USPTO Examiner NIA FATEMEH ESFANDIARI - Art Unit 2855

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19227295DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING GAS DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT IN ROCKSJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19206360SOIL DETECTORMay 2025August 2025Allow310NoNo
19185129MICRO-METAL TUBE THROMBUS ELASTICITY DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD BASED ON L(0,1) LONGITUDINAL MODE GUIDED WAVEApril 2025October 2025Allow610NoNo
19085345METHOD OF EXAMINING A PARTICULATE SUBSTANCE COMPRISING INORGANIC PARTICLES, COMPRISING DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE BINDER QUALITY ASSOCIATED PROPERTYMarch 2025January 2026Allow1020YesNo
18978682DISPLAY ASSEMBLIES WITH DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSORSDecember 2024July 2025Allow720YesNo
18953386GAS MEASURING DEVICE AND GAS MEASURING PROCESS FOR A TARGET GAS WITH IMPROVED COMPENSATION OF AN AMBIENT CONDITIONNovember 2024November 2025Allow1210NoNo
18947805GAS SAMPLING VALVE APPARATUS AND METHODNovember 2024October 2025Allow1110NoNo
18941306Gas Concentration Measuring Device And Method For Measuring Concentration Of Analyte Gas In Sample GasNovember 2024June 2025Allow710YesNo
18857510Method and Apparatus for Collecting and Analyzing Urine SamplesOctober 2024March 2025Allow500YesNo
18852821Gas Sampling Valve Apparatus and MethodSeptember 2024July 2025Allow900NoNo
18806721IN-SITU OBSERVATION DEVICE FOR GAS HYDRATESAugust 2024November 2024Allow300NoNo
18794342POP-UP APPARATUSAugust 2024April 2025Allow920NoNo
18765185LANDSLIDE MODEL TEST DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REALIZING MULTI-VARIABLE SYNCHRONOUS MONITORINGJuly 2024September 2024Allow200NoNo
18741455DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FIELD IN-SITU MULTI-PLOT SYNCHRONOUS MONITORING OF GREENHOUSE GAS FLUXESJune 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18731644APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PROPERTIES OF PARTICLES IN A SOLUTION AND RELATED METHODSJune 2024October 2025Allow1720YesNo
18682792Gas Sampling Valve Apparatus and MethodFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1800NoNo
18436914AUTOMATED CLINICAL ANALYZER SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2510NoNo
18408440CONSTANT VALUE METHOD FOR DETECTING AND EVALUATING INTERNAL LEAKAGE OF HYDRAULIC CYLINDER AND DETECTION DEVICE THEREOFJanuary 2024July 2024Allow600YesNo
18533177HIGH-SPEED REMOTE LANDSLIDE SIMULATION TEST DEVICE WITH A VARIABLE ANGLEDecember 2023June 2024Allow600NoNo
18520776APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PROPERTIES OF PARTICLES IN A SOLUTION AND RELATED METHODSNovember 2023April 2024Allow510YesNo
18507636FORCED OXIDATION TEST SYSTEMNovember 2023January 2026Allow2600YesNo
18289070MICROFLUIDIC VISCOMETER FOR MEASURING THE VISCOSITY OF MICROLITER-VOLUME LIQUID SAMPLESOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18376259EMISSIONS DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHODSOctober 2023March 2024Allow510NoNo
18463472PERFORMANCE TESTING DEVICE FOR PISTON ROD SEALING ASSEMBLYSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18459158METHOD FOR ESTIMATING DISSOLUTION OF SALTAugust 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18234047MINIATURE WIRELESS CONCENTRATION METER AND METHOD TO DETERMINE DENSITY AND CONCENTRATIONAugust 2023June 2024Allow1010NoNo
18233064DEVICE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2023May 2025Allow2120YesNo
18227941MEASUREMENT APPARATUSJuly 2023November 2023Allow400NoNo
18217040MULTI-SENSOR GAS DETECTORJune 2023February 2025Allow2010NoNo
18332018METHOD FOR EVALUATING COLD TOLERANCE OF HEVEA BRASILIENSISJune 2023November 2023Allow510NoNo
18266251DEVICE FOR LEAKAGE DETECTION VIA MASS SPECTROMETRY, HAVING A THREE-STAGE TURBOMOLECULAR PUMP AND A BOOSTER PUMPJune 2023March 2026Allow3310YesNo
18206816GAS SENSORJune 2023October 2025Allow2801YesNo
18254422SUBLIMATING SYSTEMMay 2023February 2026Abandon3210NoNo
18041748INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHODMay 2023September 2025Allow3110YesNo
18035735AIR BLOWING METHOD-BASED ALCOHOL SENSOR, AND SMART DEVICEMay 2023December 2025Allow3220YesNo
18140292DETERMINATION OF SENSOR OPERATIONAL STATUS VIA SENSOR INTERROGATIONApril 2023August 2024Allow1510NoNo
18298776DETECTING HYDROCARBON FUELS IN LUBRICATION OILSApril 2023September 2025Allow2910NoNo
18127559SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND ENHANCING THE PHYSICAL STABILITY OF DISPERSED PARTICLES IN FLOWING SUSPENSIONSMarch 2023November 2023Allow810NoNo
18174854CHEMICAL SENSOR SYSTEMFebruary 2023August 2025Allow3010YesNo
18171584SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORING FLUID AND MEASURING VOLUMEFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1810YesNo
