USPTO Examiner ARTMAN THOMAS R - Art Unit 2884

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18865686X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETERNovember 2024May 2025Allow600NoNo
18937615SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY USING SPECTRAL INFORMATION FROM TWO ORTHOGONAL PLANESNovember 2024June 2025Allow710NoNo
18750862X-RAY TUBE CATHODE FOCUSING ELEMENTJune 2024April 2025Allow1000YesNo
18671529CONCENTRICITY MEASUREMENT AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GOLF BALLS AND GOLF BALL COMPONENTSMay 2024December 2024Allow700YesNo
18600549SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RADIATION PARAMETERSMarch 2024December 2024Allow900YesNo
18685491X-RAY SPECTROMETER AND PULSE HEIGHT PREDICTION PROGRAMFebruary 2024June 2024Allow400NoNo
18439625X-RAY DETECTOR SYSTEM WITH AT LEAST TWO STACKED FLAT BRAGG DIFFRACTORSFebruary 2024October 2024Allow810NoNo
18435028METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING MICROSCOPIC LAYER IMAGES OF 3-DIMENSIONAL FLUORESCENT OBJECTSFebruary 2024May 2024Allow300NoNo
18401182ORE COMPONENT ANALYSIS DEVICE AND METHODDecember 2023March 2024Allow200NoNo
18533091Display Device For Reducing Radiation Exposure To Medical PersonnelDecember 2023June 2025Allow1810YesNo
18488676Rotational X-ray Inspection System and MethodOctober 2023March 2024Allow510NoNo
18281237A SCREENING SYSTEMSeptember 2023November 2023Allow300YesNo
18460939X-RAY TUBE WITH IMPROVED SPECTRUMSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2110NoNo
18366760HEATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEATING A BREAST SUPPORT PLATFORMAugust 2023June 2024Allow1110YesNo
18364221SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGING A SUBJECTAugust 2023January 2025Allow1820NoNo
18350093INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHODJuly 2023October 2023Allow400NoNo
18350255INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHODJuly 2023February 2024Allow710YesNo
18271358Laue Measurement System With Turntable And Method Of Operating The SameJuly 2023May 2025Allow2300NoNo
18197978SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR RADIATION BEAM ASYMMETRY MEASUREMENTS USING ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING DEVICESMay 2023August 2024Allow1500YesNo
18316802SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MASS FRACTIONS IN A TEST SAMPLE WITH WAVE-LENGTH DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETERSMay 2023May 2025Allow2400NoNo
18309021X-RAY SEQUENTIAL ARRAY WAVELENGTH DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETERApril 2023June 2023Allow200NoNo
18138787X-RAY SCATTER REDUCING DEVICE FOR USE WITH 2D MAMMOGRAPHY AND TOMOSYNTHESISApril 2023August 2024Allow1510NoNo
18137342DIFFRACTIVE ANALYZER OF PATIENT TISSUEApril 2023March 2025Allow2310NoNo
18245916Substrate Alloy Influence CompensationMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710NoNo
18044454X-RAY RADIOSCOPEMarch 2023March 2025Allow2510NoNo
18043988MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND MEASUREMENT METHODMarch 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18023967A DEVICE FOR TESTING A FLAT PLATE-SHAPED MATERIALFebruary 2023June 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18175171X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SYSTEM AND X-RAY SOURCE WITH ELECTRICALLY INSULATIVE TARGET MATERIALFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2511NoNo
18174673DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING DIFFRACTION PATTERN OF MIXTURE, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2400NoNo
18175121TRANSMISSION X-RAY DIFFRACTION APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18170865INSPECTION DEVICEFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2410NoNo
18107026DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FULL-FIELD X-RAY FLUORESCENCE IMAGING ANALYSISFebruary 2023July 2023Allow510NoNo
18100683SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVELY CONTROLLING FILAMENT CURRENT IN AN X-RAY TUBEJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2810NoNo
18158223X-RAY ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH MULTI-SOURCE DESIGNJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2410NoNo
18014401SAMPLE HOLDER FOR AN X-RAY ANALYSIS APPARATUSJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2710NoNo
18087107DENTAL IMAGING WITH PHOTON-COUNTING DETECTORDecember 2022March 2025Abandon2720NoNo
18069895PORTABLE XRF DATA SCREENING METHOD FOR HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATED SOILDecember 2022May 2023Allow500NoNo
17999491METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA RELATING TO A RADIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF A PATIENTNovember 2022February 2025Allow2710NoNo
