Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18762698 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) MAGNETIC PARTICLE IMAGING (MPI) METHOD AND SYSTEM WITHOUT ROTATING FIELD-FREE LINE (FFL) | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18740975 | Apparatus and Method for Testing Semiconductor Devices | June 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18667389 | LOCATING AN ERROR IN A SUPPLY OR SIGNAL LINE OF A MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM | May 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18605413 | SHIM COILS FOR A COMPACT MRI GRADIENT SYSTEM BASED ON MULTILAYER FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS AND ARRANGEMENT SCHEME OF CONDUCTOR LAYERS | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18690775 | MECHANICAL GRADIENT MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATOR | March 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18431567 | STATE OF CHARGE ESTIMATOR FOR BATTERIES WITH VOLTAGE HYSTERESIS | February 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18576388 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR USE IN CRYOGENIC APPLICATIONS | January 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18525391 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT WEAR MONITORING SYSTEM | November 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18560860 | MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT METHOD | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18503885 | Circuit for Object Detection and Vehicle Position Determination | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18384362 | HUMAN-SCALE CLOSED-BORE MPI DEVICE BASED ON RADIAL-CARTESIAN TRAJECTORY SCANNING | October 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18494407 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND DIAGNOSING POWER SYSTEM ASSETS | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18492829 | FINGERPRINT SENSOR AND BUTTON COMBINATIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18491766 | Method of Monitoring Reliability of System Including Electrical Components | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18488345 | BATTERY SYSTEM | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18285495 | MAGNETIC PARTICLE IMAGING DEVICE | October 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18471869 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF INSPECTING JUNCTION BOX OF VEHICLE | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18471834 | CURRENT LEAKAGE DETECTION CIRCUIT, AND BATTERY STATE DETECTION CIRCUIT | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18468161 | Systems and Methods for Calibrating a Wireless Harness Automated Measurement System | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18281197 | ELECTROMAGNETICALLY SHIELDED ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY FOR NOISE REDUCTION DURING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18459584 | STATIC MAGNETIC FIELD MAGNET AND MRI APPARATUS | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18279230 | SHIELDED GRADIENT ASSEMBLY | August 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18457490 | STATIC MAGNETIC FIELD MAGNET AND MRI APPARATUS | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18237432 | Gradient Coil Unit for Interventional MR Imaging | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18453474 | GRADIENT COOLING MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY HAVING ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED MANIFOLDS | August 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18547402 | Sensor Device for Magnetic Field Measurement by Means of Optical Magnetic Resonance Measurement | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18449004 | COOLING DEVICE | August 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18360982 | METHOD FOR ASSESSING AND/OR REDUCING ARTIFACTS ARISING FROM RECONSTRUCTION OF MPI IMAGE DATA AND SYSTEM FOR VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF MPI IMAGE DATA | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18221545 | Metal Detector | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18348433 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A BATTERY MONITORING CIRCUIT | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18215877 | Thermal Bus Structure for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Device | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18339802 | SPLIT SELF-SHIELDED GRADIENT COIL SYSTEM, WITH POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR INDIVIDUALLY ADJUSTING CURRENTS OF SUB-COIL GROUPS | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18338890 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF A FOREIGN OBJECT | June 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18267504 | SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET APPARATUS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR DEMAGNETIZING SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18203778 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18316639 | STATIC FIELD MAGNET AND MRI APPARATUS | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18143345 | Integrated Switching Device, and Battery Monitoring and Protecting System Including Integrated Switching Device | May 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18138261 | NOISE SUPPRESSION METHODS AND APPARATUS | April 2023 | August 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18305369 | RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM AND METHOD | April 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18121775 | End Detection Unit | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18181518 | CONTEXTUALLY AWARE CHARGING OF MOBILE DEVICES | March 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18113595 | OPTIMAL DETERMINATION OF AN OVERLAY TARGET | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18111147 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING WORKFLOWS FROM PRESCAN DATA FOR SUBJECTS WITH METAL | February 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18110974 | DEFORMABLE IMAGING PHANTOM FOR 4D MOTION TRACKING WITH SCINTILLATOR RADIATION DETECTOR | February 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18041852 | Energy Meters and Energy Monitoring Systems and Methods | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18021432 | LIGHTWEIGHT MAGNET ARRAYS FOR MRI APPLICATIONS | February 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18108812 | Method and System for Controlling a Ramping Process of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Device | February 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18108153 | Magnetic Resonance Gradient System | February 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18105932 | Sensor device for detecting at least one physical variable | February 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18164256 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING AND MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18100618 | APPARATUS FOR INDICATING A STATUS OF AN ELECTRICAL CABLE | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18099755 | PASSIVE SHIELD FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING GRADIENT COILS | January 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18156920 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING IMAGE INFORMATION ON TARGET USING MAGNETIC PARTICLE IMAGING | January 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18152395 | ELECTRIFIED SEALING AND ANTI-EXTRUSION ELEMENTS FOR SYSTEM HEALTH MONITORING | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18147927 | EXCITATION AND SENSING OF A NETWORK OF LC OSCILLATORS | December 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18087832 | DEVICE FOR TESTING CHIP OR