USPTO Examiner COTEY PHILIP L - Art Unit 2855

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19086785Battery Monitoring System and Method for Monitoring a Battery PackMarch 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19061955SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLEVIATING LOWER BACK PAINFebruary 2025August 2025Allow610NoNo
19023710TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT STRUCTURE AND TEMPERATURE PROBEJanuary 2025July 2025Allow610NoNo
19017798TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT DEVICEJanuary 2025May 2025Allow410NoNo
19015694PILE FOUNDATION BEARING PERFORMANCE TESTING DEVICE AND METHODJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510NoNo
18869903DEEP TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE AND DEEP TEMPERATURE MEASURING METHODNovember 2024July 2025Allow710NoNo
18942832DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT AND METHOD BASED ON BIDIRECTIONAL CONSTANT VOLTAGE DRIVENovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18898659SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPACT TESTING AND MONITORING OF HIGH-ENERGY FLEXIBLE NETSSeptember 2024November 2024Allow100NoNo
18728523Self-Monitoring SensorJuly 2024October 2025Allow1521YesNo
18765137SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TEMPERATURE TRACKING AND DETECTION OF LEAKSJuly 2024January 2025Allow610YesNo
18702851Temperature Measuring Device for Non-Invasive Temperature Measurement, Temperature Measuring System and Computer Program ProductApril 2024June 2025Allow1400YesNo
18624448FOOD THERMOMETER AND METHOD OF USING THEREOFApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18593134DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE INFRARED OUTPUT OF THE ABREU BRAIN THERMAL TUNNELMarch 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18581703DETERMINING STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISITCS OF AN OBJECTFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1411NoNo
18418520APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME IN-SITU SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE AND MECHANICAL PARAMETERSJanuary 2024July 2024Allow510YesNo
18398291PRESTRESSED FISH-BELLY REACTION FRAME, PILE FOUNDATION BEARING CAPACITY DETECTION DEVICE AND APPLICATION THEREOFDecember 2023June 2024Allow510NoNo
18392659SIMULATION DEVICE AND SIMULATION METHOD FOR LIQUID SULFUR-GAS-WATER MULTIPHASE FLOW AND USE THEREOF IN HIGH-TEMPERATURE AND HIGH-PRESSURE GAS RESERVOIR WITH HIGH SULFUR CONTENTDecember 2023April 2024Allow410YesNo
18538366HUMIDITY MEASURING DEVICEDecember 2023January 2025Allow1410YesNo
18537039PRESSURE TEST PORT CONTAINED WITHIN A BODY OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTDecember 2023August 2025Allow2011YesNo
18503016PLATINUM RESISTANCE TEMPERATURE SENSOR HAVING FLOATING PLATINUM MEMBERNovember 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18382738VOLUMETRIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2023February 2026Allow2811YesNo
18490019Time and/or Temperature Sensitive Devices and Methods of Use ThereofOctober 2023November 2025Allow2520NoNo
18477759PROCESS VARIABLE TRANSMITTER WITH CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURE SENSORSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2700NoNo
18461246FLOW SENSOR DEVICES AND SYSTEMSSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1510NoNo
18457308WATER QUALITY MONITOR SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2023January 2026Allow2930NoNo
18366365METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING A FIELDAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18353675WATER ENVIRONMENT TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT TOOLJuly 2023February 2024Allow710NoNo
18214415AUTOMATED CALIBRATION OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH PULL WIRESJune 2023February 2025Allow1910NoNo
18258061THERMOMETER WITH A DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTIONJune 2023December 2025Allow3010NoNo
18267772TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, THERMOMETER, TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND TEMPERATURE ATTENUATION MEASUREMENT METHODJune 2023March 2026Allow3310NoNo
18330784LINEAR MICROFLUIDIC ARRAY DEVICE AND CASSETTE FOR TEMPERATURE GRADIENT MICROFLUIDICSJune 2023January 2026Allow3110NoNo
18327808METHODS FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE PROPERTY OF A MATERIAL, AND RELATED DETECTORJune 2023March 2025Allow2210NoNo
18203000Water Heater with an Integrated Leak Detection SystemMay 2023February 2025Allow2010YesNo
18324996TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICEMay 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18324692DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSING SYSTEM WITH FIBER BRAGG GRATINGSMay 2023December 2025Allow3110NoNo
