USPTO Examiner MINTZ RODNEY K - Art Unit 3635

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18846652Prefabricated seismic isolation fireproof and active self-cleaning bearing system and implementation method thereofSeptember 2024June 2025Allow900NoNo
18824870Rail-less Mounting System and Devices for Attaching Solar Modules to RoofsSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18766570MODULAR STRUCTURAL LOUVER AND METHODS OF USEJuly 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18760344INSULATION DISC FOR SEPTIC TANK LIDJuly 2024May 2025Allow1101NoNo
18745334CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS FOR POST FRAME BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURESJune 2024August 2024Allow210NoNo
18669029SUPPORT HEAD WITH QUICK RELEASE FOR FORMWORK SYSTEMMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18704063FRICTION ENERGY DISSIPATION COLUMN FOR BI-DIRECTIONAL DEFORMATION COOPERATIVE AND MULTI-STAGE WORKINGApril 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18637398FIELD-ASSEMBLED WATER CONTROL FLOORING SYSTEMSApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18613773TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE COMPARTMENTALIZATION SYSTEM FOR USE DURING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITIONMarch 2024May 2024Allow200NoNo
18602784SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIRECTION OF TRAVELMarch 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18594417ROOFING DRIP EDGE DEVICE AND A METHOD OF INSTALLING A ROOFING DRIP EDGE DEVICEMarch 2024May 2024Allow300NoNo
18426074MULTIFUNCTIONAL LIGHTING ASSEMBLY FOR A T-BAR GRID ARRANGEMENTJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18579050Composite Floor BeamJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1320YesNo
18410441MULTI-LAYER WEDGE ANCHORAGE FOR FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER (FRP) PLATES AND TENDONSJanuary 2024March 2024Allow200NoNo
18408987MULTI-LAYER WEDGE ANCHORAGE FOR FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER (FRP) PLATES AND TENDONSJanuary 2024August 2024Allow710NoNo
18396651FIELD-ASSEMBLED WALL AND FLOORING SYSTEMSDecember 2023August 2024Allow800NoNo
18391465FORMWORK FRAME, FORMWORK ELEMENT, CEILING FORMWORK AND METHODDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18545836GASKETED CEILING SYSTEMDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18518165EXTERIOR INSULATION PENETRATION EDGE FRAME AND COVERNovember 2023September 2024Allow1000NoNo
18387598SINGLE-PIECE HINGED CLAMP FOR TRACK MOUNTING ASSEMBLIESNovember 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18500698ENGINEERED WOOD STRUCTURAL SYSTEMNovember 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18500695ENGINEERED WOOD STRUCTURAL SYSTEMNovember 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18499033SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHOTCRETE CONSTRUCTIONOctober 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18487318Wall Panel for Forming a Wall Covering With Multiple PanelsOctober 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18482489MODULAR REATTACHABLE STRUCTURE SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2023March 2025Allow1700NoNo
18459910SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOW-COST STRUCTURE FABRICATION AND DEPLOYMENTSeptember 2023September 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18238106SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE BARRIER FOR FLOORS AND STAIRS DURING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITIONAugust 2023September 2023Allow100NoNo
18455474TWO-PIECE TRACK SYSTEMAugust 2023November 2024Allow1520NoNo
18234581MULTIFUNCTIONAL STORAGE CLIPAugust 2023February 2024Allow610NoNo
18234170LOCATING PIN ASSEMBLY FOR A MODULAR FRAMEAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18233895Decorative Siding Panel, Siding System and Method of ManufactureAugust 2023November 2024Abandon1501NoNo
18264472ARRANGEMENT APPLIED TO MODULAR BLOCK WITH WEDGE-LIKE COUPLINGSAugust 2023April 2024Allow810NoNo
18222336Shear Wall AssemblyJuly 2023January 2024Allow700NoNo
18352217DAMAGE-FREE ENGAGEMENT DEVICE FOR ENHANCED WIND-RESISTANCE OF BASE-ISOLATED STRUCTURESJuly 2023September 2023Allow200NoNo
18216731CEILING SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT PANELSJune 2023November 2024Allow1701NoNo
18212353CEILING SYSTEMJune 2023April 2025Allow2100NoNo
18331659Reinforcement Apparatus for ConcreteJune 2023June 2025Allow2500NoNo
