USPTO Examiner GRANT ROBERT J - Art Unit 2859

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19216034PORTABLE OIL PUMP WITH CHARGING FUNCTIONMay 2025August 2025Allow300NoNo
19089189PORTABLE HAND WARMER CHARGING CASE AND HAND WARMER ASSEMBLYMarch 2025August 2025Allow410NoNo
18785851PORTABLE HAND WARMER CHARGING CASE AND HAND WARMER ASSEMBLYJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18771060DISTRIBUTED CHARGING STATION AND METHOD OF MANAGING THE SAMEJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18761506INTERNET-BASED VEHICLE START ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOFJuly 2024December 2024Allow510NoNo
18734625POWER SUPPLY UNIT FOR AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICEJune 2024September 2025Allow1510NoNo
18678029DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PARALLEL CHARGING STACKED CINEMATOGRAPHY BATTERY PACKSMay 2024November 2024Allow610NoNo
18662136WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM WITH MULTI-COIL SCANNING AND LEARNINGMay 2024September 2025Allow1610NoNo
18632097DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PARALLEL CHARGING STACKED CINEMATOGRAPHY BATTERY PACKSApril 2024August 2024Allow410NoNo
18621886Tattoo Machine Rechargeable Battery Unit With Voltage ControllerMarch 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18443449Electric Vehicle (EV) Fast Recharge Station and SystemFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1920NoNo
18435978Charging Module, Wire Organizer, and Power Supply BodyFebruary 2024July 2024Allow510NoNo
18407268METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING MULTI-CELL BATTERIESJanuary 2024September 2025Allow2020YesNo
18405915DISTRIBUTED CHARGING STATIONJanuary 2024August 2025Allow1920NoNo
18518845FAST CHARGER WITH STRESS RELIEVING FUNCTIONNovember 2023June 2024Allow610NoNo
18497649SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT AND CONTROLOctober 2023August 2025Allow2110NoNo
18491348MODULAR BATTERY PACK CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMEOctober 2023January 2025Allow1510NoNo
18490563SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ELECTRICALLY POWERING DEVICESOctober 2023September 2025Allow2310NoNo
18488291FASTENER-DRIVING TOOL HAVING A SUPERCONDUCTOR POWER SOURCEOctober 2023January 2025Allow1520NoNo
18481635DC/DC CONVERTER FOR DISTRIBUTED STORAGE AND SOLAR SYSTEMSOctober 2023September 2025Allow2320YesNo
18475975WIRELESS CHARGING DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18237471SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE CASE ASSEMBLYAugust 2023April 2025Abandon1920NoNo
18447621PORTABLE CHARGER HAVING VACUUMING FUNCTIONAugust 2023January 2024Allow510NoNo
18359514SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR INTRAPHASE AND INTERPHASE BALANCING IN MODULE-BASED CASCADED ENERGY SYSTEMSJuly 2023June 2025Allow2310NoNo
18323305METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR DETECTING FOREIGN OBJECT, AND POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMMay 2023November 2024Allow1820YesNo
18199053CHARGER INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR CHARGING BATTERY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE CHARGER INTEGRATED CIRCUITMay 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18137117WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM WITH MULTI-COIL SCANNING AND LEARNINGApril 2023December 2023Allow800NoNo
18135742RESCUE DEVICE OF BOOSTING 24 VOLTS TO SUPERCAPACITOR FOR VEHICLE(S) AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMEApril 2023January 2026Allow3300NoNo
18032029Device and Method for Moving a Connector of an Electric Vehicle ChargerApril 2023March 2026Allow3500NoNo
18029803A METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN A HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER CONVERTER STATION AND A HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER CONVERTER STATIONMarch 2023February 2026Allow3500NoNo
18177929SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT AND CONTROLMarch 2023August 2023Allow610YesNo
18042339MODULAR RECONFIGURABLE ELECTRICAL AC/DC CONVERTERFebruary 2023February 2026Allow3600NoNo
18111912REMOTE CONTROLLER WITH CAPACITOR MODULE FOR CHARGING AND CHARGING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2023February 2026Allow3500NoNo
18094191USB RECHARGEABLE CHARGING CIRCUIT FOR PORTABLE POWER PACK WITH BOOST POWER AND PLURALITY OUTPUT SWITCH MODE SELECT OPTIONJanuary 2023April 2024Abandon1510NoNo
18087369Tattoo Machine Rechargeable Battery Unit With Voltage ControllerDecember 2022November 2023Allow1110NoNo
18085388DEVICE FOR ENGINE MONITORINGDecember 2022April 2024Abandon1610NoNo
17994475PRODUCTION LOGGING INSTRUMENTNovember 2022September 2024Allow2200NoNo
