USPTO Examiner MORELLO JEAN F - Art Unit 2855

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19185785METHOD FOR EVALUATING FOAMABILITY WITH A FRITTED TEST APPARATUSApril 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19108803ELECTRICAL STABILITY PROBE WITH TEMPERATURE SENSORMarch 2025July 2025Allow410YesNo
18845355COMBUSTION GAS BLEEDING PROBE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAMESeptember 2024February 2025Allow500NoNo
18725712SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIFFERENTIATING BUBBLE POINTS FROM DEW POINTSJune 2024March 2025Allow810YesNo
18749607LUBRICATION ANALYSIS METHOD FOR STERN BEARING BASED ON MAGNETIC-HYDRAULIC COMPOSITE SUPPORT COUPLINGJune 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18597341SEALED FORCE SENSOR WITH ETCH STOP LAYERMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18594580DENSITY INVARIANT DISPLACER-TYPE LIQUID LEVEL MEASUREMENT UTILIZING DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TRANSMITTERMarch 2024March 2026Allow2400NoNo
18435010DYNAMIC MULTI-FLOWLINE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DOWNHOLE TOOLSFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2501NoNo
18421897ABLATION CHAMBER ASSEMBLIES, LINERS, AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS AND METHODSJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2600NoNo
18562578OZONE SENSOR WITH OFF-STOCHEOMETRIC DELAFOSSITE-TYPE COPPER OXIDENovember 2023November 2025Allow2400NoNo
18386813TENSILE ACOUSTIC RHEOMETRY FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF VISCOELASTIC MATERIALSNovember 2023March 2026Allow2810NoNo
18489980GAS SENSOROctober 2023October 2025Allow2400NoNo
18381184TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR ATTACHED TO AN AIR VALVEOctober 2023January 2026Allow2700NoNo
18475439SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING FRACTIONS OF OIL, WATER, AND SOLIDS IN DRILLING FLUID IN REAL TIMESeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18465562DETERMINING HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR PRODUCTION WITH A MINIATURE MULTI-PHASE FLOWMETERSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910YesNo
18241354SOLID CONCENTRATION DIGITAL ANALYZERSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2700NoNo
18457647Vacuum Relief Valve for Railroad Tank CarAugust 2023August 2025Allow2400NoNo
18455716FILL LEVEL MEASUREMENT ARRANGEMENT FOR DETERMINING A LEVEL OR VOLUME OF A FILLING MATERIAL IN A MOBILE CONTAINERAugust 2023February 2025Abandon1820YesNo
18451049VISCOMETER DEVICEAugust 2023February 2026Allow3010NoNo
18232046FORMATION PERMEABILITY ANISOTROPY MEASUREMENT BY INJECTING THEN PUMPING OF INJECTION FLUIDAugust 2023October 2025Allow2600NoNo
18224101ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER FOR A MEASURING DEVICEJuly 2023February 2024Allow710NoNo
18346813MODULAR REFLUX SAMPLERJuly 2023September 2025Allow2710NoNo
18346259EXPERIMENTAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SOLUBILITY DETERMINATION OF METHANE IN OIL-BASED DRILLING FLUIDJuly 2023April 2025Allow2100NoNo
18212925TRITIUM DETECTION DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOFJune 2023June 2025Allow2400NoNo
18268672DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE HYDROCARBON-WATER CONTACT POSITION IN HYDRO-CARBON RESERVOIRJune 2023February 2024Allow810YesNo
18330637METHOD FOR TESTING THE OPERATION OF A NEXT GENERATION RESCUE HOISTJune 2023July 2025Allow2500NoNo
18206306DRILLING FLUID FLOWBACK TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2023August 2024Allow1410YesNo
18316205EFFICIENT METHOD OF AUTOMATED BURIED CABLE DETERMINATION FOR CABLE STATUS MONITORINGMay 2023January 2026Allow3310NoNo
18313484DOWNHOLE FIBER OPTIC CABLE DESIGNED WITH IMPROVED STRAIN RESPONSE AND DESIGNED FOR LONG LIFE IN THE WELLMay 2023December 2025Allow3110YesNo
18311101SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A LOGGING MODULEMay 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18142363INTEGRATED, CONTINUOUS DIAGNOSIS, AND FAULT DETECTION OF HYDRODYNAMIC BEARINGS BY CAPACITANCE SENSINGMay 2023January 2025Allow2100NoNo
18310176NDIR SENSOR, SAMPLING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BREATH ANALYSISMay 2023September 2025Allow2910NoNo
18308658INFRARED CLOUD DETECTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2023July 2024Abandon1510NoNo
18301166ACOUSTIC ARRAY LIQUID LEVEL SENSORApril 2023July 2023Allow300YesNo
18300518PRESSURE TRANSDUCER WITH A TEMPERATURE DETECTORApril 2023October 2025Allow3001NoNo
18184466PRESSURE SENSING APPARATUS WITH MEMSMarch 2023November 2025Abandon3220NoNo