18323991UNDERGROUND CUBOID SULFUR STORAGE SYSTEMSMay 2023March 2025Allow2200NoNo
18199417SLIDE CLIPMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18198187FIELD-ASSEMBLED WATER CONTROL FLOORING SYSTEMSMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18197293PANEL DOORS AND RELATED METHODMay 2023June 2024Allow1310NoNo
18144386MODULAR STRUCTURAL LOUVER AND METHODS OF USEMay 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18309379RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE AIR SUPPORTED STRUCTURE SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODSApril 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18034275CONSTRUCTION CONNECTIONApril 2023March 2025Allow2200NoNo
18033956STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAMEApril 2023March 2025Allow2301NoNo
18139114SUPPORT BEAM FOR SCREENED ENCLOSURE AND CONNECTORS THEREFOREApril 2023March 2025Allow2300NoNo
18138052SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE BARRIER FOR FLOORS AND STAIRS DURING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITIONApril 2023July 2023Allow300NoNo
18135820Modular Reattachable Structure System and MethodApril 2023December 2023Allow801NoNo
18249365MULTI-STORY BUILDING HAVING PODIUM LEVEL STEEL TRANSFER STRUCTUREApril 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18248973PRE-MANUFACTURED UTILITY WALL FOR A MULTI-STORY BUILDING HAVING LOAD BEARING WALLSApril 2023December 2024Allow2000NoNo
18134468SYSTEM FOR FLASHING END JOINTS OF SIDINGApril 2023March 2025Allow2300NoNo
18131197BOLTED TRUSS SPLICEApril 2023May 2025Allow2500NoNo
18128220Modular MastMarch 2023May 2025Allow2500NoNo
18127536Partition Panel SystemMarch 2023May 2025Allow2500NoNo
18122941SHEAR BEAM-COLUMN CONNECTIONMarch 2023June 2023Allow300NoNo
18245460CONCRETE STRUCTURAL SYSTEMMarch 2023April 2025Allow2501NoNo
18121961MODULAR FRAMING STRUCTURE DESIGN AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAMEMarch 2023March 2024Allow1220NoNo
18044929BALCONYMarch 2023April 2025Allow2500NoNo
18116895ANTI-SEISMIC BRACED SCISSOR STAIRS AND FRAME STAIRS SYSTEMMarch 2023May 2023Allow300NoNo
18116494OUTDOOR FRAMING MODULEMarch 2023March 2025Allow2400NoNo
18114695SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VENTED AND WATER CONTROL SIDING, VENTED AND WATER CONTROL SHEATHING AND VENTED AND WATER CONTROL TRIM-BOARDFebruary 2023May 2024Allow1510NoNo
18113065MOBILE OFFICE STRUCTUREFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2210NoNo
18171861BUILDING PANEL SYSTEMFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2500NoNo
18112485FIELD-ASSEMBLED WALL AND FLOORING SYSTEMSFebruary 2023August 2023Allow600NoNo
18171051PARTICLE-BASED ENERGY DISSIPATION DEVICE FOR STRUCTURESFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1921NoNo
18109574BLOCK FOR USE IN AUTOMATED BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1411NoNo
18107197BRACKET ASSEMBLY CONFIGURED TO SUPPORT GRID PANEL RELATIVE TO ORCHESTRA PIT FILLERS OR STAGE EXTENSIONSFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2201NoNo
18107205BRACKET ASSEMBLY CONFIGURED TO SUPPORT BEAMS RELATIVE TO ORCHESTRA PIT FILLERS OR STAGE EXTENSIONSFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2400NoNo
18105814SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE FOR USE IN CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITIONFebruary 2023October 2024Allow2100NoNo
18099593INTERLOCKING BUILDING BLOCKS AND MORTARLESS INTERLOCKING BUILDING SYSTEMJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1010NoNo
18157399SOLAR AUTONOMOUS ROOF ASSEMBLYJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2901YesNo
18098409SINGLE-PIECE HINGED CLAMP FOR TRACK MOUNTING ASSEMBLIESJanuary 2023July 2023Allow610NoNo
18153204SULFUR PIT ROOF DEGRADATION MITIGATIONJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2000NoNo
18152267Shock Absorbing Equipment Having Shear-Wall-Like Mechanism with Enhanced Damping Force for a Building and Shock Absorbing System with the SameJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2000NoNo
18151316SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHOTCRETE CONSTRUCTIONJanuary 2023August 2023Allow710NoNo
18150178Polymer Construction Studs and SheathingJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2811NoNo
18150111TWO-PIECE TRACK SYSTEMJanuary 2023May 2023Allow500NoNo
18149452INTERLOCKING TABS AND OPENINGS FOR AN ENDCAP OF A MOVABLE BARRIERJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2401NoNo
