Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18815657 | FLAME APPARATUS OF ELECTRIC CANDLE | August 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18771858 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL AND VARIABLE LAMP SHEET AND LAMP | July 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18644787 | FOLDABLE DECORATIVE LAMP | April 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18406938 | LED LAMP AND LAMP HOLDER ASSEMBLY | January 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18575521 | Illumination Device for a Motor Vehicle Headlamp | December 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18392683 | PLURAL SPECTRUM LOCATOR LIGHTING DEVICE | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18538849 | LED LAMP WITH REPLACEMENT TRANSPARENT PLATE BARE-HANDED | December 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18536588 | FOLDABLE SOFT BOX UMBRELLA TRAY AND SOFT BOX | December 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18508463 | PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18243018 | POWER ADAPTER FOR STRIP LIGHTS WITH CONTROL FUNCTION | September 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18239280 | MULTI-CONFIGURABLE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) FLAT PANEL LIGHTINGFIXTURE | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18238851 | ROTATABLE LATCH FOR LIGHT FIXTURE HOUSINGS | August 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18234348 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | August 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18449228 | LIGHTING FIXTURE AND METHODS | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18264323 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RECYCLING LIGHT IN HOME/STORE/COMMERCIAL AND STREET LIGHT FIXTURES | August 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18273798 | LUMINAIRE CONTROLLER FOR OUTDOOR LUMINAIRES | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18270901 | A LIGHTING DEVICE COMPRISING A LUMINOUS PANEL AND A POWER TRACK | July 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18208430 | ILLUMINATED WALKING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18326265 | ANTI-GLARE FILTER FOR ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS, INCLUDING LED LIGHTING SYSTEMS | May 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18031539 | CUT-TO-MEASURE LIGHT EMITTING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING CONNECTED LIGHT STRIPS | April 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18122102 | MODULARIZED LIGHTING DEVICE | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18183914 | UNDERWATER LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD | March 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18183904 | UNDERWATER LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18183911 | UNDERWATER LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD | March 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18171601 | Economical surgical lighting device and method of assembly | February 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18109665 | DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS THEREOF | February 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18094135 | LIGHT APPARATUS | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18090864 | LIGHTING APPARATUS HAVING FIRST AND SECOND LADDER EDGES TO PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING CONCEALED SPACE | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18086665 | LED light bulb and method of manufacturing the same | December 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069860 | LIGHT-EMITTING SYSTEMS | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18009827 | LUMINAIRE WITH LENS HAVING A HOLOGRAPHIC THREE- DIMENSIONAL PATTERNED LAYER | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18061473 | LED STREET LIGHT | December 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17925047 | VAPOR CHAMBER ELEMENT | November 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17982130 | ELECTRIC LIGHTING DEVICES | November 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18052044 | MECHANICAL COLOR CHANGING SECURITY LIGHT | November 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17977159 | SCENTED ELECTRONIC CANDLE | October 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17970859 | Control Module for a Lighting Fixture | October 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18045363 | System and Method for Controlling the Humidity and Pressure in a Luminaire | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17931129 | Singing campfire | October 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17958749 | ELECTRIC LIGHTING DEVICES | October 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17904027 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL LIGHT-EMITTING LIGHT BULB SHELL AND LIGHT BULB HAVING THE SAME | August 2022 | February 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17793590 | SUSPENDED LUMINAIRE WITH CURVED SOUND DAMPENING PANELS | July 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17811322 | LINEAR LED LUMINAIRE HOUSING FOR USE IN HARSH AND HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS | July 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17856070 | COLLAPSIBLE AND EXPANDABLE PORTABLE LAMP AND SOLAR-CHARGING BATTERY ASSEMBLY | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17851742 | System and Method for Controlling the Humidity and Pressure in a Luminaire | June 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17846079 | INTELLIGENT WEARING DEVICE WITH LED LAMPS | June 2022 | August 2022 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17837988 | ANTI-GLARE FILTER FOR ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS, INCLUDING LED LIGHTING SYSTEMS | June 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17756827 | LIGHT SOURCE | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17830289 | ACOUSTIC RESONANCE DEVICE | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17828518 | ILLUMINATED TENT APPARATUS AND ILLUMINATED GARMENT APPARATUS | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17826113 | MULTI-COLORED RETROFIT LIGHT FIXTURE | May 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17742681 | ACCENT LIGHTING BASED DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS THEREOF | May 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17660867 | MULTI-CONFIGURABLE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) FLAT PANEL LIGHTING FIXTURE | April 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17725190 | EYEWEAR HAVING CUSTOM LIGHTING | April 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17724026 | ILLUMINATION GRIP FOR SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT | April 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17721365 | FIXING MEMBER FOR OPTICAL ELEMENT AND LED LAMP WITH FIXING MEMBER THEREOF | April 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17721146 | Vehicles With Automatic Headlight Alignment | April 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17718549 | LIGHT FIXTURE WITH MOUNTING LEDGE | April 