USPTO Examiner ALVAREZ DANIEL - Art Unit 3637

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18426536AUTOMATIC ANIMAL DOORJanuary 2024July 2024Allow610NoNo
18377556GATE FOR CONTROLLING ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON A ROADWAYOctober 2023June 2024Allow810NoNo
18231728SECURITY SLIDING BARRIERAugust 2023November 2024Allow1500NoNo
18209084DIRECT DRIVE COUNTER BALANCING SYSTEM FOR OVERHEAD DOORSJune 2023August 2024Allow1410NoNo
18306022MULTI-AXIS HINGE FOR A STYLIZED VEHICLE DOORApril 2023March 2024Allow1120NoNo
18134934DOCKING SYSTEM BETWEEN VEHICLE AND BUILDING AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORApril 2023January 2025Allow2211NoNo
18132700Pocket WindowApril 2023September 2024Abandon1710NoNo
18248084SLIDING DOORApril 2023December 2024Allow2120NoNo
18116779RAIL ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MOUNTING RAIL ASSEMBLIES TO PANELSMarch 2023September 2024Allow1920NoNo
18110752GATE FOR CONTROLLING ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON A ROADWAYFebruary 2023September 2023Allow710NoNo
18103954MULTIPLANE OBJECT DETECTIONJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1920YesNo
18007311PARTIAL-OPENING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR-VEHICLE DOOR ELEMENTJanuary 2023March 2024Allow1410NoNo
18010036DOOR SYSTEM AND MODULE THEREFOREDecember 2022December 2024Allow2520YesNo
17960316WIRE ASSEMBLY FOR ANTI-PINCH SENSOR FOR VEHICLEOctober 2022April 2024Allow1810NoNo
17952382Snap-On Safety Guard For Door GapsSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1810YesNo
17949839SLIDING DOOR DEVICE FOR VEHICLESeptember 2022June 2024Allow2120NoNo
17932428Vehicle Door Opening and Closing ApparatusSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2420NoNo
17900695VEHICLE ROOF ASSEMBLYAugust 2022April 2024Allow1920NoNo
17895109CLOSURE FOR SWIMMING POOL SKIMMERAugust 2022September 2024Allow2510NoNo
17884738ASSEMBLY OF AN ADJUSTMENT DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND WINDOW OPENER HAVING THE ASSEMBLYAugust 2022July 2024Allow2320NoNo
17881815SEALING ASSEMBLYAugust 2022December 2023Allow1610NoNo
17861071BOOM GATEJuly 2022May 2024Allow2220YesNo
17846270Vehicle Hinge Driving ApparatusJune 2022June 2024Allow2420NoNo
17774548A CORNER BRACKETMay 2022July 2024Allow2720NoNo
17707412APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING BUS DOORSMarch 2022April 2024Allow2510NoNo
17697229SWING GATE MECHANISM TO SWING OPEN AN OVERHEAD LIFT GATEMarch 2022August 2024Allow2920NoNo
17690724PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR INSTALLING REPLACEMENT DOORMarch 2022April 2024Allow2510YesNo
17686487GLASS PANEL SYSTEMMarch 2022October 2023Allow2010NoNo
17679100VEHICLE DOORFebruary 2022March 2023Allow1310NoNo
17650647ASSEMBLY FOR COVERING AGRICULTURAL RECEIVING UNITFebruary 2022August 2023Allow1920YesNo
17572761DOOR ARRANGEMENT FOR USE ON AN AIRCRAFTJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3210NoNo
17570946LID SYSTEMJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2520YesNo
17549865OPENING AND CLOSING BODY CONTROL APPARATUSDecember 2021February 2024Allow2620NoNo
17535635GATE FOR CONTROLLING ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON A ROADWAYNovember 2021November 2022Allow1130NoNo
17497265SWITCH HINGE STRUCTURE USED IN DOOR OF VEHICLEOctober 2021August 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17470478SEALING MEMBER FOR VEHICLE DOORSeptember 2021June 2023Allow2110YesNo
17384830FOLDING STEP STOOLJuly 2021December 2024Allow4010YesNo
17305818SLIDER WINDOW ASSEMBLY WITH MOVABLE PANEL DRIVE SYSTEMJuly 2021December 2023Allow2920NoNo
17360776SECURITY PET DOOR ASSEMBLYJune 2021May 2023Abandon2320NoNo
17343709LIFTER PLATE ASSEMBLY WITH FORE/AFT GLASS LOCKING CONFIGURATIONJune 2021October 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17335555BREAKAWAY SASH LUG FOR HUNG WINDOWSJune 2021April 2024Allow3510NoNo
17327943Snap-On Safety Guard For Door GapsMay 2021September 2022Allow1510YesNo
17293099ASSEMBLY OF A PRIMARY DELIMITING ELEMENT AND A SECONDARY DELIMITING ELEMENT FOR A GATE SYSTEM, USE OF SUCH AN ASSEMBLY, AND PRIMARY DELIMITING ELEMENTS AND/OR SECONDARY DELIMITING ELEMENTS FOR SUCH AN ASSEMBLYMay 2021May 2024Abandon3610NoNo
17293263DEVICE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING OPENING/CLOSING BODYMay 2021August 2024Allow3920NoNo
17292520Side Structure for a Passenger Vehicle With a Lowerable Side Window, and Passenger VehicleMay 2021July 2023Allow2630NoNo
17306164Vehicle Door Opening and Closing ApparatusMay 2021November 2022Allow1800NoNo
17278696TAMPERPROOF GATE MECHANISMMarch 2021June 2024Allow3930NoNo
17208902RELEASE MECHANISM FOR A GATE OR OTHER APPARATUS SUBJECT TO BEING IMPACTEDMarch 2021January 2024Abandon3430NoNo
17206612DOOR WEATHER STRIPMarch 2021April 2023Abandon2520NoNo
17278104DOOR WEATHER STRIP AND OPERATING MECHANISM FOR DOOR WEATHER STRIP CORRESPONDING TO DOOR OPEN/CLOSED STATEMarch 2021April 2023Abandon2520NoNo
17194088DRIVING DEVICE FOR DOOR OPENING AND CLOSINGMarch 2021March 2023Abandon2420NoNo