18182372Phase Separation Behavior Modifying Agents for Aqueous Two-Phase Separation Within Porous MaterialMarch 2023November 2023Allow810NoNo
18115442METHOD FOR ANALYZING COFFEE COMPONENTFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18115356QUANTUM-ENHANCED ALL-OPTICAL PHOTOACOUSTIC SIGNAL DETECTION DEVICE AND METHODFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2700NoNo
18174960SENSOR AND SENSOR SYSTEMFebruary 2023July 2025Allow2810YesNo
18113541PRESSURE SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAMEFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3411NoNo
18168910EVALUATING THE FOAMABILITY OF A SOLUTION USING A VIBRATIONAL VISCOMETERFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2600NoNo
18108888METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING r-VALUE OF TUBE IN CIRCUMFERENTIAL DIRECTIONFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2600NoNo
18020917AUXILIARY DEVICE FOR DETECTING DAMP-HOT PERFORMANCE OF FABRICFebruary 2023September 2023Allow700NoNo
18164844SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SENSOR MODULEFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2600NoNo
18007215PRESSURE SENSINGJanuary 2023August 2025Abandon3110NoNo
18018126ROTATIONAL TORQUE INSPECTION METHOD FOR BEARING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE WHEEL, AND ROTATIONAL TORQUE INSPECTION DEVICE FOR BEARING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE WHEELJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2600NoNo
18152293ONLINE PARTICLES COUNT MONITORING SYSTEM AND SEAWATER INJECTION SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAMEJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2710NoNo
18087190SYSTEM AND NON-CONTACT METHOD FOR MEASURING VIBRATION ON SURFACE OF AN OBJECTDecember 2022April 2025Allow2710NoNo
18086111Automated Remote Line Maintenance and Sample Conditioning SystemDecember 2022December 2023Allow1210NoNo
18057385Electro-Magneto-Thermo-Mechanical Dynamic and Synchronous Loading Device Based on Wedge-Shaped Rotating BodyNovember 2022December 2024Allow2500YesNo
18055087CLAMP ON ULTRASONIC FLOW METERNovember 2022May 2025Allow3010YesNo
17986580METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE COMPOSITION OF WATER IN LOW BSW OILSNovember 2022April 2025Allow2910YesNo
17983435Proverless Liquid Hydrocarbon Flow Measurement For PipelineNovember 2022September 2024Allow2300YesNo
18051274Sensor Device for a Track Guide, Rolling Path Insert, Guide Carriage, Guide Rail, and Track GuideOctober 2022March 2025Allow2910NoNo
17973011AIR QUANTITY ANALYZER IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINES AND ITS ANALYSIS METHODOctober 2022June 2025Abandon3201NoNo
17972485LASER MEASUREMENTS FOR LOUDSPEAKER VIBRATION REDUCTIONOctober 2022April 2025Allow3000NoNo
17967991TIRE HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS THERETOOctober 2022November 2025Allow3740NoNo
17968074SAG DETECTION USING THERMAL CONDUCTIVITYOctober 2022June 2024Allow2010YesNo
17965976AIR SAMPLING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOFOctober 2022June 2025Allow3220NoNo
17995808Detection Of Faulty Cooling Units Configured To Provide Coolant To Rolling MillsOctober 2022March 2023Allow500YesNo
17961633GAS MEASURING APPARATUS WITH A COMPACT DESIGNOctober 2022September 2024Allow2310YesNo
17938472Photoacoustic Gas Sensor and Pressure SensorOctober 2022July 2025Allow3320NoNo
17938328PHOTONIC PRESSURE SENSOROctober 2022March 2025Allow2910YesNo
17937107OIL LEVEL MEASURING DEVICESeptember 2022February 2025Allow2910NoNo
17934947HELICAL ACOUSTIC LIQUID LEVEL SENSORSeptember 2022March 2023Allow610NoNo
17941804SENSOR ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE FOR STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLESeptember 2022August 2024Allow2320NoNo
17939004MINIATURE GAS DETECTION SYSTEMSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2500NoNo
17901863AIR PRESSURE-MACHINE VISION BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY OF VISCOELASTIC MATERIALSeptember 2022February 2023Allow6000NoNo
17905550ACOUSTIC BAND-PASS FILTER ASSEMBLIES, WIRELESS BLOCKAGE MONITORS, AND RELATED METHODSSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2400NoNo
17801692UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC RECEIVER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MONITORING A TARGET PORTION OF A WATER COLUMNAugust 2022July 2025Allow3520NoNo
17891333EXTERNAL GEAR, WAVE DECELERATOR, AND ROBOTAugust 2022September 2024Allow2400NoNo
17890016PHOTOACOUSTIC GAS SENSORS WITH IMPROVED SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIOAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010YesNo
