Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19304718 | BATTERY TESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD, PRODUCTION METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM | August 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19049826 | SMART SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND PROCESSING OF SPENT LITHIUM CELLS | February 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19039935 | CATHODE DEVICE WITH IMPROVED ELECTRON EMITTER CONTACTING | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18978709 | CHANGING THE ORIENTATION OF THE X-RAY EMITTER IN ORDER TO VARY THE X-RAY RADIATION | December 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18865686 | X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETER | November 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18945243 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR X-RAY BACKSCATTER INSPECTION OF PARTS | November 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18937615 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY USING SPECTRAL INFORMATION FROM TWO ORTHOGONAL PLANES | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18787669 | MOUNTED PLANAR FILAMENT | July 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18750862 | X-RAY TUBE CATHODE FOCUSING ELEMENT | June 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18671529 | CONCENTRICITY MEASUREMENT AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GOLF BALLS AND GOLF BALL COMPONENTS | May 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18699518 | DEVICE FOR THE DETECTION OF GAMMA RAYS BASED ON SEGMENTED METASCINTILLATOR BLOCK DETECTORS | April 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18609103 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM | March 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 23 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18604646 | X-RAY DETECTOR AND RADIOGRAPHIC X-RAY APPARATUS | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18600549 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RADIATION PARAMETERS | March 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18589564 | PORTABLE MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE | February 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18685491 | X-RAY SPECTROMETER AND PULSE HEIGHT PREDICTION PROGRAM | February 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18441577 | METHOD FOR SCANNING OF AN OBJECT IN A SCANNING APPARATUS | February 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18439625 | X-RAY DETECTOR SYSTEM WITH AT LEAST TWO STACKED FLAT BRAGG DIFFRACTORS | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18435028 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING MICROSCOPIC LAYER IMAGES OF 3-DIMENSIONAL FLUORESCENT OBJECTS | February 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18425596 | RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | January 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18291810 | ANALYSIS SYSTEM, ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18407503 | DETECTOR STAND AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION APPARATUS | January 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18401182 | ORE COMPONENT ANALYSIS DEVICE AND METHOD | December 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18575673 | INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18544934 | Calibration Method and Device Therefor | December 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18533091 | Display Device For Reducing Radiation Exposure To Medical Personnel | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18494132 | INTEGRATED BACKSCATTER X-RAY ASSEMBLIES FOR DETECTING BACKSCATTER X-RAYS REFLECTED BY TARGET AREA OF ARTICLE UNDER TEST AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | October 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18488676 | Rotational X-ray Inspection System and Method | October 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18284623 | RADIOGRAPHIC INSPECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF INSPECTING OBJECT | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18466725 | Systems and Methods for Generating High-Energy Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography Images of Bulk Materials | September 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18465144 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AN X-RAY TUBE FILAMENT | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18281237 | A SCREENING SYSTEM | September 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18243283 | X-Ray Tube Anode with Optimized Area Focal Spot Track | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18460939 | X-RAY TUBE WITH IMPROVED SPECTRUM | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18457713 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ENERGY TRANSMISSION IN A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE | August 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18456259 | X-RAY SOURCE | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18366760 | HEATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEATING A BREAST SUPPORT PLATFORM | August 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18364221 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGING A SUBJECT | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18274617 | X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS DEVICE | July 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18355557 | X-RAY PHASE IMAGING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD OF PREVIEW IMAGE IN X-RAY PHASE IMAGING APPARATUS | July 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18354267 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A BUILT-IN ALIGNMENT MECHANISM FOR AN X-RAY FOCAL SPOT | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18024254 | METHOD OF DETERMINING HAFNIUM CONTENT IN METALLIC ZIRCONIUM AND ALLOYS BASED THEREON | July 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18260983 | X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS | July 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350093 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD | July 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350255 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD | July 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18271358 | Laue Measurement System With Turntable And Method Of Operating The Same | July 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18271415 | X-RAY SOURCE FOR X-RAY DIFFRACTION APPARATUS, RELATED APPARATUS AND METHOD | July 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18216072 | HARDWARE FOR AUTOMATION OF COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY SAMPLE CHANGING | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18340458 | RADIOTHERAPY DEVICE COMPRISING A TILTING MECHANISM | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18212434 | Method to Control Gap for Sheet Manufacturing Measurement Processes | June 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18018293 | AUTOMATED ANALYZER | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18038870 | X-RAY FLUORESCENCE WITH HEAVY ELEMENT TARGET AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | May 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18197978 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR RADIATION BEAM ASYMMETRY MEASUREMENTS USING ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING DEVICES | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18316802 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MASS FRACTIONS IN A TEST SAMPLE WITH WAVE-LENGTH DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETERS | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18252201 | METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING UNKNOWN PARTICLES ON A SURFACE OF A SEMI-CONDUCTOR WAFER | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18309021 | X-RAY SEQUENTIAL ARRAY WAVELENGTH DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETER | April 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18138787 | X-RAY SCATTER REDUCING DEVICE FOR USE WITH 2D MAMMOGRAPHY AND TOMOSYNTHESIS | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18137342 | DIFFRACTIVE ANALYZER OF PATIENT TISSUE | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18030335 | FLEXIBLE SAMPLE HOLDER FOR CRYSTALLINE SPONGE | April 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18245916 | Substrate Alloy Influence Compensation | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18044454 | X-RAY RADIOSCOPE | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18025145 | CONTROLLER FOR A CT SCANNER | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18043988 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND MEASUREMENT METHOD | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18023967 | A DEVICE FOR TESTING A FLAT PLATE-SHAPED MATERIAL | February 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18175121 | TRANSMISSION X-RAY DIFFRACTION APPARATUS AND RELATED METHOD | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18175171 | X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SYSTEM AND X-RAY SOURCE WITH ELECTRICALLY INSULATIVE TARGET MATERIAL | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18174673 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING DIFFRACTION PATTERN OF MIXTURE, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18170865 | INSPECTION DEVICE | February 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17795205 | Holder for and X-ray protection element | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18107026 | DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FULL-FIELD X-RAY FLUORESCENCE IMAGING ANALYSIS | February 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18100683 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVELY CONTROLLING FILAMENT CURRENT IN AN X-RAY TUBE | January 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18158223 | X-RAY ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH MULTI-SOURCE DESIGN | January 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18014401 | SAMPLE HOLDER FOR AN X-RAY ANALYSIS APPARATUS | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18149208 | Detection Systems with Scintillator-Based Filtering | January 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18013198 | X-RAY ANALYZER | December 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18087107 | DENTAL IMAGING WITH PHOTON-COUNTING DETECTOR | December 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069895 | PORTABLE XRF DATA SCREENING METHOD FOR HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATED SOIL | December 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17999491 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA RELATING TO A RADIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF A PATIENT | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17988867 | CORRECTION AMOUNT SPECIFYING APPARATUS, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND JIG | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17925608 | X-RAY GENERATING APPARATUS | November 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17986880 | Cylindrical Shell Detection Method and Cylindrical Shell Detection Device | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18053551 | MOTION FREE CT SAMPLING WITH ELECTRON BEAM SCANNING AND TIME DELAY INTEGRATION DETECTOR | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18052275 | DEVICE FOR CLOSING THE INPUT OPENING IN THE SAMPLE CHAMBER IN AN X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETER | November 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17921135 | HANDHELD INSPECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF INSPECTING AN INFRASTRUCTURE HAVING A STRUCTURE WALL SUPPORTED INTO MATERIAL | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18048771 | RADIOGRAPHING APPARATUS | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17949774 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17903684 | INTERACTIVE MODEL INTERFACE FOR IMAGE SELECTION IN MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17902926 | Monitoring properties of X-ray beam during X-ray analysis | September 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17902952 | COMPONENT RESIDUAL STRESS TESTING PLATFORM BASED ON NEUTRON DIFFRACTION AND EXPERIMENTAL METHOD THEREOF | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17821641 | X-Ray Source and Transmission Window | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17886534 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY GANTRY WITH PROXIMITY SWITCH FOR DETECTING A ZERO POSITION | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17816987 | Systems and Methods to Determine a Safe Time to Fire in a Vehicle Inspection Portal | August 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17816996 | RADIOTHERAPY TARGET DEVICE | August 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17876809 | Methods and Means for Neutron Imaging Within a Borehole | July 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17794855 | X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYZER | July 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17865842 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM | July 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17792066 | ALERT OUTPUT APPARATUS, ALERT OUTPUT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM | July 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17849632 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING SHORT-WAVELENGTH CHARACTERISTIC X-RAY DIFFRACTION BASED ON ARRAY DETECTION | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17788839 | Mineralogical Analysis System of Copper Concentrate | June 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17846057 | STATIONARY X-RAY SOURCE ARRAY FOR DIGITAL TOMOSYNTHESIS | June 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ARTMAN, THOMAS R.
With a 20.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges 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, 31.2% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner ARTMAN, THOMAS R works in Art Unit 2884 and has examined 637 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.
Examiner ARTMAN, THOMAS R's allowance rate of 90.9% places them in the 75% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by ARTMAN, THOMAS R receive 1.23 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 16% 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 ARTMAN, THOMAS R is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 84% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +1.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ARTMAN, THOMAS R. This interview benefit is in the 19% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 37.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 84% 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 57.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 83% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 15% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 72.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 46.2% 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, 34.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.4% of allowed cases (in the 71% 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 1.4% of allowed cases (in the 64% 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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