USPTO Examiner DOWNING SAVANNAH STARR - Art Unit 2884

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18594464DEFORMATION ANALYSIS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SECONDARY BATTERYMarch 2024January 2026Allow2300NoNo
18396032FIELD EMISSION X-RAY SOURCE DEVICEDecember 2023March 2026Allow2610NoNo
18288341METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECONSTRUCTING A 3D MEDICAL IMAGEOctober 2023September 2025Allow2300NoNo
18553309RAPID X-RAY RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODSeptember 2023March 2026Allow2910YesNo
18284026RADIOGRAPHIC INSPECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF INSPECTING OBJECTSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18283011RADIATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUSSeptember 2023August 2025Abandon2310YesNo
18454971FLOATING CRADLE PATIENT TABLE WITH MULTI-MODALITY IMAGING CAPABILITYAugust 2023October 2025Allow2510YesNo
183585722D POLYMER BASED TARGETS FOR SERIAL X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYJuly 2023December 2025Allow2811NoNo
18259662Low-Profile X-Ray Scanning Source with Ring CollimatorJune 2023August 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18341606XPS SAMPLE HOLDER, APPARATUS FOR X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY USING THE SAMEJune 2023May 2025Allow2300NoNo
18211372Sample Container and Measuring MethodJune 2023August 2025Allow2620NoNo
18322044METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A RADIATION WINDOW WITH AN EDGE STRENGTHENING STRUCTURE AND A RADIATION WINDOW WITH AN EDGE STRENGTHENING STRUCTUREMay 2023February 2026Abandon3211NoNo
18318889Systems and a Method of Improved Material Classification Using Energy-Integrated Backscatter DetectorsMay 2023August 2025Allow2700NoNo
18137910X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INSPECTION WITH X-RAYSApril 2023January 2026Allow3320NoNo
18299028SCANNING METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER DEVICEApril 2023July 2025Allow2710NoNo
18187113RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023January 2026Abandon3410NoNo
18026668LINE-OF-SIGHT DETECTOR AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN SUB-THZ AND THZ RANGESMarch 2023September 2025Allow3010NoNo
18122191PARALLEL PLATE X-RAY COLLIMATOR HAVING A VARIABLE ACCEPTANCE ANGLE AND AN X-RAY ANALYSIS APPARATUSMarch 2023September 2025Allow3020NoNo
18024301SPECTRAL X-RAY MATERIAL DECOMPOSITION METHODMarch 2023January 2026Allow3410NoNo
18175833X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHODFebruary 2023February 2026Abandon3620NoNo
18021498DYNAMIC INTENSITY MODULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON ORTHOGONAL DOUBLE-LAYER GRATING ROTARY SWEEPINGFebruary 2023October 2025Abandon3220NoNo
18018065METHODS AND PATTERNING DEVICES AND APPARATUSES FOR MEASURING FOCUS PERFORMANCE OF A LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHODJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2510YesNo
18099668GRADIENT OPTIMIZED RADIAL TREATMENT (GORT)January 2023September 2025Allow3211YesNo
18011617SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME CONFIGURABLE BACKSCATTER SCANNERSDecember 2022February 2025Allow2610NoNo
18078930SAMPLE HOLDER FOR X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS METHOD USING THE SAMEDecember 2022April 2025Allow2810NoNo
18008747CABLE INSPECTION DEVICE AND CABLE INSPECTION METHODDecember 2022February 2025Allow2710YesNo
18055538PRODUCTION OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED PARTS IN BATCHES ADAPTED FOR EFFICIENT METROLOGYNovember 2022June 2025Allow3120NoNo
17881860COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN OUTLINE OF A LESION IN DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESISAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17881416IRRADIATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2022January 2025Allow2910NoNo
17881593SETUP FOR SCOUT SCANS IN A RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEMAugust 2022November 2025Allow4030NoNo
17881592SETUP FOR TREATMENT PLANNING SCANS IN A RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEMAugust 2022January 2026Allow4230NoNo
17876807METHOD TO DETERMINE A PATIENT DOSE DISTRIBUTION AND CORRESPONDING RADIATION DOSIMETRY APPARATUSJuly 2022October 2025Allow3831NoNo
17873713PORTABLE MODULAR UNIT FOR INSPECTING IN A TIMEPIECE THE PRESENCE OF A LUBRICATING AGENT OR OF AN EPILAMEJuly 2022March 2025Allow3230YesNo
17868919SILICON PHOTONIC SMOKE DETECTORJuly 2022August 2025Abandon3721NoNo
17833936IDENTIFICATION METHOD OF PLASTIC MICROPARTICLESJune 2022November 2024Allow2930NoNo
17834496SYSTEM AND METHODS OF CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTORS FOR BLAST FURNACE IMAGINGJune 2022January 2025Allow3221YesNo
17346537METHOD AND MECHANICAL DESIGN OF A FLEXURE INTERFACE FOR ULTRA-HIGH-VACUUM NANOPOSITIONING INVAR BASE NEAR-ZERO-LENGTH FEEDTHROUGHJune 2021April 2025Allow4600NoNo

Appeals Overview

No appeal data available for this record. This may indicate that no appeals have been filed or decided for applications in this dataset.

Examiner DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR works in Art Unit 2884 and has examined 1 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 46 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 97% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR receive 0.00 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 0% 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 DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR is 46 months. This places the examiner in the 11% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 27% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 33% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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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