Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19230006 | DETECTION DEVICE FOR STEAM TURBINE BLADE | June 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19029756 | HVAC LINE SET ANALYZER SYSTEM | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18824869 | PHYSICAL TEST SYSTEMS OF LARGE-SCALE THREE-DIMENSIONAL MULTI-FUNCTIONAL LANDSLIDE-PREVENTION AND CONTROL STRUCTURE | September 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18788012 | METHOD AND INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING PRESSURES OF SMART GAS PIPELINE NETWORKS | July 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18767273 | TESTING SYSTEM FOR MEASURING TARGET OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | July 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18751025 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDITIONAL TIME NEAR AMBIENT MONTIORING AND DETECTION OF LEAKS | June 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18718135 | DETERMINING TIGHTENING CLASS OF A TIGHTENING OPERATION PERFORMED BY A TIGHTENING TOOL | June 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18678292 | GAS BASED TESTING METHOD FOR PORE VOLUME COMPRESSIBILITY OF LOW-PERMEABILITY ROCK | May 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18678870 | INFINITELY EXPANDABLE MODULAR VISUAL DEVICE FOR SIMULATION OF FLOW IN POROUS MEDIA | May 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18661514 | WING AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING CONTROL EFFICIENCY OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL AIRFOIL RUDDER SURFACE | May 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18648454 | TESTING DEVICE FOR MULTIPLE PISTON ASSEMBLY OF CAM-LOBE HYDRAULIC MOTOR AND TESTING METHOD | April 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18638839 | HVAC LINE SET ANALYZER SYSTEM | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18613183 | SINGLE PASS AUTOMATED VEHICLE INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18614218 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC TOW OF A TRAILER | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18604862 | PIPELINE INTEGRITY MONITORING SYSTEM (PIMS) FOR OIL, GAS AND OTHER PIPELINES | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18600825 | GROUNDWATER LEVEL ELEVATION MEASUREMENT METHOD, GROUNDWATER STORAGE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, AND APPLICATION | March 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18690182 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING ANGULAR ERRORS IN THE INCLINATION OF THE TRUE AXIS OF ROTATION OF A ROTARY ELEMENT, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | March 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18433451 | PNEUMATIC PROTECTION DEVICE AND ITS WORKING METHOD FOR TRIAXIAL AIR-BEARING TURNTABLE | February 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18293240 | WRINKLE GENERATION DETERMINATION INDEX ACQUISITION METHOD, WRINKLE GENERATION DETERMINATION METHOD, WRINKLE GENERATION DETERMINATION DEVICE, AND WRINKLE GENERATION DETERMINATION PROGRAM FOR PRESS FORMED PART | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18580780 | Method and Devices for Detecting Output-Side Leaks in a Double Cone Air Power Booster | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18399706 | ACCELEROMETER HAVING A DIFFERENTIAL CAPACITANCE BETWEEN DETECTING PLATES AND DETECTING ELECTRODES | December 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18572050 | VEHICLE PERIPHERY DETECTION SYSTEM | December 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18538757 | FUEL SYSTEM LEAKAGE ANOMALY DETECTION DEVICE AND FUEL SYSTEM LEAKAGE ANOMALY DETECTION METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | December 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18531482 | ACCELERATION-MEASURING SENSOR ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN ACCELEROMETER SUBASSEMBLY WITH THREE MEASUREMENT AXES, AND A SEISMIC MASS MOVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE ALONG A PRINCIPAL AXIS A, WHICH ASSEMBLY IS MOUNTED IN A HOUSING AND CONFIGURED TO DETERMINE AN ACCELERATION ALONG A MEASUREMENT AXIS Y | December 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18522218 | Tooth Vibration Simulation Test System for Dual Machine Drive Gear Transmission Device | November 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18518478 | METHODS AND INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SYSTEMS FOR GAS LOSS CONTROL BASED ON SMART GAS PLATFORM | November 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18563489 | TEST STAND FOR THE POWERTRAIN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18507359 | Wind Tunnel Turbulent Airflow Laser Sensor System | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18496058 | SENSOR AND HOUSING ARRANGEMENT FOR GAS ANALYSIS | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18556235 | SEALING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A POSSIBLE GAS LEAK AT A FITTING CONNECTION FOR BIOPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT | October 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18372754 | MISFIRE DETERMINATION APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18371910 | COMBUSTION TEST RIG | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18463833 | Devices, Systems And Method For Flooring Performance Testing | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18238408 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC TOW OF A TRAILER | August 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18277630 | ABNORMALITY DETECTION SYSTEM FOR COMBUSTOR FOR GAS TURBINE, COMBUSTOR FOR GAS TURBINE AND GAS TURBINE, AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD FOR COMBUSTOR FOR GAS TURBINE | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18277055 | A WHEEL SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A GUIDE SOFT TARGET | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18276255 | HEAVY-DUTY, HIGH-POWER AND LARGE-TORQUE CHASSIS DYNAMOMETER FOR MULTI-ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM | August 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18360735 | CONTRAIL DETECTION CHANNEL FOR A LASER AIR DATA SYSTEM | July 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18215432 | METHOD OF INLET DISTORTION PREDICTION AND MONITORING | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18214816 | METHOD, SYSTEM, DEVICE AND MEDIUM FOR MEASURING GEAR TOOTH PROFILE ROUGHNESS | June 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18214237 | TESTING SECONDARY POWER SYSTEM OF AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18269294 | Wheel Carrier For Supporting A Wheel Arranged On A Bogie And Test Stand For Testing Bogies Of Railway Vehicles | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18208903 | ALTERNATING PRESSURE FATIGUE TEST SYSTEM FOR HIGH-SPEED TRAIN BASED ON INTERNAL ROOT PUMP LOADING MECHANISM | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18257223 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING ONE OR MORE DEFECTS IN A ROTATING MACHINE OF AN AIRCRAFT | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18266535 | Test Stand For Testing Bogies Of Rail Vehicles | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18256595 | INSTRUMENTATION COMB FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE WITH SENSORS AND INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC SYSTEM | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18265784 | Apparatus for evaluating performance of speed reducer | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18329150 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE ENGINE STATUS WITH PLENUM MEASUREMENTS | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18205722 | SLURRY-BASED DUST INJECTION SYSTEM | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18328592 | CONTACTLESS TIRE INSPECTION | June 2023 | August 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18037844 | Cam Type Airplane Cabin Door Load Simulation Device and Simulation Method | May 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18198342 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING ROTOR DYNAMIC ORBIT FROM BLADE TIP CLEARANCE AND TIME OF ARRIVAL MEASUREMENTS | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18252402 | PRESSURE SENSOR APPARATUS HAVING A VISCOELASTIC SEPARATION LAYER BETWEEN A FIRST PRESSURE SENSOR AND A SECOND PRESSURE SENSOR | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18142504 | Devices and Methods for Piezoelectric Sensing and Energy Harvesting on Wheels | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18137484 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING SHEAR TESTS ON INTERCONNECT BONDS | April 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18301258 | MODEL TEST APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHIELD TUNNEL POST-WALL GROUTING AND TUBE SHEET UPLIFT UNDER HIGH WATER PRESSURE CONDITIONS | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18031457 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOADING STRUCTURE OF ULTRA-LARGE PHYSICAL SIMULATION FACILITY FOR DEEP ENGINEERING DISASTERS | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18295293 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING STRAIN GUAGE TO BLADE TIP TIMING CORRELATION | April 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18029988 | Multi-Scale and Multi-Parameter Collaborative Testing Device and Method for True Triaxial Hydraulic Fracturing | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18029534 | DEVICE FOR TESTING AT LEAST ONE BATTERY CELL | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18028443 | TEST SYSTEM HAVING A DYNAMOMETER AND A CORRESPONDING DYNAMOMETER CONTROL DEVICE | March 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18028352 | ULTRA-LARGE PHYSICAL SIMULATION FACILITY FOR DEEP ENGINEERING DISASTERS | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18245927 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A P-V CHARACTERISTIC OF AT LEAST ONE WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDER OF A BRAKE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18186300 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR METHANE NUMBER CALCULATION | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18121645 | OIL LEAK DETECTING METHOD OF BRAKE SYSTEM AND DETECTING SYSTEM THEREOF | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18121288 | SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SENSING GAS FOR AIRCRAFT SHOCK-ABSORBER | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18121430 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM HAVING A PROBE FOR MEASURING PARAMETERS OF A TURBINE ENGINE | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18245113 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING OIL LEAKAGE AND ROBOT USING THE APPARATUS | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18025904 | ELECTRIC MOTOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE TESTING DEVICE | March 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18180082 | Testing Device for a Motor of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | March 2023 | December 2023 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18115920 | Method and Device for Structural Fatigue Life Testing of Bearings | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18042489 | COUPLING MODULE FOR A DRIVE TRAIN TEST STAND, OUTPUT MODULE, AND DRIVE TRAIN TEST STAND | February 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18109244 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING EMISSIONS WITH A LINEAR ARRANGEMENT OF SENSORS | February 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18041524 | TEST BED FOR TESTING A REAL TEST OBJECT IN DRIVING OPERATION | February 