Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19216171 | AUDIO GENERATION USING GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL | May 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19058219 | ELEVATOR CONTROLLER FOR LEVELING PROCESS OPTIMIZATION | February 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18967776 | SAFETY APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY IN A PASSENGER ELEVATOR | December 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18936440 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ELEVATOR LOADS | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18854149 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PICKUP, CORRESPONDINGLY EQUIPPED SYSTEM, AND USE OF AN AUTOMOTIVE AUDIO BUS (A2B) FOR SAME | October 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18757488 | IoT TERMINAL AND SYSTEM OF MONITORING THE OCCURRENCE OF ABNORMAL SITUATION IN AN ELEVATOR | June 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18518997 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CABINS WITH AUTOMATIC DOORS | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18514093 | PNEUMATIC ELEVATOR WITH PRESSURE REGULATOR | November 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18372168 | COLLABORATIVE SCHEDULING METHOD FOR HIGH-RISE ELEVATORS BASED ON INTERNET OF THINGS | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18355719 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM WITH LIDAR AND/OR RADAR SENSOR | July 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18161440 | IMAGE ANALYTICS FOR ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18016366 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CABINS WITH AUTOMATIC DOORS | January 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18010214 | ELEVATOR CONTROL DEVICE, ELEVATOR MONITORING SYSTEM, AND ELEVATOR MONITORING METHOD WITH ENCRYPTED REMOTE MONITORING | December 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17964969 | ELEVATING BODY DERAILMENT DETECTION DEVICE | October 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17964591 | FAULT DETECTION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ELEVATOR POWER EQUIPMENT AND ELEVATOR SYSTEM | October 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17796677 | DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS DEVICE FOR VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION DEVICES | August 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17836083 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ELEVATOR SERVICE | June 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17625821 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PASSENGERS AND CONTROLLING AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM | June 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17537754 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY MODIFYING A CAPACITY LIMIT OF AN ELEVATOR CAR | November 2021 | December 2025 | Allow | 48 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17467063 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A NETWORKED VIRTUAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | September 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17274441 | ELEVATOR BRAKE DEVICE DETERIORATION PREDICTION SYSTEM | March 2021 | December 2025 | Allow | 57 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17182747 | ELEVATOR BRAKE RELEASE MONITORING | February 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17167675 | ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WITH RELIABILITY MONITORING | February 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 54 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17250525 | CALL INPUT DEVICE WITH DISPLAY AND CALL INPUT DETECTION METHOD FOR CALLING AN ELEVATOR CAR | February 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17000570 | ROPELESS ELEVATOR LOCKOUT AND CONFIRMATION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES IN TRANSFER STATION | August 2020 | December 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16971612 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM, CONTROL UNIT FOR AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM | August 2020 | September 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16971641 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PREVENTING COLLISIONS BETWEEN ELEVATOR CARS | August 2020 | October 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16945829 | ELEVATOR MOTION CONTROL AFTER ELECTRICAL PROTECTIVE DEVICE ACTIVATION | August 2020 | March 2026 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16939640 | BEAM CLIMBER BRAKE CONDITION-BASED MONITORING SYSTEM | July 2020 | March 2026 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16961699 | ELEVATOR DERAILMENT DETECTION DEVICE | July 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 53 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16925945 | ADJUSTMENT OF DROP RATE OF ELEVATOR CAR WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC BRAKE SYSTEM | July 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16619711 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM WITH VISITOR OPERATING MODE | June 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16885943 | DETACHABLE PANEL FOR AN ELEVATOR PANEL ASSEMBLY | May 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16883336 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING AN ELEVATOR MANAGEMENT DEVICE | May 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 56 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16845433 | SOLUTION FOR OPERATING AN ELEVATOR HAVING DIFFERENT ELEVATOR CAR MOTION PROFILES | April 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 59 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16829587 | ELEVATOR CONTROL DEVICE ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND ELEVATOR CONTROL METHOD | March 2020 | September 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16649981 | MONITORING IMAGE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS FOR ELEVATORS | March 2020 | March 2026 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16826972 | REAL-TIME MONITORING SYSTEM, ELEVATOR OR ESCALATOR COMPRISING THE SAME, AND A METHOD THEREFOR | March 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 53 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16819233 | SPECIALIZED, PERSONALIZED & ENHANCED ELEVATOR CALLING FOR ROBOTS & CO-BOTS | March 2020 | July 2024 | Abandon | 52 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16644172 | VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE FOR ELEVATOR ROPE AND ELEVATOR APPARATUS | March 2020 | September 2025 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 2 | No | No |