17988867CORRECTION AMOUNT SPECIFYING APPARATUS, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND JIGNovember 2022February 2025Allow2701YesNo
17925608X-RAY GENERATING APPARATUSNovember 2022December 2024Allow2510NoNo
17986880Cylindrical Shell Detection Method and Cylindrical Shell Detection DeviceNovember 2022February 2025Allow2710NoNo
18053551MOTION FREE CT SAMPLING WITH ELECTRON BEAM SCANNING AND TIME DELAY INTEGRATION DETECTORNovember 2022February 2025Allow2710YesNo
18052275DEVICE FOR CLOSING THE INPUT OPENING IN THE SAMPLE CHAMBER IN AN X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETERNovember 2022September 2024Allow2300NoNo
17921135HANDHELD INSPECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF INSPECTING AN INFRASTRUCTURE HAVING A STRUCTURE WALL SUPPORTED INTO MATERIALOctober 2022January 2025Allow2710NoNo
18048771RADIOGRAPHING APPARATUSOctober 2022June 2025Allow3120NoNo
17949774MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMESeptember 2022February 2025Allow2900NoNo
17903684INTERACTIVE MODEL INTERFACE FOR IMAGE SELECTION IN MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMSSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2400NoNo
17902926Monitoring properties of X-ray beam during X-ray analysisSeptember 2022May 2024Allow2010NoNo
17902952COMPONENT RESIDUAL STRESS TESTING PLATFORM BASED ON NEUTRON DIFFRACTION AND EXPERIMENTAL METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2400NoNo
17821641X-Ray Source and Transmission WindowAugust 2022January 2025Allow2920YesNo
17886534COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY GANTRY WITH PROXIMITY SWITCH FOR DETECTING A ZERO POSITIONAugust 2022August 2024Allow2410NoNo
17816996RADIOTHERAPY TARGET DEVICEAugust 2022December 2024Allow2910YesNo
17816987Systems and Methods to Determine a Safe Time to Fire in a Vehicle Inspection PortalAugust 2022May 2025Abandon3320NoNo
17876809Methods and Means for Neutron Imaging Within a BoreholeJuly 2022April 2024Abandon2010NoNo
17794855X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYZERJuly 2022July 2024Allow2410NoNo
17865842RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEMJuly 2022December 2023Allow1710NoNo
17792066ALERT OUTPUT APPARATUS, ALERT OUTPUT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMJuly 2022May 2025Abandon3420NoNo
17849632DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING SHORT-WAVELENGTH CHARACTERISTIC X-RAY DIFFRACTION BASED ON ARRAY DETECTIONJune 2022June 2024Allow2420YesNo
17846057STATIONARY X-RAY SOURCE ARRAY FOR DIGITAL TOMOSYNTHESISJune 2022March 2025Abandon3320NoNo
17833654OFFLINE ANGLE SELECTION IN ROTATIONAL IMAGING AND TRACKING SYSTEMSJune 2022April 2023Allow1000YesNo
17804587INSPECTION POSITION IDENTIFICATION METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND INSPECTION DEVICEMay 2022July 2023Allow1400NoNo
17780218X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYZERMay 2022February 2025Abandon3220NoNo
17779636SAMPLE HOLDER FOR PERFORMING X-RAY ANALYSIS ON A CRYSTALLINE SAMPLE, AND SAMPLE HOLDER HANDLING SYSTEMMay 2022September 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17743930Apparatus and Method for X-ray Fluorescence AnalysisMay 2022February 2024Allow2110NoNo
17733626X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETERApril 2022August 2022Allow300NoNo
17661257STATIC CT DETECTION DEVICEApril 2022January 2024Allow2010NoNo
17754998PATTERNED X-RAY EMITTING TARGETApril 2022January 2024Allow2110YesNo
17721216ONLINE ANGLE SELECTION IN ROTATIONAL IMAGING AND TRACKING SYSTEMSApril 2022December 2023Allow2020YesNo
17659174SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRETREATEMENT IMAGING IN ADAPTIVE RADIATION THERAPYApril 2022August 2024Allow2810YesNo
17718677SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING AN X-RAY IMAGE OF A SUBJECTApril 2022May 2025Abandon3720NoNo
17754624SPECTROMETERApril 2022December 2024Allow3230NoNo
17765873METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BLOWN FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENTApril 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17711171DETECTION SCHEME FOR X-RAY SMALL ANGLE SCATTERINGApril 2022October 2022Allow600YesNo
17709060HIGH DOSE RATE RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING, SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2022June 2024Allow2610NoNo
17705661INTERFACE MODULE FOR X-RAY COLLIMATORMarch 2022May 2023Allow1400NoNo
17695495SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR X-RAY BACKSCATTER INSPECTION OF PARTSMarch 2022August 2024Allow2910NoNo
17654541IMAGING SYSTEM WITH BALANCED INTEGRATED POWER SOURCEMarch 2022June 2024Allow2720NoNo
17692994Advanced X-Ray Emission SpectrometersMarch 2022September 2023Allow1810NoNo
17641987X-RAY RADIATION SOURCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGN OF THE SAMEMarch 2022April 2024Allow2510NoNo
