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
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
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
18395805Transmission electron microscopy with square beamsDecember 2023September 2024Allow810NoNo
18527974SAMPLE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFDecember 2023March 2025Abandon1610NoNo
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
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
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
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
18337397XPS METROLOGY FOR PROCESS CONTROL IN SELECTIVE DEPOSITIONJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18333699EXAMINING, ANALYZING AND/OR PROCESSING AN OBJECT USING AN OBJECT RECEIVING CONTAINERJune 2023April 2025Allow2230NoNo
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
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
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
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
18184761MICROSCOPIC SPECIMEN AND ANALYSIS METHOD THEREOF USING MICROSCOPEMarch 2023June 2025Allow2700NoNo
18122388ELECTRON GUN AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPEMarch 2023October 2024Allow1920NoNo
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
18018900Electron Source, Method of Manufacturing the Same, And Electron Beam Apparatus Using the SameJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2800NoNo
18102766METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ADJUSTING BEAM CONDITION OF CHARGED PARTICLESJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1010NoNo
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
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
18070659PROBE TIP X-Y LOCATION IDENTIFICATION USING A CHARGED PARTICLE BEAMNovember 2022August 2024Allow2000NoNo
17991168CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM, CORRECTOR FOR ABERRATION CORRECTION OF A CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM, AND METHOD THEREOFNovember 2022May 2025Allow3000NoNo
17981141TILT-COLUMN MULTI-BEAM ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SYSTEM AND METHODNovember 2022April 2024Allow1700NoNo
18051196PATTERN INSPECTION APPARATUS AND PATTERN INSPECTION METHODOctober 2022March 2025Allow3900NoNo
18051170Systems And Methods For Detecting Beam DisplacementOctober 2022May 2025Allow3000NoNo
17996925Sample Display MethodOctober 2022March 2025Allow2900NoNo
18046508BACKSCATTERED ELECTRON DETECTOR, APPARATUS OF CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAM SUCH AS ELECTRON MICROSCOPE COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHOD THEREOFOctober 2022October 2023Allow1210NoNo
17964328Charged Particle Beam DeviceOctober 2022June 2025Allow3210NoNo
17915034CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICESeptember 2022February 2025Allow2900NoNo
17944157MULTIPLE CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS WITH LOW CROSSTALKSeptember 2022March 2024Allow1830NoYes
17910875Charged Particle Beam DeviceSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2900NoNo
17940097ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER AND METHOD OF ANALYZING IONSSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1550YesNo
17930332AUTO-FOCUS SENSOR IMPLEMENTATION FOR MULTI-COLUMN MICROSCOPESSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2900NoNo
17901767SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCANNING A SAMPLE USING MULTI-BEAM INSPECTION APPARATUSSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2331NoNo
17822530PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTAugust 2022January 2025Allow2910NoNo
17802912ION SOURCE, MASS SPECTROMETER, ION SOURCE CONTROL METHODAugust 2022May 2025Allow3210NoNo
17897117CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM AXIAL CALIBRATIONAugust 2022June 2025Allow3410YesNo
17893836OPTICAL AUTO-FOCUS UNIT AND A METHOD FOR AUTO-FOCUSAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17817989APPARATUS OF ELECTRON BEAM COMPRISING PINNACLE LIMITING PLATE AND METHOD OF REDUCING ELECTRON-ELECTRON INTERACTIONAugust 2022January 2023Allow510NoNo
17817474MULTI-ELECTRON BEAM INSPECTION APPARATUS, MULTIPOLE ARRAY CONTROL METHOD, AND MULTI-ELECTRON BEAM INSPECTION METHODAugust 2022February 2025Allow3000NoNo
17880624REDUCTION OF THERMAL MAGNETIC FIELD NOISE IN TEM CORRECTOR SYSTEMSAugust 2022October 2023Allow1510YesNo
17877261INTERPOSER WITH LOAD HOLE FOR ION TRAPJuly 2022April 2025Allow3220NoNo
17869016SEPARATING IONS IN AN ION TRAPJuly 2022May 2024Allow2140NoNo
17864204Multiple Light Emitter for Inactivating MicroorganismsJuly 2022October 2024Abandon2741NoNo
17812035BROADBAND SYMPATHETIC ELECTROMAGNETICALLY-INDUCED TRANSPARENCY (EIT) COOLINGJuly 2022January 2025Allow3100NoNo
17812040BROADBAND SYMPATHETIC ELECTROMAGNETICALLY-INDUCED TRANSPARENCY (EIT) COOLINGJuly 2022March 2025Allow3200NoNo