18198482SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE MEASURING METHOD USING THE SAMEMay 2023March 2026Allow3410YesNo
18315729TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINEMay 2023January 2026Allow3310NoNo
18314142SECONDARY BATTERY TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICEMay 2023November 2025Allow3010NoNo
18311758TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES FOR BATTERY MANAGEMENT CIRCUITSMay 2023February 2026Allow3310YesNo
18306641TIME TEMPERATURE INDICATION MODULEApril 2023September 2025Allow2900NoNo
18135967SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEMPERATURE DETERMINATIONApril 2023February 2025Allow2210YesNo
18188398OSCILLATING HEAT PIPE BASED ENERGY BEAM PROFILER AND CALORIMETERMarch 2023January 2026Allow3410YesNo
18186801TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MULTIMODE OF AN OPTICAL RESONATORMarch 2023November 2025Allow3210NoNo
18245864Measurement DeviceMarch 2023January 2026Abandon3410NoNo
18173411Flexible Time-Temperature Sensing Label SystemFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3510NoNo
18171266SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING FIBER OPTIC CABLESFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3310YesNo
18110350ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED DETECTORSFebruary 2023February 2026Allow3611YesNo
18168098Isolated Temperature Sensing For Hems ContactsFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1410NoNo
18096290Apparatus for Determining the Temperature of At Least One FluidJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3410NoNo
18010554SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEDecember 2022February 2026Allow3810NoNo
18071506TEMPERATURE SENSING DEVICE FOR AIRCRAFT WHEEL BRAKENovember 2022September 2025Allow3410YesNo
18070961AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSING USING ULTRASOUND SIGNALSNovember 2022November 2025Allow3610NoNo
17973019SELF-CLEANING THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR FOR USE IN A MUD PITOctober 2022February 2024Allow1600NoNo
17962635Methods for Validating an Apparatus for Producing NanoparticlesOctober 2022April 2023Allow600YesNo
17936110PRESSURE TEST PORT CONTAINED WITHIN A BODY OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1210YesNo
17952539System and method for determining structural characteristics of an objectSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1410NoNo
17912541METHOD FOR DETECTING SERVICE LIFE OF PRE-CROSSLINKED MATERIAL FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE ALTERNATING-CURRENT CABLE INSULATIONSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3710NoNo
17946178COMBINED BLUETOOTH THERMOMETERSeptember 2022March 2023Allow510NoNo
17893830PROCESS INSERTS, ASSEMBLIES, AND RELATED METHODS FOR HIGH VELOCITY APPLICATIONSAugust 2022September 2024Allow2500NoNo
17892057DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING TEMPERATURE CONDUCTION AND FROST-HEAVING STRAIN OF CONCRETE LINING CANALAugust 2022July 2025Allow3510NoNo
17889700SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEMPERATURE DETERMINATIONAugust 2022January 2023Allow510NoNo
17818881ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MONITORING VEHICLE ENVIRONMENTSAugust 2022October 2025Allow3810NoNo
17882540Temperature Measuring CircuitAugust 2022February 2026Allow4310NoNo
17882218DIGITAL COOKING THERMOMETERS HAVING DYNAMO ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATED THEREIN FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER UTILIZED FOR OPERATING THE THERMOMETERSAugust 2022May 2025Allow3300NoNo
17878143Temperature Sensor AssemblyAugust 2022June 2025Allow3510NoNo
17759638PROCESS ESTIMATION SYSTEM, PROCESS DATA ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJuly 2022August 2025Allow3710YesNo
17874476LOW TEMPERATURE ERROR THERMAL SENSORJuly 2022February 2026Allow4311NoNo
17795689SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING ABNORMAL STATE OF TEMPERATURE OF BATTERY CELL BY USING BMS TEMPERATURE SENSORJuly 2022July 2025Allow3610NoNo
17795231MEASUREMENT DEVICEJuly 2022June 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17794869DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE TEMPERATURE OF A TUBULAR STRANDJuly 2022August 2025Allow3710NoNo
17814262SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFECTIVE READING OF MULTIPLE TEMPERATURE SENSORS ON MEMORY MODULESJuly 2022April 2025Allow3310NoNo
17865524THERMOMETER FOR A ROTISSERIEJuly 2022September 2025Allow3810NoNo
17758727POWER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INTEGRATING A THERMOELECTRIC SENSORJuly 2022August 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17811723AIR DATA PROBE ELECTRONICS HOUSING WITH THERMAL ISOLATING FEATURESJuly 2022May 2025Allow3410NoNo