17991778CELL BALANCING DEVICE BASED ON CAPACITOR NETWORK, CASCADABLE BALANCED BATTERY PACK AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFNovember 2022April 2023Allow1500NoNo
17985684DISTRIBUTED CHARGING STATION AND METHOD OF MANAGING THE SAMENovember 2022March 2024Allow1620NoNo
17979469DISTRIBUTED CHARGING STATIONNovember 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17978387BATTERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BATTERY SYSTEMNovember 2022December 2025Allow3710NoNo
17977428Charging System for Electric VehiclesOctober 2022January 2026Allow3910NoNo
17997179Magnetic Solar Wireless Charging Accessory SystemOctober 2022December 2025Allow3810NoNo
17921250BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, BATTERY PACK, ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT METHODOctober 2022October 2025Allow3500NoNo
17970281Vehicle and Power Management SystemOctober 2022November 2025Allow3710NoNo
18047521Battery Protection Systems for Detecting Conductive Liquid Ingress and Associated Devices and MethodsOctober 2022May 2024Allow1910NoNo
17967392WEARABLE CHARGER ASSEMBLYOctober 2022January 2026Allow3910NoNo
17966841CARD-TYPE USB C TRANSFER DEVICEOctober 2022September 2025Allow3510NoNo
17964199TELESCOPIC DOCKING STATIONOctober 2022December 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17917788DEVICE FOR CHARGING AND DISCHARGING BATTERY CELL AND METHOD OF CHARGING AND DISCHARGING BATTERY CELL USING THE SAMEOctober 2022October 2025Allow3610YesNo
17954226Tattoo Machine Rechargeable Battery Unit With Voltage ControllerSeptember 2022November 2022Allow200NoNo
17953988SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR INTRAPHASE AND INTERPHASE BALANCING IN MODULE-BASED CASCADED ENERGY SYSTEMSSeptember 2022June 2023Allow920NoNo
17951398STACKABLE POWER STORAGE SYSTEMSeptember 2022December 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17951996DETECTION OF EARBUD INSERTION IN A CASESeptember 2022October 2025Allow3710NoNo
17947970MAGNETO-INDUCTIVE CHARGING AND COMMUNICATION IN ELECTRONIC DEVICESSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1200NoNo
17932973INTELLIGENT BATTERY CELLSeptember 2022January 2026Allow4010NoNo
17940501POWER SUPPLY EQUIPMENT AND CONTROL METHOD OF POWER SUPPLY EQUIPMENTSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17897444CHARGING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICESAugust 2022August 2023Allow1210YesNo
17894174POWER SUPPLY UNIT FOR AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICEAugust 2022November 2023Allow1420NoNo
17893662SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ISOLATED LOW VOLTAGE ENERGY STORAGE FOR DATA CENTERSAugust 2022March 2024Allow1920NoNo
17801750BATTERY REPLACING DEVICE AND BATTERY REPLACING SYSTEMAugust 2022July 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17893412POWER ADAPTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE DEVICEAugust 2022October 2025Allow3810NoNo
17892575MULTIPHASE INDUCTIVE BOOST CONVERTER WITH MULTIPLE OPERATIONAL PHASESAugust 2022December 2022Allow400NoNo
17821083POWER DISTRIBUTION WITHIN RECONFIGURABLE BATTERY SYSTEMAugust 2022January 2026Allow4110NoNo
17889328WEARABLE EARPHONE CHARGERAugust 2022January 2026Abandon4110NoNo
17884006BATTERY SHUNT IMPLEMENTATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2022January 2026Allow4210NoNo
17796716ACTIVATION PROTOCOL GENERATING METHOD, AND ACTIVATION METHOD AND DEVICE USING SAMEAugust 2022March 2025Allow3200NoNo
17796237PROVISIONING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BATTERY STATE DIAGNOSIS AND ID ASSIGNMENTJuly 2022September 2025Allow3810YesNo
17870239CHARGE AND STORAGE SYSTEM OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSPORTATIONJuly 2022October 2025Allow3910NoNo
17811664MULTI-LEVEL MITIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AN EMERGENCY BATTERY CONDITION BASED ON SEVERITYJuly 2022October 2025Allow3910NoNo
17861766BATTERY DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD, BATTERY DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJuly 2022January 2026Allow4210NoNo
17859161METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A DC-DC POWER CONVERTERJuly 2022September 2025Allow3810NoNo
17857360Power Converter Controlled Capacitor Circuits and MethodsJuly 2022June 2025Allow3500NoNo
17810397Terminal, Power Supply Method for Terminal, and Charging and Discharging Management CircuitJuly 2022October 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17856322ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLEJuly 2022October 2025Allow4010NoNo
17854610SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED CHARGING MANAGEMENTJune 2022April 2025Allow3310NoNo
17853424FREQUENCY LOCKING METHOD, WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM, RECEIVING DEVICE, AND TRANSMITTING DEVICEJune 2022October 2025Allow4010NoNo
