USPTO Examiner MCCORMACK JASON L - Art Unit 2881

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18912204SEVERE WEATHER VORTEX DISRUPTION SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18751504HEAVY PEPTIDE APPROACH TO ACCURATELY MEASURE UNPROCESSED C-TERMINAL LYSINEJune 2024August 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18680578STERILIZATION MODULEMay 2024September 2025Allow1511NoNo
18643379FLUID TRANSFER SYSTEM IN A CHARGED PARTICLE SYSTEMApril 2024November 2024Allow600NoNo
18629633TRANSMISSION CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE WITH AN ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY DETECTORApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18617227SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING SAMPLE LIFT-OUT FOR HIGHLY REACTIVE MATERIALSMarch 2024December 2024Allow900NoNo
18599199DETACHABLE COLUMN UNIT OF SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THE SAMEMarch 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18583973Charged Particle Beam DeviceFebruary 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18431847SYSTEM COMPRISING A MULTI-BEAM PARTICLE MICROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAMEFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18408347LIVE CHEMICAL IMAGING WITH MULTIPLE DETECTORSJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2500NoNo
18574428Device For Interfacing A Sample Transfer Device To An Analytic Or Sample Preparation Device And A Container For Transporting A Sample Under Environmentally Controlled ConditionsDecember 2023December 2024Abandon1201NoNo
18574339STERILIZATION DEVICEDecember 2023February 2026Allow2600NoNo
18395805Transmission electron microscopy with square beamsDecember 2023September 2024Allow810NoNo
18527974SAMPLE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFDecember 2023March 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18522313Determining a position of an object in a beam apparatusNovember 2023February 2026Allow2700NoNo
18562345SAMPLE HOLDER AND IMPEDANCE MICROSCOPENovember 2023February 2026Allow2700NoNo
18507857Charged Particle Beam ApparatusNovember 2023February 2026Allow2700NoNo
18290295MASS SPECTROMETERNovember 2023March 2026Allow2800NoNo
18379400CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM, METHOD OF OPERATING A CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM, METHOD OF RECORDING A PLURALITY OF IMAGES AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR EXECUTING THE METHODSOctober 2023March 2025Allow1730YesNo
18483038LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM WITH NON-INVASIVE MONITORING AND METHODSOctober 2023February 2026Allow2901NoNo
18284824SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOCAL FOCUS POINTS DURING INSPECTION IN A CHARGED PARTICLE SYSTEMSeptember 2023November 2025Allow2500NoNo
18474982METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING OFF-AXIAL ABERRATION IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPYSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1300NoNo
18473991INERT NON-ADSORBING CRIMPABLE CAPILLARIES AND DEVICES FOR ADJUSTING GAS FLOW IN ISOTOPE RATIO ANALYSISSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1010YesNo
18283499Charged Particle Beam SystemSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2900NoNo
18459616ELECTROSPRAY ION SOURCE FOR SPECTROMETRY USING INDUCTIVELY HEATED GASSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18456997METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USABLE BEAM CURRENT AND BRIGHTNESS IN SCHOTTKY THERMAL FIELD EMISSION (TFE)August 2023July 2024Allow1110YesNo
18456246TECHNIQUES FOR IMAGING LOW DUTY CYCLE SIGNALS USING A SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPEAugust 2023September 2025Allow2500NoNo
18362757THERMAL-AIDED INSPECTION BY ADVANCED CHARGE CONTROLLER MODULE IN A CHARGED PARTICLE SYSTEMJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18227417COLLECTION PROBE AND METHODS FOR THE USE THEREOFJuly 2023April 2024Allow900NoNo
18360731METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE REMOVAL AND/OR AVOIDANCE OF CONTAMINATION IN CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEMSJuly 2023September 2024Allow1320NoNo
18262972DYNAMIC HEATING OF A DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY SPECTROMETER CELLJuly 2023December 2025Allow2901NoNo
18013761PROCESS APPARATUS INCLUDING DIFFERENTIAL PUMPING DEVICE AND FOCUSED ION BEAM COLUMNJuly 2023December 2025Allow3610NoNo
18357869DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING KIKUCHI IMAGESJuly 2023January 2026Allow3010NoNo
18357056FIB AND SEM RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT USING ASYMMETRIC PROBE DECONVOLUTIONJuly 2023December 2025Allow2910YesNo
18220931SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY-BASED SAMPLE ANALYSISJuly 2023March 2026Allow3201NoNo
18345675MICROSCOPE ABERRATION CORRECTIONJune 2023September 2025Allow2700NoNo
18269269ELECTRON OPTICAL COLUMN AND METHOD FOR DIRECTING A BEAM OF PRIMARY ELECTRONS ONTO A SAMPLEJune 2023November 2025Allow2800NoNo
18337397XPS METROLOGY FOR PROCESS CONTROL IN SELECTIVE DEPOSITIONJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18333699EXAMINING, ANALYZING AND/OR PROCESSING AN OBJECT USING AN OBJECT RECEIVING CONTAINERJune 2023April 2025Allow2230NoNo
