Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18463504 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 60 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17130725 | PROCESSING FLUID, INK SET, INKJET PRINTING DEVICE, AND INKJET PRINTING METHOD | December 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17124705 | HEATER SUPPORT KIT FOR BEVEL ETCH CHAMBER | December 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17118779 | RETARDATION OF PRIMER AND INK ABSORPTION TO POSTPONE COCKLING BY TEMPERATURE SWITCHABLE PRE-TREATMENT LIQUID | December 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17116234 | Ink Jet Recording Method And Ink Jet Recording Apparatus | December 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17058682 | FABRIC COATING COMPOSITIONS | November 2020 | September 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17095916 | INK, INK STORED CONTAINER, INKJET PRINTING METHOD, AND INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS | November 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17093814 | LAMINATED BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, CURABLE LIQUID COMPOSITION SET, INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS, AND INKJET PRINTING METHOD | November 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17093108 | RECORDING APPARATUS | November 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17088257 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER | November 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17084769 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS | October 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17085807 | DIRECT-TO-TEXTILE PRINTING METHOD AND SYSTEM | October 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17084815 | Ink Jet Recording Method And Ink Jet Recording Apparatus | October 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17084742 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND INK SET | October 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17051229 | FLUID SETS | October 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17050476 | RADIATION EMBOSSABLE COATED PRINT MEDIA | October 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17050025 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING AND DRYING FLAVORS AND FRAGRANCES | October 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17075920 | PRETREATMENT LIQUID FOR INKJET RECORDING, INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | October 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17049306 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED MATTER | October 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17045301 | PRINTING DEVICE AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING MAGNETIC-COLOR-CHANGEABLE MICROCAPSULES | October 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17035988 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, AND INK COMPOSITION | September 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17036012 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, AND AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION | September 2020 | December 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17031192 | PRINTING AND SELECTIVE DRYING | September 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17017865 | RADIATION-CURABLE INK JET COMPOSITION AND INK JET METHOD | September 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17017904 | RADIATION-CURABLE INK JET COMPOSITION AND INK JET METHOD | September 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17016505 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS | September 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17014479 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING INK SOLVENT AND WATER VAPORS IN AQUEOUS INK PRINTERS | September 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16977581 | IN-LINE PRIMER PRINTING METHODS | September 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16977540 | INKJET INKS FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS | September 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17000759 | INKJET RECORDING LIQUID SET, PRINTED MATTER, AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD | August 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16996086 | INK, INK SET, PRINTING METHOD, AND PRINTING DEVICE | August 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16968373 | INKJET PRINTER AND INKJET PRINTING METHOD | August 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16986361 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CARRIAGE DRIVING METHOD | August 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16934057 | Printing Method And Printing Apparatus | July 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16960427 | CLOTH PRINTING METHOD AND CLOTH PRINTING DEVICE | July 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16909304 | HYDROPHILIC COATING MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND INKJET RECORDING HEAD | June 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16907356 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS | June 2020 | November 2021 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16905456 | ACTINIC RADIATION-CURABLE INKJET INK AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | June 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16770839 | TEXTILE PRINTING | June 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16893809 | DEVICE FOR A LIGHT SOURCE OF A PRINTING MACHINE WITH A PLURALITY OF LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS OF A FIRST TYPE AND AT LEAST ONE LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT OF A FURTHER TYPE ON A SUBSTRATE | June 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16769946 | INK COMPOSITION | June 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16891164 | FLOW PATH STRUCTURE, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS | June 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16768310 | ACTIVE ENERGY RAY-CURABLE INKJET INK, INKJET RECORDED ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING INKJET RECORDED ARTICLE | May 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16764339 | PROTECTION OF COMPONENTS OF DIGITAL PRINTING SYSTEMS | May 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16869103 | INKJET PRINTING DEVICE AND INKJET PRINTING METHOD | May 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16832415 | DROP-ON-DEMAND CARD PRINTER WITH INK TRAY | March 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16831940 | Ink Jet Recording Apparatus And Ink Jet Textile Printing Method | March 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16819183 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD | March 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 17 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16810303 | RECORDING DEVICE | March 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16809826 | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE | March 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16642409 | INK-JET INK COMPOSITION, INK-JET CARTRIDGE, AND DECORATION DEVICE | February 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16794235 | PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD | February 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16752401 | INKJET PRINTER | January 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16751510 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS | January 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16751244 | INK RECEPTACLE | January 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16750192 | PRINTER WITH PRINT HEAD AND SUPPORT HAVING HEAD SPRING THAT URGES PRINT HEAD | January 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16750109 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS, HEAD CONTROL UNIT, AND HEAD UNIT | January 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16728277 | FLOW PATH STRUCTURE, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS | December 2019 | March 2020 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16726418 | ACTINIC RADIATION-CURABLE INKJET INK, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | December 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16713998 | FUSER ASSEMBLIES | December 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16621285 | SHEET-FED PRINTING PRESS | December 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16695757 | PHOTOCHROMIC INKJET INKS AND METHODS OF MAKING PHOTOCHROMIC INKJET INKS FOR SECURITY PRINTING APPLICATIONS | November 2019 | September 2023 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16607753 | DROP DETECTOR CALIBRATION | October 2019 | March 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16605055 | INK | October 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16601194 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD | October 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16599655 | CAP, INK CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | October 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16599727 | Method and device for regenerating a print head | October 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16599873 | COUPLING STRUCTURE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | October 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16596791 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS, INKJET PRINTING METHOD | October 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16603801 | SELECTIVE PRIMER REMOVAL | October 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16573226 | LIQUID SUPPLY UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE | September 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16571579 | INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND INKJET PRINTING METHOD | September 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16571657 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS | September 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16571621 | WASTE LIQUID CONTAINER AND ATTACHMENT | September 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16572023 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING METHOD | September 2019 | March 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16570003 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS | September 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16567874 | LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE | September 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16544200 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS | August 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16518754 | LIQUID CHARGING APPARATUS, LIQUID CHARGING METHOD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD | July 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16516476 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD | July 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16479506 | APPLYING FIXING LIQUID TO PRINT MEDIA | July 2019 | December 2021 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16515321 | PRINTING METHOD, PRINTING DEVICE, AND PRINTED MATTER | July 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16514599 | METHOD OF PRINTING WITH GLOSS CONTROL | July 2019 | October 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16470263 | METHOD FOR INK JET TEXTILE PRINTING | June 2019 | December 2022 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16436205 | WASTE INK CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | June 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16433861 | LIQUID ABSORBING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD | June 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16433188 | LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS | June 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16432326 | Liquid Ejection Head Having Plurality of Sets of Rows of Pressure Chambers, and Capable of Avoiding Mixture of Different Kinds of Liquid | June 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16428316 | LIQUID DISCHARGING HEAD | May 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16425052 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD | May 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16421541 | PRINTER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING APPROPRIATE CONVEYANCE FORCE | May 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16419813 | HEATER SUPPORT KIT FOR BEVEL ETCH CHAMBER | May 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16419501 | INSPECTING APPARATUS, A PRINTING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND A READING APPARATUS | May 2019 | August 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16347128 | PRIMERS FOR PRINT HEADS | May 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16382625 | CLEANING LIQUID AND METHOD OF CLEANING INK-JET PRINTER | April 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16382272 | INKJET PRINTER | April 2019 | January 2021 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16382143 | LONG BODY PRINTER WITH MULTIPLE SOURCE AND TAKE-UP ROLLS AND A TENSION APPLYING MECHANISM | April 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16382146 | PRINTER | April 2019 | December 2020 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16375746 | RECORDING ELEMENT BOARD AND LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD | April 2019 | September 2020 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16371844 | MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERAL | April 2019 | February 2020 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | 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, 52.6% 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 445 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 86.3%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 18 months.
Examiner ZIMMERMANN, JOHN P's allowance rate of 86.3% 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 ZIMMERMANN, JOHN P receive 1.58 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 ZIMMERMANN, JOHN P is 18 months. This places the examiner in the 95% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ZIMMERMANN, JOHN P. This interview benefit is in the 52% 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, 37.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 87% 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 45.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 70% 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, 16.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 26% 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 57.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 12.5% 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, 31.2% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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 33% 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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