17846348KEYBOARD-BASED CHARGER FORBATTERIESJune 2022July 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17845941ELECTRIC VEHICLE REPLACEABLE BATTERY SYSTEMJune 2022November 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17843695Tattoo Machine Rechargeable Battery Unit With Voltage ControllerJune 2022August 2022Allow200NoNo
17807572ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) FAST RECHARGE STATION AND SYSTEMJune 2022November 2023Allow1730NoNo
17806845PORTABLE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY JUMP STARTING DEVICEJune 2022September 2025Allow3910YesNo
17835683RECHARGEABLE BATTERYJune 2022November 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17783216Protection Device for an Electric DC Grid, On-Board Electrical System for a Vehicle, Vehicle, and DC Charging StationJune 2022March 2025Allow3400NoNo
17781867SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING INFORMATION AND POWER TO A COMMUNICATIONS MODULE WITHIN A POWER TOOL SYSTEMJune 2022June 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17826492CHARGER INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR CHARGING BATTERY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE CHARGER INTEGRATED CIRCUITMay 2022January 2023Allow810NoNo
17804374COSMETIC COMPACT WITH WIRELESS CHARGINGMay 2022January 2026Allow4420YesNo
17741893HYBRID GENERATOR WITH DETACHABLE POWER UNIT AND PANEL INTEGRATIONMay 2022December 2025Allow4311YesNo
17729668REDISTRIBUTING ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY ELECTRIC VEHICLESApril 2022May 2025Allow3710NoNo
17728008DISTRIBUTED CHARGING STATIONApril 2022September 2025Allow4060NoNo
17726627Charging Equipment And Control Method Of Charging EquipmentApril 2022May 2025Allow3710NoNo
17764948ELECTRIC CHARGER FOR AERONAUTICAL MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENTMarch 2022September 2025Allow4110NoNo
17706615BATTERY POWERED SYSTEM AND BATTERY POWERED METHODMarch 2022June 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17656382MOBILE DEVICE SUPPORT SYSTEMMarch 2022July 2022Allow410NoNo
17654297SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ELECTRICALLY POWERING DEVICESMarch 2022July 2023Allow1610NoNo
17687607POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR SELF-POWERED DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFMarch 2022March 2025Allow3710NoNo
17686575POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMMarch 2022December 2024Allow3300NoNo
17639349CIRCUIT FOR DISCHARGING AN ENERGY STORE OF A DRIVE SYSTEMMarch 2022April 2025Allow3810NoNo
17680445CUSTOMIZED CHARGING PROTOCOLSFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3710YesNo
17676936STRING AND MODULE SWITCHING CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODE TRANSITIONSFebruary 2022June 2025Allow4010YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GRANT, ROBERT J.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
18
Examiner Affirmed
11
(61.1%)
Examiner Reversed
7
(38.9%)
Reversal Percentile
60.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 38.9% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
48
Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(22.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
37
(77.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
30.7%
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, 22.9% 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 GRANT, ROBERT J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GRANT, ROBERT J works in Art Unit 2859 and has examined 744 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GRANT, ROBERT J's allowance rate of 77.2% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by GRANT, ROBERT J receive 1.70 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 35% 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 GRANT, ROBERT J is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 52% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GRANT, ROBERT J. 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, 33.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 36.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 54% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 28.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 64.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 31.2% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 30.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 18% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 55% 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 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 57% 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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