Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19076415 | PRODUCTION OF HIGHLY PURIFIED 212PB | March 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18942340 | PRODUCTION OF HIGHLY PURIFIED 212PB | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18772999 | Effective Temperature Calculation Method for Multi-Charged Particle Beam Writing Region, Multi-Charged Particle Beam Writing Apparatus, Multi-Charged Particle Beam Writing Method, and Recording Medium Recording Program | July 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18722829 | Inert Ultraviolet Curing Apparatus | June 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18680605 | PRODUCTION OF HIGHLY PURIFIED 212PB | May 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18680372 | PRODUCTION OF HIGHLY PURIFIED 212PB | May 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18654715 | RADIOPAQUE PARTICLE PROCESSING ADDITIVE | May 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18617503 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A VACUUM INTERFACE OF A MASS SPECTROMETER | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18425218 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SANITIZING MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18398521 | ION BEAM TARGET ASSEMBLIES FOR NEUTRON GENERATION | December 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18511114 | ELECTROPHORETIC MASS SPECTROMETRY PROBES AND SYSTEMS AND USES THEREOF | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18385443 | DISPLAY MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18243305 | SANITIZING DEVICE | September 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18459749 | TAPERED MAGNETIC ION TRANSPORT TUNNEL FOR PARTICLE COLLECTION | September 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18449142 | ATOMIC COOLING AND TRAPPING METHODS AND APPARATUS | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18355165 | ATOMIC OVENS BASED ON ELECTRIC DISCHARGE | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18208054 | DISINFECTING METHODS AND APPARATUS | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18328178 | OPTIMISED TARGETED ANALYSIS | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18203698 | SYSTEM FOR ANTI-BIOFOULING | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18144821 | SAMPLE PRE-CHARGING METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM INSPECTION | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18144131 | APPARATUS USING CHARGED PARTICLE BEAMS | May 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136738 | Temperature Control For Insertable Target Holder For Solid Dopant Materials | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18300742 | DEVICE FOR PROJECTING FAR ULTRAVIOLET | April 2023 | June 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18132570 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARTICLE PORTAL IMAGING | April 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18248157 | ATOMIC COOLING AND TRAPPING METHODS AND APPARATUS | April 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18125460 | Electron Microscope and Aberration Measurement Method | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18027942 | ANTI-FOULING UNIT AND METHOD OF APPLYING A PLURALITY OF ANTI-FOULING UNITS TO A SURFACE | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18124465 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING SAMPLES FOR STUDY IN A CHARGED PARTICLE APPARATUS, SUCH AS A TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18187019 | Extending UV Emitter Life | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18182176 | AXIAL CI SOURCE - OFF-AXIS ELECTRON BEAM | March 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18110090 | ION BEAM TARGET ASSEMBLIES FOR NEUTRON GENERATION | February 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18097085 | PROXIMITY EFFECT CORRECTION IN ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY | January 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18080014 | DOOR HANDLE SANITIZING DEVICE | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18009559 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND WATER DISINFECTION DEVICE | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17979121 | ELECTROPHORETIC MASS SPECTROMETRY PROBES AND SYSTEMS AND USES THEREOF | November 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17997445 | AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17952115 | STACK ALIGNMENT TECHNIQUES | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17945775 | MAGNETO-OPTICAL TRAP SYSTEM | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17929145 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING METHOD AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17888940 | Probe-based bidirectional electrophoretic force optical trap loading method, device and application | August 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17885774 | MULTI-CHARGED-PARTICLE-BEAM WRITING METHOD, MULTI-CHARGED-PARTICLE-BEAM WRITING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | August 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17881647 | TISSUE BOX WITH ATOMIZATION FUNCTION | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17880048 | Glow Discharge Cell and Related Glow Discharge Assembly | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17878797 | AIR STERILIZATION DEVICE WITH HEATING APPARATUS | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17815701 | MULTI-CHARGED-PARTICLE-BEAM WRITING APPARATUS AND MULTI-CHARGED-PARTICLE-BEAM WRITING METHOD | July 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17873778 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE FOR INSPECTION OF A SPECIMEN WITH A PLURALITY OF CHARGED PARTICLE BEAMLETS | July 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17795296 | APPARATUS HAVING A PROTECTIVE ENVELOPE, USE THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A ROOM REGION | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17861463 | HYDROGEN SUPPLY DEVICE, AND ION BEAM IRRADIATION APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17790996 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING A SAMPLE BY MEANS OF MULTIPLE CHARGED PARTICLE BEAMLETS | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17790713 | CHARGED PARTICLE ASSESSMENT TOOL, INSPECTION METHOD | July 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17790064 | SPECTRALLY SELECTIVE EMITTER AND DESIGN METHOD THEREOF | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17849070 | ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT FLUID TREATMENT DEVICE | June 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17844360 | DATA GENERATION METHOD, CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17786190 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFECT INSPECTION USING VOLTAGE CONTRAST IN A CHARGED PARTICLE SYSTEM | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17785890 | MULTI-MODAL OPERATIONS FOR MULTI-BEAM INSPECTION SYSTEM | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17785886 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHROMATIC ABERRATION MITIGATION | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17805887 | MULTI CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS | June 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17783480 | INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING AN ELECTRON MULTIPLIER | June 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17783008 | Mass Spectrometer | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17833826 | Swinging Shielding System For Use With A Radiation Source | June 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17756802 | PRODUCTION OF HIGHLY PURIFIED 212PB | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17778758 | MULTI CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM ADJUSTMENT METHOD, MULTI CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION METHOD, AND MULTI CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION APPARATUS | May 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17777586 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS AND HEAT TREATMENT METHOD | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17663442 | BLANKING APERTURE ARRAY UNIT | May 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17775738 | OBSERVATION METHOD BY MEANS OF SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE, SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17740746 | ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHTING FIXTURE | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17739283 | UV IRRADIATION APPARATUS FOR COATING SYSTEMS AND QUALITY ASSURANCE METHOD | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17661188 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING METHOD, CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | April 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17730317 | PROCESSING AN OBJECT USING A MATERIAL PROCESSING DEVICE | April 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17725023 | REDUCED CHARGING BY LOW NEGATIVE VOLTAGE IN FIB SYSTEMS | April 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17767179 | DROPLET GENERATOR NOZZLE | April 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17714908 | HYBRID SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND ACOUSTO-OPTIC BASED METROLOGY | April 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17657959 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING METHOD | April 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17707805 | MONITOR UNIT OPTIMIZATION CONSTRAINT IN RADIATION TREATMENT PLANNING | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17764078 | ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION DEVICE | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17655876 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS | March 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17690582 | Ultraviolet sterilization device | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17653979 | QUANTUM COMPUTING USING METAMATERIAL ARRAYS | March 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17653665 | MULTI CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING SAME | March 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17687649 | ACCELEROMETER USING COHERENT OSCILLATORY MATTERWAVES | March 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17683629 | ANALYSIS METHOD | March 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17638275 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE | February 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17637728 | Ion Milling Device and Milling Processing Method Using Same | February 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17675142 | GANTRY FOR A PARTICLE THERAPY SYSTEM | February 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17636162 | ION GUN | February 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17651278 | DRAWING APPARATUS AND DEFLECTOR | February 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17672389 | NOBLE GAS SOLID-STATE SINGLE ELECTRON QUBIT PLATFORM | February 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17666952 | ION IMPLANTER AND ION IMPLANTATION METHOD | February 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17665970 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HI-PRECISION ION IMPLANTATION | February 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17633176 | CROSS-TALK CANCELLATION IN MULTIPLE CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAM INSPECTION | February 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17631393 | AXIALLY PROGRESSIVE LENS FOR TRANSPORTING CHARGED PARTICLES | January 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17582655 | REAL TIME PHOTORESIST OUTGASSING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | January 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17581079 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, MULTI-CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS, AND MULTI-CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAM EXPOSURE APPARATUS | January 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17577630 | ELECTRON BEAM WRITING APPARATUS AND CATHODE LIFE SPAN PREDICTION METHOD | January 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17572767 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MULTIPLE PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM WHILE ALTERING THE NUMERICAL APERTURE, ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND MULTIPLE PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM | January 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17646883 | MULTI-BEAM IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND MULTI-BEAM IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD | January 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17624345 | RADIATION SHIELD FOR OPERATING TABLE | January 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17562911 | FAR-UVC GERMICIDAL SYSTEM | December 2021 | August 2023 | Abandon | 19 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17561314 | HIGH-PASS RADIATION SHIELD AND METHOD OF RADIATION PROTECTION | December 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17552291 | LIGHT IRRADIATOR AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS | December 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LUCK, SEAN M.
With a 46.2% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.
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, 46.2% 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 LUCK, SEAN M works in Art Unit 2881 and has examined 696 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.
Examiner LUCK, SEAN M's allowance rate of 77.4% places them in the 37% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LUCK, SEAN M receive 1.38 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 29% 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 LUCK, SEAN M is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 73% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LUCK, SEAN M. This interview benefit is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 26.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 34% 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 11.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 6% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 36.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 33% 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 59.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 47.4% 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, 46.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 52% 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 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 70% 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 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 53% 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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