Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18848227 | OPTICAL MODULE FOR ENCODER AND REFLECTION-TYPE ENCODER | September 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18751432 | VOLTAGE-RESPONSIVE IMAGING ELEMENT FOR SAMPLE-DEPENDENT LIGHT EMISSION, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, ASSOCIATED ANALYSIS METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD | June 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18746917 | IMAGE SENSOR WITH SHARED EXTRINSIC REGION | June 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18671434 | IMAGING DEVICE INCLUDING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERTERS AND CAPACITOR | May 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18659195 | DETECTION DEVICE INCLUDING LIGHT GUIDE PLATE | May 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18642337 | IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING COLOR SEPARATING LENS ARRAY, INCLUDING REGIONS OF DIFFERENT PATTERNS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR | April 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18693767 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN OPTICAL DETECTOR, AND ASSOCIATED MEASURING METHOD | March 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18594576 | INTEGRATING LIGHT SENSOR CIRCUIT | March 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18588846 | ESTIMATION OF SOURCE-DETECTOR SEPARATION IN AN OPTICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18581794 | OPTICAL APPARATUS AND FOCUS CORRECTION METHOD | February 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18683149 | OPTICAL ELEMENT HAVING BOTH COLOR FILTER FUNCTION AND LENS FUNCTION, IMAGE SENSOR THEREOF AND IMAGING DEVICE | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18429567 | LIGHT DETECTION DEVICE AND LIGHT DETECTION SYSTEM HAVING TWO OR MORE SENSORS | February 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18429528 | IMAGE SENSOR WITH IMPROVED NEAR-INFRARED (NIR) RADIATION PHASE-DETECTION AUTOFOCUS (PDAF) PERFORMANCE | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18293561 | WAVELENGTH-DETECTING OPTICAL FIBER IDENTIFIER APPARATUS AND METHOD | January 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18424419 | RECHARGE CIRCUIT FOR DIGITAL SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIERS | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18422372 | WEARABLE DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR ENHANCING DETECTION ACCURACY | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18537783 | COMPENSATION FOR CROSSTALK BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY AND AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR | December 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18525991 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES WITH AN ARRAY OF SINGLE-PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODES SPLIT BETWEEN MULTIPLE SEMICONDUCTOR DICE | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18522388 | A REMOVABLE PHOTO DIODE CASE | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18289155 | OPTICAL FILTER EVALUATION DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18493226 | SUBSTRATE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE INSPECTION METHOD | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18492903 | AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR HAVING COMMON CENTROID LAYOUT | October 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18554354 | LIGHT DETECTION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO SUPPRESS LIGHT COLOR MIXING | October 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18373330 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SENSOR PACKAGE WITH OPTICAL FUNCTIONAL LAYER THEREOF | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 18283498 | TECHNIQUE FOR ANALYZING A SPECTRUM OF BACKSCATTERED LIGHT IN AN OPTICAL FIBER | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18370630 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE | September 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18368705 | LIGHT DETECTING DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE MICROLENSES CONFIGURED TO DIRECT LIGHT AWAY FROM AN ELECTRODE | September 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 26 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18461011 | ANALYSIS DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A PARTICULAR COMPONENT OF URINE | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18240859 | MASKING TO ELIMINATE DIRECT LINE OF SIGHT BETWEEN LIGHT EMITTER AND LIGHT RECEIVER IN A SMOKE DETECTOR | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18279599 | Thermoelectric-Conversion Material Element and Optical Sensor Containing the Same | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18232347 | Method for inspecting surfaces and interfaces of high voltage cable components | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18364715 | Laser Interferometer | August 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18364415 | IMAGE SENSOR WITH PIXEL MATRIX AND MICROLENS MATRIX HAVING DIFFERING PITCHES FROM EACH OTHER | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18348238 | AN OPTICAL FIBER WITH MICROGRATINGS FOR INCREASED MEASURABLE STRAIN RANGE | July 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18347817 | LASER CRYSTALLIZATION MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD OF LASER CRYSTALLIZATION MONITORING USING THE SAME | July 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18340415 | ANALOG OPTICAL POSITIONING SENSOR, METHOD, AND CIRCUIT | June 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18336103 | OPTICAL SENSOR WITH AN IMPROVED PIXEL ELECTRODE | June 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18319908 | SHOES WITH INTEGRATED OPTICAL SENSORS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18197476 | TACTILE SENSOR EQUIPPED WITH MULTIPLE LIGHT SOURCES AND A PHOTO DETECTOR, SENSING DEVICE AND ROBOT HAVING THE SAME | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18252644 | Electronic Device | May 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18032841 | MEASUREMENT OF MELT POOL POSITION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | April 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18249930 | METHOD AND GONIORADIOMETER FOR THE DIRECTION-DEPENDENT MEASUREMENT OF AT LEAST ONE LIGHTING OR RADIOMETRIC CHARACTERISTIC VARIABLE OF AN OPTICAL RADIATION SOURCE INSTALLED IN AN OBJECT | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18132625 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING IMAGE SENSOR FOR IDENTIFYING AN OPERATION SETTING AND AN EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF | April 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18297496 | IMPROVEMENT OF A CHARGE OR A DISCHARGE OF AN OUTPUT VOLTAGE RAIL OF A PLURALITY OF PIXELS | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18193893 | RANGE-BASED FOCUS ASSISTANCE FOR PROJECTION OPTICS | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18128397 | CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL DC STABILIZATION OF OPTICAL RECEIVERS | March 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18183855 | COMPACT SHEAROGRAPHY SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTABLE SHEAR DISTANCE | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18043967 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING LIGHT-SHIELDING PORTIONS OF DIFFERENT HEIGHTS | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18043676 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND RECOGNITION SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE PIXELS STACKED IN THE VERTICAL DIRECTION | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18175881 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE WITH ANTI-REFLECTION FILM | February 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18174017 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH SINGLE-PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODES AND HYBRID ISOLATION STRUCTURES | February 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18167972 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING IMAGE SENSOR CHIP, TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE, AND JOINING STRUCTURE | February 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18065648 | PIXEL CIRCUIT AND TEMPERATURE SENSING CIRCUIT ADJUSTING SIGNALS IN THE SAME | December 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18001258 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRE-ALIGNMENT IMAGING SENSOR WITH BUILD-IN COAXIAL ILLUMINATION | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18063188 | TIME-OF-FLIGHT IMAGE SENSOR RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT AND INCREASED DATA ROBUSTNESS USING A BINNING MODULE | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18077127 | IMAGING DEVICE INCLUDING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERTERS AND CAPACITOR | December 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18070426 | IMAGE SENSING DEVICE INCLUDING MICROLENS HAVING AN INCLINED REFLECTIVE SURFACE | November 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17993639 | IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING AN ANTI-REFLECTION ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | November 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17924397 | SAFETY ASSEMBLY FOR TRAINING USE OF A LASER-DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPON | November 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17955446 | Apparatus for Controllably Storing and Releasing Photons | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17896099 | "OPTICAL SENSING DEVICE INCLUDING LIGHT-SENSING ELEMENT AND LIGHT-SHIELDING LAYER" | August 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17820963 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A PHOTODIODE AND CAPABLE OF SWITCHING BETWEEN LIGHT-SENSING FUNCTION AND LIGHT-CHARGING FUNCTION | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17890428 | LIGHT STATE IMAGING PIXEL | August 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17888168 | MICROCHANNEL PLATE IMAGE INTENSIFIERS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME | August 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17888130 | STRUCTURE FOR UTILIZING INDOOR NATURAL LIGHT IN MOVING SPACE AND METHOD THEREFORE | August 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17885073 | OPTICAL WATER-QUALITY DETECTION APPARATUS | August 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17873468 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AUTOFOCUS BY ROTATING OR REORDERING AF DATA | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17871960 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM OF ANALOG PIXEL BINNING | July 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17759338 | DEVICE INCLUDING PHOTOCONDUCTOR READOUT CIRCUIT FOR MEASURING DIFFERENTIAL VOLTAGES OF A PHOTOCONDUCTOR | July 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17814034 | ARTICLE INSPECTION APPARATUS USING SPECTRUM ANALYZER | July 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17814085 | AN IMAGE SENSOR WITH A VARIABLE FILTER LAYER DESIGN | July 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17869172 | OPTICAL SENSOR | July 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17791640 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND DEFOCUS AMOUNT CALCULATION METHOD | July 