18021161APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR HYDROCARBON GAS DETECTION AND DIFFERENTIATIONFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2800NoNo
18163142DEVICE FOR REAL-TIME ONLINE ANALYSIS OF SUBSTANCE PYROLYSIS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAMEFebruary 2023May 2023Allow400NoNo
18099468RAPID, SENSITIVE HYDROGEN DETECTOR WITH FLOW PATH DIFFERENCE COMPENSATIONJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2600NoNo
18016830VACUUM LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM, GAS CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR GAS LEAK DETECTIONJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3111YesNo
18155262SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORING FLUID AND MEASURING VOLUMEJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1511YesNo
18016380OPERATION ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN CONTAINER, OPERATION ABNORMALITY DETECTION DEVICE, DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN CONTAINER, AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN PREFORMJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2910YesNo
18089618PARALLEL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HIGH-PRECISION DETERMINATION OF SULFUR SOLUBILITY UNDER MULTIPLE INFLUENCING FACTORSDecember 2022August 2023Allow700YesNo
18084181TESTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING COALBUMP OF PASSING THROUGH FAULTDecember 2022November 2025Allow3521NoNo
18080818RAPID, SENSITIVE HYDROGEN DETECTOR WITH ACTIVE HYDROGEN-DERIVED WATER VAPOR SIGNAL MODULATIONDecember 2022July 2024Allow1910NoNo
18064238APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PROPERTIES OF PARTICLES IN A SOLUTION AND RELATED METHODSDecember 2022October 2023Allow1011YesNo
18072319METHOD FOR DETERMINING COLUMN-HEMISPHERICAL PERMEATION RADIUS WITH TIME-VARYING PROPERTY OF POWER-LAW CEMENT GROUT AND TORTUOSITY OF ROCK AND SOIL MASSNovember 2022June 2023Allow610NoNo
17975977GAS SENSOROctober 2022January 2025Allow2720NoNo
17958253Soil Moisture Monitoring Systems and Methods For Measuring Mutual Inductance of Area of Influence Using Radio Frequency StimulusSeptember 2022October 2025Abandon3711NoNo
17900299SENSORAugust 2022May 2025Allow3211YesNo
17908051SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSAugust 2022February 2025Allow3011NoNo
17801395TRANSMITTER DEVICEAugust 2022August 2025Allow3610NoNo
17891598SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING WATER CAPACITY OF POLAR LAKESAugust 2022August 2024Allow2400NoNo
17820537CAVITATION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2022October 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17881307SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING VACUUM VALVE CLOSING CONDITION IN VACUUM PROCESSING SYSTEMAugust 2022May 2024Allow2110NoNo
17796800SENSOR-ENABLED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE HEALTH, CONDITION, AND/OR STATUS OF RAIL TRACK INFRASTRUCTUREAugust 2022October 2024Allow2601NoNo
17796787SENSOR-ENABLED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE HEALTH, CONDITION, AND/OR STATUS OF INFRASTRUCTUREAugust 2022August 2025Allow3620NoNo
17873023Method for determining the alcohol content in exhaled airJuly 2022February 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17869194Method of Evaluating the Enamel Microcrack Resistance Efficacy of CompositionsJuly 2022May 2025Allow3412NoNo
17868474METHOD FOR DETECTING A PARTICLE IN A CONTAINER FILLED WITH LIQUIDJuly 2022February 2025Allow3111NoNo
17813602EMISSIONS DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHODSJuly 2022August 2023Allow1310NoNo
17813585EMISSIONS DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHODSJuly 2022August 2023Allow1210NoNo
17867087OPTICAL SWELL METERS AND METHODS OF USING SAMEJuly 2022July 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17856250RHEOMETER AND METHOD FOR THE USE THEREOFJuly 2022September 2023Allow1410NoNo
17852971Piezoelectric Sensor And Robot HandJune 2022December 2024Allow2911NoNo
17807112AUTOMATED CLINICAL ANALYZER SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2022November 2023Allow1720YesNo
17839537CAPACITIVE PRESSURE SENSORJune 2022December 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17837725SHAVING RAZOR DEMONSTRATION APPARATUSJune 2022June 2024Allow2400YesNo
17834542DIAGNOSTIC METHODS AND DEVICEJune 2022September 2024Allow2720NoNo
17826171METHOD FOR TESTING SURFACE ENERGY OF AGGREGATE BASED ON STATIC DROP METHODMay 2022January 2024Allow2010NoNo
17827384MINIATURE WIRELESS CONCENTRATION METERMay 2022May 2023Allow1111NoNo
17779978SERVER FOR PROVIDING ASSESSMENT INFORMATION ON TOOTH BRUSHINGMay 2022December 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17777840METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PHOTOPROTECTIVE PERFORMANCE VALUE OF A PACKAGE SYSTEMMay 2022January 2026Abandon4421NoNo
