USPTO Examiner MALEVIC DJURA - Art Unit 2884

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19109517FLUORESCENT INK AND IMAGING SYSTEM FOR DEFECT DETECTION ON PRINTED PHOTOSENSITIVE OBJECTSMarch 2025November 2025Allow810NoNo
18803853MICROSCOPIC IMAGING SYSTEM AND MICROSCOPIC IMAGING METHOD FOR SAMPLE ANGLE RECOGNITIONAugust 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18745933LATERAL CRYSTAL PHOTODIODE READOUTS AND SWITCHED DIODE NETWORKS FOR PROCESSING NUCLEAR EVENTSJune 2024November 2025Allow1710NoNo
18719222ULTRA-WIDE ANGLE BROADBAND POLARIZATION IMAGING SYSTEM BASED ON METASURFACE, AND DETECTION APPARATUSJune 2024December 2024Allow600NoNo
18417983OPTICAL SYSTEMS FOR NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING AND METHODS THEREOFJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2330NoNo
18527064FLUORESCENCE AND SCATTER AND ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIC APPARATUS WITH A SAPPHIRE TUBE AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING INLINE LOW LEVEL HYDROCARBON IN A FLOW MEDIUMDecember 2023July 2024Allow800NoNo
18562393METHOD FOR EXAMINING A FLUORESCENT SAMPLE, MICROSCOPE SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAMNovember 2023October 2025Allow2310YesNo
18509093ENHANCED VISIBLE NEAR-INFRARED PHOTODIODE AND NON-INVASIVE PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSORNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110YesNo
18496747COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING METHOD AND APPARATUSOctober 2023February 2026Allow2710NoNo
18555220MONITORING CONDITIONS AND HEALTH OF ARTISTIC WORKSOctober 2023October 2025Allow2410NoNo
18479321HYBRID MULTI-PHOTON MICROSCOPYOctober 2023February 2025Allow1610NoNo
18457175METHOD OF MEASURING DIFFUSION IN A MEDIUMAugust 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18234195VIDEO RATE MID-INFRARED PHOTOTHERMAL MICROSCOPY SYSTEM USING SYNCHRONIZED LASER SCANNINGAugust 2023January 2025Allow1730NoNo
18365755LATERAL CRYSTAL PHOTODIODE READOUTS AND SWITCHED DIODE NETWORKS FOR PROCESSING NUCLEAR EVENTSAugust 2023February 2024Allow710NoNo
18355314POWER SUPPLY UNIT AND RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEJuly 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18339999LUMINESCENCE IMAGING FOR SENSING AND/OR AUTHENTICATIONJune 2023February 2025Allow2010NoNo
18331969CONTROLLER FOR AN IMAGING DEVICE AND METHODJune 2023June 2025Allow2500NoNo
18332347DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTION OF FLUORESCENT TRACER IN LOW PERMEABILITY MEDIUMJune 2023October 2025Allow2810NoNo
18331032METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL IMAGINGJune 2023May 2025Allow2330NoNo
18328331FLEXIBLE ULTRAVIOLET SENSORJune 2023December 2025Abandon3010NoNo
18197807METHOD, LIGHT MICROSCOPE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING A REFERENCE TIME POINTMay 2023September 2025Allow2810NoNo
18252202DETERMINATION OF THE SUPRAMOLECULAR ORGANIZATION OF ENCAPSULATED MOLECULES BY LUMINESCENCE LIFETIME ANALYSISMay 2023December 2023Allow710NoNo
18032331SINGLE-PHOTON IMAGING SYSTEM WITH RECONFIGURABLE CONTROLLER FOR RAPID SWITCHING BETWEEN IMAGING MODESApril 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18132307Spinning disk microscope device with potentially enhanced image resolutionApril 2023September 2025Allow2910NoNo
18194078RADIOGRAPHING APPARATUSMarch 2023December 2025Abandon3310NoNo
18245804SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME IMAGINGMarch 2023December 2025Abandon3310NoNo
18245492QUANTUM SENSORMarch 2023August 2025Allow2920NoNo
18119189MULTI-ELEMENT SUPER RESOLUTION OPTICAL INSPECTION SYSTEMMarch 2023September 2024Allow1910NoNo
18178661PHOTOCHROMIC PIGMENT DETECTION TO DETERMINE UV OUTPUT INTENSITY OF A UV ILLUMINATING SOURCE WITHIN A REPTILE CAGEMarch 2023November 2025Abandon3220NoNo
18178431METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMISSION GUIDED RADIATION THERAPYMarch 2023June 2024Allow1610NoNo
18042977METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING SUNSCREEN ON SKIN HAVING VARIOUS COSMETIC PRODUCT LAYERSFebruary 2023February 2026Abandon3520NoNo
18021158METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A MODELFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3110NoNo
18106958COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1410NoNo
18164916Computer-Implemented Apparatus and Method for Analyzing MilkFebruary 2023November 2023Allow910YesNo
18157520DEVICE FOR AN X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEMJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2000NoNo
18157708RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3000NoNo
18154679LIGHT-SOURCE APPARATUS, INSPECTION APPARATUS, AND ADJUSTMENT METHODJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2400NoNo
18153844RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEMJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2700NoNo