| 16640304 | SMART MULTI-CAR ELEVATOR SYSTEM | February 2020 | July 2025 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16790200 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM, MOBILE ROBOT, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELEVATOR CONTROL SIGNAL USING THE MOBILE ROBOT | February 2020 | June 2025 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16789969 | METHOD AND AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM FOR DEFINING AN ELONGATION OF AN ELEVATOR CAR SUSPENSION DEVICE | February 2020 | May 2025 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16785826 | PRECISE ELEVATOR CAR SPEED AND POSITION SYSTEM | February 2020 | February 2026 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16722991 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING ELEVATOR SERVICE BASED ON A DESIRED LOCATION OF A PLURALITY OF PASSENGERS | December 2019 | March 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16722837 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING ELEVATOR SERVICE BASED ON A DETECTED NUMBER OF PASSENGERS | December 2019 | March 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16721337 | CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF AN ELEVATOR CAR WITH RESPECT TO A PREDEFINED POSITIONAL LIMIT | December 2019 | February 2026 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16623630 | METHOD FOR SELF-TESTING A MONITORING DEVICE MONITORING AN INTEGRITY STATUS OF A SUSPENSION MEMBER ARRANGEMENT IN AN ELEVATOR | December 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16712163 | ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSMISSION TO ELEVATOR SYSTEM CARS | December 2019 | April 2025 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16619058 | ELEVATOR OPERATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, ELEVATOR OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | December 2019 | January 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16611228 | ELEVATOR WHICH PERFORMS A RELEVELING OPERATION BASED ON A CAR HEIGHT | November 2019 | November 2024 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16610552 | ELEVATOR BEING MONITORED WITH PASSENGER SMART MOBILE DEVICE | November 2019 | December 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16663687 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM INCLUDING LANDING DOOR SWITHCHES AND A LANDING DOOR SENSOR | October 2019 | September 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16654413 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ELEVATOR SERVICE | October 2019 | May 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16598407 | PEDAL APPARATUS FOR PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT | October 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16576820 | AIR PRESSURE FLOOR TABLE DETECTION: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF LOCATION | September 2019 | February 2025 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16575765 | WATER DETECTION IN ELEVATOR PIT USING PIT SENSORS | September 2019 | February 2025 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16568420 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM COMPONENT ANALYSIS | September 2019 | March 2024 | Abandon | 54 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16561913 | INTERACTION TERMINAL AND SYSTEM FOR ELEVATOR | September 2019 | July 2024 | Allow | 59 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16558755 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFECTING TRANSPORTATION BY PROVIDING PASSENGER HANDOFF BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF ELEVATORS | September 2019 | November 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16490078 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM CONTROLLING ELEVATORS IN RESPONSE TO CALL INFORMATIONFROM A MOBILE TERMINAL | August 2019 | October 2024 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16551963 | ELEVATOR ROPE INSPECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING AN ELEVATOR ROPE | August 2019 | January 2026 | Allow | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16482317 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING OPERATING PARAMETERS IN A PASSENGER TRANSPORT INSTALLATION | July 2019 | September 2023 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16481867 | ELECTRONIC ELEVATOR GUARD DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A SET OF INTEGRITY STATES OF A PLURALITY OF ELEVATOR FEATURES | July 2019 | January 2025 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16507084 | Systems and Methods for Group Elevator Scheduling Based on Quadratic Semi-Assignment Programs | July 2019 | May 2024 | Allow | 58 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16458971 | AN ELEVATOR INCLUDING SAFETY MONITORING THAT PREVENTS EXCESSIVE DECELERATION DURING SLOWDOWN FAILURE | July 2019 | November 2024 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16455019 | ELEVATOR SERVICE REQUEST USING USER DEVICE WITH FILTERED DESTINATION FLOOR SELECTION | June 2019 | January 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16466884 | ELEVATOR INSTALLATION WITH PREDICTIVE CALL BASED ON NOISE ANALYSIS | June 2019 | May 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16427867 | NON-INTRUSIVE ELEVATOR MONITORING DEVICE | May 2019 | December 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16420374 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LEARNING TO PLAY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | May 2019 | September 2025 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16412410 | LIFT RUNNING SPEED MEASUREMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM | May 2019 | July 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16411338 | REGENERATIVE ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY FOR ELEVATORS | May 2019 | December 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 7 