Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18943543 | BROADBAND THERMAL DETECTOR WITH A PLURALITY OF QUARTER-WAVE CAVITIES | November 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18762047 | PEST DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | July 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18624533 | BODILY EMISSION ANALYSIS | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18515466 | METHOD OF RADIOGRAPHY OF AN ORGAN OF A PATIENT | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18353966 | METHOD OF PROCESSING A SAMPLE, PARTICLE BEAM SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | July 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18212423 | IMAGING ENVIRONMENT TESTING FIXTURE AND METHODS THEREOF | June 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18311748 | PHOTOTHERMAL INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY UTILIZING SPATIAL LIGHT MANIPULATION | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18112687 | Charged Particle Beam Apparatus | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18022363 | PORTABLE CO2 MEASURING DEVICE AND SYSTEM | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18164331 | PIEZO-BASED BEAM STABILIZATION FOR CRYOGENIC ENVIRONMENTS | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18159177 | OPTICAL SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR MULTI CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | January 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18157924 | DUAL BAND INFRA RED OPTICAL FIRE DETECTOR | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18149245 | PHOTOTHERMAL IMAGING DEVICE AND SYSTEM | January 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18003530 | DUAL ENERGY DETECTOR AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING DETECTOR DATA | December 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069766 | NON-CONTACT DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT FOR CRYOGENIC STABILIZATION | December 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17912794 | FLUORESCENCE ENHANCED PHOTOTHERMAL INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY AND CONFOCAL FLUORESCENCE IMAGING | September 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17909806 | RADIOTHERAPY DEVICE AND MULTI-LEAF COLLIMATOR | September 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17908424 | RESOLUTION IMPROVEMENT IN DUAL ENERGY | August 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17907991 | METHOD OF ASSESSING THE HOMOGENEITY OF PLASTICS | August 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17891822 | ROAD-SURFACE STATE DETERMINATION APPARATUS | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17795697 | PHOTON COUNTING DETECTOR | July 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17787676 | A METHOD FOR CLASSIFICATION OF AN EDIBLE SEED AND A SCANNING DEVICE THEREFOR | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17762899 | ENHANCED CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SOLID MATRICES USING X-RAY FLUORESCENCE AND OPTICAL COLOR REFLECTANCE | March 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17575170 | POWDERY-MATERIAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF CHECKING OR CALIBRATING PROPERTIES OF SENSOR PROBE | January 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17572715 | AMPLIFIER FOR DARK NOISE COMPENSATION | January 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17597485 | METHODS FOR USE WITH A COMPONENT OF A BEAM LIMITING DEVICE | January 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17565536 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, ITS CONTROL METHOD, AND MEDIUM | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17616925 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYSING A SAMPLE USING A RESONANT SUPPORT, ILLUMINATED BY INFRARED RADIATION | December 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17596263 | PREDICTING RADIOTHERAPY CONTROL POINTS USING PROJECTION IMAGES | December 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17599339 | AN APPARATUS TO OPERATE A QUALITY CONTROL IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION LINES, CORRESPONDING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | September 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17446969 | IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | September 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17461030 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND DATA TRANSFER METHOD | August 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17331811 | Wideband Sensing Apparatus and Method Thereof | May 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17279813 | TRANSDUCING AGENTS AND DEVICES FOR REMOTE SENSING | March 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 42 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17172082 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING LIGHT RECEIVING DEVICE AND CALIBRATION METHOD OF LIGHT RECEIVING DEVICE | February 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17145348 | Modular gamma camera and modular gamma camera assembly | January 2021 | May 2022 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17090791 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM | November 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16763457 | SHORT LEADING AND TRAILING FRAMES TO IMPROVE IMAGE QUALITY IN POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRPAHY (PET) | May 2020 | March 2022 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16756843 | Electromagnetic wave detection module, electromagnetic wave detection module array, and non-destructive inspection apparatus | April 2020 | May 2022 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16781749 | Computationally efficient method for retrieving physical properties from 7-14 um hyperspectral imaging data under clear and cloudy background conditions | February 2020 | March 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16674174 | UVABC LED LIGHT | November 2019 | March 2022 | Abandon | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16505711 | RADIATION DETECTOR AND RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS | July 2019 | September 2020 | Abandon | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16119854 | HYBRID PIXEL PATTERN DESIGN FOR PHOTON COUNTING CT DETECTOR | August 2018 | June 2019 | Abandon | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15434700 | PHOTODETECTOR, AND CT DEVICE INCLUDING SAID PHOTODETECTOR | February 2017 | October 2018 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14953803 | Compositions and Methods for Determining Directionality of Radiation | November 2015 | January 2019 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14258152 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND RADIATION INSPECTION APPARATUS | April 2014 | February 2016 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14225452 | STEP UP CIRCUIT AND RADIATION METER | March 2014 | January 2016 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14179057 | Single Sensor for Detecting Neutrons and Gamma Rays | February 2014 | January 2016 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14237250 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING ELEMENTARY PARTICLES | February 2014 | October 2015 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14068142 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, OPERATION ASSISTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2013 | October 2015 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13943250 | JEWELRY BOX | July 2013 | February 2016 | Abandon | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 13986943 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TWO POINT CALIBRATION OF A TUNABLE DIODE LASER ANALYZER | June 2013 | December 2015 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13710613 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS | December 2012 | December 2015 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13490642 | PHOSPHOR LAYER DETECTION SYSTEM | June 2012 | December 2015 | Abandon | 42 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 13068542 | Portable system for detecting hazardous agents using SWIR and method for use thereof | May 2011 | March 2016 | Abandon | 58 | 7 | 0 | No | No |
| 12120361 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | May 2008 | March 2012 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 11149022 | Method for producing a pharmaceutical product | June 2005 | June 2016 | Abandon | 60 | 10 | 1 | No | Yes |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PORTA, DAVID P.
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.
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, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ 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 PORTA, DAVID P works in Art Unit 2884 and has examined 31 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 32.3%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner PORTA, DAVID P's allowance rate of 32.3% places them in the 5% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by PORTA, DAVID P receive 1.97 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 49% 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 PORTA, DAVID P is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 56% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +75.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PORTA, DAVID P. This interview benefit is in the 99% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 12.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 7% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 27.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
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 0.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 1% percentile among all examiners. 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, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 73% 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'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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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