Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17826274 | Systems, Methods and Apparatus of a Nuclear Fusion Reactor having a Hollow Toroidal Interior Chamber with a Rifled Interior Surface | May 2022 | October 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17139075 | METHOD OF REMOVING FOREIGN SUBSTANCES FROM CRDM AND DEVICE FOR EXECUTING SAME | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17138217 | DOUBLE CONTAINMENT NUCLEAR POWER REACTOR WITH PASSIVE COOLING AND RADIATION SCRUBBING | December 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17135930 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF STORING AND/OR TRANSFERRING HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE | December 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17122918 | NEUTRON GENERATION USING PYROELECTRIC CRYSTALS | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17107429 | STATIONARY ISOLATED ROD COUPLINGS FOR USE IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR CONTROL ROD DRIVE | November 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17081976 | FLUX-SHIFTING REACTIVITY CONTROL SYSTEM | October 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17004742 | NEUTRON GENERATING TARGET FOR NEUTRON BEAM SYSTEMS | August 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17004406 | MAGNETICALLY-ACTUATED ISOLATED ROD COUPLINGS FOR USE IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR CONTROL ROD DRIVE | August 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16996715 | HIGH DENSITY U02 AND HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY UO2 COMPOSITES BY SPARK PLASMA SINTERING (SPS) | August 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16943837 | MULTI-NODE, CYCLIC NUCLEAR FUSION REACTOR WITH SINGLE-CYCLE, CHARGED CATHODE | July 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16940012 | APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE INSPECTION OF A TOP GRID GUIDE OF BOILING WATER REACTOR | July 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16933521 | PELLET HANDLING APPARATUS AND FUEL ROD LOADING METHOD | July 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16933498 | PASSIVE TECHNIQUES FOR LONG-TERM REACTOR COOLING | July 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16930514 | Thin-Film Target for DT Neutron Production | July 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16946905 | NUCLEAR FUEL STORAGE CASK | July 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16917316 | THE APPARATUS OF PRODUCING NUCLIDE USING FLUID TARGET | June 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16915510 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING INTERCHANGEABLE ION BEAM TARGETS | June 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16959091 | Condensate System for Recuperating Energy from a Nuclear Power Plant | June 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16894691 | PROCESSES, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR CYCLOTRON PRODUCTION OF TECHNETIUM-99M | June 2020 | July 2022 | Abandon | 25 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16888940 | System, Apparatus, Method and Energy Product-by-Process for Resonantly-Catalyzing Nuclear Fusion Energy Release, and the Underlying Scientific Foundation | June 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16885512 | COMPONENT COOLING WATER SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT | May 2020 | June 2022 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16866336 | MOBILE HEAT PIPE COOLED FAST REACTOR SYSTEM | May 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16858060 | SODIUM-CESIUM VAPOR TRAP SYSTEM AND METHOD | April 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16757941 | RETROFIT FOR FISSION REACTOR | April 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 16850251 | SUBCRITICAL REACTIVITY MONITOR UTILIZING PROMPT SELF-POWERED INCORE DETECTORS | April 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16848370 | CONTROL ROD DRIVE MECHANISM (CRDM) MOUNTING METHOD FOR PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS | April 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16824342 | LIQUID TARGET DEVICE | March 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16818320 | VARIABLE PROPELLANT DENSITY FOR PASSIVE REACTIVITY CONTROL OF NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION REACTORS | March 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16792711 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR CASKS CONTAINING HIGH LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE | February 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16780863 | MANIFOLD SYSTEM FOR THE VENTILATED STORAGE OF HIGH LEVEL WASTE AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME TO STORE HIGH LEVEL WASTE IN A BELOW-GRADE ENVIRONMENT | February 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16777271 | Method And Apparatus For Production Of Radiometals And Other Radioisotopes Using A Particle Accelerator | January 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16747164 | APPARATUS FOR EXCESS HEAT GENERATION | January 2020 | February 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16736044 | APPARATUSES FOR STEAM SEPARATION, AND NUCLEAR BOILING WATER REACTORS INCLUDING THE SAME | January 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16627744 | REACTOR MOLTEN CORE LOCALIZATION DEVICE | December 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16697499 | COMPOSITE FUEL WITH ENHANCED OXIDATION RESISTANCE | November 2019 | January 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16685499 | SWITCHABLE RADIATION SOURCES AND ACTIVE INTERROGATION METHODS | November 2019 | January 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16676183 | ANTI-PROLIFERATION SAFEGUARDS FOR NUCLEAR FUEL SALTS | November 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16670221 | PASSIVE REACTIVITY CONTROL IN A NUCLEAR FISSION REACTOR | October 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16668733 | CORE CATCHER AND BOILING WATER NUCLEAR PLANT USING THE SAME | October 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16654815 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING CHEMISTRY IN MOLTEN SALT SYSTEMS | October 2019 | July 2023 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16596119 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SURFACE MODIFICATION OF SUBSTRATE FOR ION BEAM TARGET | October 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16580311 | HIGH EFFICIENCY NEUTRON CAPTURE PRODUCT PRODUCTION | September 2019 | April 2023 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16573544 | COLD SPRAY CHROMIUM COATING