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16406803 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM USING A PLURALITY OF RADIO CHANNELS | May 2019 | February 2025 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16344810 | BREAK DETECTION DEVICE CONFIGURED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A BROKEN PORTION IS PRESENT IN A ROPE | April 2019 | September 2024 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16385257 | ELEVATOR SAFETY ARRANGEMENT CONFIGURED TO DETECT A LOAD ON A WORK PLATFORM AND ELEVATOR | April 2019 | September 2024 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16299946 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR IN ELEVATOR SYSTEM | March 2019 | July 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16293885 | AUTHORIZATION MANAGEMENT AND AUTHORIZATION REQUEST OF ELEVATOR SERVICE REQUEST | March 2019 | October 2024 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16293158 | AUTHORIZATION MANAGEMENT OF ELEVATOR SERVICE REQUEST | March 2019 | May 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16270031 | ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND ELEVATOR CONTROL METHOD FOR EVACUATION | February 2019 | May 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16254243 | METHOD FOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF AN ELEVATOR AND AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM | January 2019 | July 2023 | Allow | 53 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16241654 | RESCUE OPERATION IN AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM | January 2019 | October 2023 | Abandon | 57 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16227766 | ELEVATOR CALLING SYSTEM HAVING ADJUSTABLE ELEVATOR CALLING DISTANCE | December 2018 | October 2023 | Allow | 58 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16311171 | ELEVATOR CONTROL DEVICE AND AUTONOMOUS MOVING BODY CONTROL DEVICE | December 2018 | November 2023 | Allow | 59 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16209612 | AUTOMATICALLY OBTAINING OF FLOOR INFORMATION | December 2018 | April 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16208019 | POWER ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING A BATTERY | December 2018 | June 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16203303 | CALL DEVICE FOR ELEVATOR SYSTEM | November 2018 | July 2023 | Abandon | 55 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16198800 | SAFETY INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR OCCUPANT EVACUATION ELEVATOR, AND METHOD THEREOF | November 2018 | July 2023 | Allow | 56 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16303151 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM | November 2018 | December 2023 | Abandon | 60 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16303148 | MONITORING SYSTEM | November 2018 | April 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16189209 | MONITORING SYSTEM | November 2018 | June 2023 | Allow | 55 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16169497 | HEALTH MONITORING FOR ELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR SYSTEMS | October 2018 | October 2023 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16169021 | PASSENGER SELECTION FOR INTERRUPTED ELEVATOR SERVICE | October 2018 | January 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16169014 | PASSENGER SPECIFIED ELEVATOR REASSIGNMENT CRITERIA | October 2018 | September 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16169428 | REASSIGNMENT BASED ON PIGGYBACKING | October 2018 | February 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16095454 | ELEVATOR BOARDING AREA NOTIFICATION SYSTEM | October 2018 | August 2023 | Abandon | 58 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16165856 | CONTINUOUS QUALITY MONITORING OF A CONVEYANCE SYSTEM | October 2018 | February 2024 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16164226 | ELEVATOR CAR LEVELING SENSOR | October 2018 | April 2024 | Allow | 60 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16164056 | IN-SITU SYSTEM FOR HEALTH MONITORING OF ELEVATOR SYSTEM | October 2018 | August 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 7 | 0 | No | No |
| 16162572 | ELEVATOR AND ACCESS SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO AN ENVIRONMENT OR DELIVERY LOCKER | October 2018 | May 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16092911 | ELEVATOR OPERATION MANAGING DEVICE AND ELEVATOR OPERATION MANAGING METHOD THAT ALLOCATES A USER TO A CAR BASED ON BOARDING AND DESTINATION FLOORS | October 2018 | September 2023 | Allow | 59 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J.
With a 25.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges 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, 37.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
⚠ 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 UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J works in Art Unit 3619 and has examined 175 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 74.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 55 months.
Examiner UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J's allowance rate of 74.3% places them in the 39% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J receive 2.14 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 UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J is 55 months. This places the examiner in the 2% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +1.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J. This interview benefit is in the 21% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 21.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 25% 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 26.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 36% 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 19% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.0% 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, 57.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 60% 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 5.7% of allowed cases (in the 87% 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 6.2% of allowed cases (in the 83% 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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