Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19039497 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING LIGHT OF SPECIFIED WAVELENGTH | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18970813 | LIGHTING DEVICE | December 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18856080 | EXCIMER LAMP, LAMP UNIT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING EXCIMER LAMP | October 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18826087 | Stage Light With Heat Dissipation | September 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18808344 | LUMINOUS FILM FOR RADIATING LIGHT IN A DIRECTED MANNER | August 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18838365 | ELECTRON EMISSION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | August 2024 | September 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18804550 | SURFACE MOUNT ELECTRICAL DEVICES AND METHODS | August 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18795068 | LED-EMBEDDED LIGHT-EMITTING WIRE LIGHT STRING | August 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18788729 | LED CLUSTER ARRANGEMENT WITH RELATIVE ROTATION, TRANSLATION, AND MIRROR IMAGE ORIENTATION | July 2024 | November 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18787948 | METHOD AND MOLD FOR MANUFACTURING LED LIGHT STRIP, AND LED LIGHT STRIP | July 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18772751 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED ILLUMINATION AND MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITY | July 2024 | May 2025 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18760658 | LIGHT-GATHERING UNIT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHT-EMITTING SYSTEM | July 2024 | November 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18755050 | DECORATIVE LIGHT BULB AND DECORATIVE LIGHT STRING | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18753411 | TELESCOPING LIGHTING SYSTEM | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18748030 | Endcap and Method for Making Luminaire with Endcap | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18740900 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE | June 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18741195 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE | June 2024 | September 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18732642 | FRONT LIGHT MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | June 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18655315 | ALIGNMENT MODULE | May 2024 | April 2025 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18643728 | SOLAR ATMOSPHERE LAMP WITH SPEAKER | April 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18636900 | CAKE DECORATION SYSTEM WIHT FINGER CONTROLLER | April 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18636186 | STERILE HANDLE CONTROL MECHANISM | April 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18606736 | APPARATUS FOR ILLUMINATING OUTDOOR BAG TOSS GAME | March 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18599780 | LED LAMP STRIP BUCKLE | March 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18596236 | SAFETY CABINET WITH ILLUMINATION SYSTEM | March 2024 | November 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18584786 | Multistate Environmental Control System and Method | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18583432 | LAMP HOLDER DEVICE, LAMP, AND LIGHTING CONTROL METHOD | February 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18417043 | WIRE KEEPER, AND AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT ENCLOSURE FOR RETROFITTING A LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH LED LIGHTS | January 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18417052 | LED LUMINAIRE FOR RETROFITTING A LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH LED LIGHTS | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18415014 | LIGHTING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE TRANSMISSIVE 3D-PRINTED BODY | January 2024 | May 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18579068 | Annular Lamp Assembly and Operation Box | January 2024 | March 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18412002 | LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS USING METASURFACES AND LIGHT-EMITTING METHOD THEREOF | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18578180 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18407457 | LIGHTING DEVICE HAVING COMPOSITE MICRO-STRUCTURE | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18577845 | Spark Plug | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18575983 | INTEGRATED SOLID STATE LIGHT SOURCE AND PHOSPHOR MODULE | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18401562 | SILICONE CO-EXTRUSION METHOD FOR LED LIGHT STRIP, MOLD AND ITS EXTRUSION STRUCTURE | December 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18389928 | MODULAR LUMINAIRES FOR APPLIANCE LIGHTING | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18536077 | MULTI-ORIENTATION LIGHT CLIP | December 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18568770 | PLASMA SOURCE, AND ATOMIC CLOCK EMPLOYING PLASMA SOURCE | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18529679 | LIGHTING DEVICE | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18565178 | LASER-BASED LIGHT ENGINE WITH IMPROVED THERMAL MANAGEMENT USING TAPERED FIBER | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18493148 | STAND LIGHT | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18372713 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND BACKLIGHT MODULE THEREOF | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18470914 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED ILLUMINATION AND MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITY | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18550619 | PRECHAMBER SPARK PLUG HAVING ACCURATELY ADJUSTABLE ELECTRODE GAP, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18244545 | LIGHTING DEVICE | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18463278 | DISPLAY SWITCHING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY SYSTEM | September 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18243112 | LED TUBE LAMP | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18242609 | WATERPROOF LAMP HOLDER AND WATERPROOF BULB | September 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18460850 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM, LIGHT, AND HOLDER | September 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18238294 | OPTIC AND TRIM RETENTION RING | August 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18236804 | LIGHTING DEVICE | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18446083 | UV-LIGHT DRAWING ACTIVITY | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18231239 | Optical Composite and Optical Arrangement for Targeted Illumination Patterns | August 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18361927 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18228419 | REPELLANT STRING LIGHT | July 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18218728 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18260380 | LIGHT SYSTEMS HAVING A DIFFUSIVE PVB INTERLAYER | July 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18215357 | COMBINATION INSTRUMENT FOR DISPLAYING MOTOR VEHICLE PARAMETERS AS WELL AS METHOD FOR MONITORING A DRS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18208046 | PLASMA SHUTTER AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18331850 | LIGHT SOCKET AND CABLE CLIP | June 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18330938 | FLEXIBLE LIGHTING STRIPS | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18205903 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS THEREOF | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322968 | VEHICLE HAVING SELECTABLE LIGHTING ENVIRONMENT AND METHOD | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18321130 | LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR A MERCHANDIZER ID CHANNEL | May 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18316465 | Invisible Lighted Feature Through a Composite Panel | May 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18315007 | OPTICAL LENS FOR UNIFORM LIGHT-DISTRIBUTION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18309510 | ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE GROOVE | April 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18303025 | TRIMMABLE LED FILM | April 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18131080 | LED LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING LED LIGHTING DEVICE | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18131299 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED SURFACE MOUNTING ELECTRODES | April 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18247024 | A METHOD FOR DESIGNING AN EXPANDED COMPOUND PARABOLIC CONCENTRATOR (ECPC) CORRECTABLE FOR COLLECTING LIGHT IN THE NEAR-FIELD | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18184147 | SIMULATED ELECTRONIC CANDLE | March 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18026368 | PHOTOELECTRIC TUBE | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18026364 | PHOTOTUBE | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18184278 | Spotlight Headlamp | March 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18183338 | Composite Electron Beam Vacuum Tube | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18179370 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE | March 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18116878 | LIGHTING DEVICE | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18175588 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDICATING AN OPEN PORTHOLE IN AN INFANT CARE STATION | February 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18023848 | FOLDED LIGHTING DEVICE WITH LED ARRAY | February 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18173276 | RADIOFREQUENCY SOURCE HAVING A PHASE STABILIZATION ELEMENT | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18172793 | APPARATUS FOR ILLUMINATING OUTDOOR BAG TOSS GAME | February 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18102399 | REFRIGERATOR | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18018406 | ULTRASHORT LASER SYNTHESIS OF NANOPARTICLES OF ISOTOPES | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18098933 | 360-DEGREE CAMERA DEVICE HAVING ATMOSPHERE LAMP | January 2023 | May 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18150837 | FLAG LIGHTING SYSTEMS ATTACHABLE TO FLAGPOLES | January 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18092724 | LIT IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICES AND LAMP ASSEMBLIES CONTAINING THE SAME FOR GENERATION OF THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGES | January 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18014003 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY FOR A SPOTLIGHT, AND SPOTLIGHT COMPRISING SUCH AN OPTICAL ASSEMBLY | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18145827 | VEHICLE LAMP HAVING SWITCHING STRUCTURE FOR LOW-BEAM AND HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHTS | December 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18011555 | AN ILLUMINATED STRAP ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD FOR ILLUMINATING A STRAP STRUCTURE | December 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18067341 | SIDE EMITTING LED PACKAGE WITH SHAPED CAP INTERFACE | December 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18010884 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND CAMERA INSPECTION DEVICE USING SAME | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18065593 | LAMP FOR VEHICLE | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18079111 | BATTERY SWAP FLASHLIGHT | December 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18062083 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE | December 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17992054 | DETECTION DEVICE | November 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17990504 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSOR-BASED DYNAMIC LIGHTING OUTPUT GENERATION AND MODIFICATION | November 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18056694 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY APPARATUS | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEE, NATHANIEL J..
With a 33.3% 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.
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 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 LEE, NATHANIEL J. works in Art Unit 2875 and has examined 535 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 68.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Examiner LEE, NATHANIEL J.'s allowance rate of 68.4% places them in the 30% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LEE, NATHANIEL J. receive 2.09 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 55% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LEE, NATHANIEL J. is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 73% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEE, NATHANIEL J.. This interview benefit is in the 59% 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, 21.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 30.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
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 60.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 42.9% 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, 49.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 64% 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 0.0% 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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