Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18427601 | NON-INTRUSIVE LASER-BASED TECHNIQUE FOR MONITOR AND CONTROL OF PROTEIN DENATURATION ON SURFACES | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18466748 | SYSTEMS FOR RADIOISOTOPE GENERATION AND METHODS OF PREPARATION AND ADMINISTRATION | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18229804 | Multiple Source Container | August 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18319097 | HVAC UVC LED PROJECTION UNIT FOR HVAC DEVICES | May 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18142007 | Air treatment unit for ventilation equipment | May 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18186336 | ACTIVE OXYGEN SUPPLY APPARATUS | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18023152 | UV LAMP COMPRISING AN AIR GUIDE FOR IMPROVING THE FUNCTION | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17926463 | DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | November 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17922986 | QUICK CONNECT DEVICE WITH DISINFECTION FEATURE AND LIGHTING FIXTURE FOR LIGHTING AND DISINFECTION | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17921354 | Air Evacuator | October 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17900083 | UVC AIR DISINFECTION DEVICE WITH LED THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | August 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17697202 | X-Ray Spectrum Analysis Apparatus and Method | March 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17668672 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC IMMOBILIZATION STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FABRICATION THEREOF | February 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17591507 | ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT DECONTAMINATION ASSEMBLY | February 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17554028 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SENSING RF SIGNALS FROM RF PLASMA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT | December 2021 | March 2026 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17366876 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDOOR AIR PURIFICATION | July 2021 | December 2025 | Allow | 53 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17216176 | AUTOMATIC DISINFECTING WORKSTATION | March 2021 | August 2021 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17215367 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT AIR STERILIZATION WITHOUT CIRCULATION UNSANITIZED AIR | March 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 49 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16896194 | LOAD AND STERILIZATION COMBINATION CONTROL CIRCUIT | June 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16736691 | CONTROL PANEL HAVING UV DISINFECTION | January 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16690228 | APPARATUS FOR STORING AND/OR TRANSPORTING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS | November 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16385858 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREOF FOR DESTROYING PATHOGENS ASSOCIATED WITH FOOTWEAR | April 2019 | January 2020 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16290447 | DETECTORS AND METHODS OF USING THEM | March 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16259769 | SOFT IONIZATION BASED ON CONDITIONED GLOW DISCHARGE FOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS | January 2019 | March 2019 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16119023 | PORTABLE MICROORGANISM SANITATION SYSTEM | August 2018 | April 2019 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16003425 | MASS SPECTROMETRY DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, MASS SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MASS SPECTROMETRY DATA | June 2018 | June 2019 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16000898 | ELECTRON BEAM SURFACE MODIFICATION APPARATUS | June 2018 | July 2019 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15773720 | Optimized Electromagnetic Field On Side-On FT-ICR Mass Spectrometers | May 2018 | February 2019 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15933792 | Systems And Apparatus For Ultraviolet Light Disinfection | March 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 34 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 15909311 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREOF FOR DESTROYING PATHOGENS ASSOCIATED WITH FOOTWEAR | March 2018 | September 2019 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15897745 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS | February 2018 | October 2018 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15817553 | X-Ray Reduction System | November 2017 | August 2019 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 2 | No | No |
| 15666477 | Peakforce Photothermal-Based Detection of IR Nanoabsorption | August 2017 | August 2019 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15659945 | TANDEM ION MODULATOR FOR CHARACTERIZING LARGER BIOMOLECULES IN A DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY SPECTROMETER | July 2017 | December 2018 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15511121 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING FLUID DENSITY | March 2017 | December 2017 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15451546 | BEAM ALIGNMENT METHOD AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPE | March 2017 | May 2018 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15508800 | Soft Ionization Based on Conditioned Glow Discharge for Quantitative Analysis | March 2017 | September 2018 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15505649 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TIME-RESOLVED PUMP-PROBE ELECTRON MICROSCOPY | February 2017 | February 2018 | Allow | 60 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15329032 | UVC DECONTAMINATION AND DETOXIFICATION DEVICE | January 2017 | February 2020 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 2 | No | No |
