Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19089613 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM | March 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18878214 | HYBRID NEAR-FIELD SCANNING MICROWAVE MICROSCOPE | December 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18968553 | SINGLE-MOLECULE FORCE SPECTROSCOPY-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (SMFS-IR) COUPLING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND DEVICE | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18897472 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING RADIOACTIVE AGENTS TO A SUBJECT | September 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18776470 | AUTOMATED DETECTION OF BOUNDARIES IN MASS SPECTROMETRY DATA | July 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18776046 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYTE DETECTION AND ANALYSIS | July 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18773322 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OMNIDIRECTIONAL REAL TIME DETECTION OF PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY CHARACTERISTICS | July 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18739605 | STERILIZATION UNIT AND STERILIZATION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | June 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18739836 | METHOD FOR REAL TIME ENCODING OF SCANNING SWATH DATA AND PROBABILISTIC FRAMEWORK FOR PRECURSOR INFERENCE | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18674489 | Methods and Systems for Detecting Prostaglandins by LC-MS/MS | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18694765 | SCATTERING-TYPE SCANNING NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY WITH AKIYAMA PIEZO-PROBES | May 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18628009 | PLASMA EXCITATION WITH ION ENERGY CONTROL | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18616453 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A BENDING BEAM IN A CLOSED CONTROL LOOP | March 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18615576 | STERILIZING APPARATUS | March 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18598491 | ION SHUTTING SYSTEM WITH COMPENSATION ELECTRODES FOR ION TRAP | March 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18595895 | RADIATION SHIELDING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18589559 | CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM | February 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18436697 | IDENTIFICATION OF SAMPLE SUBSPECIES BASED ON PARTICLE CHARGE BEHAVIOR UNDER STRUCTURAL CHANGE-INDUCING SAMPLE CONDITIONS | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18431503 | Nanoscale Dynamic Mechanical Analysis Via Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM-nDMA) | February 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18413637 | BIFOCAL ELECTRON MICROSCOPE | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18409499 | TECHNIQUES FOR NARROWING ZERO LOSS PEAKS IN MONOCHROMATED CHARGED PARTICLES SOURCES | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18408447 | TIMING CONTROL FOR ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENT | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18406137 | CHARGED PARTICLE APPARATUS AND METHOD | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18402934 | Photonic Wine Processor | January 2024 | November 2024 | Abandon | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18401418 | UV DISINFECTION SYSTEM | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18400531 | Quadrupole-Mass-Filter Driving Method and Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer | December 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18394950 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER MARGIN AND METHOD THEREOF | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18393257 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MITIGATE INFECTION RISK USING FAR UV-C | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18393255 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF AN ANALYTE AND A REFERENCE | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18393170 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MULTI-BEAM PARTICLE MICROSCOPE WITH FAST CLOSED-LOOP BEAM CURRENT CONTROL, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND MULTI-BEAM PARTICLE MICROSCOPE | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18540447 | ION BEAM PATHS ON TARGET SURFACES FOR NEUTRON BEAM GENERATION | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18569787 | Methods and Systems for Performing Reactions Within Direct Sampling Interfaces for Mass Spectrometric Analysis | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18533084 | SHIELDED LIFT AND TRANSPORT DEVICES FOR RADIOACTIVE PAYLOADS | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18531413 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR SANITIZING PERSONAL USE ITEMS | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18531191 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION CHAMBER DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18529336 | METHOD OF EVALUATING A SAMPLE USING CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY | December 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18524943 | STORAGE SYSTEM FOR RADIOACTIVE NUCLEAR WASTE WITH PRESSURE SURGE PROTECTION | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18523786 | SHAKEN LATTICE AS A SERVICE | November 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18515039 | AUTOMATED DETECTION OF BOUNDARIES IN MASS SPECTROMETRY DATA | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18510706 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | November 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18510897 | Infrared Transparent Constructs and Methods of Making Them | November 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18507940 | Methods and Systems for Increasing Sensitivity of Direct Sampling Interfaces for Mass Spectrometric Analysis | November 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18290282 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMBINED ION MOBILITY AND MASS SPECTROMETRY ANALYSIS | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18385656 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL MASS SPECTROMETRY USING ION MICROPACKET DETECTION | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18497323 | PARTICLE DETECTOR HAVING IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND SERVICE LIFE | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18495237 | CHARGE DETECTION MASS SPECTROMETRY | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18493105 | ULTRA-HIGH VACUUM SEAL, ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18556516 | PRESSURE-STABILIZED DUAL INLET GAS MASS SPECTROMETRY | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18488646 | HIGH VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLIES FOR FAST VOLTAGE CHANGES | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18286808 | Methods And Apparatuses For Enhancing Scintillation With Optical Nanostructures For Scintillators, LEDs, And Laser Sources | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18286607 | Sample Inspection Apparatus, Inspection System, Thin Piece Sample Fabrication Apparatus, and Method for Inspecting Sample | October 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18286330 | CIRCULAR ACCELERATOR AND PARTICLE BEAM TREATMENT SYSTEM | October 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18377650 | ROLLING RADIATION SHIELD | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18554024 | MASS SPECTROMETER AND METHOD | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18478971 | ABERRATION CORRECTION SYSTEMS AND CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME | September 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18478593 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORIENTATING A SAMPLE FOR INSPECTION WITH CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18284619 | LIGHT IRRADIATION DEVICE | September 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18283946 | SCATTERED RAY-SHIELDING UNDERWEAR FOR RADIATION THERAPY | September 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18372392 | MATERIAL CONFIGURATION ENABLING FLEXIBILITY OF A STRUCTURE USING RIGID COMPONENTS | September 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18372353 | RADIATION SHIELDED ENCLOSURE FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL CASK | September 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18283378 | WORKFLOW FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT ANALYSIS OF ANALYTES IN LIQUID SAMPLES | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18370923 | Atomic-force Microscopy for Identification of Surfaces | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18468444 | ULTRAVIOLET WAND | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18282136 | TRANSITIONAL TAPPING ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGING | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18465743 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18458085 | UV Nail Lamp with Rechargeable Battery Pack | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18237208 | Radiation Shield | August 2023 | October 2024 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18236120 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A SAMPLE | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18451885 | STORAGE AND TRANSPORT CASK FOR NUCLEAR WASTE | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18232380 | VENTILATED CASK FOR NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18447361 | MODULE VESSEL WITH SCRUBBER GUTTERS SIZED TO PREVENT OVERFLOW | August 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18447431 | LEVEL DIFFERENCE MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CALCULATING LEVEL DIFFERENCE | August 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18231439 | DELIVERY OF RADIATION BY COLUMN AND GENERATING A TREATMENT PLAN THEREFOR | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18275437 | AUTOMATED LANDING METHOD OF A SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY SYSTEM AND SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY SYSTEM USING THE SAME | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18363284 | Charged Particle Beam Device and Axis Adjustment Method Thereof | August 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18361754 | THIN FILM METROLOGY | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18274525 | DEVICE FOR ABATING AIR-BORNE MICROBIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18357422 | TACTICAL HIGH POWER MICROWAVE ANTENNA PEDESTAL | July 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18224460 | Apparatus, system and method for transporting biological samples between two analytical systems | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18224519 | Radiation Shielding Eye Mask and Method of Use | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18224378 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYTE DETECTION AND ANALYSIS | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18224325 | BIOMATERIAL DETECTION SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18273298 | A LIGHT EMITTING SYSTEM FOR DISINFECTING A TARGET AREA | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18345744 | ION FUNNEL-BASED COLLISION CELL | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18212445 | CONFORMAL COATINGS FOR QUANTUM VACUUM APPLICATIONS | June 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18212087 | VIRUS INACTIVATION METHOD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PROTEIN DRUG, AND SYSTEM FOR PURIFYING SOLUTION | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18268299 | PROBE ASSESSMENT METHOD AND SPM | June 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18211480 | DEVICE HAVING ONE OR MORE FIRST LEVEL ION TRAPS | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18336496 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELDING MATERIAL, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18209843 | CONTROLLED CREATION OF SUB-50 NM DEFECTS IN 2D MATERIALS AT LOW TEMPERATURE | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18182430 | DEVICE TO FACILITATE SAFE TRANSPORT OF MEDICAL RADIOISOTOPE SYSTEMS | June 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18333085 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SPATIAL CHARGED PARTICLE BUNCHING | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18208439 | Devices Configured to Disinfect Interiors | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18256759 | CONNECTING ASSEMBLY FOR A FLUIDTIGHT TRANSFER CONTAINER | June 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18207883 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF IDENTIFYING AND QUANTIFYING A PROTEIN | June 2023 | August 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18328164 | Capacitive Coupling Compensation for Direct Current Electrodes in Ion Traps | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18328114 | EXTENDED RANGE ACTIVE ILLUMINATION IMAGER | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18203979 | TECHNETIUM-99m GENERATOR COLUMN ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18325504 | Segmented Movement Control Electrodes in Ion Traps | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18203034 | SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY-BASED TOMOGRAPHY OF SPECIMENS | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE.
With a 62.5% 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, 41.2% 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 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 IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE works in Art Unit 2881 and has examined 2,022 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 18 months.
Examiner IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE's allowance rate of 89.9% places them in the 73% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE receive 1.10 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 12% 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 IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE is 18 months. This places the examiner in the 96% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE. This interview benefit is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 36.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 83% 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 49.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 74% 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, 45.5% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 57.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 27.8% 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, 58.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 62% 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 1.8% of allowed cases (in the 73% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.1% of allowed cases (in the 52% 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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