17809907Temperature Calibration Method, System, and Electronic DeviceJune 2022July 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17849010Sensor AssemblyJune 2022December 2024Allow3000NoNo
17846059HIGH ACCURACY COMPUTATIONAL METHOD IN RESISTANCE TEMPERATURE DETECTOR MEASUREMENTSJune 2022March 2025Allow3310YesNo
17841961HUMIDITY MEASURING DEVICEJune 2022January 2025Allow3110NoNo
17833030FIBER OPTIC PROBE WITH DUAL SEALING AND COMPRESSION ELEMENTJune 2022November 2023Allow1710NoNo
17805384IMAGE-BASED VERIFICATION OF CHECKLIST ITEMSJune 2022March 2025Allow3410YesNo
17825752PLATINUM RESISTANCE TEMPERATURE SENSOR HAVING FLOATING PLATINUM MEMBERMay 2022July 2023Allow1410NoNo
17779956IMAGE CAPTURE USING RADIATION-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS HAVING A MEMORY EFFECTMay 2022February 2025Allow3310NoNo
17755810METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE AMOUNT OF LIMESCALE IN LIQUID HEATING DEVICESMay 2022May 2025Allow3610NoNo
17774494TIME-TEMPERATURE INDICATORMay 2022January 2025Allow3310NoNo
17735522ENHANCED AMBIENT TEMPERATURE DETECTIONMay 2022August 2023Allow1610YesNo
17729873MICROELECTROMECHANICAL INFRARED SENSING DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOFApril 2022April 2025Allow3511YesNo
17714633Temperature Monitoring AssemblyApril 2022November 2024Allow3110NoNo
17765522CONDUCTIVE FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONDUCTIVE FILM, AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR FILMMarch 2022March 2025Allow3610NoNo
17657057Current-Mode Thermal SensorMarch 2022December 2024Allow3210YesNo
17704160BAKEWARE ASSEMBLY WITH TEMPERATURE PROBE ADAPTERMarch 2022August 2025Abandon4020NoNo
17703027Phosphor Thermometry Imaging System and Control SystemMarch 2022January 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17687572COIL SENSOR-BASED TENSILE FORCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM CAPABLE OF TEMPERATURE COMPENSATIONMarch 2022May 2022Allow300NoNo
17686154SENSING METHOD FOR CYLINDRICAL SURFACESMarch 2022February 2025Allow3620YesNo
17681998BRACKET FOR TEMPERATURE SENSORFebruary 2022December 2024Allow3310NoNo
17636494DEVICE FOR PERFORMING AN ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT ON A MEASURING LAYERFebruary 2022January 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17634511INTEGRATED THERMOCOUPLE WAVEGUIDE SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MEASURE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF WAVEGUIDE MATERIAL AND SURROUNDINGSFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3820NoNo
17575024Sap Flow SensorsJanuary 2022September 2022Allow820YesNo
17570525HIGH TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND SYSTEMJanuary 2022June 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17624582TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3310YesNo
17566361DUAL WAVELENGTH DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSING WITH BUILT-IN FIBER INTEGRITY MONITORINGDecember 2021October 2023Allow2111YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner COTEY, PHILIP L.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
75.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
7
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(42.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(57.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
71.2%
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, 42.9% 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.

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 COTEY, PHILIP L - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner COTEY, PHILIP L works in Art Unit 2855 and has examined 685 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner COTEY, PHILIP L's allowance rate of 85.1% places them in the 61% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by COTEY, PHILIP L receive 1.20 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 14% 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 COTEY, PHILIP L is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 65% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +19.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by COTEY, PHILIP L. This interview benefit is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 42.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 94% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 58.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 84% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 71.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 20.0% 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, 38.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

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.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 32% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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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