17888680Remediation Of A Formation Utilizing An Asphaltene Onset Pressure MapAugust 2022March 2024Allow1900NoNo
17799855ANGLE OF ATTACK SENSOR WITH SLOPED FACEPLATEAugust 2022December 2024Allow2810NoNo
17819343MARINE DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT SIMULATION TEST SYSTEM AND TEST METHODAugust 2022December 2025Allow4000NoNo
17904016CHARACTERIZATION OF POLAR SPECIES IN RESERVOIR FLUIDSAugust 2022June 2024Allow2210YesNo
17796644LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH AND ANALYSIS METHODJuly 2022June 2024Allow2300NoNo
17877026MULTI-PROBE FORMATION SAMPLING INSTRUMENTJuly 2022October 2025Allow3930NoNo
17796109JIG FOR EVALUATING BUFFER PAD, AND METHOD OF EVALUATING BUFFER PAD USING THE SAMEJuly 2022October 2024Allow2710NoNo
17813541MULTIPHASE FLUID FLOW CHARACTERIZATIONJuly 2022July 2024Allow2400NoNo
17867483PASSIVE PRODUCTION LOGGING INSTRUMENT USING HEAT AND DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSINGJuly 2022June 2023Allow1100NoNo
17865296Novel Oil Extraction and Geochemical Fingerprinting TechnologyJuly 2022November 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17758700MEASURING DEVICE AND MEASURING METHODJuly 2022November 2024Allow2810YesNo
17860941SEALED FORCE SENSOR WITH ETCH STOP LAYERJuly 2022December 2023Allow1720NoNo
17851654METHOD AND MEASURING SYSTEMJune 2022September 2024Allow2620YesNo
17757465SENSOR, AND CORIOLIS METERJune 2022May 2025Abandon3520NoNo
17841058SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING MULTIPHASE PRODUCTION FLUIDJune 2022March 2024Allow2100NoNo
17785444FLUID COMPONENT BODY WITH LEAK TEST PASSAGESJune 2022July 2024Allow2500YesNo
17806605CRUDE CONTAINER WITH INTEGRATED WATER CUT METERJune 2022November 2024Abandon2920NoNo
17806588SYSTEM FOR MEASURING PERIODIC DISPLACEMENTJune 2022September 2023Allow1600NoNo
17836869INDICATING POSITION OF A MOVING MECHANISM OF WELL SITE TOOLSJune 2022February 2025Allow3331YesNo
17805185APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR GAS DETECTION IN AIR DUCT SYSTEMSJune 2022October 2023Allow1610NoNo
17830740SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING THE OPERATION OF VIBRATING EQUIPMENTJune 2022October 2023Allow1600YesNo
17781593GAS CHROMATOGRAPHJune 2022April 2024Allow2200YesNo
17824367SAMPLING APPARATUS AND USE OF A SAMPLING APPARATUSMay 2022September 2025Allow4030YesNo
17778845DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VISCOSITY OR VISCOELASTICITY MEASUREMENTMay 2022October 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17745186MICROELECTROMECHANICAL MIRROR DEVICE WITH PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATION AND PIEZORESISTIVE SENSING HAVING SELF-CALIBRATION PROPERTIESMay 2022October 2024Allow2900NoNo
17662954METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HYDROCARBON SAMPLING DEVICEMay 2022August 2023Allow1500NoNo
17732510GUIDED WAVE LIQUID LEVEL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2022March 2024Abandon2210NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MORELLO, JEAN F.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
2
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
75.4%
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
14
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(28.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(71.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
42.4%
Lower 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, 28.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner MORELLO, JEAN F - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MORELLO, JEAN F works in Art Unit 2855 and has examined 214 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 67.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MORELLO, JEAN F's allowance rate of 67.8% places them in the 29% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MORELLO, JEAN F receive 1.71 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 36% 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 MORELLO, JEAN 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 +5.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MORELLO, JEAN F. This interview benefit is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 21.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 24.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 33% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 73% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 66% 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 16.6% of allowed cases (in the 92% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

    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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