18207353SHOE CARE APPARATUSJune 2023November 2025Allow3010YesNo
18328668AUTOMATED BEAM ON EDGE VIBRATION ANALYSISJune 2023October 2025Allow2800NoNo
18039446Immunostaining Method, Sample Exchange Chamber, And Charged Particle Beam ApparatusMay 2023October 2025Allow2910NoNo
18202767COMPACT 2D SCANNER MAGNET WITH TRAPEZOIDAL COILSMay 2023July 2025Allow2600NoNo
18323669ORIENTATION TOOL FOR ELECTRON BACKSCATTER DIFFRACTIONMay 2023March 2026Allow3411NoNo
18201536ARBITRARY ELECTRON DOSE WAVEFORMS FOR ELECTRON MICROSCOPYMay 2023April 2024Allow1100NoNo
18321476MODULAR ION GENERATOR DEVICEMay 2023June 2024Allow1320NoNo
18321442METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A DIFFRACTION IMAGEMay 2023January 2024Allow800NoNo
18199728Electron Microscope and Calibration MethodMay 2023July 2025Allow2600NoNo
18319807ADAPTIVE FOOTWEAR SANITIZATION DEVICEMay 2023January 2026Abandon3210NoNo
18319554CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICEMay 2023September 2025Allow2800NoNo
18037458Systems and Method for Image and/or Video Processing of Mass Spectrometry DataMay 2023September 2025Allow2800NoNo
18316842SYSTEM FOR DISINFECTING LARGER SCALE SPACES AND EQUIPMENTMay 2023March 2025Abandon2220NoNo
18196396ENTROPY BASED IMAGE PROCESSING FOR FOCUSED ION BEAM DELAYER – EDGE SLICES DETECTIONMay 2023January 2025Allow2000NoNo
18308265SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATION OF LINEAR ION TRAPS IN DUAL BALANCED AC/UNBALANCED RF MODE FOR 2D MASS SPECTROMETRYApril 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18139184MODULATION OF ROLLING K VECTORS OF ANGLED GRATINGSApril 2023May 2024Allow1310YesNo
18031359CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUSApril 2023November 2025Allow3101NoNo
18298327INTERACTIVE ANALYSIS OF MASS SPECTROMETRY DATA INCLUDING PEAK SELECTION AND DYNAMIC LABELINGApril 2023April 2025Allow2400NoNo
18132162LASER-SUSTAINED PLASMA SOURCE BASED ON COLLIDING LIQUID JETSApril 2023October 2023Allow700NoNo
18193545CRENELLATED SAMPLE HOLDER AND SPUTTER TARGET FOR SAMPLE PREPARATION IN CRYO ELECTRON MICROSCOPY APPLICATIONSMarch 2023July 2025Allow2810NoNo
18126322METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A SCANNING CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPEMarch 2023November 2023Allow811NoNo
18187966METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCHOTTKY TFE INSPECTIONMarch 2023August 2024Allow1630NoNo
18123216CHARGED PARTICLE ASSESSMENT TOOL, INSPECTION METHODMarch 2023June 2025Allow2700YesNo
18027051METAL PATTERN INSPECTION METHOD AND FOCUSED ION BEAM APPARATUSMarch 2023September 2025Allow3010NoNo
18122388ELECTRON GUN AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPEMarch 2023October 2024Allow1920NoNo
18184761MICROSCOPIC SPECIMEN AND ANALYSIS METHOD THEREOF USING MICROSCOPEMarch 2023June 2025Allow2700NoNo
18185324MULTIPLE PARTICLE BEAM MICROSCOPE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD WITH FAST AUTOFOCUS AROUND AN ADJUSTABLE WORKING DISTANCEMarch 2023August 2025Allow2910NoNo
18120278DELAY TIME MEASUREMENT METHOD AND SYSTEMMarch 2023August 2025Allow2901NoNo
18019626Machine Difference Corrrection Method for Mass Spectrometry ApparatusMarch 2023July 2025Allow2901NoNo
18118461High resolution multi-reflection time-of-flight mass analyserMarch 2023July 2025Allow2810NoNo
18023545METHODS AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING PULSED DUAL-BEAM CHARGE NEUTRALIZATIONFebruary 2023October 2023Allow810NoNo
18170526MEMS SAMPLE HOLDER, PACKAGED PRODUCT THEREOF, AND APPARATUS OF CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAM SUCH AS ELECTRON MICROSCOPE USING THE SAMEFebruary 2023October 2023Allow810NoNo
18110284METHOD OF FORMING A MULTIPOLE DEVICE, METHOD OF INFLUENCING AN ELECTRON BEAM, AND MULTIPOLE DEVICEFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3111YesNo
18107042Aberration Corrector and Electron MicroscopeFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3310NoNo
18019347Charged Particle Beam DeviceFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3510NoNo
18018900Electron Source, Method of Manufacturing the Same, And Electron Beam Apparatus Using the SameJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2800NoNo
18019088SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PULSED VOLTAGE CONTRAST DETECTION AND CAPTURE OF CHARGING DYNAMICSJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3210NoNo
18102766METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ADJUSTING BEAM CONDITION OF CHARGED PARTICLESJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1010NoNo
18159852MULTIPLE PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM WITH A MIRROR MODE OF OPERATION, METHOD FOR OPERATING A MULTIPLE PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM WITH A MIRROR MODE OF OPERATION AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTJanuary 2023March 2026Allow3820NoNo
18006804TERAHERTZ DEVICEJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3520NoNo
18159261METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING OFF-AXIAL ABERRATION IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPYJanuary 2023August 2023Allow710NoNo
