USPTO Examiner BREENE JOHN E - Art Unit 2855

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19327829CALIBRATION BLOCK FOR PHASED ARRAY OF ULTRA-SONIC ELEMENTSSeptember 2025January 2026Allow500NoNo
19327842SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING INSPECTION DATASeptember 2025January 2026Allow500NoNo
18539450BELT TENSION MEASUREMENT SYSTEMDecember 2023January 2026Allow2500NoNo
18527544ULTRASONIC INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHODDecember 2023December 2025Allow2500NoNo
18564281DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRIC ENERGYNovember 2023March 2026Allow2700NoNo
18492316APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SHEET-LIKE WORKPIECES, IN PARTICULAR FLAT GLASS PANES OR INSULATING GLASS ELEMENTSOctober 2023January 2026Allow2700NoNo
18371664System and Method for Analyzing a MaterialSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2810NoNo
18472965COMPENSATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS IN ULTRASONIC TESTING OF STRUCTURESSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2810NoNo
18234862Fluid Container Measurement SystemAugust 2023October 2025Allow2610NoNo
18225515LARGE WEIGHT SCALE FOR DETECTING POSSIBILITY OF BEDSORE, AND BEDSORE DETECTING METHODJuly 2023January 2026Allow3010NoNo
18333566ACCURATE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT STRUCTURE OF WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE AND METHOD THEREOFJune 2023July 2025Allow2600NoNo
18254547Target and Plumbing System for Transferring a Point of Interest on a Jobsite SurfaceMay 2023November 2025Allow3000NoNo
18323054RETAIL WEIGHING SCALEMay 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18201344DETACHABLE NUT AND BOLT IDENTIFICATION TOOLMay 2023July 2025Allow2600NoNo
18180296TEMPERATURE SENSING CIRCUIT WITH SHUT OFFMarch 2023June 2025Allow2700NoNo
18176436DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TEMPERATURE MEASURMENTFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3210NoNo
18173181DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A THERMAL ANALYSIS OF A SAMPLEFebruary 2023August 2025Allow2910NoNo
18041416GLAZING THERMAL SENSORFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3310NoNo
18162561TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT USING FABRY-PEROT RESONATOR ON END OF OPTICAL FIBERJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3310NoNo
18159927System And Method For Acoustic Focusing Hardware And ImplementationsJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2630YesNo
18076697Method and Apparatus for Providing an Aging State for a Device Battery Having Correction of State Observations on the Basis of Systematic State and Environmental InfluencesDecember 2022March 2026Allow3910NoNo
18056340PULSED STRAIN GAUGE TOPOLOGIESNovember 2022October 2025Allow3510YesNo
17936100Device For The Determination Of Temperature Parameters With Adjustable Sample HolderSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3510NoNo
17879266THERMISTOR SELF-HEATING COMPENSATIONAugust 2022October 2025Allow3810NoNo
17785654Wearable Environmental Sensor DeviceJune 2022September 2025Allow3911NoNo
17744696Scaling RulersMay 2022June 2024Abandon2520YesNo
17707997METHOD OF STABILIZING TEMPERATURE SENSING IN THE PRESENCE OF TEMPERATURE-SENSING COMPONENT TEMPERATURE VARIATIONMarch 2022September 2025Allow4210NoNo
17667202FLUID FLOW MONITORING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A FLOW SENSOR HOUSING REMOVABLY SECURED TO A FLEXIBLE CONDUIT THAT ENCAPSULATES THE REMOVABLE SENSORFebruary 2022July 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17666722METHODS AND ASSEMBLIES FOR CHARACTERIZING ULTRASONIC ENVIRONMENTS USING PIEZO-ELECTRIC SENSOR DEVICESFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3720NoNo
17630744OPTIMIZATION OF AN ACOUSTIC MEMBRANE ARRAYJanuary 2022February 2025Allow3710NoNo
17648361ENERGY METERING SYSTEM FOR A FAN COILJanuary 2022May 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17430009STRENGTH INSPECTION METHOD AND STRENGTH INSPECTION DEVICEAugust 2021August 2024Abandon3610NoNo
17391396INCLINOMETER FOR BASE STATION ANTENNAAugust 2021July 2024Abandon3510NoNo
17381876AIR FLOW RATE MEASUREMENT DEVICEJuly 2021July 2024Abandon3611NoNo
17197034Apparatus and Method of Triggering A Cooking AidMarch 2021May 2024Abandon3810NoNo
16971546MONITORING SYSTEM FOR CABLE DRAG CHAINSFebruary 2021April 2024Abandon4410NoNo
17140030ANTI-SLIP TRACING INSTRUMENTJanuary 2021May 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17138280TORQUE SENSOR SUPPORTING DEVICEDecember 2020March 2024Abandon3920YesNo
17122078Systems and Methods for Reference Volume for Flow CalibrationDecember 2020March 2024Abandon3920NoNo
17052547Shipping ContainersNovember 2020June 2024Abandon4310NoNo
17077332FLOOR HEIGHT GAUGEOctober 2020April 2024Abandon4210NoNo
17034127LASER DEMARCATION APPARATUS WITH ANGLE DETECTION FUNCTIONSeptember 2020February 2024Abandon4110NoNo
16975018TILE SPACERAugust 2020March 2024Abandon4210NoNo
16641344RAIN SENSORFebruary 2020March 2024Abandon4910NoNo
16482824OPTICAL DEVICE FOR PAINTERSAugust 2019February 2024Abandon5510NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner BREENE, JOHN E - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BREENE, JOHN E works in Art Unit 2855 and has examined 14 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 0.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BREENE, JOHN E's allowance rate of 0.0% places them in the 0% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BREENE, JOHN E receive 1.14 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 13% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BREENE, JOHN E is 41 months. This places the examiner in the 21% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BREENE, JOHN E. This interview benefit is in the 15% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 26% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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

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