Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18292897 | MASS SPECTROMETER | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18569038 | ELECTROMAGNETIC PUMP | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18557170 | A BROADBAND MICROWAVE WINDOW ASSEMBLY | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18556743 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING ELECTRON SPIN AND CHARGE TO POSSESS PROPERTIES OF A MAGNETIC MONOPOLE | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18488617 | MULTI-BEAM PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18481792 | LUMINESCENCE METHOD FOR THE IN-LINE DETECTION OF ATOMIC SCALE DEFECTS DURING FABRICATION OF 4H-SIC DIODES | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18478966 | ABERRATION CORRECTION SYSTEMS AND CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18372361 | PROXIMITY-ELECTRODE, CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING AND/OR IMAGING A SAMPLE | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18367916 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE FOR CHROMATOGRAPH, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND CHROMATOGRAPH | September 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18465699 | PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY DEVICE | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18281437 | ELECTRON MICROSCOPE, DEVICE FOR MEASURING ELECTRON-PHOTON CORRELATION, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ELECTRON-PHOTON CORRELATION | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18456048 | SHIELDED DETECTOR FOR CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18220549 | Creating Ion Energy Distribution Functions (IEDF) | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18257736 | DUAL-USE READ-OUT CIRCUITRY IN CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION SYSTEM | June 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18332969 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICES AND MEMBRANE ASSEMBLIES USEFUL THEREIN | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18121755 | APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING AND/OR PROCESSING A SAMPLE WITH A PARTICLE BEAM AND METHOD | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18014975 | MATERIAL ANALYSIS WITH MULTIPLE DETECTORS | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18088499 | ALIGNMENT DETERMINATION METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18078828 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-BEAM ELECTRON MICROSCOPY USING A DETECTOR ARRAY | December 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17917973 | Transfer Device and Analysis System | October 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17958838 | PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM | October 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17949586 | DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF CHEMICAL DERIVATIVES FORMED FROM PYROTECHNIC SMOKE REACTIONS | September 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17208311 | Payment Terminal Sanitizing Device | March 2021 | May 2021 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17192690 | ORAL DEVICE CONTAINER AND ORAL DEVICE SANITATION SYSTEM | March 2021 | April 2021 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17170208 | CHARGED PARTICLE IRRADIATION APPARATUS | February 2021 | April 2021 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16755332 | MACHINE FOR CHEMICAL ANALYSIS COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF ELECTRON IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY WITH LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY | April 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16715327 | MEDICAL DEVICE DISINFECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD | December 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16583229 | SCANNING PROBE HAVING MICRO-TIP, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | September 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16497738 | HOLOGRAPHY RECONSTRUCTION METHOD AND PROGRAM | September 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16401024 | APPARATUS FOR COMBINED STEM AND EDS TOMOGRAPHY | May 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16390456 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STERILIZING A SURFACE | April 2019 | September 2019 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16343192 | METHOD OF DETERMINING PRESENCE OF ISOTOPES | April 2019 | December 2019 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16338785 | ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION DEVICE | April 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16291494 | CHAMBER WITH FLOW-THROUGH SOURCE | March 2019 | September 2019 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16251253 | INNER GANTRY | January 2019 | September 2019 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16313693 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE | December 2018 | December 2019 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16216270 | WEARABLE ARTICLES FOR REPELLING DECAY PRODUCTS GENERATED FROM RADON | December 2018 | April 2019 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16092832 | MEDICAL RADIATION PROTECTOR AND PRODUCTION THEREOF | October 2018 | May 2020 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16156139 | INFRARED RADIATION SOURCE | October 2018 | January 2020 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16116479 | Frequency Comb Feedback Control for Scanning Probe Microscopy | August 2018 | July 2019 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15947388 | POLISH CURING ASSEMBLY | April 2018 | July 2019 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15943208 | CHAMBER WITH FLOW-THROUGH SOURCE | April 2018 | October 2018 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15940431 | ION TRANSFER FROM ELECTRON IONIZATION SOURCES | March 2018 | August 2019 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15940868 | Charged Particle Beam Apparatus | March 2018 | April 2020 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15752386 | ELECTROSPRAY IMAGING AND DEPOSITION | February 2018 | May 2019 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15736098 | CHARGED PARTICLE DEVICE, CHARGED PARTICLE IRRADIATION METHOD, AND ANALYSIS DEVICE | December 2017 | April 2019 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15727596 | CHARGED PARTICLE CANCER THERAPY INSTALLATION SYSTEM | October 2017 | May 2018 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15472985 | PROCESSING MATERIALS | March 2017 | September 2017 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15382127 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CURING NAIL GELS | December 2016 | November 2017 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15374362 | DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR A WETTING LIQUID FOR SPINNING NOZZLES OF AN AIR-JET SPINNING MACHINE | December 2016 | October 2017 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15374969 | SAMPLE HOLDER FOR SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (SEM) AND ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (AFM) | December 2016 | March 2018 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15371002 | RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING USING REGRESSION | December 2016 | January 2018 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15312866 | ELECTRON MICROSCOPE DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD USING SAME | November 2016 | July 2017 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15356580 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING EVOLVED GAS AND EVOLVED GAS ANALYZER | November 2016 | July 2017 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15346146 | SANITIZING MAT | November 2016 | August 2017 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15334345 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD | October 2016 | March 2017 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15285567 | PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION APPARATUS FOR IRRADIATING A SUBJECT WITH AN ARBITRARY NUMBER OF PARTICLES | October 2016 | October 2017 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15285176 | CHAMBER WITH FLOW-THROUGH SOURCE | October 2016 | October 2017 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15233176 | THIN-ICE GRID ASSEMBLY FOR CRYO-ELECTRON MICROSCOPY | August 2016 | July 2017 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15221855 | INNER GANTRY | July 2016 | November 2017 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15179330 | ION TRANSFER TUBE WITH INTERMITTENT INLET | June 2016 | August 2017 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15172390 | EUV LIGHT GENERATOR INCLUDING COLLECTING MIRROR HAVING DRIP HOLE | June 2016 | April 2019 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15073296 | Transmission Electron Microscopy Supports and Methods of Making | March 2016 | March 2017 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15067832 | DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MAGNETIC DEVICE USING STRUCTURE TO PASS ION BEAM | March 2016 | June 2017 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14906129 | MASS SPECTROMETER INLET WITH REDUCED AVERAGE FLOW | January 2016 | January 2017 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14903177 | PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY SYSTEM | January 2016 | April 2017 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14977584 | MULTI-ELEMENT ISOTOPIC MEASUREMENT BY DIRECT COUPLING OF A MULTI-CYCLE ISOTACHOPHORESIS TECHNIQUE AND A MASS SPECTROMETRY TECHNIQUE | December 2015 | July 2016 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14934114 | ULTRAVIOLET-C PHOTOCHEMISTRY FOR CUSTOMIZING AN APPEARANCE OF A WOOD PRODUCT | November 2015 | July 2016 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14831099 | LOW ENERGY ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY | August 2015 | August 2016 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14768926 | PARTICLE ANALYZING DEVICE | August 2015 | April 2016 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14827666 | HYBRID ELECTRON MICROSCOPE | August 2015 | April 2016 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14762261 | SURFACE FORCE MEASURING METHOD AND SURFACE FORCE MEASURING APPARATUS | July 2015 | April 2016 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14798646 | NOVEL SOLUTION FOR EUV POWER INCREMENT AT WAFER LEVEL | July 2015 | May 2016 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14406696 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING POROSITY OF A ROCK SAMPLE | May 2015 | July 2016 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14439645 | APPARATUS FOR SENSING IONIC CURRENT | April 2015 | October 2016 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14683679 | SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE HAVING MULTIPLE BEAMS AND POST-DETECTION IMAGE CORRECTION | April 2015 | September 2016 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14434819 | TILTING COLLIMATOR, IN PARTICULAR FOR SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY | April 2015 | February 2016 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14434515 | Optical Device for Focusing Synchrotron Radiation Light Source | April 2015 | November 2016 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14434612 | BAND-SHAPED CHOPPER FOR A PARTICLE BEAM | April 2015 | March 2016 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14434209 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD | April 2015 | July 2016 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14678041 | Enclosure To Disinfect Lab Coats And Other Textiles And Objects Of Similar Size To Lab Coats | April 2015 | June 2015 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14676460 | PHOTO-MASKS FOR LITHOGRAPHY | April 2015 | May 2016 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14433008 | NON-THERMAL PLASMA JET DEVICE AS SOURCE OF SPATIAL IONIZATION FOR AMBIENT MASS SPECTROMETRY AND METHOD OF APPLICATION | April 2015 | February 2016 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14431606 | ION GUIDE FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY | March 2015 | November 2015 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14665921 | MASS SPECTROMETRY WITH SELECTIVE ION FILTRATION BY DIGITAL THRESHOLDING | March 2015 | May 2016 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14638536 | OPTICAL TRAP USING A FOCUSED HOLLOW-BEAM FOR TRAPPING AND HOLDING BOTH ABSORBING AND NON-ABSORBING AIRBORNE PARTICLES | March 2015 | May 2016 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14621624 | OPERATING PROCESS FOR AN IRRADIATION DEVICE | February 2015 | November 2015 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14383306 | Method and Irradiation Installation for Irradiating a Target Volume | February 2015 | June 2016 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14614948 | ELECTRON BEAM WRITING APPARATUS AND ELECTRON BEAM WRITING METHOD | February 2015 | October 2015 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14610355 | ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETER AND ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD | January 2015 | October 2015 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14610980 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MOLECULAR STRUCTURE | January 2015 | November 2015 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14606495 | AMBIENT PRESSURE IONIZATION SOURCE USING A LASER WITH HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION | January 2015 | June 2015 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14606866 | APPARATUS & METHODS FOR COLLIMATION OF X-RAYS | January 2015 | April 2015 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14605617 | Sensitive Method for Measuring Cis-Diol Containing Compounds in Plasma Using 2D-LC-MS/MS | January 2015 | June 2015 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14592041 | RADIATION TUBE, RADIATION GENERATING APPARATUS, AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM | January 2015 | July 2016 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14571692 | Door Mounted Sanitizer Light | December 2014 | June 2017 | Abandon | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14542966 | INNER GANTRY | November 2014 | March 2015 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14538332 | SPECIMEN SAMPLE HOLDER FOR WORKPIECE TRANSPORT APPARATUS | November 2014 | November 2016 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14499986 | Highly Efficient NIR Light Distribution for Imaging Based Intrusion Detection | September 2014 | November 2016 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14386053 | AIR BLOWING DEVICE | September 2014 | April 2015 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner VANORE, DAVID A.
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, 68.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner VANORE, DAVID A works in Art Unit 2878 and has examined 508 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 99.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.
Examiner VANORE, DAVID A's allowance rate of 99.0% 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 VANORE, DAVID A receive 0.94 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 7% 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 VANORE, DAVID A is 21 months. This places the examiner in the 92% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -2.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by VANORE, DAVID A. This interview benefit is in the 8% 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, 43.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 94% 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 65.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 89% 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 74% 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 93.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 85% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 73.3% 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, 42.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 34% 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 5.7% of allowed cases (in the 87% 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 12.3% of allowed cases (in the 90% 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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