Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17137898 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE FOR PLANT CULTIVATION | December 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17133224 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL LED LIGHT WIRE AND PACKAGING METHOD THEREOF, LIGHT SOURCE AND LAMP | December 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17125989 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE | December 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17124534 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM | December 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17120791 | LENSLESS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITH INTEGRATION OF HARD TELLTALES AND HALO LIGHTING PROVIDING A SEAMLESS DISPLAY APPEARANCE | December 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17111194 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | December 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17085909 | Adjustable and/or Recessed Light Fixtures and Related Components and Methods | October 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17071786 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING ILLUMINATION IN AN ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING ENVIRONMENT | October 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17070797 | LED LIGHT SOURCE | October 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17065847 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE FILAMENT LIGHT SOURCE | October 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17043669 | LED LIGHT SOURCE FOR SUPPLEMENTAL LIGHTING FOR PLANTS AND LAMP WITH LIGHT SOURCE | September 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17031770 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SAME | September 2020 | December 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16948441 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE FILAMENT STRUCTURE AND LED LIGHTING LAMP INCLUDING THE SAME | September 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16981596 | DIFFUSED FIBER-OPTIC HORTICULTURAL LIGHTING | September 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17011531 | OPTICAL DEVICE FOR MODIFYING A LIGHT DISTRIBUTION | September 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17009555 | LIT IMAGE PROJECTION LAMP AND ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS TO USE THE SAME TO GENERATE THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES | September 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17007310 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CERAMIC CHIPS | August 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16975440 | BACKLIGHT MODULE, DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | August 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16996174 | Cooling Unit | August 2020 | June 2022 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16989663 | LIGHT CONVERSION DEVICES AND LIGHTING DEVICES | August 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16934549 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME | July 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16922467 | LIGHT CONVERSION FILM COMPRISING A QUANTUM DOT LAYER, BACKLIGHT UNITS FOR DISPLAY DEVICES INCLUDING THE LIGHT CONVERSION FILM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A QUANTUM DOT DISPERSION | July 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16772190 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR PHOSPHOR GLASS THIN PLATE AND PIECE THEREOF, AND PHOSPHOR GLASS THIN PLATE AND PIECE THEREOF | June 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16899413 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DEVICE AND WHITE LIGHT EMITTING SYSTEM | June 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16896483 | Light-Emitting Device, Light-Emitting Apparatus, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device | June 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16892611 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | June 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16892877 | PORTABLE UPRIGHT STAND | June 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16769621 | DISPLAY PANEL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE | June 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16892005 | EXPANDABLE LIGHT BAR SYSTEM | June 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16886082 | LIGHTING MODULE FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE COMPRISING TWO TYPES OF LIGHT SOURCES | May 2020 | February 2021 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16881922 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM WITH PIVOTABLE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE STRIP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | May 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16881174 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING WAVELENGTH CONVERSION SINTERED BODY | May 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16879787 | DISPLAY DEVICE | May 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16762056 | Optoelectronic Semiconductor Chip, Method of Manufacturing an Optoelectronic Component and Optoelectronic Component | May 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16761079 | PLANAR ILLUMINATION DEVICE | May 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16864056 | Multicore Fiber Instrument with 3D-Printed Distal Optics | April 2020 | February 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16863962 | SURFACE MOUNTED LIGHT FIXTURE AND HEAT DISSIPATING STRUCTURE FOR SAME | April 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16858669 | Emergency Door Lock Illumination Apparatus | April 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16851415 | LIGHTED SOFT TOP FOR A SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE OR UTILITY TASK VEHICLE | April 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16836397 | DEVICE FOR LIGHTING THE TAKE-OFF AND LANDING RUNWAYS AND THE TAXIWAY AT AIRPORTS | March 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16651803 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, BACK LIGHT UNIT, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, RESIN COMPOSITION FOR WAVELENGTH CONVERSION, AND RESIN CURED PRODUCT FOR WAVELENGTH CONVERSION | March 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16650455 | FASTENING OF TRIM TO A WINDOW SEAL | March 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16649144 | LED LIGHTING APPARATUS HAVING IMPROVED COLOR LENDERING AND LED FILAMENT | March 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16821474 | DIVERGING LIGHT FROM FIBER OPTICS ILLUMINATION DELIVERY SYSTEM | March 2020 | August 2020 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16820922 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION ELEMENT, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND PROJECTOR | March 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16647512 | BROADBAND SEMICONDUCTOR-BASED UV LIGHT SOURCE FOR A SPECTRAL ANALYSIS DEVICE | March 2020 | December 2022 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16807655 | Multi Oriented, Power Source Agnostic Replacement For Lighting Assembly | March 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16804033 | WEAPON MOUNTED LIGHT AND OPERATION THEREOF | February 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16791912 | ENDOSCOPE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM | February 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16778331 | LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE, METHOD OF INSTALLING A LIGHTING APPARATUS ONTO A VEHICLE, AND LIGHTING APPARATUS KIT FOR A VEHICLE | January 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16752084 | BACKLIGHTING DISPLAY APPARATUS | January 2020 | November 2020 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16633449 | LIGHTING DEVICE | January 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16748317 | LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH PATTERN ELEMENT | January 