17858943Light Modulated Electron SourceJuly 2022May 2023Allow1010NoNo
17847641APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF AN ELEMENT ON A PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC MASKJune 2022March 2023Allow810NoNo
17844156CONTAINER FOR LOW-TO-HIGH LEVEL LONG-LIVED RADIOACTIVE WASTEJune 2022November 2024Allow2900NoNo
17842581FUEL FABRICATION PROCESS FOR RADIOISOTOPE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORSJune 2022January 2025Allow3110NoNo
17833905EUV LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PLASMA GAS RECYCLING SYSTEM FOR HIGH-DENSITY PLASMA GENERATIONJune 2022January 2025Allow3210NoNo
17832975Catheter Having A Fiber Optic Force Sensor With A Mirror Having A Patterned ReflectanceJune 2022April 2023Allow1000NoNo
17805482METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MULTIPLE TRANSITION MONITORINGJune 2022November 2024Allow2910NoNo
17831951SAMPLE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJune 2022July 2023Allow1410NoNo
17831029IONIZER EMITTER NOZZLESJune 2022November 2024Allow3000NoNo
17804599XPS METROLOGY FOR PROCESS CONTROL IN SELECTIVE DEPOSITIONMay 2022February 2023Allow800NoNo
17825261ARBITRARY ELECTRON DOSE WAVEFORMS FOR ELECTRON MICROSCOPYMay 2022March 2023Allow1010NoNo
17825672Lighted Mirror System Utilizing Fluorescence Enhanced TheragnosisMay 2022June 2025Abandon3701NoNo
17777171LAMINATED SHEETMay 2022October 2024Allow2900NoNo
17775993LIGHT-EMITTING BODY, ELECTRON BEAM DETECTOR, AND SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPEMay 2022June 2025Allow3730NoNo
17741195Visible and infrared light reflective air purification systemMay 2022April 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17737622MASS SPECTROMETRIC SYSTEM WITH ION MOBILITY ANALYZER AT ELEVATED PRESSUREMay 2022January 2023Allow900NoNo
17736358COLOR MIXED EXCIMER LAMP FOR SOFT GLOW EFFECTMay 2022June 2024Allow2500NoNo
17734774METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTMay 2022December 2024Allow3111NoNo
17731726METHOD FOR VOLTAGE CONTRAST IMAGING WITH A CORPUSCULAR MULTI-BEAM MICROSCOPE, CORPUSCULAR MULTI-BEAM MICROSCOPE FOR VOLTAGE CONTRAST IMAGING AND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES FOR VOLTAGE CONTRAST IMAGING WITH A CORPUSCULAR MULTI-BEAM MICROSCOPEApril 2022April 2025Abandon3621NoNo
17771551CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICEApril 2022September 2024Allow2810NoNo
17726421Systems and methods of determining aberrations in images obtained by a charged-particle beam toolApril 2022August 2024Allow2810NoNo
17770576METHOD FOR INSPECTING A SPECIMEN AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICEApril 2022October 2024Allow3001NoNo
17725151Charged Particle Beam DeviceApril 2022November 2023Allow1911NoNo
17724219ION INJECTION TO AN ELECTROSTATIC TRAPApril 2022July 2023Allow1510NoNo
17722028EUV COLLECTOR MIRRORApril 2022December 2024Allow3200NoNo
17768747TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY DEVICE AND ANALYSIS METHODApril 2022June 2024Allow2600NoNo

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
23
Examiner Affirmed
11
(47.8%)
Examiner Reversed
12
(52.2%)
Reversal Percentile
79.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 52.2% 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
54
Allowed After Appeal Filing
18
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
36
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
50.8%
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, 33.3% 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 1,190 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 86.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 20 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MCCORMACK, JASON L's allowance rate of 86.7% places them in the 60% 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 1.65 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 45% 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 20 months. This places the examiner in the 89% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +6.8% 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, 29.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 45% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 41.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 57% 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, 60.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 49% 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 63.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 37% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 35.0% 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, 46.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 53% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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 3.9% of allowed cases (in the 75% 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

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