DIE WITH BETTER SYSTEM IR DROP | December 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18012462 | MAXIMUM DISCHARGE CURRENT PREDICTION METHOD AND BATTERY SYSTEM USING THE SAME | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18082835 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OPERATION STATUS OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR IN REAL TIME | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18077496 | PRESSURIZING DEVICE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR TESTING AND SEMICONDUCTOR TEST DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18061502 | TEST DEVICE | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17993359 | Cross Spectral Impedance Assessment For Cell Qualification | November 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18057207 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE FROM LOW-FIELD MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES | November 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17919009 | DETERMINING CORRELATION DEGREE, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17918443 | Battery Management Apparatus And Method | October 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17918513 | FAILURE PREDICTION SYSTEM | October 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18045806 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING AND INSPECTING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE | October 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17793641 | WHEEL BEARING PROVIDED WITH WHEEL SPEED SENSOR HAVING PLURALITY OF SENSING UNITS | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17955821 | Coil Decoupling for Magnetic Resonance Imaging | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17956026 | INSULATION DETECTION DEVICE AND INSULATION DETECTION METHOD FOR COOLING PLATE OF BATTERY PACK | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17915084 | MEASURING INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A MEASURING INSTRUMENT APPARATUS FOR MEASURING ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT VARIABLES | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17913684 | VARIABLE RELUCTANCE RESOLVER USING SURFACE MOUNTED INDUCTORS AND/OR TRANSFORMERS | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17913170 | SYSTEM FOR A CABLE SECTION, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING ELECTRIC ENERGY, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SYSTEM | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17933912 | DELTA VOLTAGE HYBRID BATTERY FUEL GAUGE | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17906769 | METHODS OF MEASURING HARVESTED CROP MATERIAL | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17943911 | RADIO FREQUENCY COIL ASSEMBLIES FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEM | September 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17931429 | Circuit for Object Detection and Vehicle Position Determination | September 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17909946 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE STATE OF HEALTH OF A CONTACTOR | September 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17900125 | METHOD FOR MONITORING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING RANGE OF SURFACE VERTICAL SHAFT | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17819769 | ENERGY BASED TASK SHIFTING | August 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17819771 | ENERGY BASED TASK SHIFTING | August 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17818655 | LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE INJECTION HARNESS TESTER | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17882192 | NMR MEASURING ASSEMBLY WITH COLD BORE OF THE CRYOSTAT | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17880382 | ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING ASSEMBLY OF TEST CONNECTORS | August 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17877945 | MULTI-COLOR QUANTITATIVE MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE IMAGING METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON TRAPEZOIDAL WAVE EXCITATION | July 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17875371 | Test Device | July 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17759174 | CLOCK ENABLER CIRCUIT | July 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17868212 | FERROMAGNETIC AUGMENTATION FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING | July 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17859255 | Systems and Methods for Detecting Failure of Spring Contacts | July 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17790809 | CONTACTOR MANAGEMENT METHOD AND BATTERY SYSTEM PROVIDING THE SAME METHOD THEREOF | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17810525 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging System and Method for Rapid Shutdown and Recharge of a Superconducting Magnet | July 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17788606 | MAGNETIC SENSOR | June 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17843933 | NANOWIRE-BASED INTERCONNECTS FOR SUB-MILLIMETER WAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT APPLICATIONS | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17833275 | MAGNETIC PARTICLE IMAGING METHOD BASED ON NON-IDEAL FIELD FREE POINT | June 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17828282 | Device and Host Communications for Input/Output (I/O) Operative Touch Sensor Device (TSD) | May 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17752263 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS IN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PREMISES | May 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17742505 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BATTERY CELL VOLTAGE | May 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17773852 | MAGNETIC FIELD (BO) ARTIFACT REDUCTION THROUGHT ACTIVE SHIMMING | May 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17602764 | CONNECTION LINE FOR HIGH CURRENTS AND/OR VOLTAGES, TESTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPENSATION REGION | May 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17773139 | Method for Testing a Cell Monitoring Unit, and Testing Device | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17771666 | A METHOD OF ESTIMATING LIFETIME CONSUMPTION | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MILLER, DANIEL R.
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.
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, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner MILLER, DANIEL R works in Art Unit 2863 and has examined 228 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Examiner MILLER, DANIEL R's allowance rate of 90.4% places them in the 74% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by MILLER, DANIEL R receive 1.38 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 21% 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 MILLER, DANIEL R is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 77% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MILLER, DANIEL R. This interview benefit is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 39.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 90% 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 62.0% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 42.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 9% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 58.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 62% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 27% 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 33% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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