17193270AUTOMOTIVE DOOR SEALING MEMBERMarch 2021August 2022Allow1810NoNo
17193123CLOSURE MEMBER STOP AND ASSOCIATED KITMarch 2021June 2024Allow3930YesNo
17190963WEATHERSTRIPMarch 2021December 2022Allow2220YesNo
17179026MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR SECURITY SLIDING BARRIERFebruary 2021November 2023Abandon3320NoNo
17177828OPEN ROOF ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A VEHICLE AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING SAMEFebruary 2021March 2024Allow3740NoNo
17174873DIRECT DRIVE COUNTER BALANCING SYSTEM FOR OVERHEAD DOORSFebruary 2021March 2023Allow2520NoNo
17158606APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING BUS DOORSJanuary 2021February 2023Allow2510YesNo
17035704Barrier SystemSeptember 2020January 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17036679FLUSH GLASS APPARATUSSeptember 2020October 2023Allow3730NoNo
17020252Opening Structure for Lower DoorSeptember 2020October 2022Allow2510NoNo
16970311Portable Pet DoorAugust 2020June 2022Allow2210YesNo
16936151Weather Strip Assembly for Door of BusJuly 2020September 2022Allow2620NoNo
16926849Foot Operated Door OpenerJuly 2020April 2022Abandon2110NoNo
16923727LATCH MECHANISM FOR A GUARD ASSEMBLY OF A PROCESSING MACHINEJuly 2020December 2023Allow4210NoNo
16877237DEVICE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING CHARGING DOORMay 2020July 2022Allow2610NoNo
16762206SYSTEM FOR LOCKING A SCREEN DOOR LEAFMay 2020May 2023Allow3640NoNo
16761387VEHICLE DOOR SASH STRUCTUREMay 2020July 2023Allow3830YesNo
16757068OPENING APPARATUS FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DOORMay 2020April 2023Allow3640YesNo
16864394STORAGE DEVICEMay 2020June 2022Allow2510NoNo
16753454AUTOMATIC DOOR SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR IN THE FORM OF A SLIDING DOOR OR A TELESCOPIC SLIDING DOOR OR A FOLDING DOORApril 2020August 2022Allow2820NoNo
16826368INFORMATION DISPLAY STRUCTURE, AND VEHICLE STATION AND BARRIER EQUIPPED WITH THE STRUCTUREMarch 2020September 2023Allow4220YesNo
16649378SYSTEM FOR CLOSING AND OPENING AT LEAST ONE LEAF OF AN INWARD SWINGING DOORMarch 2020February 2022Allow2310YesNo
16819026SYSTEM AND METHOD OF A DOOR STOPPER AND WALL PROTECTORMarch 2020April 2023Abandon3740YesNo
16640937Finger Protection DeviceFebruary 2020July 2023Allow4130NoNo
16786632DOOR APPARATUS AND METHODS OF INSTALLING SAMEFebruary 2020June 2022Abandon2911NoNo
16779111VEHICLE DOOR ASSEMBLYJanuary 2020November 2022Allow3420YesNo
16742289Rod Bearing of Sliding DoorJanuary 2020February 2023Abandon3720NoNo
16709742OPERATOR FOR VEHICLE SIDE DOORDecember 2019May 2023Abandon4120NoNo
16614751GATE FOR CONTROLLING ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON A ROADWAYNovember 2019February 2023Allow3920NoNo
16667006POWER ACTUATION MECHANISM FOR OPERATION OF CLOSURE PANEL OF A VEHICLEOctober 2019February 2023Allow4021NoNo
16500978HINGE DEVICE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A VEHICLE DOOROctober 2019October 2022Allow3610NoNo
16565527VEHICLE REAR SLIDER WINDOW ASSEMBLY WITH WATER DRAINAGE CHANNELSeptember 2019October 2023Abandon4940NoNo
16545635ASSISTANCE APPARATUS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING SCISSOR DOOR FOR VEHICLEAugust 2019September 2022Allow3710NoNo
16470010OBJECT DETECTION SENSOR AND VEHICLE SAFETY DEVICE INCLUDING SAMEJune 2019August 2023Abandon5040YesNo
16376991MULTI-AXIS HINGE FOR A STYLIZED VEHICLE DOORApril 2019January 2023Allow4630NoNo
16310721FLOOR PIT COVERING SYSTEMDecember 2018January 2023Allow4930NoNo
16309997SAFETY DOOR WITH ULTRASONIC DETECTORSDecember 2018July 2023Abandon5520YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner ALVAREZ, DANIEL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ALVAREZ, DANIEL works in Art Unit 3637 and has examined 87 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ALVAREZ, DANIEL's allowance rate of 78.2% places them in the 38% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ALVAREZ, DANIEL receive 1.80 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 55% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ALVAREZ, DANIEL is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 68% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ALVAREZ, DANIEL. This interview benefit is in the 49% 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, 36.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 79% 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 39.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 53% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 85.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 94% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

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 11.8% of allowed cases (in the 89% 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.

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.

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

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