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16734687 | CANDLE WITH SIMULATED FLAME | January 2020 | September 2020 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16730889 | Flagpole lighting system and device | December 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16728228 | BACKLIGHT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | December 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16725548 | Freezer Illumination Lens System | December 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16719804 | QUANTUM DOT CONTAINING LIGHT MODULE | December 2019 | December 2020 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16717782 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION DEVICE | December 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16713045 | SEGMENTED LED ARRAYS WITH DIFFUSING ELEMENTS | December 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16710333 | EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM | December 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16707011 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING ILLUMINATION IN AN ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING ENVIRONMENT | December 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 9 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16619092 | BACKLIGHT STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY PANEL | December 2019 | July 2022 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16618984 | LIGHT COLLIMATION DEVICE, BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | December 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16696494 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | November 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16696472 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLUORIDE CERAMIC PHOSPHORS FOR LED LIGHTING | November 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 44 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16692425 | OPTICAL MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | November 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16615326 | Vehicle Pane with a Covered Lighting Device | November 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16615144 | ACTIVE DISPLAY WITH REDUCED SCREEN-DOOR EFFECT | November 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16687634 | WAVELENGTH CONVERTING MATERIAL AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | November 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16685833 | PUDDLE LAMP FOR VEHICLE | November 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16682707 | ELONGATED FRAME LAMP | November 2019 | September 2021 | Abandon | 22 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16680902 | Electronic Devices Having Flexible Light Guides | November 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16679370 | WATERPROOF LAMP DECORATION | November 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16675833 | KEYBOARD BACKLIGHT MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | November 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16672001 | LIGHT CONVERTER | November 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16609556 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE | October 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16659178 | LIGHT EMISSION SOURCE LED COMPONENT, HORTICULTURAL LIGHT, AND HORTICULTURAL LIGHTING FIXTURE | October 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16656435 | Light-Emitting Devices Providing Asymmetrical Propagation of Light | October 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16604270 | BACKLIGHT MODULE HAVING A SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND WELDING METHOD OF LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE CHIP | October 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16594246 | LED LIGHT SOURCE | October 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16497855 | LIGHT GUIDING LAMINATE USING ANISOTROPIC OPTICAL FILM AND PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE USING THE SAME | September 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16584628 | RAYLEIGH SPACING LIMITED AND LOW Z-HEIGHT LED ARRAYS | September 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16578275 | CIRCUIT FOR LINEARLY DRIVING LED ILLUMINATION BASED ON MCU-CONTROLLED COLOR TEMPERATURE SWITCHING | September 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16495730 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR | September 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16572524 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND PLANT CULTIVATION METHOD | September 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16493972 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTION SYSTEM | September 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16492828 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE | September 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16566808 | LIQUID CRYSTALLINE ELASTOMER FOR PICK AND PLACE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES | September 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16561384 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | September 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16557409 | LED LAMP APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | August 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16549566 | AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY DEVICE | August 2019 | January 2020 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16542887 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR AN INTERIOR TRIM PART | August 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16539972 | METHODS OF MAKING LIGHT-EMITTING ASSEMBLIES COMPRISING AN ARRAY OF LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES HAVING AN OPTIMIZED LENS CONFIGURATION | August 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16528955 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | August 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16521453 | GARMENT LIGHTING SYSTEM | July 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16515123 | VARIABLE BEAM SOURCE WITH MIXING CHAMBER | July 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16511923 | LED Lights for Deep Ocean Use | July 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16511441 | Lighting Device Using Short Thermal Path Cooling Technology and other Device Cooling By Placing Selected Openings on Heat Sinks | July 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16504338 | DISPLAY DEVICE, BACKLIGHT UNIT, LIGHT EMITTING MODULE AND LENS | July 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner COUGHLIN, ANDREW J.
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, 16.7% 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 COUGHLIN, ANDREW J works in Art Unit 2875 and has examined 468 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Examiner COUGHLIN, ANDREW J's allowance rate of 75.4% places them in the 43% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by COUGHLIN, ANDREW J receive 1.72 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 34% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by COUGHLIN, ANDREW J is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 75% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +6.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by COUGHLIN, ANDREW J. This interview benefit is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 65% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 35.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 55% 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.
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 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 16.7% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 32.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 19% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 51% 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 1.7% of allowed cases (in the 68% 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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