18016104CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICEJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2800NoNo
18153031DESORBER FOR A SPECTROMETERJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1510NoNo
18014803CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE, AND SAMPLE OBSERVATION METHOD EMPLOYING SAMEJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2900NoNo
18149189MASS SPECTROMETRY IMAGING WITH SUBSTANCE IDENTIFICATION USING ION MOBILITYJanuary 2023June 2023Allow500NoNo
18148647SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING NANO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL-SYSTEM PROBESDecember 2022December 2023Abandon1210NoNo
18003778AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR AN ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER, CORRESPONDING METHOD OF OPERATION AND ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETERDecember 2022August 2025Allow3210NoNo
18002937WORK FUNCTION MEASUREMENTS FOR SURFACE ANALYSISDecember 2022September 2025Allow3200NoNo
18012478Charged Particle Beam Device and Scan Waveform Generation MethodDecember 2022July 2025Allow3110NoNo
18009898CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING IMAGE CAPTURING CONDITIONS IN SAID CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICEDecember 2022June 2025Allow3001NoNo
18064156REPLACEMENT AND REFILL METHOD FOR DROPLET GENERATORDecember 2022January 2024Allow1301NoNo
18077635INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHODDecember 2022May 2025Allow3000NoNo
18074630Mobility Based Filtering of IonsDecember 2022October 2024Allow2230NoNo
18007716CONTRAST-ENHANCING STAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD AND IMAGING METHODS AND SYSTEMS RELATED THERETODecember 2022August 2025Allow3300NoNo
17928691SAMPLE IMAGE OBSERVATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SAMENovember 2022July 2025Allow3110NoNo
18070659PROBE TIP X-Y LOCATION IDENTIFICATION USING A CHARGED PARTICLE BEAMNovember 2022August 2024Allow2000NoNo
17926955METHODS FOR ANALYZING INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS IN MICROCRYSTALSNovember 2022September 2025Allow3410NoNo
17991168CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM, CORRECTOR FOR ABERRATION CORRECTION OF A CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM, AND METHOD THEREOFNovember 2022May 2025Allow3000NoNo
17984041ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT USING AN ELECTRON BEAMNovember 2022July 2025Allow3200NoNo
17981141TILT-COLUMN MULTI-BEAM ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SYSTEM AND METHODNovember 2022April 2024Allow1700NoNo
17978518Phase Analyzer, Sample Analyzer, and Analysis MethodNovember 2022September 2025Allow3520NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MCCORMACK, JASON L.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
25
Examiner Affirmed
12
(48.0%)
Examiner Reversed
13
(52.0%)
Reversal Percentile
80.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 52.0% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
55
Allowed After Appeal Filing
18
(32.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
37
(67.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
50.2%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 32.7% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

✓ 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 MCCORMACK, JASON L - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MCCORMACK, JASON L works in Art Unit 2881 and has examined 1,060 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MCCORMACK, JASON L's allowance rate of 85.8% places them in the 63% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MCCORMACK, JASON L receive 1.75 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 38% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MCCORMACK, JASON L is 19 months. This places the examiner in the 95% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MCCORMACK, JASON L. This interview benefit is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 41.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 63% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 52.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 46% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 61.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 32.5% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 53.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 55% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 60% 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 3.7% of allowed cases (in the 77% 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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

    Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

    • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
    • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
    • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
    • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
    • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
    • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

    Important Disclaimer

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