Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19212763 | BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY (BNCT) SYSTEM COMPRISING A TARGET CURRENT MONITORING DEVICE | May 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19024835 | SEQUENTIAL ARRAY OF X-RAY IMAGING DETECTORS | January 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19018811 | COINCIDENCE TECHNIQUE-BASED X-RAY DETECTION DEVICE AND COMPOSITION ANALYSIS METHOD | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18862372 | DEVICE COMPRISING A CAPILLARY TUBE AND A MEASUREMENT MODULE FOR ESTIMATING AN ACTIVITY OF A RADIOACTIVE LIQUID | November 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18809820 | LIVING CELL MICROBEAM DIRECTIONAL AND QUANTITATIVE IRRADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD | August 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18767749 | SENSITIVE DETECTION OF LOW DOSES OF BETA PARTICLES USING QUARTZ CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS | July 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18656760 | ACCELERATED HIGHER RESOLUTION INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY | May 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18648725 | EXTRATERRESTRIAL NANOSECOND NEUTRON ANALYSIS AND ASSOCIATED PARTICLE IMAGING | April 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18645280 | METHOD OF DETECTING INTERNAL STRESS DISTRIBUTION OF TRANSPARENT MATERIAL BASED ON X-RAY DIFFRACTION | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18636614 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEEP-LEARNING BASED ESTIMATION OF CORONARY ARTERY PRESSURE DROP | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18612104 | SPECTROSCOPIC DEVICE AND SHAPE MEASUREMENT DEVICE COMPRISING AN ANALYSIS OPTICAL SYSTEM AND A LENGTH MEASUREMENT OPTICAL SYSTEM | March 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18600001 | PIPELINE INSPECTION APPARATUS COMPRISING MULTIPLE BARREL SECTIONS, ARTICULATING COMPONENTS, AND RADIALLY EXTENDING STRUCTURES | March 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18594064 | RADIATION DETECTION DEVICE COMPRISING A RADIATION DETECTOR, AN ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE BASE, A PROCESSING CIRCUIT, AND A PLURALITY OF RELAY BOARDS | March 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18589558 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS COMPRISING A RADIATION DETECTOR, A CONDUCTIVE BASE SUPPORTING THE RADIATION DETECTOR, A CIRCUIT BOARD, AND AN INSULATING MEMBER | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18685606 | VISUALIZATION OF TOUCH PANEL TO OBJECT DISTANCE IN X-RAY IMAGING | February 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18406459 | LOCATING MINING SITES USING AN OPEN MASS SPECTROMETER | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18402665 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING A FILTER, A SCINTILLATOR, A SENSOR, AND A SUBSTRATE | January 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18538102 | LOCATING MINING SITES USING NEUTRON DETECTION | December 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18530312 | X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND MEDICAL COUCH DEVICE COMPRISING A COUCHTOP, A DRIVE MECHANSM, A CONSOLE, AND PROCESSING CIRCUITRY | December 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18508946 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM COMPRISING A RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING A BURN-IN ESTIMATING UNIT | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18507495 | BLOOD-TISSUE SURFACE BASED RADIOSURGICAL RENAL TREATMENT PLANNING | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18499930 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM COMPRISING A RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18497097 | AN X-RAY GENERATING DEVICE COMPRISING AN ELECTRON BEAM GENERATOR TO GENERATE AN ELECTRON BEAM, A TARGET TO GENERATE X-RAYS, AN ECCENTRIC ROTATOR TO ROTATE THE TARGET, AND A DRIVER TO ROTATIONALLY DRIVE THE ECCENTRIC ROTATOR | October 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18493611 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS COMPRISING A FLUORESCENT MEMBER, A FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE, A SUPPORT BASE, A CONTROL BOARD, AND AN INTERPOSED MEMBER BETWEEN THE FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE AND THE SUPPORT BASE | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18382773 | DEFORMABLE IMAGE REGISTRATION PHANTOM COMPRISING A HOUSING, AN OUTER CYLINDER, A PARALLEL ECCENTRIC INNER CYLINDER ROTATABLY MOUNTED WITHIN THE OUTER CYLINDER, A BALL AND SOCKET MOUNT, AND A TARGET MOUNTED TO THE HOUSING | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18484341 | STRATEGY FOR CONTROLLING CATHODE WIDTH VOLTAGE | October 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18474225 | NEUTRON RAY THERAPY FACILITY INCLUDING A NEUTRON RAY GENERATING APPARATUS | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18473656 | MRI-BASED MOTION MONITORING AND GATING FOR RADIOTHERAPY | September 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18472435 | DOWNHOLE LITHIUM DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18368059 | IMAGING METHODS USING AN IMAGE SENSOR WITH MULTIPLE RADIATION DETECTORS | September 2023 | July 2024 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18254943 | GEL DOSIMETER FOR MEASURING RADIATION DOSE | August 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18238969 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLACEMENT OF ENERGY LAYERS AND SPOTS OF PROTON BEAMS IN TARGET REGIONS | August 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18237833 | RADIOTHERAPY METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND WORKFLOW-ORIENTED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES | August 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18455506 | METHODS OF USE OF ULTRA-HIGH DOSE RATE RADIATION AND THERAPEUTIC AGENT | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18231747 | PARTICLE TRANSPORT SIMULATION METHOD AND DEVICE | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18272962 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOSE GUIDANCE AND REPEATED ESTIMATION OF FINAL DELIVERED RADIATION DOSE FOR A RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM | July 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18219000 | RADIOTHERAPY METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND WORKFLOW-ORIENTED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES | July 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18344342 | SPECIMEN RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM COMPRISING A CABINET AND A SPECIMEN DRAWER POSITIONABLE BY A CONTROLLER IN THE CABINET | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18334946 | PROSPECTIVE AND RETROSPECTIVE ON-LINE ADAPTIVE RADIOTHERAPY | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18207404 | BIOLOGICAL EQUIVALENT DOSE INFORMED FLASH RADIATION THERAPY | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18325899 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RADIATION DELIVERY, COMPUTER DEVICE COMPRISING ONE OR MORE PROCESSORS AND MEMORY, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18201242 | APPARATUS COMPRISING A MEMORY, A CONTROL CIRCUIT, A USER INTERFACE, AND A RADIATION TREATMENT PLATFORM TO FACILITATE AN ADMINISTRATION OF A KNOWLEDGE-BASED RADIATION TREATMENT PLAN | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18318456 | SCALABLE SLIM RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT DELIVERY SYSTEM TOPOLOGY | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18315784 | NEUTRON BEAM SOURCE GENERATION SYSTEM COMPRISING AN ACCELERATOR, A TARGET, AND A NEUTRON BEAM SOURCE STABILIZATION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND NEUTRON BEAM SOURCE GENERATION METHOD | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18195998 | IMAGING APPARATUS | May 2023 | August 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18196004 | IMAGING METHOD COMPRISING MOVING AN IMAGE SENSOR ALONG A FIRST DIRECTION AMONG A PLURALITY OF POSITIONS RELATIVE TO A SCENE AND CAPTURING PARTIAL IMAGE OF THE SCENE RESPECTIVELY AT THE PLURALITY OF POSITIONS | May 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18036396 | VISUAL MONITORING METHOD FOR CROSS-SECTION TEMPERATURE FIELDS AND RADIATION CHARACTERISTICS OF BOILER FURNACES BY COMBINING RADIATION IMAGES AND SPECTRA | May 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18144617 | INTERNAL DOSE-ADAPTED AUTOMATED EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION THERAPY | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18308571 | TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEM, RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT PLANNING | April 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18135924 | RADIATION TREATMENT SYSTEM COMPRISING A CT APPARATUS, A TREATMENT PLANNING APPARATUS, AND A RADIATION CONTROL APPARATUS, RADIATION CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | April 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18297543 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS COMPRISING DETECTION UNIT, AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL UNIT, AND MEMORY CONTROL UNIT, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS | April 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18193940 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECTLY AND RAPIDLY DETECTING 14C OF CARBON DIOXIDE | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18028933 | X-RAY DETECTOR COMPRISING A NETWORK CHIP, A POWER SUPPLY, AND A SENSING CIRCUIT, AND X-RAY DETECTING SYSTEM | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18246721 | CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A RADIOTHERAPY DEVICE | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18027466 | WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM, AND WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT METHOD | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18119668 | Portable, rechargeable soil respiration and carbon dioxide sensor drill | March 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18168877 | X-RAY RADIATION DETECTOR HAVING A SEMICONDUCTOR BODY, AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE WINDOW LAYER, AND AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE BAR STRUCTURE, AND OPERATION METHOD | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18040343 | AN ARTICLE SCANNING SYSTEM COMPRISING A BOOM APPARATUS | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18161389 | GEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM, DEVICES, AND METHODS USING X-RAY FLUORESCENCE AND SPECTROSCOPY | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18157590 | APPARATUS COMPRISING A FIRST LENS, A SECOND LENS, A THIRD LENS, A FIRST OPTICAL FIBER, A SECOND OPTICAL FIBER, AND A SPECTROMETER FOR SPECTRAL ANALYSIS | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18094150 | RADIOTHERAPY METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND WORKFLOW-ORIENTED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES | January 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18004629 | SELF-POWERED NUCLEAR RADIATION DETECTOR COMPRISING A CABLE ASSEMBLY AND A TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF CORRECTING A TEMPERATURE RELATED CHANGE OF AN OUTPUT SIGNAL | January 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18004183 | PATIENT HANDLING SYSTEM COMPRISING A FIRST MOVEABLE PEDESTAL AND A SECOND MOVEABLE PEDESTAL FOR A MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18147772 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF FLUORESCENCE, INSIDE AN OBJECT | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18146704 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN FFS X-RAY SYSTEM | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18011523 | RADIATION INSPECTION APPARATUS INCLUDING A RADIATION DETECTOR COMPRISING A RADIATION DETECTING PANEL, A BENDTNG SUPPORT UNIT, AND A BENDING ADJUSTMENT UNIT | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18065105 | RADIATION EXPOSURE DOSE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, RADIATION EXPOSURE DOSE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | December 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18061918 | PASSIVE INFRARED SENSOR WITH PATTERNED LENS | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18059450 | CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS COMPRISING AN INFRARED EFFECT DETECTION UNIT, A TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT UNIT, AND A SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT, AND CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT METHOD | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18059400 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING MULTI-LEAF COLLIMATOR | November 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18057940 | STRUCTURE FOR FORMING A PARALLEL X-RAY BEAM, X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD | November 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18057177 | CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY CENTERING WITH AUGMENTED REALITY | November 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18055838 | RADIATION IMAGE DETECTOR COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF GATE CONTROL CIRCUITS, A PLURALITY OF READOUT CONTROL CIRCUITS, AND A POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT | November 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17973426 | TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION USING DOSE ESTIMATION AND CONFLICT DETECTION | October 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17921348 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS COMPRISING A DENSITY INFORMATION ACQUISITION UNIT AND AN IMAGE MODE DETERMINATION UNIT, AND RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING METHOD | October 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17971965 | RADIATION DETECTOR COMPRISING FIBER OPTIC PLATES AND IMAGE SENSORS, RADIATION DETECTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD | October 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17919825 | OXYGEN- AND FLUORINE-DOPED CESIUM AND RUBIDIUM LEAD PEROVSKITE COMPOUNDS FOR HARD RADIATION DETECTION | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17919406 | IMAGING PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR X-RAY DIFFRACTION CONTRAST TOMOGRAPHY (DCT) OF A GEMSTONE | October 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17918397 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, TRAINED MODEL, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE PROCESSING MODULE, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17995585 | A METHOD OF GENERATING A RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLAN FOR A PATIENT, A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND A COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPRISING A MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17958030 | Layered Scintillating Neutron Detector | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17915385 | AN ORTHOGONAL DOUBLE-LAYER GRATING DYNAMIC INTENSITY MODULATION SEGMENTATION METHOD BASED ON QUADRANT | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17950382 | A MOBILE MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING A LIDAR SENSOR AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUCH A MOBILE MEDICAL DEVICE | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17948354 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE HAVING A RADIATION PROTECTION APPARATUS FOR COVERING AN OPENING OF A GANTRY | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17945425 | APPARATUS COMPRISING INFRARED CAMERAS AND A TEMPERATURE SOURCE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CRACKS IN SAMPLES BY INFRARED RADIATION | September 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17802066 | OPTICAL PROBE COMPRISING A WAVEGUIDE AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME AND IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS OF SOIL PROPERTIES | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17892254 | NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY SYSTEM COMPRISING A BEAN SHAPING ASSEMBLY CONFIGURED TO SHAPE A NEUTRON BEAM | August 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17819640 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING | August 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17868889 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING 224Ra IN SEDIMENT BY USING PULSE IONIZATION CHAMBER EMANOMETER | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17853454 | DETECTING ANOMALOUS DOSE VOLUME HISTOGRAM INFORMATION | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17786995 | X-RAY HIGH-ABSORPTIVITY DETECTION SYSTEM AND IMAGE IMAGING METHOD | June 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17841952 | SCANNING MODE APPLICATION OF NEUTRON-INDUCED GAMMA ANALYSIS FOR SOIL CARBON MAPPING | June 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17834181 | TECHNIQUES FOR PATIENT POSITIONING QUALITY ASSURANCE PRIOR TO MAMMOGRAPHIC IMAGE ACQUISITION | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17756917 | MEASUREMENT OF METAL OR ALLOY COATING | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17830107 | SCALABLE SLIM RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT DELIVERY SYSTEM TOPOLOGY | June 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17780500 | X-RAY DETECTOR COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE LIGHT EMITTING LAYER | May 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17752625 | PROSPECTIVE AND RETROSPECTIVE ON-LINE ADAPTIVE RADIOTHERAPY | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17729757 | FINGER WEARABLE LIGHT METER | April 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17726273 | Scanning Method And Apparatus Comprising A Buoyancy Material And A Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) For Scanning An Underwater Pipeline Or A Process Vessel | April 2022 | June 2022 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17723405 | FULL BEAM METROLOGY FOR X-RAY SCATTEROMETRY SYSTEMS | April 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HO, ALLEN C.
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, 27.3% 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 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner HO, ALLEN C works in Art Unit 2884 and has examined 745 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.5%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.
Examiner HO, ALLEN C's allowance rate of 91.5% places them in the 76% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by HO, ALLEN C receive 1.57 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 29% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HO, ALLEN C is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 69% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HO, ALLEN C. This interview benefit is in the 47% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 35.7% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 70.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 92% 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 53.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 28.6% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 46.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 40% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.2% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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 44.9% of allowed cases (in the 97% 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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