17777848ACCELERATED ISOTHERMAL LIGHT EXPOSURE DEVICEMay 2022August 2025Abandon3921NoNo
17774747METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING FILM DEGRADATIONMay 2022April 2025Allow3611NoNo
17726091TENSION LOAD FIXTURE AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING FRACTURE BEHAVIOR OF A COMPOSITE MATERIALApril 2022July 2025Allow3950YesNo
17803286Wind based electrical generation system for vehiclesApril 2022November 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17770578SYSTEM FOR DETECTING LEAKS AND ASSOCIATED METHODApril 2022July 2025Allow3940NoNo
17769562POOL CONDITION MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHODApril 2022March 2025Abandon3520NoNo
17765517FLUID EVACUATION APPARATUSMarch 2022July 2025Abandon3921NoNo
17707406GAS DETECTION DEVICE WITH A DETECTOR AND A COMPENSATOR AND GAS DETECTION PROCESSMarch 2022April 2024Allow2401NoNo
17690018DEVICE FOR TESTING STRENGTH AND SEALING PERFORMANCE OF CEMENT SHEATH AFTER PERFORATION AND USING METHOD THEREOFMarch 2022August 2023Allow1710NoNo
17686345INTEGRATION AND ACTIVE FLOW CONTROL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORSMarch 2022September 2023Allow1810NoNo
17681037PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AT LEAST ONE CONCENTRATION OF A GAS IN A MONITORED AREAFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3631YesNo
17671279METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GEARBOX FAILURE DETECTION USING RADIOACTIVE COMPONENTSFebruary 2022August 2024Abandon3020NoNo
17632868SENSING ARRANGEMENT FOR A CLOSED CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA THROUGH THE CONTAINER WALLFebruary 2022September 2025Abandon4330YesNo
17632061WATER SAMPLING IMMERSION PROBEFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3821YesNo
17629414SUPERCONDUCTING GRAVITY GRADIOMETER AND SENSITIVITY IMPROVEMENT METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2022October 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17647212Remote Air CollectionJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3141YesYes
17559023COMPACT SENSOR COMPONENT FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTSDecember 2021February 2025Allow3820NoNo
17555001TEST APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PARTICLE PLUGGING OF A SIMULATED FRACTUREDecember 2021June 2023Allow1840YesNo
17297598METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TEST SPECIMENDecember 2021August 2024Allow3910NoNo
17551978HYDROGEN SULFIDE SENSOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODSDecember 2021October 2025Allow4651YesNo
17618490Method and Device for Measuring Fuel Tank, and ServerDecember 2021March 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17543864HIGH THROUGHPUT EXTRACTION OF BATTERY CELL FORMATION GASDecember 2021April 2024Allow2810YesNo
17544861METHOD OF VENTING A PRESSURIZED HYDROGEN GAS FROM A HYDROGEN STATION TESTING DEVICEDecember 2021February 2025Allow3820NoYes

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner NIA, FATEMEH ESFANDIARI.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
12.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(66.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(33.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
92.2%
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, 66.7% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 NIA, FATEMEH ESFANDIARI - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner NIA, FATEMEH ESFANDIARI works in Art Unit 2855 and has examined 87 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 71.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner NIA, FATEMEH ESFANDIARI's allowance rate of 71.3% places them in the 34% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by NIA, FATEMEH ESFANDIARI receive 2.55 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 75% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by NIA, FATEMEH ESFANDIARI is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 27% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by NIA, FATEMEH ESFANDIARI. This interview benefit is in the 54% 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, 15.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 12% 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 34.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

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. 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, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 4% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

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 3.2% of allowed cases (in the 75% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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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