| 15318840 | RADIOGRAPHY AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY WITH HIGH-ENERGY ELECTRON BEAMS | December 2016 | February 2018 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15332734 | ION DETECTION | October 2016 | April 2017 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15256071 | PEAKFORCE PHOTOTHERMAL-BASED DETECTION OF IR NANOABSORPTION | September 2016 | March 2017 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15237681 | SYSTEM FOR FAST IONS GENERATION AND A METHOD THEREOF | August 2016 | March 2017 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15210296 | TARGET SUPPLY APPARATUS, EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATING APPARATUS, AND TARGET SUPPLY METHOD | July 2016 | August 2017 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15207245 | PATIENT SPECIFIC BEAM CONTROL ASSEMBLY OF A CANCER THERAPY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | July 2016 | June 2017 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15165192 | Systems and Methods for Reducing the Kinetic Energy Spread of Ions Radially Ejected from a Linear Ion Trap | May 2016 | September 2017 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15092802 | CONTAINMENT CURTAINS AS WELL AS SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES INCLUDING SAME | April 2016 | January 2020 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14993470 | Inspection Equipment | January 2016 | June 2016 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14963340 | SYSTEM FOR FAST IONS GENERATION AND A METHOD THEREOF | December 2015 | July 2016 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14437934 | UV IRRADIATION DEVICE FOR CLOCKED OPERATION | August 2015 | July 2016 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14817517 | Modular Atomic Force Microscope with Environmental Controls | August 2015 | October 2016 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14800455 | ACTUATORS FOR SECURING PROBES IN A SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE | July 2015 | February 2016 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14744198 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE DIELECTRIC LAYER THICKNESS AND DOPANT MEASURING METHOD | June 2015 | October 2017 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14652057 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RADIOGRAPHIC AND NUCLEAR IMAGING OF AN OBJECT | June 2015 | May 2017 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14648735 | DETECTOR UNIT WITH PULSE SHAPER | June 2015 | March 2017 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14648264 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING AN X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS | May 2015 | August 2016 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14647689 | X-ray Reduction System | May 2015 | September 2017 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14438947 | DIFFERENTIAL PHASE CONTRAST IMAGING DEVICE WITH MOVABLE GRATING(S) | April 2015 | January 2017 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14618863 | Peak Force Photothermal-Based Detection of IR Nanoabsorption | February 2015 | July 2015 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14611904 | PULSED-FIELD DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING PARTICLES AND MEASURING SHAPE PARAMETERS FOR NON-SPHERICAL PARTICLES | February 2015 | February 2017 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14418856 | Ion Mobility Spectrometer With High Throughput | January 2015 | February 2017 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 14415226 | MASS SPECTROMETER AND METHOD | January 2015 | December 2016 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 14597132 | Miniaturized Ion Mobility Spectrometer | January 2015 | May 2016 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14594876 | METHOD FOR SCANOGRAM SCANS IN PHOTON-COUNTING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY | January 2015 | September 2017 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 14575102 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING AN EUV MASK | December 2014 | June 2016 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14574754 | PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION APPARATUS AND PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY SYSTEM | December 2014 | June 2017 | Allow | 30 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 14569008 | Dynamic Enhanced and Diffuse Broad Spectrum UVC or Alternative Controlled Ionizing Radiation Source Emitters for Mobile and Fixed Placement Disinfection of Clinical Surfaces | December 2014 | November 2016 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 14551264 | Techniques For Processing A Substrate | November 2014 | October 2017 | Allow | 35 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14319620 | INSPECTION SYSTEM BY CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICES USING THE SYSTEM | June 2014 | February 2016 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14191337 | DIGITAL PATTERN GENERATOR (DPG) FOR E-BEAM LITHOGRAPHY | February 2014 | January 2016 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14235362 | Ultraviolet Light Oven For Glass Substrate | January 2014 | January 2016 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14160975 | X-RAY IMAGE APPARATUS | January 2014 | April 2016 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14134657 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION DEVICE | December 2013 | June 2014 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13948975 | INSPECTION OF A LITHOGRAPHIC MASK THAT IS PROTECTED BY A PELLICLE | July 2013 | February 2016 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 13993377 | CHROMATIC ENERGY FILTER | June 2013 | March 2016 | Allow | 33 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13915834 | ELECTROSTATIC LENS ARRAY | June 2013 | March 2014 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13914511 | NEAR INFRARED ILLUMINATOR | June 2013 | March 2015 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13991568 | ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION DEVICE FOR IMPLANTS | June 2013 | February 2014 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13879141 | DEVICE FOR STERILIZING CLOSURES FOR CONTAINERS | April 2013 | July 2014 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13826316 | DYNAMIC PEAK TRACKING IN X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENT TOOL | March 2013 | April 2015 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13746257 | ION IMPLANTER AND ION IMPLANT METHOD THEREOF | January 2013 | November 2014 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13744536 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM LENS AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM EXPOSURE APPARATUS | January 2013 | July 2013 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13709947 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS | December 2012 | March 2016 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13605395 | Displacement Measurement Method and Apparatus Thereof, Stage Apparatus, and Probe Microscope | September 2012 | September 2013 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13547942 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A MICROSAMPLE | July 2012 | September 2013 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13486445 | INTEGRATED POD OPTICAL BENCH DESIGN | June 2012 | July 2014 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13388504 | CANTILEVER EXCITATION DEVICE AND SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE | April 2012 | March 2013 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13386615 | CLEANING APPARATUS, RADIATION SOURCE MODULE AND FLUID TREATMENT SYSTEM | April 2012 | September 2016 | Allow | 56 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 13437187 | MODIFIABLE LAYERED SHIELD ASSEMBLY | April 2012 | August 2013 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13433078 | METHODS OF ELECTRICAL SIGNALING IN AN ION ENERGY ANALYZER | March 2012 | April 2015 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13430913 | PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE HAVING A DETECTOR ARRANGEMENT | March 2012 | December 2013 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13429910 | ION DETECTING DEVICE | March 2012 | August 2014 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13389923 | Imaging energy filter for electrically charged particles and spectroscope having same | March 2012 | June 2013 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 13388970 | SAMPLE SUBSTRATE FOR LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION-MASS SPECTROMETRY, AND METHOD AND DEVICE BOTH USING THE SAME FOR LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION-MASS SPECTROMETRY | March 2012 | June 2013 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13388165 | LPP EUV LIGHT SOURCE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | January 2012 | December 2014 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13386980 | ION MILLING DEVICE | January 2012 | June 2013 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13263987 | PACKAGING DEVICE FOR THE TRANSPORT AND/OR STORAGE OF A RADIOACTIVE MEDIUM | December 2011 | September 2014 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 13264368 | BEAM HEAD | October 2011 | September 2014 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 13267510 | CHARGED PARTICLE DOSE SIMULATION DEVICE, CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION DEVICE, CHARGED PARTICLE DOSE SIMULATION METHOD, AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION METHOD | October 2011 | December 2013 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13059947 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL | May 2011 | December 2013 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SMYTH, ANDREW P.
With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. 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 SMYTH, ANDREW P works in Art Unit 2878 and has examined 221 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 99.1%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.
Examiner SMYTH, ANDREW P's allowance rate of 99.1% places them in the 93% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by SMYTH, ANDREW P receive 1.42 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 22% 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 SMYTH, ANDREW P is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 66% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -1.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SMYTH, ANDREW P. This interview benefit is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 77% 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 83.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 77% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 55.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 57% 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 6.8% of allowed cases (in the 89% 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 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 60% 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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