18096452LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUSJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2610NoNo
18093008OZONE PHOTOMETERJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3510NoNo
18082499Quantum Dot Digital Radiographic Detection SystemDecember 2022September 2023Allow910NoNo
18010492MUON TOMOGRAPHY METHOD AND APPARATUSDecember 2022October 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17993415DOSE MONITOR FOR FLASH RADIOTHERAPYNovember 2022October 2025Abandon4630YesNo
17925714OPTICAL DETECTORNovember 2022April 2025Allow2920NoNo
17925153APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND/OR RECEIVING TERAHERTZ RADIATION, AND CONTROL DEVICE THEREFORNovember 2022July 2025Allow3210NoNo
18050261Coatings for Increasing Near-Infrared Detection DistancesOctober 2022January 2024Allow1410NoNo
17920054METHOD AND APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO COUNT N-PHOTON EVENTSOctober 2022November 2025Allow3720NoNo
17953173METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING DOSE, AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENTSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3420NoNo
17912484STATE IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, STATE IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND STATE IDENTIFICATION PROGRAMSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17912476PARTICLE ANALYSIS SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3520NoNo
17912164COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED MEDICAL METHOD OF IRRADIATION (RT) TREATMENT PLANNINGSeptember 2022January 2026Allow4000NoNo
17942225INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17942298RADIATION TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING RADIATION TREATMENT SYSTEMSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3320NoNo
17940372IMAGING DEVICESeptember 2022December 2024Allow2710NoNo
17939251APPARATUS AND METHOD TO ENABLE LOW POWER MAGNETIC RESONANCE PATIENT POSITIONING ON EDGE DEVICESSeptember 2022September 2025Allow3610NoNo
17905545PARTICLE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND PARTICLE ANALYSIS METHODSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17901536METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE NEUTRON FLUX BY USING A PORTABLE RADIONUCLIDE IDENTIFICATION DEVICE (RID) COMPRISING SCINTILLATION MATERIAL WITH IODINESeptember 2022September 2024Allow2410NoNo
17894534WIDEBAND SUBHARMONIC MIXERAugust 2022June 2024Allow2210NoNo
17820518RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEMAugust 2022July 2024Allow2310NoNo
17798786OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND BIOCHEMICAL SUBSTANCE DETECTION SYSTEM USING SAMEAugust 2022September 2024Allow2610NoNo
17759802Neutron Detectors and Methods of Fabricating the Same Using Boron as Neutron Conversion Layer and Conformal Doping SourceJuly 2022October 2025Allow3830NoNo
17759585DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING AND CONTROLLING COLLIMATOR LEAVESJuly 2022January 2025Allow2910NoNo
17624920METHODS OF CORRECTING ABERRATION-INDUCED IMAGING ERRORSJuly 2022January 2025Allow3700NoNo
17813943METHOD FOR MONITORING AND/OR CALIBRATING A DEVICE DESIGNED FOR THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL X-RAY OPTICAL INSPECTION OF SEEDLINGS IN DIFFERENT GROWTH PHASESJuly 2022November 2024Allow2810NoNo
17793957Submerged Fluorometer with Low Excitation AngleJuly 2022April 2024Abandon2110NoNo
17865508GANTRY HAVING A RETRACTABLE COVERJuly 2022January 2025Allow3010NoNo
17791041METHOD AND SYSTEM TO PREDICT PROGNOSIS FOR CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTSJuly 2022May 2025Abandon3520NoNo
17849647Space-Based X-ray Imaging SystemJune 2022November 2024Allow2900NoNo
17847482RADIATION DETECTING DEVICEJune 2022April 2025Allow3430NoNo
17843572TERAHERTZ SENSING SYSTEM AND TERAHERTZ SENSING ARRAYJune 2022July 2024Allow2510YesNo
17757520CHARACTERIZING PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF AN ATTENUATING ELEMENT IN A RADIOTHERAPY DEVICEJune 2022May 2025Allow3520NoNo
17842317PLAN ANALYSIS AND GUIDANCE USING VOICE COMMANDS AND HUMAN LANGUAGE PROCESSINGJune 2022November 2024Allow2910YesNo
17839568METHOD FOR REMOVING BACKGROUND OF FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME MEASUREMENT AND METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING TARGET SUBSTANCEJune 2022September 2024Allow2700NoNo
17782784METHOD OF DISTURBANCE CORRECTION, AND LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE HAVING DISTURBANCE CORRECTIONJune 2022January 2025Allow3110NoNo
17828928SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN INTEGRATED FILTER ASSEMBLY WITH TWO CARRIAGESMay 2022March 2025Allow3420NoNo