FOR NUCLEAR FUEL RODS | September 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16569676 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NEUTRON TRANSMUTATION DOPING OF SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS | September 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16481443 | EXIT WINDOW FOR ELECTRON BEAM IN ISOTOPE PRODUCTION | July 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16459764 | ELONGATE SiC FUEL ELEMENTS | July 2019 | November 2023 | Allow | 52 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16448385 | NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY SUPPORT FEATURE | June 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16434324 | Apparatus and Method for Generating Medical Isotopes | June 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16467856 | COMPACT SOLID TARGET FOR LOW ENERGY MEDICAL CYCLOTRON | June 2019 | March 2024 | Abandon | 57 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16416501 | FAULT TOLERANT TURBINE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM | May 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16414627 | Internal Mechanical Stress Improvement Method for Mitigating Stress Corrosion Cracking in Weld Areas of Nuclear Power Plant Piping | May 2019 | February 2023 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16277520 | RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION APPARATUS | February 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16239060 | SYSTEM FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL STORAGE | January 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16174767 | HIGH TEMPERATURE NUCLEAR FUEL SYSTEM FOR THERMAL NEUTRON REACTORS | October 2018 | March 2022 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16166881 | POSITIONING AND INSPECTION APPARATUSES FOR USE IN NUCLEAR REACTORS | October 2018 | December 2021 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16161910 | VENTILATED METAL STORAGE OVERPACK (VMSO) | October 2018 | January 2023 | Allow | 51 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16157414 | Magneto-Rheological Nuclear Reactivity Distribution Control Elements | October 2018 | June 2023 | Allow | 56 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16149609 | SELF-POWERED IN-CORE DETECTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR MEASURING FLUX IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE | October 2018 | February 2023 | Allow | 53 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 16146975 | COMPACT ASSEMBLY FOR PRODUCTION OF MEDICAL ISOTOPES VIA PHOTONUCLEAR REACTIONS | September 2018 | August 2021 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16113817 | RADIOISOTOPE TARGET STATION | August 2018 | February 2024 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16039600 | FUEL-CLADDING CHEMICAL INTERACTION RESISTANT NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | July 2018 | November 2022 | Abandon | 52 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15778040 | EXOTHERMIC REACTION ANALYSIS BY PRE-REACTION SAMPLE RETENTION | May 2018 | March 2022 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15980440 | High Radiation Efficiency Non Fissile Shell for ICF | May 2018 | October 2022 | Abandon | 53 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 15903111 | SINGLE ROD ULTRASONIC LEAK DETECTION TOOL | February 2018 | October 2021 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 15677380 | DEPRESSURIZATION AND COOLANT INJECTION SYSTEMS FOR VERY SIMPLIFIED BOILING WATER REACTORS | August 2017 | March 2022 | Allow | 55 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 15644497 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MEDICAL ISOTOPES | July 2017 | July 2023 | Allow | 60 | 7 | 0 | No | No |
| 15536987 | Water-Cooled Water-Moderated Nuclear Reactor Core Melt Cooling and Confinement System | June 2017 | September 2022 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 15116025 | ADVANCED FUEL CYCLE AND FUSION REACTORS UTILIZING THE SAME | August 2016 | May 2022 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 14892923 | HYDROGEN-LITHIUM FUSION DEVICE | November 2015 | February 2023 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 14819585 | HIGH EFFICIENCY NEUTRON CAPTURE PRODUCT PRODUCTION | August 2015 | March 2023 | Abandon | 60 | 8 | 1 | No | No |
| 13883982 | INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION SYSTEM WHICH DECOUPLES LIFE-LIMITED COMPONENT FROM PLANT AVAILABILITY | May 2014 | March 2022 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13803104 | NUCLEAR RADIATION DOSIMETER USING STRESS INDUCED BIREFRINGENCE CHANGES IN FIBER OPTIC CABLES | March 2013 | July 2016 | Abandon | 40 | 9 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 13665928 | System for generating particles | October 2012 | August 2022 | Abandon | 60 | 11 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 13089986 | METHOD OF GENERATING ENERGY AND 4HE USING THREE DIMENSIONAL NANOSTRUCTURED CARBON MATERIALS | April 2011 | June 2019 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | No | Yes |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DAVIS, SHARON M.
With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.
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, 16.7% 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 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 DAVIS, SHARON M works in Art Unit 3619 and has examined 75 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 70.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.
Examiner DAVIS, SHARON M's allowance rate of 70.7% places them in the 35% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by DAVIS, SHARON M receive 2.24 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 58% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by DAVIS, SHARON M is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 48% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DAVIS, SHARON M. This interview benefit is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 15.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 14% 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 29.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 43% 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 16% 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 33.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 5% 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 72% 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 32% 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 36% 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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