17636926SYSTEM FOR X-RAY DARK-FIELD, PHASE CONTRAST AND ATTENUATION IMAGE ACQUISITIONFebruary 2022May 2024Allow2710NoNo
17635856REMOTE OPERATION CONTROL SYSTEM, REMOTE OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17635208X-RAY AUTOMATED CALIBRATION AND MONITORINGFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2611NoNo
17666129METHODS FOR SATURATION CORRECTION AND DYNAMIC GAIN CONFIGURATION AND APPARATUSES FOR PERFORMING THE SAMEFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3411NoNo
17591612RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAMFebruary 2022February 2024Allow2410NoNo
17592332X-ray Multi-leaf Dynamic Collimation for Multiple Source-in-motion Tomosynthesis Imaging SystemFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2820YesNo
17591099PRE-PATIENT COLLIMATOR HAVING A SELF-SHIELDING DESIGN AND ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COMPONENTSFebruary 2022January 2024Allow2410NoNo
17591419X-RAY SCATTER REDUCING DEVICE FOR USE WITH 2D MAMMOGRAPHY AND TOMOSYNTHESISFebruary 2022January 2023Allow1210NoNo
17625758Radiology Holding Unit for a Radiology DeviceJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3200YesNo
17597040Optical Measuring Assembly and Gas Sensor Comprising SameDecember 2021February 2024Allow2510NoNo
17558412X-RAY TUBE CATHODE FOCUSING ELEMENTDecember 2021March 2024Allow2720NoNo
17554415X-Ray Spectroscopic Analysis Apparatus and Elemental Analysis MethodDecember 2021June 2023Allow1800NoNo
17550440APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR COMBINED SIMULTANEOUS ANALYSES OF MATERIALSDecember 2021July 2023Allow1910NoNo
17547479SAMPLE MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR AN X-RAY ANALYSIS APPARATUSDecember 2021October 2023Allow2310NoNo
17533504APPARATUS FOR X RAY IRRADIATIONNovember 2021May 2023Allow1810YesNo
17532767X-RAY REFLECTOMETRY APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF FOR MEASURING THREE DIMENSIONAL NANOSTRUCTURES ON FLAT SUBSTRATENovember 2021August 2023Allow2110YesNo
17454662RADIATION THERAPY APPARATUS AND RADIATION THERAPY METHODNovember 2021August 2024Allow3310NoNo
17523978X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND POSITIONAL DEVIATION DETECTION UNIT FOR X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUSNovember 2021June 2025Allow4340YesNo
17523544SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR RADIATION BEAM ASYMMETRY MEASUREMENTS USING ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING DEVICESNovember 2021February 2023Allow1510YesNo
17513719SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGING A SUBJECTOctober 2021July 2023Allow2000NoNo
17512279THERMALLY COUPLED IMAGER FOR PERFORMING TIME AND POSITION SENSITIVE IMAGING OF SINGLE PHOTONSOctober 2021March 2025Allow4010NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ARTMAN, THOMAS R.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
4
(80.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(20.0%)
Reversal Percentile
31.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
16
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(31.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(68.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
45.6%
Lower 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, 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ARTMAN, THOMAS R works in Art Unit 2884 and has examined 708 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ARTMAN, THOMAS R's allowance rate of 90.7% places them in the 73% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ARTMAN, THOMAS R receive 1.19 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 20% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ARTMAN, THOMAS R is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 73% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +2.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ARTMAN, THOMAS R. This interview benefit is in the 22% 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.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 37.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 81% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 58.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 81% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

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 14% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 72.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 56% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 34.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

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 1.2% of allowed cases (in the 59% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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