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17711038 | SURFACE LIGHT EMITTING ILLUMINATION DEVICE USING CLOSED LED STRIP | April 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17711042 | SURFACE LIGHT EMITTING ILLUMINATION DEVICE USING SEPARATE LED STRIPS | April 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17709328 | ILLUMINABLE DEVICE WITH LOW REVERSE TORQUE CLOSURE | March 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17706450 | HELMET LIGHTING SYSTEM | March 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17703504 | LIGHTING ARRANGEMENT HAVING ASSEMBLY OF LIGHTING MODULE FOR DIRECT LIGHTING OR INDIRECT LIGHTING, AND/OR ASSEMBLY OF CONNECTING UNIT AND RAIL THAT COUPLES OR ACCOMODATES AT LEAST ONE LIGHTING UNIT, AND A RAIL PROFILE ACCOMODATING AN ADAPTER UNIT THAT ELECTRICALLY COUPLES THE ASSEMBLY | March 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17655526 | UNIFORMITY OF LIGHT DISPERSION | March 2022 | September 2023 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17803126 | CONTOLLED GROW-LIGHT CONTAINER SYSTEMS | February 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17667367 | LED LAMP WITH HIGH TRANSMITTANCE OPAQUE DIFFUSER | February 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17586141 | LED CEILING FRAME LIGHT CONFIGURED FOR MOUNTING WITH A CEILING SUPPORT GRID AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION | January 2022 | September 2023 | Abandon | 19 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17584201 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH A SILENT LARGE-VOLUME AIR DUCT STRUCTURE | January 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17573204 | MOUNTING BRACKET FOR FLUSH MOUNT LIGHTING FIXTURE | January 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17549977 | ELECTRICAL DEVICES WITH LIGHTS AND ASSOCIATED ZONE-SYNCHRONIZABLE LIGHTING SYSTEMS WITH BACK-UP POWER AND RELATED METHODS | December 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17547982 | SMART-FAN COMPONENTS, CONTROLS AND SYSTEMS | December 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17545500 | Reflex Sight | December 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17612985 | STABLE PCB FOR SOLID STATE LIGHT SOURCE APPLICATION | November 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17509086 | DIRECTION ADJUSTABLE LED LAMP USED IN A SIGN | October 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17503017 | PHOTORECEPTOR MOUNTING BASE AND LAMP | October 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17499405 | LIGHTING FIXTURE AND METHODS | October 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17494856 | HOUSING STRUCTURE | October 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17477120 | DOWNLIGHT APPARATUS | September 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17461063 | STERN LIGHT | August 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17459146 | ELECTRIC LIGHTING DEVICES | August 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17402039 | LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR EMITTING UNIFORM LIGHT. | August 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17395460 | ILLUMINATED WALKING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS | August 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17393988 | LIGHT BULB APPARATUS | August 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17367404 | ILLUMINATION SAFEGUARD ADAPTER FOR OUTSIDE WALL LIGHTING FIXTURES WITH BODY THAT EXTENDS BEYOND LIGHT BULB TO MAINTAIN LIGHT TRANSMISSION WHILE REDUCING VERTICAL LIGHT POLLUTION | August 2021 | March 2023 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17388952 | PANEL DEVICE | July 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17388019 | ILLUMINATING UMBRELLA | July 2021 | January 2023 | Abandon | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17383079 | SOLAR DISK LIGHT WITH SELECTABLE COLOR | July 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17376214 | EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT COVER, EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF UPGRADING OR MAINTAINING AN EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT | July 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17305558 | UNDERWATER LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD | July 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17367427 | LED LUMINAIRE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | July 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17366328 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR CROSSING ZONE | July 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17364742 | DOWNLIGHT MODULE WITH EXTENDABLE LENS | June 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17361344 | Illuminating Device with Spherical Modulator | June 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17305003 | Track Adapter and the Driving Power Supply and Track Light Thereof | June 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17353590 | FULL SPECTRUM LED GROW LIGHT SYSTEM | June 2021 | January 2023 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17341409 | LAMP WITH ANTI-SHOCK PROTECTION AND COMPATIBLE WITH MULTIPLE POWER SUPPLY MODES | June 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17341677 | CEILING MOUNTED ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS | June 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17321304 | ACOUSTIC LUMINAIRE STRUCTURE | May 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17313413 | SUSPENDED CEILING LIGHT WITH INTEGRATED CROSS-TEES | May 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16066532 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND APPLIED ILLUMINATING DEVICE THEREOF | April 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CARIASO, ALAN B.
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.
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 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner CARIASO, ALAN B works in Art Unit 2875 and has examined 941 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.
Examiner CARIASO, ALAN B's allowance rate of 85.8% places them in the 63% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by CARIASO, ALAN B receive 1.19 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 14% 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 CARIASO, ALAN B is 21 months. This places the examiner in the 92% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CARIASO, ALAN B. This interview benefit is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 77% 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 73.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 93% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 71.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 80.0% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 51.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 50% 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 4.3% of allowed cases (in the 84% 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 2.2% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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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