USPTO Examiner GRABOWSKI KYLE ROBERT - Art Unit 3637

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19022498METHODS OF PRINTING DOCUMENT MARKINGS WITH ENHANCED MOIRÉ EFFECTS, AND DOCUMENTS THAT EXHIBIT SUCH EFFECTSJanuary 2025August 2025Allow722NoNo
18961161Book Construction with Die-Cut Holes Demonstrating Readily Decodable Words in Ongoing StoryNovember 2024June 2025Allow710NoNo
18934991MICROPRINTING IN OFFSET, INTAGLIO AND LAMINATION PLATE FEATURESNovember 2024February 2026Abandon1620NoNo
18925361PERSONALIZABLE SECURITY DOCUMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEOctober 2024December 2025Allow1420NoNo
18852604DISPLAY STAND WITH CARDBOARD BASESeptember 2024March 2026Allow1700NoNo
18837826DIFFRACTIVE DISPLAYSAugust 2024February 2026Allow1821YesNo
18798681Book Assembly SystemAugust 2024March 2026Abandon1910NoNo
18670091DYNAMIC MISMATCH CORRECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BOOK BINDING MACHINESMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18650874TRANSACTION CARD WITH HIDDEN VISUAL FEATURESApril 2024March 2026Allow2220NoNo
18635001Foldable ClipboardApril 2024February 2026Abandon2210NoNo
18631464MICRO-OPTIC SECURITY DEVICE WITH PHASE ALIGNED IMAGE LAYERSApril 2024September 2025Allow1710NoNo
18600714Optical Security Device Providing Color Switching Or Image Switching EffectMarch 2024April 2025Allow1400NoNo
18590272BOOK BINDING ASSEMBLYFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1611NoNo
18434990OPTICALLY VARIABLE ELEMENT, SECURITY DOCUMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OPTICALLY VARIABLE ELEMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SECURITY DOCUMENTFebruary 2024December 2025Abandon2221NoNo
18431727SUBSTRATE OF OFFSET PRINTING UTILIZING IMAGE MOVEMENTFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1220YesNo
18416229Livestock Management SystemJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2511NoNo
18414542IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT DATA PAGE AND RELATED PRODUCTION METHODJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1100NoNo
18409814FOLDABLE CLIPBOARDJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1810NoNo
18399688SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORGANIZING ITEMSDecember 2023July 2025Abandon1920YesNo
18574465PRINTED BOOK PRODUCTION PLANT WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES WITH ONE OR MORE BOOK BLOCK FORMING STATIONS AND ONE OR MORE COVER BINDING MACHINES AND RELATED METHODDecember 2023February 2025Allow1401NoNo
18392037Livestock Ear Tag SystemDecember 2023March 2026Allow2710NoNo
18389913SECURITY SYMBOLS PRINTED ON A SUBSTRATEDecember 2023July 2024Allow610NoNo
18540160NOTE PAD AND NOTE PAD PAGE THEREOFDecember 2023January 2026Abandon2520NoNo
18567607OPTICALLY VARIABLE SECURITY ELEMENT AND VALUE DOCUMENT WITH THE OPTICALLY VARIABLE SECURITY ELEMENTDecember 2023August 2025Allow2020YesNo
18565107FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT, A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT, AND A PRODUCTNovember 2023October 2025Abandon2221NoNo
18563795PERSONALIZABLE SECURITY DOCUMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMENovember 2023April 2025Allow1620NoNo
18389576FOLDABLE CLIPBOARDNovember 2023March 2025Allow1610NoNo
18481836FOLDABLE FILEOctober 2023December 2024Allow1420NoNo
18476655SCRATCH-OFF DOCUMENT ALTERING AND COPYING COUNTERMEASURESSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18372132PRINTED MATERIAL, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND DATA ACQUISITION DEVICESeptember 2023July 2025Abandon2222YesNo
