USPTO Examiner HULS NATALIE F - Art Unit 2855

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18733988RESISTANCE CALIBRATION AND MONITORING OF THERMAL SYSTEMSJune 2024December 2025Allow1910NoNo
18693586METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ULTRASONIC MEASURING DEVICE, AND AN ULTRASONIC MEASURING DEVICEMarch 2024March 2026Allow2400NoNo
18395088SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING A SCALE OF A DATA READERDecember 2023February 2026Allow2500NoNo
18541156FERMENTATION MONITORING SYSTEMDecember 2023March 2026Allow2730NoNo
18567349BALANCE INCLUDING DOUBLE WINDSHIELDDecember 2023March 2026Allow2700NoNo
18527319Multi-Module Laboratory SatellitesDecember 2023December 2025Allow2400NoNo
18384461SHEET-TYPE INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND SENSORS TO ACQUIRE INOFRMATION OF A USER DEVICE AND SYSTEMOctober 2023February 2026Allow2810NoNo
18550631METHOD FOR MEASURING THE LOAD ON A VEHICLE AXLE WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION USING A STRAIN GAUGE (VARIANTS)September 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18281004ELECTRODE INK QUALITY DETERMINATION METHOD, AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEMSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18455022MASS DETECTION DEVICE, MASS DETECTION SYSTEM, AND MASS DETECTION METHOD BASED ON MULTI-SENSOR SIGNAL FUSIONAugust 2023January 2026Allow2910NoNo
18269467ELECTRONIC BALANCE AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING WEIGHING ACCURACY BY ELECTRONIC BALANCEJune 2023January 2026Allow3110NoNo
18198835CONTAINMENT VESSEL AND WEIGHT GAUGE COMBINATION ASSEMBLYMay 2023January 2026Allow3220NoNo
18308543MEMS TRI-AXIAL ACCELEROMETER WITH ONE OR MORE DECOUPLING ELEMENTSApril 2023November 2025Allow3101NoNo
18302516WEIGHING SYSTEM WITH CARPET PADSApril 2023January 2026Allow3310NoNo
18133827POULTRY WEIGHING SCALE AND METHOD FOR THE GENDER-SPECIFIC WEIGHING OF POULTRYApril 2023December 2025Allow3210NoNo
18029580WEIGHING APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO CALCULATE FAILURE RISK, AND INSPECTION CONTENT PROPOSING METHOD OF THE SAMEMarch 2023January 2026Allow3420NoNo
18117658Kitchen Appliance System and Method of Automatic Taring for a Kitchen Appliance SystemMarch 2023February 2026Allow3620NoNo
18161481VEHICULAR LOAD SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING TILT SENSORSJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3520YesNo
18155188SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASUREMENT OF A VEHICLE LOADJanuary 2023March 2026Allow3821NoNo
18004761METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE WEIGHT OF AN ARTICLEJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3511NoNo
18014491PATIENT HANDLING APPARATUSJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3311NoNo
17913486SENSOR MEANS OR MODULE FOR DETERMINING A DISPLACEMENT OR DEFLECTION OR BENDING, HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE WEIGHT OF AN ITEMSeptember 2022December 2025Allow3821NoNo
17942429METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MEASURE AND ANALYZE VIBRATION SIGNATURESSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3130NoNo
17823863HANDHELD ELECTRONIC FISH SCALEAugust 2022March 2026Allow4240NoNo
17729440Sample Stream CentrationApril 2022February 2026Allow4631YesNo
16652961ROCK IMPACT LOADING-UNLOADING CONFINING PRESSURE TEST SYSTEM AND USAGE METHOD THEREFORApril 2020August 2021Allow1710NoNo
16680096LIVESTOCK WEIGHING DEVICENovember 2019October 2020Allow1110NoNo
16454718PERSON LIFT DEVICES AND SCALE ASSEMBLIES FOR PERSON LIFT DEVICES INCLUDING ACCESSORY TRACKING FEATURESJune 2019October 2020Allow1611NoNo
16464980TRUNNION BOLT MONITORING SYSTEMMay 2019August 2020Allow1510NoNo
16284584FLUID FLOW SENSOR SYSTEM HAVING A UNIVERSAL STEMFebruary 2019April 2021Allow2610NoNo
16267421AIR PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR FOR DETECTING A PHYSICAL QUANTITY OF AIR FLOWING THROUGH A FLOW PASSAGEFebruary 2019December 2020Allow2310YesNo
16248210MEASURING DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE SPACE OF TWO SELECTED POINTS ON A SHAPING MACHINE OR HANDLING APPARTUSJanuary 2019March 2021Allow2620NoNo
16095672Impact Test Method and Device in which an Impact Application Member is Caused to Fall Freely Onto and Collide with a Test SampleOctober 2018October 2020Allow2410NoNo
15766803HYDROGEN SENSOR PRODUCTION METHOD AND HYDROGEN SENSOR PRODUCED THEREBYSeptember 2018August 2020Allow2910NoNo
15983259EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS TESTING USING INDUCTIVE HEATINGMay 2018July 2020Allow2620NoNo
15773885APPARATUS INCLUDING A BRACKET CONNECTOR FOR DETERMINING THE WEIGHT OF AN OBJECT SUCH AS A SHIPPING CONTAINERMay 2018January 2021Allow3211NoNo
15900193DETECTING DEVICE FOR DETECTING PHOTOACOUSTIC ELASTIC WAVESFebruary 2018August 2020Allow3021NoNo
15400473LOW-RETENTION PRE-COLUMNS: A STRAIGHTFORWARD APPROACH TO ENABLE LARGER INJECTION VOLUMES AND REDUCE EXTRA-COLUMN EFFECTS IN HPLCJanuary 2017May 2020Allow4120NoNo
13692264ELECTRONIC BALANCE WITH WINDPROOF CASE AND ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE STRUCTUREDecember 2012March 2015Allow2810NoNo
13336631FALLING-PISTON VISCOMETER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOFDecember 2011August 2014Allow3120NoNo
13376324COMPONENT FORCE DAMPING DEVICE AND PLATFORM SCALE USING SAMEDecember 2011September 2014Allow3320NoNo
13376332PLATFORM SCALE AND LOAD DETECTION UNITDecember 2011July 2014Allow3220NoNo
13239686BOOKMARK WITH MAGNETIC CLIP AND RELEASABLE PAGE HOLDERSeptember 2011January 2014Allow2821NoNo
13141504DEVICE FOR AN ENDOSCOPE WASHING MACHINEAugust 2011January 2015Allow4320YesNo
13168088TESTING APPARATUS FOR EXTENSION DEVICEJune 2011August 2013Allow2620NoNo
13112187SENSOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING SAMEMay 2011October 2013Allow2911NoNo
13128702METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT INTEGRITY TESTS OF A NON-WETTED FILTER ELEMENTMay 2011March 2015Allow4630NoNo
13059587METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXAMINING AN EXHAUST GAS SENSORMarch 2011February 2015Allow4840NoNo
12877650DEVICE FOR TAKING SAMPLES FROM THE BOTTOM BOUNDARY LAYER OF A WATER BODYSeptember 2010May 2013Allow3210YesNo
12519243SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING HEALTH OF STRUCTURAL JOINTSMarch 2010July 2013Allow4920NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner HULS, NATALIE F - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HULS, NATALIE F works in Art Unit 2855 and has examined 25 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HULS, NATALIE F's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 97% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by HULS, NATALIE F receive 1.64 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 33% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HULS, NATALIE F 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 +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HULS, NATALIE F. 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 41.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 93% 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 61.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 87% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 120.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 95% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

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

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