Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19212751 | BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY SYSTEM | May 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19212810 | BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY DEVICE COMPATIBLE WITH ROTATING TARGET AND FIXED TARGET AND TARGET REPLACEMENT METHOD | May 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19008683 | ELECTRON DETECTION DEVICE AND SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE | January 2025 | February 2025 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18770357 | PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY OF EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEMS | July 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18768828 | TWO DIMENSIONAL MSMS | July 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18747343 | ION SOURCE | June 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18674512 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MULTI-BEAM PARTICLE BEAM MICROSCOPE | May 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18657924 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR BEAM MISALIGNMENT DETECTION | May 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18630314 | MASS SPECTROMETRY VIA FREQUENCY TAGGING | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18436259 | ONLINE CHROMATOGRAPHY AND ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETER | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18395196 | LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRON BEAM CONTROL OF CONDUCTIVE STATE AT A COMPLEX-OXIDE INTERFACE | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18394560 | FAST COOLING OF ION MOTION IN A LONG CHAIN USING LOCAL MODES | December 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 22 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18522512 | QUANTITATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF DIMERS IN CO-FORMULATIONS | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18520974 | ION FOCUSING | November 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18519325 | Charged-Particle Beam Microscope With Differential Vacuum Pressures | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18505731 | NAIL LAMP, AND STORAGE METHOD FOR NAIL LAMP | November 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18387604 | PROTON THERAPY TUNING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | November 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18496031 | METHOD OF TREATING PLANT, METHOD OF PRODUCING PLANT INFECTED WITH MICROORGANISM, METHOD OF PRODUCING FERMENTED PLANT PRODUCT, AND PLANT TREATMENT APPARATUS | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18383422 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EVENT MODULATED ELECTRON MICROSCOPY | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18489510 | NEBULISER OUTLET | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18381251 | NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY SYSTEM | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18487946 | CHARGED PARTICLE OPTICAL DEVICE, OBJECTIVE LENS ASSEMBLY, DETECTOR, DETECTOR ARRAY, AND METHODS | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 18479654 | TRAPPING AND MANIPULATION OF NANOPARTICLES WITH LIGHT AND ELECTRIC FIELD | October 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18479623 | STERILIZATION MODULE, WATER PURIFICATION DEVICE, AND SYSTEM COMPRISING WATER PURIFICATION DEVICE | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18373283 | STERILIZATION MODULE AND WATER PURIFYING DEVICE INCLUDING SAME | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18244544 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ION ENERGY DISTRIBUTION | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18242839 | SAMPLE MOUNT FOR ELECTRON BACKSCATTER DIFFRACTION | September 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18461889 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ATOMIC OBJECT CONFINEMENT APPARATUS | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18242435 | STERILIZING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT TABLE | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18241346 | ORIENTATION REFERENCE SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL IMAGING | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18237506 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING A MULTI-LAYER MULTI-LEAF COLLIMATION SYSTEM | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18234123 | ION BEAM SOURCE, SUBSTRATE PROCESS APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18450232 | TWO DIMENSIONAL MSMS | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18449450 | Non-Gravitational Fluid Delivery Device For Ophthalmic Applications | August 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18447106 | DYNAMIC INFRARED SCENE GENERATION AND PROJECTION SYSTEM AND METHODS | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18276619 | DETECTOR DEVICE | August 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18366045 | UV SANITIZING APPARATUS | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18228206 | SHOCK WAVE VISUALIZATION FOR EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET PLASMA OPTIMIZATION | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18262920 | A RADIATION MODULATOR ASSEMBLY AND RADIATION DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR USE IN ION-BASED RADIOTHERAPY AND A PLANNING METHOD FOR ION-BASED RADIOTHERAPY | July 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18357904 | ROTATING SAMPLE HOLDER FOR RANDOM ANGLE SAMPLING IN TOMOGRAPHY | July 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18354524 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION AND DELIVERY OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES FOR CHARGED PARTICLE ANALYSIS | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18345929 | HARD-SURFACE DISINFECTION SYSTEM | June 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18214264 | MATERIAL SURFACE REFORMING APPARATUS USING ION IMPLANTATION | June 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18268122 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRON DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210402 | FILTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGING A SUBJECT | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18333637 | Charged Particle Beam Device | June 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18201229 | Light Source for High Power Coherent Light, Imaging System, and Method of Using Relativistic Electrons for Imaging and Treatment | May 2023 | July 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18196296 | STAGE APPARATUS | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18144463 | METHOD OF CHARACTERIZATION OF VISIBLE AND/OR SUB-VISIBLE PARTICLES IN BIOLOGICS | May 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18142913 | PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY OF EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEMS | May 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18142212 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING MULTIPLE PRECURSER, NEUTRAL LOSS AND PRODUCT ION SCANS IN A SINGLE ION TRAP | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18134887 | ION FOCUSING | April 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18189632 | TARGET-ASSOCIATED MOLECULES FOR CHARACTERIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH BIOLOGICAL TARGETS | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18186662 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18245703 | CARBON ION GENERATING DEVICE | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18120617 | Charged Particle Beam Apparatus and Control Method for Charged Particle Beam Apparatus | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18181395 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MULTI-BEAM PARTICLE BEAM MICROSCOPE | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18117634 | ONLINE CHROMATOGRAPHY AND ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETER | March 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18114883 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSMISSION AND DETECTION OF FREE RADICALS | February 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18111714 | IMS ANALYZER | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18169270 | Aberration Correcting Device and Electron Microscope | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18164379 | METHOD OF OPERATING A PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM, PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM | February 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18104101 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EVENT MODULATED ELECTRON MICROSCOPY | January 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18101260 | Dose Cup Assembly for an Ion Implanter | January 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18158997 | RAPID AND AUTOMATIC VIRUS IMAGING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM AS WELL AS METHODS THEREOF | January 2023 | July 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18006526 | ION MOBILITY SEPARATION | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18016764 | Energy Filter, and Energy Analyzer and Charged Particle Beam Device Provided with Same | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18016060 | VESSEL HOLDER FIXED WITH CONICAL SCREW | January 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18015605 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE AND SAMPLE OBSERVATION METHOD | January 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18151530 | OBSERVATION SYSTEM, OBSERVATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18087648 | IN-LINE DEPTH MEASUREMENTS BY AFM | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18087441 | Method and Apparatus of Preparing a Sample of One or More Molecule(s) for Imaging with a Cryo-Electron Microscope | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18067618 | MEDICAL DEVICE INSPECTION SYSTEM | December 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 18065438 | CHARGED PARTICLE SENSORS INCLUDING WIDE BANDGAP MATERIALS | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18079071 | GAS FEED DEVICE, SYSTEM HAVING A GAS FEED DEVICE, AND PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS HAVING A GAS FEED DEVICE OR THE SYSTEM | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18079065 | GAS SUPPLY DEVICE, PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS HAVING A GAS SUPPLY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE GAS SUPPLY DEVICE AND THE PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS | December 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18076429 | ION BEAM CUTTING CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | December 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18059166 | HUMIDITY STABILIZATION DURING THE PREPARATION OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES FOR SPECTROMETRY | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18059172 | Non-Gravitational Fluid Delivery Device For Ophthalmic Applications | November 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17991415 | INTERFERENCE SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17999004 | CHROMATOGRAPH MASS SPECTROMETRY DATA PROCESSING METHOD, CHROMATOGRAPH MASS SPECTROMETER, AND CHROMATOGRAPH MASS SPECTROMETRY DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM | November 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17986248 | STRUCTURAL-COUPLING SYSTEM FOR LASER AND METHOD OF USE | November 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17982178 | QUANTITATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF DIMERS IN CO-FORMULATIONS | November 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18051586 | Systems And Methods For Transferring A Sample | November 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17922780 | ENHANCED ARCHITECTURE FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE DETECTION DEVICE | November 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17997712 | PATIENT POSITIONING FOR RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17922204 | Tweezers, Conveyance Device, and Method for Conveying Sample Piece | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17921737 | Charged Particle Beam Apparatus | October 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17921587 | SURFACE ANALYSIS SYSTEM COMPRISING A PULSED ELECTRON SOURCE | October 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17962915 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS | October 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17918100 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNAL ELECTRON DETECTION | October 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17917669 | LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRON BEAM CONTROL OF CONDUCTIVE STATE AT A COMPLEX-OXIDE INTERFACE | October 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17995630 | 70 MEV TO 150 MEV CYCLOTRON DEDICATED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT INCLUDING A ROBOTIC CHAIR/TABLE | October 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17956276 | LIQUID CELL FOR ELECTRON MICROSCOPE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17955252 | DISTORTION REDUCTION IN A MULTI-BEAM IMAGING SYSTEM | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17935265 | RADIOTHERAPY MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17951951 | Charged Particle Beam Apparatus and Image Adjustment Method | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17914188 | Electron Microscopy Support | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17913450 | Charged Particle Gun, Charged Particle Beam System, and Lock Nut | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17913655 | SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner VANORE, DAVID A.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. 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 VANORE, DAVID A works in Art Unit 2881 and has examined 1,580 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 18 months.
Examiner VANORE, DAVID A's allowance rate of 88.2% places them in the 68% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by VANORE, DAVID A receive 1.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 11% 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 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 +6.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by VANORE, DAVID A. This interview benefit is in the 33% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 74% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 53.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 79% 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, 76.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 61% 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 79.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 43.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 52.9% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.7% of allowed cases (in the 78% 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 9.6% of allowed cases (in the 88% 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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