17781020SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CHARACTERIZING SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALSMay 2022April 2024Allow2300NoNo
17780044METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED PHOTON MICROSCOPYMay 2022December 2024Allow3120NoNo
17664855X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEMMay 2022December 2024Abandon3101NoNo
17747356ALIGNED AND STACKED HIGH-ASPECT RATIO METALLIZED STRUCTURESMay 2022March 2024Allow2200NoNo
17742475SUBSTRATE FOR FLUORESCENCE ENHANCEMENT AND FLUORESCENCE DETECTION DEVICE HAVING THE SAMEMay 2022June 2024Abandon2510NoNo
17740902COUPLED ROBOTIC RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEMMay 2022June 2025Allow3720NoNo
17740840METHOD OF OBTAINING X-RAY IMAGESMay 2022November 2024Allow3110NoNo
17739403Measuring method of cell migration using the rate of cell invasionMay 2022July 2024Allow2710NoNo
17739924MEASURING FACILITY AND METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF A FLUIDMay 2022October 2024Allow3010NoNo
17774706A SHIELD DEVICE FOR A RADIATION WINDOW, A RADIATION ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING THE SHIELD DEVICE, AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SHIELD DEVICEMay 2022November 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17736379Patient Support Apparatus with X-Ray Cassette PositioningMay 2022March 2024Allow2300NoNo
17723174INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE WITH ELECTRO-OPTICAL INTERCONNECT CIRCUITRYApril 2022April 2024Allow2420NoNo
17768985HIGH FREQUENCY DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUSApril 2022October 2024Allow3010NoNo
17718475ELECTRICALLY MODULATED LIGHT SOURCE, NON-DISPERSIVE INFRARED SPECTRUM DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING GAS USING THE SAMEApril 2022August 2023Allow1600NoNo
17766572SCINTILLATOR PANEL, RADIATION DETECTOR, SCINTILLATOR PANEL MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND RADIATION DETECTOR MANUFACTURING METHODApril 2022September 2024Allow3020NoNo
17658012OPTICAL MOLECULAR NANOWIRE SENSOR AND METHODApril 2022October 2025Allow4230NoNo
17707331IMAGING DEVICEMarch 2022January 2025Allow3320NoNo
17699834SAMPLE OBSERVATION DEVICE AND SAMPLE OBSERVATION METHODMarch 2022March 2024Allow2430NoNo
17655095X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUSMarch 2022January 2024Allow2210NoNo
17695979FLUORESCENCE DETECTION WITH OPTICAL-TRAP-ENHANCED SPECTRAL FILTERINGMarch 2022August 2023Allow1810NoNo
17691731METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL IMAGINGMarch 2022April 2023Allow1320NoNo
17640065CLEANING AND CHARGING PORTABLE X-RAY DETECTORSMarch 2022February 2023Allow1200NoNo
17676534INSPECTION METHOD AND INSPECTION PLATFORM FOR LITHOGRAPHYFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3510NoNo
17603596FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR IMAGING A SAMPLEFebruary 2022February 2025Allow4020NoNo
17669311FLUORESCENT SOLID-STATE MATERIALS FOR OPTICAL CALIBRATION AND METHODS THEREOFFebruary 2022June 2025Abandon4020NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MALEVIC, DJURA.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
4
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
14.0%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
54
Allowed After Appeal Filing
28
(51.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
26
(48.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
84.7%
Higher 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, 51.9% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner MALEVIC, DJURA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MALEVIC, DJURA works in Art Unit 2884 and has examined 980 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MALEVIC, DJURA's allowance rate of 80.8% places them in the 51% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MALEVIC, DJURA receive 1.60 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 30% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MALEVIC, DJURA is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MALEVIC, DJURA. This interview benefit is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 76% 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 41.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 64% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 146.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 91.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 51.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 51% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 3.4% of allowed cases (in the 81% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 52% 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:

  • 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.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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

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