18086083BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONDecember 2022May 2023Allow500NoNo
18001890Grid Framework StructureDecember 2022September 2024Allow2100NoNo
18001820SOLAR PANEL ROOFDecember 2022December 2024Allow2400NoNo
18066070FIRE RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION BLOCKDecember 2022October 2023Allow1010NoNo
18080731SUB-DERMAL JOINTING FOR COMPOSITE PANELIZED BUILDING SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2022June 2025Abandon3010NoNo
18080693INTEGRATED COMPONENTS AND SERVICES IN COMPOSITE PANELIZED BUILDING SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2022June 2025Abandon3010NoNo
18001205BEARING SYSTEM FOR A SLIDEDecember 2022August 2024Allow2100NoNo
17927360CONSTRUCTION PANELS HAVING AN INTEGRATED DRAINAGE MECHANISM, AND ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLIES AND METHODSNovember 2022June 2025Allow3021YesNo
17992110STRUCTURAL UNITS FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFNovember 2022June 2025Allow3001NoNo
17926209CONFIGURABLE ASSEMBLY FOR PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE TO A PATIENTNovember 2022December 2024Allow2501NoNo
18055834BRACKET FOR ANGLED CEILING PANELS AND CEILING PANEL SYSTEMNovember 2022July 2024Allow2000NoNo
17983635PORTABLE MOTION PICTURE THEATERNovember 2022July 2023Allow800NoNo
17968811OUTDOOR FIXED TENT WITH ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE, BUCKLE MECHANISM, AND ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR FIXED TENTOctober 2022September 2024Allow2301NoNo
17964011Modular Interlocking Assembly SystemOctober 2022January 2025Allow2800NoNo
17938738Process for assembling a fireproof system within a stick build exterior dynamic curtain wall fa�adeOctober 2022July 2023Allow1010NoNo
17953022BUILDING FRAME STRUCTURE WITH BOTH SUPPORT AND VENTILATION FUNCTIONSSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1300NoNo
17913681RAIL FOR SUSPENDED CEILING COMPRISING EXPANSION ABSORBERSSeptember 2022June 2023Allow910NoNo
17945083INSULATED PANELS AND METHODS OF ENHANCING THERMAL INSULATION OF STRUCTURES USING SAMESeptember 2022May 2025Abandon3201NoNo
17941279SUSPENDED CEILING SYSTEM, SECURING MEMBERS, AND PROCESS OF INSTALLING A SUSPENDED CEILING SYSTEMSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1010NoNo
17897850Siding Hanging GaugeAugust 2022November 2022Allow300YesNo
17820645CEILING BAFFLE ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE AND CEILING SYSTEMAugust 2022August 2024Allow2400NoNo
17889957SINGLE-PIECE HINGED CLAMP FOR TRACK MOUNTING ASSEMBLIESAugust 2022November 2022Allow310NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MINTZ, RODNEY K.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(100.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
98.9%
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, 100.0% 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

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

Examiner MINTZ, RODNEY K - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MINTZ, RODNEY K works in Art Unit 3635 and has examined 512 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MINTZ, RODNEY K's allowance rate of 87.7% places them in the 63% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MINTZ, RODNEY K receive 1.02 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 13% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MINTZ, RODNEY K is 19 months. This places the examiner in the 93% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MINTZ, RODNEY K. This interview benefit is in the 39% 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, 42.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 93% 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 52.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 73% 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, 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 96% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% 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, 57.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 74% 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 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 65% 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 2.7% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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.
  • 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.

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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