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17859280 | IMAGE SENSING DEVICE | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17758338 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE WITH ENHANCED PIXEL STRUCTURE AND LIGHT SHIELDING REGION FOR IMPROVING IMAGE QUALITY | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17852496 | PROJECTING INFRARED EMISSIONS FOR SURFACE HEATING | June 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17848699 | METHOD FOR INVESTIGATING OPTICAL ELEMENT EMBEDDED IN INTRAORAL SCANNER, AND SYSTEM USING SAME | June 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17847206 | OPTICAL SENSING CIRCUIT AND OPTICAL SENSING METHOD FOR GENERATING SENSED VALUE | June 2022 | February 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17832395 | QUAD PHOTODIODE MICROLENS ARRANGEMENTS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | June 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 45 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17832399 | HALF QUAD PHOTODIODE (QPD) TO IMPROVE QPD CHANNEL IMBALANCE | June 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17756811 | IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING LIGHT CONDENSING OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR REDUCING PARASITIC LIGHT SENSITIVITY | June 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17828508 | Systems and Methods for Biasing Light Detectors | May 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17756408 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING STACKED FILM GROUP WITH GRADUALLY CHANGING REFRACTIVE INDEX | May 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17742370 | PHOTOSENSITIVE DEVICE WITH PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENTS HAVING DIFFERENT DESIGNS | May 2022 | February 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17740544 | IMAGE SENSOR WITH DUMMY POLYSILICON BASED EXTENSION PAD | May 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17739971 | LIDAR SENSOR USING COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS FOR MOBILE DEVICE | May 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17720093 | DIFFUSER FOR IRRADIANCE SENSOR INCLUDING DIFFUSER PROTRUDING FROM EXTERIOR SURFACE | April 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17765799 | PARTICLE DETECTION APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PARTICLE DETECTION METHOD | March 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17704400 | PHOTODETECTOR ARRAY (PDA) METALLIZATION | March 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 5 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17703014 | POSITION SENSOR FOR A MECHANICAL DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID POSITION SENSOR | March 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17701581 | PHOTODETECTOR | March 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17642429 | Electronic Device and Sensor Control Method For Controlling Light Sensor Based On Status Of Time of Flight Sensor | March 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17692435 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING CONTENTS OF A BELONGINGS INSPECTION BASED ON A SIGNAL | March 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17680045 | CENTRAL DEEP TRENCH ISOLATION SHIFT | February 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17678881 | SENSING AND PROCESSING UNIT GENERATING A TRIGGER SIGNAL UPON OCCURRENCE OF SPECIFIED CONDITIONS | February 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 38 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17672912 | IMAGE SENSOR HAVING DIFFERENT-SIZED COLOR FILTERS | February 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17651308 | SELF-CHECKING PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATION | February 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17584235 | LASER RADAR | January 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 47 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17582721 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING KNOWN AND UNKNOWN OBJECTS | January 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17648702 | ACTIVE/PASSIVE PIXEL CURRENT INJECTION AND BIAS TESTING | January 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 48 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GARBER, ERIN R.
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, 0.0% 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 GARBER, ERIN R works in Art Unit 2878 and has examined 91 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.
Examiner GARBER, ERIN R's allowance rate of 82.4% places them in the 55% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by GARBER, ERIN R receive 1.81 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 41% 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 GARBER, ERIN R is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 44% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +20.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GARBER, ERIN R. This interview benefit is in the 65% 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, 34.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 76% 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 46.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 71% 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 15% 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 18% percentile among all examiners. 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, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 5% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 27% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.7% of allowed cases (in the 72% 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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