRINTING METHOD, INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF PRODUCING POROUS BODY, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING POROUS BODY | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18027487 | INK CARTRIDGE INK AMOUNT CALCULATIONS BASED ON MOTOR CHARACTERISTICS | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18185927 | COLORANT COMPENSATION USING RELATIVE COLORANT VOLUMES | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18185123 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18184589 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DRYING COLOR-PRINTED SUBSTRATES | March 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18120469 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | March 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18120495 | INKJET PRINTER, FLOW PATH RESISTANCE ADJUSTMENT METHOD, AND PRINTING METHOD | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18181915 | Piezoelectric Device, Liquid Ejecting Head, And Liquid Ejecting Apparatus | March 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18182262 | RECORDING APPARATUS | March 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18118198 | CONVEYING DEVICE | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18117423 | FRICTION REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18177149 | PRINTER DEVICE AND PRINTER DEVICE CONTROL METHOD | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18116668 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18177201 | Reaction Solution For Pigment Printing, Ink Set, And Recording Method | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18112165 | PRINTING CONTROL METHOD, PRINTING CONTROL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18021331 | AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITIONS | February 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18164650 | RECORDING DEVICE AND RECORDING METHOD | February 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18003677 | PRINTING DEVICE | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18145883 | PIEZOELECTRIC BODY, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, AND LIQUID EJECTION HEAD | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069377 | FLOW PATH SWITCHING UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTING DEVICE | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069273 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND LIQUID EJECTION HEAD | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18085394 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18067931 | PRINTER | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18067990 | RECORDING ELEMENT SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18082156 | HEAD CHIP, LIQUID JET HEAD, AND LIQUID JET RECORDING DEVICE | December 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18054931 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, LIQUID EJECTING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS EXECUTABLE BY THE LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS | November 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18053877 | DROP-ON-DEMAND CARD PRINTER WITH INK TRAY | November 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17969367 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | October 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17963747 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, DESIGN SELECTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17962385 | LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER | October 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17960833 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, DISCHARGE UNIT, AND LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS | October 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17949685 | PRINT APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, PRINTHEAD, AND PRINT SYSTEM | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17944204 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17910427 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING ON A CLEAR POLYMERIC FILM WEB | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17910457 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRINTING A FLEXIBLE WEB AND PRINTING COMPOSITIONS | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17896133 | Ink Jet Recording Method And Method Of Packaging Packaged Object | August 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17890983 | INKJET PRINTER | August 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17797717 | CAN BODY PRINTING DEVICE, CAN BODY PRINTING SYSTEM, CAN BODY, AND CAN BODY FILLED WITH BEVERAGE | August 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17865692 | Recording Method And Recording Device | July 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17792963 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS, AND A CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | July 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17812386 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD UNIT AND LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE | July 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17792120 | CONTINUOUS INKJET INK COMPOSITION | July 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17810685 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND HEAD MODULE | July 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17854184 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING INOPERATIVE INKJETS WITHIN PRINTHEADS IN AN INKJET PRINTER | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17852598 | RECORDING APPARATUS | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17809422 | PRINTER, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17851353 | Radiation-Curable Ink Jet Composition And Ink Jet Method | June 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17850227 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND RECORDING METHOD | June 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17849523 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD | June 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17807870 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17743855 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | May 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17736658 | IMAGE RECORDING METHOD | May 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17773609 | Drying ink in digital printing using infrared radiation | May 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17712198 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER | April 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17709983 | MOVABLE ASSEMBLY AND PRINTING APPARATUS | March 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17705275 | PRINTER AND PRINTING CASSETTE | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17703763 | DROPLET EJECTION DEVICE AND DROPLET EJECTION METHOD | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17754058 | AQUEOUS PIGMENT CONCENTRATE, AQUEOUS INKJET INK AND USE THEREOF | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17699228 | Ink-Jet Ink Composition, Method For Manufacturing Recorded Material, Recorded Material, And Recording Apparatus | March 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17699799 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17697537 | Counterfeit-Proof Marking of Individual Primary Packaging Means Using Digital Printing of Ceramic Inks with Spectral Markers | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17761370 | IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE WITH RADIATION FIXATION | March 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17694702 | FRICTION REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17642696 | PRINTING DEVICE AND CORRECTION METHOD | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17691291 | ELEMENT SUBSTRATE | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17641758 | INK, INK SET, PRINTED MATTER, PRINTING METHOD, AND PRINTING APPARATUS | March 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17689614 | PROTECTION OF COMPONENTS OF DIGITAL PRINTING SYSTEMS | March 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17689080 | Thermal Transformative Variable Gloss Control | March 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17681844 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS, PRINTER, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE METHOD | February 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17637078 | 3-D INKJET PRINTING METHOD WITH LAYER WARPAGE CONTROL AND INK SET | February 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ZIMMERMANN, JOHN P.
With a 66.7% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ 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 ZIMMERMANN, JOHN P works in Art Unit 2853 and has examined 609 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 20 months.
Examiner ZIMMERMANN, JOHN P's allowance rate of 87.7% places them in the 63% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by ZIMMERMANN, JOHN P receive 1.43 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 32% 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 ZIMMERMANN, JOHN P is 20 months. This places the examiner in the 89% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ZIMMERMANN, JOHN P. This interview benefit is in the 54% 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, 38.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 85% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 44.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 62% 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, 30.8% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 30% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 58.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 17.6% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 30.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 22% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 55% 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 29% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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