18465024Foldable ClipboardSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18279245A method for numbering, QR coding and/or barcoding of banknotes using laser writingAugust 2023May 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18263041Flaky Optical Pigment, Preparation Method thereof and Anti-Counterfeiting ElementJuly 2023February 2026Abandon3141NoNo
18271337OPTICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOFJuly 2023December 2024Allow1720NoNo
18253969OPTICAL ANTI-COUNTERFEITING ELEMENT AND PRODUCTMay 2023February 2026Abandon3340NoNo
18316897MICRO-OPTIC SECURITY DEVICE WITH ZONES OF COLORMay 2023September 2024Allow1720NoNo
18126730APPARATUS FOR LOADING BINDER STRIPS INTO A BINDING MACHINEMarch 2023May 2024Allow1400NoNo
18125956DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2023November 2025Allow3210NoNo
18124125CLIPBOARD FOR CONVENIENTLY FIXING DOCUMENTMarch 2023August 2023Allow510NoNo
18245779SECURITY ELEMENT TRANSFER MATERIAL FOR TRANSFER, IN GOOD REGISTER, OF SECURITY ELEMENTS TO VALUE DOCUMENTSMarch 2023October 2024Allow1911YesNo
18122663BOOK BINDING ASSEMBLY METHODMarch 2023January 2024Allow1010NoNo
18025961SECURITY DEVICES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOFMarch 2023July 2025Allow2831YesNo
18117624SECURITY ELEMENTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOFMarch 2023October 2025Allow3141YesNo
18115774CONTAINER AND CONTAINING BODYMarch 2023March 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18042560A BOOK OR BOOKLET COVER AND A METHOD OF MAKING A BOOK OR BOOKLET COVERFebruary 2023October 2024Allow1920NoNo
18109343BOOK COVER EMBOSSING SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2023August 2023Allow610NoNo
18164501HANDSFREE DICE ROLLERFebruary 2023November 2025Allow3410NoNo
18102002SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING PLANCHETTES TO DETECT UNAUTHORIZED COPYING OR COUNTERFEITING IN ARTICLES OF MANUFACTUREJanuary 2023August 2025Abandon3061NoNo
18155162APPLYING IMAGING SPECIALTY INKS TO SCRATCH-OFF DOCUMENTSJanuary 2023January 2025Abandon2421NoNo
18094545METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HEAT RESISTANT COATINGSJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3680NoNo
18145434IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT DATA PAGE AND RELATED PRODUCTION METHODDecember 2022October 2023Allow1010NoNo
18084361THREE-DIMENSIONAL EFFECT ON EDGE OF MULTI-PAGE DOCUMENTDecember 2022February 2024Allow1400NoNo
18065295SCRATCH-OFF DOCUMENT ALTERING AND COPYING COUNTERMEASURESDecember 2022July 2023Allow720YesNo
18077363SEALING LABEL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEALING LABEL AND USEDecember 2022December 2024Abandon2420NoNo
18077012GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAMEDecember 2022March 2026Abandon3910NoNo
18075650PORTABLE TYPE CALENDAR AND NOTEBOOKDecember 2022December 2023Allow1220NoNo
18061941DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING THE GAMEPLAY OF TOYDecember 2022September 2025Allow3310YesNo
17992780DICENovember 2022June 2025Allow3100NoNo
17987593DISPLAY ELEMENT AND METHOD OF DETERMINING AUTHENTICITY THEREOF, AND PRINTED MATERIALNovember 2022April 2025Abandon2931NoNo
18053794SECURITY-ENHANCED INSTANT TICKETS VIA HOMOGENEOUS UTILIZATION OF TICKET BACKING AND VARIABLE INDICIA INKS OR DYESNovember 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17982791BILL BINDING AND ENCODING DEVICE AND A CLASSIFICATION FILING SYSTEMNovember 2022March 2026Allow4020NoNo
