Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18716740 | VEHICLE HEADLIGHT HAVING AN IMAGING GENEERATION UNIT AND A MATRIX LIGHT SOURCE UNIT FOR PRDOUCING OVERLAPPING IMAGES IN A LIGHT DISTRIBUTION | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18724641 | VEHICLE HEADLIGHT CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE HEADLIGHT CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM | November 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18896923 | VEHICLE HEADLIGHT DEVICE HAVING A PATTERN EMITTER | September 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18846581 | GLASS ASSEMBLY AND WINDOW ASSEMBLY | September 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18830495 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE HAVING TWO LIGHT SOURCES GENERATING DIFFFERENT ETENDUES AND RESPECTIVE LIGHT RECEIVERS AND DISPLAY DEVICE | September 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18811914 | COLOR MIXING OPTICS FOR LED ILLUMINATION DEVICE | August 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18809051 | Vanity Mirror With Second Mirror Assembly Magnetically Attached Thereto | August 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18806299 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH INNER AND OUTER HEAT SINKS HAVING DIFFERENT THERMAL CONDUCTIVITIES | August 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18838103 | LIGHTING DEVICE HAVING A NON-UNIFORM VOLUMETRIC DIFFUSER WITH OPEN AND/OR CLOSED CELLS | August 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18794448 | LAMP WITH LIGHT SOURCE AND EXTENDING REFLECTION AREA | August 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18794225 | VEHICLE LAMP HAVING A LENS WITH A FUNCTIONAL LAYER AND A COLOR LAYER | August 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18794070 | LAMP HAVING A SHIELD CONFIGURED TO REFLECT OUTPUTTED REFLECTED LIGHT TO REDUCE GLARE | August 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18787771 | ELONGATED AIRCRAFT CABIN LIGHT, AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AN ELONGATED AIRCRAFT LIGHT, AND METHOD OF ILLUMINATING A PASSENGER CABIN OF AN AIRCRAFT | July 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18785907 | BRACKET ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18785958 | BRACKET ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE | July 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18774855 | VEHICLE HEADLIGHT | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18770354 | OPTICAL DEVICE FOR A LIGHT SIGNAL LAMP COMPRISING A TRANSPARENT BLOCK OF MATERIAL WITH AN OGIVE SHAPED LIGHT OUTPUT PORTION | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18762845 | BACKLIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR A ROAD VEHICLE AND RELATED ROAD VEHICLE HAVING A PARTIALLY TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE | July 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18763559 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LIGHTING A VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING VEHICLE | July 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18739721 | LIGHT DISTRIBUTION CONTROLLING DEVICE AND LIGHT DISTRIBUTION CONTROLLING METHOD | June 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18718205 | System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Generating Modified Light Emissions | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18716590 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18716784 | GLAZING WITH LIGHTING CAPABILITIES | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18678380 | Lights With Microlens Arrays | May 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18678712 | METAL PLATE DESIGN FOR ELECTRONIC DISPLAY PANELS | May 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18667885 | SOLAR MAGNETIC SUCTION LINEAR LAMP | May 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18709909 | Decorative Element for a Motor Vehicle, and Production Method for a Decorative Element | May 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18708080 | AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING DEVICEWITH LEVELLER HAVING A LEVELLER ACTUATOR CONNECTED TO A BALL SOCKET CONNECTION OF LIGHTING MODULE | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18650132 | OPTICAL FILM | April 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18644313 | SOLAR POWERED PORTABLE TOWER HAVING FOLDABLE SOLAR PANELS | April 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18631044 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18631714 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH A SWING SEAT AND POWER GENERATING DEVICE FOR POWERING THE LIGHTING DEVICE | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18629290 | MODULAR ILLUMINATION AND AIMING APPARATUS WITH MOUNTING MODULE HAVING DIFFERENT MOUNTING ORIENTATIONS | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18698495 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND HEADLAMP FOR A VEHICLE WITH LUMINOUS MODULES AND ADJUSTMENT MEANS | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18621860 | SCROLL WHEEL WITH LIGHTING | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18611433 | USER-WEARABLE ILLUMINATION ASSEMBLY | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18606143 | STRUCTURE OF A LAMP COMPRISING A LIGHT GUIDING ELEMENT WITH TWO SEQUENTIAL BODIES THAT GUIDE THE LIGHT FROM A LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18604054 | LIGHTING TOOL FOR VEHICLE | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18601028 | LIGHT SYSTEM WITH A THICK LENS HAVING A BODY PORTION, WATERFALL PORTION, AND DISPLAY MECHANISM | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18600759 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE UNIT AND GAMING MACHINE | March 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18600640 | VEHICLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH LIGHT BAR AND ROTATABLE PROJECTOR | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18598661 | VEHICLE HEADLAMP CAMERA MOUNTING STRUCTURE | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18599194 | FLASHLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAVING A PROXIMAL PHALANGES PORTION, METACARPALS PORTION AND CARPALS PORTION | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18597476 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A COLLIMIATION OPTICAL SYSTEM AND A SECONDARY OPTICAL UNIT WITH SEQUENTIAL LENS ARRAYS | March 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18590906 | HOISTABLE LAMP HAVING HOISTABLE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY | February 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18589981 | A RECESSED LIGHT FIXTURE WITH HOUSING WITH INTERNAL HEAT SINK AND AN LED MODULE WITH CONDUCTIVE BASE REMOVABLY MOUNTED THEREIN AND COUPLED TO THE HEAT SINK | February 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18588267 | LAMP HAVING LIGHT SOURCES WITH CORRESPONDING ARRAY OF CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL MULTI-FACETED-LENS FORMING CENTRA AND PERIPHERAL PARTS OF A LIGHT DISTRIBUTION | February 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18687196 | VEHICLE PANE WITH A LIGHTING DEVICE | February 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18586741 | LIGHTING DEVICE | February 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18587093 | RADIATION PROBE WITH RADIAL SCATTER REGIONS WITH VARIOUS INTENSITIES | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18437396 | SEPARATED TABLE LAMP | February 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18426184 | Lighting Apparatus With Light Projecting Substrate | January 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18420793 | BACKLIGHT FOR DISPLAY HAVING AN OPTICAL FILM WITH FIRST AND SECOND PRISM STRUCTURES DISPOSED ON OPPOSING OPTICAL SURFACES THEREOF, OR BACKLIGHT FOR A DISPLAY HAVING AN OPTICAL FILM SET WITH FIRST AND SECOND PRISM STRUCTURES DISPOSED ON OPPOSING OPTICAL FILMS | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18578405 | VEHICLE HEADLAMP HAVING A LAMP UNIT WITH A MATRIX OF LIGHT EMITTNG UNITS EMITTING A PLURALITY OF IRRADIATION SPOTS AND A BOUNDARY DETERMINATION UNIT AND CONTROL UNIT CONTROLLING THE BOUNDARY ILLUMINANCE | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18533845 | LIGHT DISTRIBUTION CONTROL APPARATUS THAT IRRADIATES DIFFERENT REGIONS WITH A DIFFERENT ILLUMINANCES | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18530762 | VEHICLE LAMP HAVING RADAR WITH CONCEALING PART AND ELECTROMAGNETIC ABSORBING COVER | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18565140 | Headlamp Device for a Tilting Vehicle Having a Housing and a Cover Unit Comprising an Optical Element and an Opaque Shielding Unit | November 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18514395 | SUPPORT FRAME FOR A VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18512314 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18508779 | SUPPORT ACCESSORY AND LIGHTING SYSTEM | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18504250 | LOW-PROFILE LED HEADLIGHT HAVING A STROBE AND HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18558807 | Function Module for at Least One Light Function and/or at Least One Sensor Function Having a First Frame that is Movable Relative to a Second Frame | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18496974 | LAMP SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | October 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18492286 | SOLID STATE STEERABLE ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18375959 | VEHICLE STATE-BASED LIGHT PROJECTION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18472449 | Windows With Selective Area Adjustable Haze | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18463299 | VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE | September 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18244032 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE HEADLAMP HAVING A LIGHT MODULE AND SHIELD COVER THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVE WITH RESPECT TO EACHOTHER | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17762062 | DISPLAY MODULE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND MOBILE TERMINAL | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18240366 | VEHICLE LAMP HAVING TWO LAMP UNITS WITH A LEAST ONE COMPRISING A LIGHT GUIDE | August 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18454512 | Flexible Wall Washer and a Manufacturing Process Thereof | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18454528 | COATING STRUCTURE FOR COATING A REFLECTOR FOR USE IN A HEADLIGHT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | August 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18452687 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18451993 | HEADLAMP DEVICE | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18449284 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH ELONGATED LIGHT GUIDE, HOUSING AND ATTACHMENTS THEREOF | August 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18449050 | DIGITAL MICROMIRROR DEVICE (DMD) HEADLAMP WITH OPTIMIZED COMPONENT PLACEMENT AND MOVING BODY INCLUDING SAME | August 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18228871 | WIRELESS CONTROLLABLE LIGHTING DEVICE | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18361296 | ADJUSTABLE ELECTRONIC CANDLE | July 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18361613 | LIGHTING DEVICE PRODUCING AT LEAST TWO MODES HAVING DIFFERENT SPECTRAL PROPERTIES | July 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18353601 | TRANSLUCENT DEVICES WITH LIGHT REFRACTORS AND REFLECTORS | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18353382 | Illuminating Disc Golf Bag Insert Device | July 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18271857 | HEADLIGHT CONTROLLER, HEADLIGHT CONTROL METHOD, AND HEADLIGHT SYSTEM HAVING A RAINFALL AMOUNT DETECTION MEANS | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350101 | VEHICLE HEADLIGHT | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18349648 | LAMP FOR A VEHICLE HAVING AN OUTER LENS WITH A BLACK AND DIFFERENT COLORED PAINTED LAYERS WITH PERFORATIONS | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18349831 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LIGHTING A VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING VEHICLE | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18038299 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A STORAGE COMPARTMENT HAVING A COVER WITH DIFFUSE REFLECTIVE RECESSES AND EMISSION PROTRUSIONS | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18200970 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH LIGHT GUIDE AND SURFACE COATING WITH INCREASING LIGHT TRANSMISSION | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18200115 | Adjustment Device for Motor Vehicle Headlight | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18319836 | AIRCRAFT PASSENGER READING LIGHT | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18036794 | PROJECTION OPTICAL PATH AND PROJECTION DEVICE | May 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18035774 | Decorative Element for a Vehicle Having a Semitransparent Element, a Light Guiding Element, and a Molding Compound Layer | May 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18301578 | COLOR MIXING OPTICS FOR LED ILLUMINATION DEVICE | April 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18297726 | VEHICULAR FORWARD VIEWING IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM | April 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18030551 | FOLDABLE LIGHT GENERATING DEVICE | April 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18131730 | PERSONAL MIRROR APPARATUS HAVING A PLURALITY OF PIVOTALLY INTERCONNECTED MIRROR PANELS AND HANDLE EXTENDING THEREFROM | April 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18130531 | CEILING LIGHT LED RETROFIT KIT | April 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18027964 | COOKING APPLIANCE DEVICE WITH COOKING CHAMBERS AND INDIVIDUAL LIGHTING OF THE CHAMBERS ON THE BASIS OF A SETTING, AND METHOD | March 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18123084 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHT WITH A FIRST OPTICAL COMPONENT AND SECOND OPTICAL SYSTEM | March 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18183918 | MODULAR ILLUMINATION AND AIMING APPARATUS | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18120221 | OPTICAL LENS SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE LIGHTING APPLICATIONS | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MAY, ROBERT J.
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, 28.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
✓ 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 MAY, ROBERT J works in Art Unit 2875 and has examined 849 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 18 months.
Examiner MAY, ROBERT J's allowance rate of 87.9% places them in the 64% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by MAY, ROBERT J receive 1.18 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 19% 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 MAY, ROBERT J is 18 months. This places the examiner in the 95% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MAY, ROBERT J. This interview benefit is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 37% 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 66.2% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 46.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 53% 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 2.6% of allowed cases (in the 81% 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 2.7% 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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