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18104756 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM HAVING A CAPACITANCE PROBE AND AN OPTICAL PROBE | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18157022 | DETERIORATION DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING DETERIORATION IN A MECHANICAL APPARATUS, AND DETERIORATION DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING DETERIORATION IN A MECHANICAL APPARATUS | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18151513 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING MOTORING TIME IN A TURBOMACHINE BASED ON SHAFT DEFLECTION | January 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18004180 | A BALANCING SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR A SADDLE-RIDE TYPE MOTOR VEHICLE | January 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18002759 | PROTECTIVE BELLOWS HAVING AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND COVERING FOR A MECHANICAL JOINT | December 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18011860 | LIQUID LEVEL SENSOR | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18084754 | BATTERY CELL WELD PORTION INSPECTION APPARATUS AND BATTERY CELL WELD PORTION INSPECTION METHOD USING THE SAME | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18084162 | VEHICLE BODY FUEL CONSUMPTION DETERMINATION BASED ON SENSOR DATA | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18080716 | Deterioration Estimator for Electronic Throttle Device | December 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18001443 | MULTI-AXIS DIFFERENTIAL STRAIN SENSOR | December 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18072474 | DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTICAL SENSING ELEMENT FOR SENSING AXIAL LOADS, NOTABLY FOR A BEARING | November 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18071087 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING CABLE BENDING FATIGUE | November 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18059140 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROL OF STEAM LOST FROM STEAM TRAPS | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17927565 | DETERMINING RESIDUAL TENSION IN THREADED FASTENERS | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17999078 | METHOD FOR MICRO-LEAKAGE DETECTION IN A FLUID SYSTEM AND MICRO-LEAKAGE DETECTION APPARATUS | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17984340 | RIM ACCESSORY FOR WHEEL POSITIONING ANGLE DETECTION, WARNING SYSTEM FOR WHEEL POSITIONING ANGLE DETECTION AND WARNING METHOD FOR WHEEL POSITIONING ANGLE DETECTION | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18049056 | SENSOR DEPLOYMENT FOR MODULAR PAVEMENT SLABS | October 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17971183 | METHOD AND INTEGRALLY BLADED ROTOR FOR BLADE OFF TESTING | October 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17970361 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING NATURAL FREQUENCY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BLADES BY SINGLE BLADE TIP TIMING SENSOR OR UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED BLADE TIP TIMING SENSORS | October 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18048319 | WHEEL TEST DEVICE WITH RAIL WHEEL TO CONTACT TEST WHEEL WHILE TEST WHEEL IS ROTATABLY SUPPORTED | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18047203 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING SOOT BUILD-UP IN AN ENGINE SYSTEM | October 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17907728 | WHEEL LOAD ASSEMBLY FOR A DYNAMOMETER TEST BENCH AND DYNAMOMETER TEST BENCH | September 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17956513 | METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING AN ERROR IN A SENSOR SIGNAL DURING OPERATION OF A FUEL INJECTOR | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17954754 | INTEGRATION AND TUNING OF PERFORMANCE CONTROL PARAMETERS OF A VESSEL IN ORDER TO MEET DECARBONIZATION GOALS | September 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17935679 | SINGLE SENSOR VIBRATION MONITORING OF GAS TURBINE COMPONENTS | September 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17948363 | VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM AND DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LEAK IN ONE OR MORE THREE-WAY VALVES | September 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MCCALL, ERIC SCOTT.
With a 25.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner MCCALL, ERIC SCOTT works in Art Unit 2855 and has examined 1,014 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.
Examiner MCCALL, ERIC SCOTT's allowance rate of 89.6% places them in the 72% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by MCCALL, ERIC SCOTT receive 1.01 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 10% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MCCALL, ERIC SCOTT is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 86% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +2.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MCCALL, ERIC SCOTT. This interview benefit is in the 24% 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.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 36.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 82% 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 54.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 80% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 63% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 82.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 76% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 31.6% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 52.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 10.5% of allowed cases (in the 94% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 62% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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