Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19272801 | RGB OUTDOOR WATERPROOF LIGHT SOURCE | July 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19191266 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE | April 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19180847 | LAMP FOR VEHICLE | April 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17693965 | Structural Light Fixture for a Clean Room Ceiling, Clean Room Ceiling System and Methods | March 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17668021 | LIGHT FIXTURE FOR INDOOR GROW APPLICATION AND COMPONENTS THEREOF | February 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17533311 | ILLUMINATED TWO-PIECE EXHIBIT | November 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17446286 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | August 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17404988 | WATERPROOF AND SHATTERPROOF LIGHT STRING | August 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17400220 | Light Emitting Shoe Assembly | August 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17395206 | LUMINAIRE AND LUMINAIRE COMBINATION | August 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17390058 | Lamp With Vertical Travel For Security | July 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17375336 | RECONFIGURABLE TRACK LIGHT ADAPTERS, KITS AND METHODS | July 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17359754 | FIREWORKS LAMP | June 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17415129 | CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR A LUMINAIRE, AND A LIGHTING SYSTEM USING THE CONNECTION SYSTEM | June 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17349949 | GROUND-INSERTED DECORATIVE LAMP STRING | June 2021 | March 2023 | Abandon | 21 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17303956 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE | June 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17343910 | Night Light Assembly | June 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17341515 | LAMP CLAMP AND LAMP APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME | June 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17314049 | LIGHT FIXTURE FOR INDOOR GROW APPLICATION INCLUDING HOUSING THAT DEFINES A PASSAGEWAY | May 2021 | November 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17245543 | LUMINAIRE CONNECTION SYSTEMS | April 2021 | May 2022 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17245560 | Mounting bracket system for light fixtures | April 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17243671 | Illuminable Hair Attachment Assembly | April 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17223913 | Headset for Illuminating Retroreflective Items | April 2021 | December 2022 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17217321 | Magnetic Decorative Lighting | March 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17212936 | CAN LIGHT INSTALLATION SYSTEM | March 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17277508 | MODULAR LIGHTING DEVICE | March 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17277233 | PLANAR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | March 2021 | December 2021 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17203953 | INPUT DEVICE | March 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17194962 | POINT-CONTROL COPPER WIRE LAMP AND LAMP | March 2021 | August 2021 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17184663 | Lighting Arrangement For Use With Suspended Ceiling | February 2021 | May 2022 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17271080 | LIGHT GUIDE DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE HAVING A LIGHT GUIDE DEVICE | February 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17265033 | ILLUMINATION | February 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17138633 | SPOT LAMP HOLDER AND SPOT LAMP | December 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17137225 | LINEAR LUMINAIRE | December 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17117507 | OPTICAL CONNECTION MODULE FOR ENDOSCOPE, ENDOSCOPE, AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM | December 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17111557 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COUPLING LIGHT OF DIFFERENT WAVELENGTHS INTO A WAVEGUIDE | December 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17109312 | LINEAR LIGHT FIXTURE | December 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17104191 | SELF-BALLASTED UV LIGHT TUBE DEVICE AND LIGHT | November 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17092441 | Lighting Fixture | November 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17092729 | SUPPORT FOR LIFE-LIGHT | November 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17068696 | USER-WEARABLE ILLUMINATION ASSEMBLY | October 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17066635 | LUMINAIRE HAVING A PLUG CONTACT, THE USE OF A LUMINAIRE OF THIS KIND, AND A CONNECTOR FOR A LUMINAIRE OF THIS KIND | October 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16982715 | OPTICAL DEVICE | September 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17026450 | SWING ARM FOR RECESSED LIGHTING FIXTURES | September 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17016844 | CANOPY LUMINAIRE | September 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17012429 | EMBEDDABLE MODULE FOR HIGH OUTPUT LED | September 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16996437 | HIGHLY EFFICIENT MEDICAL HEADLAMP | August 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16943801 | ELONGATED MODULAR HEATSINK WITH COUPLED LIGHT SOURCE LUMINAIRE | July 2020 | December 2020 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16935352 | LIGHT FIXTURE WITH IMPROVED WAVEGUIDE CONTROL | July 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16918043 | LIGHT MODULE AND LIGHTING DEVICE HAVING SAME | July 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16918732 | High-voltage Lamp String and System | July 2020 | October 2021 | Abandon | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16908696 | INTEGRATED LAMP | June 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16907124 | STREET LAMP DEVICE | June 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16872539 | LIGHT-SIGNALING DEVICE FOR NAVIGATION AND A SYSTEM COMPRISING MULTIPLE LIGHT-SIGNALING DEVICES FOR NAVIGATION | May 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16860057 | SPOT DOWNLIGHT APPARATUS | April 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16858035 | LIGHTING APPARATUS | April 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16856105 | Lighting Fixture Assembled and Disassembled Quickly | April 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16852471 | DOWNLIGHT APPARATUS | April 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16755893 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND EXHIBITION APPARATUS | April 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16835730 | VEHICLE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION METHOD | March 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16828335 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH TRANSPARENT STABILIZER ELEMENT | March 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16825562 | LIGHT FIXTURE | March 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16649459 | PET EXERCISE APPARATUS AND PET EXERCISE SYSTEM | March 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16820090 | LIGHT FIXTURE FOR INDOOR GROW APPLICATION AND COMPONENTS THEREOF | March 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16810420 | LIGHT EMITTING MODULE | March 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16810381 | Flush-Mounting Fixture Mounts | March 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16636451 | SHOE STRUCTURE | February 2020 | December 2021 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16787756 | COUPLING UNIT AND COUPLING DEVICE | February 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16742669 | HIGHLY EFFICIENT MEDICAL HEADLAMP | January 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16738503 | Internal-Circulating Heat Dissipation System For Stage Light | January 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16625721 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | December 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16618012 | JEWELRY AND GEMSTONE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME | November 2019 | June 2021 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16686863 | EMBEDDABLE MODULE FOR HIGH OUTPUT LED | November 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16672218 | ELONGATED MODULAR HEATSINK WITH COUPLED LIGHT SOURCE LUMINAIRE | November 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16607482 | LIGHTING ASSEMBLY | October 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16659743 | HANGING LIGHT | October 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16605407 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | October 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16494880 | BACKLIGHT MODULE | September 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16570694 | Recessed Lighting Fixture | September 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16564362 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTOR | September 2019 | July 2021 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16538155 | DISPLAY DEVICE | August 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16511480 | URINE POWERED GARMENT SYSTEM | July 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16508350 | Light bar for installation in a household electrical appliance, shelf assembly and cooling appliance with such a shelf assembly | July 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16475707 | A RETROFIT LED TUBE FOR REPLACING A FLUORESCENT TUBE | July 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16501896 | Track-light fixture | July 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16473797 | ILLUMINATED DEVICE | June 2019 | February 2021 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16450975 | LIGHTING FIXTURE | June 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16471160 | VEHICULAR HEADLAMP | June 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16440545 | Method and Apparatus for Lighting | June 2019 | January 2021 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16433589 | AIMING APPARATUS FOR AUTOMOTIVE HEADLAMP | June 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16423200 | DISPLAY DEVICE | May 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16387156 | ROAD SIGN PROJECTOR AND VEHICLE LAMP | April 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16386106 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE AND LIGHTING DEVICE | April 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16339889 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | April 2019 | September 2022 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16294699 | Headlight for a Motor Vehicle | March 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16330672 | OPTICAL MEMBER, LIGHTING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE | March 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16284557 | Linear Lighting System and Apparatus | February 2019 | December 2020 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16253080 | TUBE-SHAPED LED LIGHTING DEVICE | January 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16218250 | ILLUMINATING SAFETY AND NOTIFICATION DEVICE | December 2018 | December 2021 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16205782 | LIGHT GUIDE MEMBER, VEHICLE ILLUMINATION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT GUIDE MEMBER | November 2018 | December 2020 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MACCHIAROLO, LEAH SIMONE.
With a 25.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges 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, 33.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner MACCHIAROLO, LEAH SIMONE works in Art Unit 2875 and has examined 376 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.5%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.
Examiner MACCHIAROLO, LEAH SIMONE's allowance rate of 75.5% places them in the 41% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by MACCHIAROLO, LEAH SIMONE receive 1.46 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 24% 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 MACCHIAROLO, LEAH SIMONE is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 80% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MACCHIAROLO, LEAH SIMONE. 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, 25.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 39% 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 56.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 82% 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 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, 27.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 15% 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 2.4% of allowed cases (in the 77% 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 4.2% of allowed cases (in the 78% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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