17923019METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTILAYER BODY, AND A MULTILAYER BODYNovember 2022October 2025Abandon3541YesNo
17997518BOUND COLLECTION OF LEAVES FEATURING REGION OF REDUCED CUMULATIVE LEAF THICKNESSOctober 2022November 2024Allow2520YesNo
17920789BOOK WITH STORAGE FOR SMART DEVICESOctober 2022March 2025Abandon2920NoNo
17971054OPTICAL SECURITY FEATURE WITH EMBOSSED APPEARANCEOctober 2022October 2024Abandon2411NoNo
18046425COMBINATION GREETING CARDOctober 2022March 2025Abandon2930NoNo
17963746OFFSET PRINTING UTILIZING IMAGE MOVEMENTOctober 2022September 2023Allow1111NoNo
18045384MACHINE-READABLE OPTICAL SECURITY DEVICEOctober 2022April 2024Allow1830NoYes
17962053OFFSET PRINTING OF SECURITY SYMBOLS ON A SUBSTRATEOctober 2022August 2023Allow1011NoNo
17961951MICROPRINTING TECHNIQUES FOR PRINTING SECURITY SYMBOLS ON A SUBSTRATEOctober 2022January 2024Abandon1511YesNo
17961919TRANSACTION CARD WITH HIDDEN VISUAL FEATURESOctober 2022February 2024Allow1610NoNo
17957629Remotely Activated Gift CardSeptember 2022September 2024Abandon2310NoNo
17954488EMBOSSED FILM ASSEMBLY HAVING PASTEL HOLOGRAPHIC SECURITY FEATURESSeptember 2022September 2024Abandon2320NoNo
17912892DATA CARRIER WITH PROTECTION AGAINST SUGSEQUENT LASER MARKINGSeptember 2022August 2024Abandon2311NoNo
17948413THERMOCHROMIC SECURITY ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THERMOCHROMIC SECURITY ELEMENTSeptember 2022May 2025Abandon3231NoNo
17911752FLAT SECURITY ELEMENT WITH OPTICAL SECURITY FEATURESSeptember 2022November 2024Abandon2620YesNo
17905485IMAGE DISPLAY ELEMENT AND DRAWING BODYSeptember 2022February 2026Abandon4161NoNo
17887666MICRO-OPTIC ANTICOUNTERFEITING ELEMENTS FOR CURRENCY AND OTHER ITEMS USING VIRTUAL LENS SYSTEMSAugust 2022August 2024Allow2450YesNo
17887422TARGET SYSTEMAugust 2022January 2026Abandon4110NoNo
17904198A Security SheetAugust 2022February 2024Allow1821NoNo
17760285An Optical Effect DeviceAugust 2022October 2024Abandon2721NoNo
17796959OPTICALLY VARIABLE SECURITY ELEMENTAugust 2022March 2025Allow3130YesNo
17797029DISPENSING STRUCTURE AND DISPENSING ASSEMBLYAugust 2022May 2024Allow2110NoNo
17816147LABEL INCLUDING A LENS OR LENS ARRAYJuly 2022January 2025Abandon3011NoNo
17877379SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT, SECURITY ELEMENT, METHODS OF PRODUCING THEM AND DOCUMENT OF VALUEJuly 2022October 2024Allow2741YesNo
17875749MULTI-LAYER TOYJuly 2022October 2025Allow3820YesNo
17795357SECURITY DOCUMENT WITH LIGHTGUIDE HAVING A SPARSE OUTCOUPLER STRUCTUREJuly 2022October 2023Allow1421NoNo
17795194DOCUMENT OF IDENTIFICATION WITH OPTICAL LIGHTGUIDEJuly 2022November 2024Abandon2731NoNo
17867556Challenge Cribbage Game Device and MethodJuly 2022October 2025Allow3910NoNo
17858069Self-standing desktop calendar with a Foldable Graphic PanelJuly 2022July 2023Allow1210NoNo
17788877BOOKBINDING MACHINE WITH STOP OF TRANSPORT ELEMENTS AT A PROCESSING STATION WHILE TRANSPORT ELEMENTS ARE DISENGAGED AT OTHER PROCESSING STATIONSJune 2022April 2024Allow2110NoNo
17846367DISPLAY AND DISPLAY METHODJune 2022August 2025Abandon3841YesYes
17845840BALLOT DOCUMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOFJune 2022January 2026Abandon4321NoNo
17757817ULTRASONIC BONDING OF SECURITY DEVICE TO A SUBSTRATE TO PREVENT HARVESTINGJune 2022August 2024Allow2521NoNo
17786392Optical Structure Having a Relief EffectJune 2022February 2026Allow4450YesNo
17757415METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT COMPRISING A CONCEALED MAGNETIC STRIP, AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT THEREBY OBTAINEDJune 2022April 2024Allow2220YesNo
17838541SHEET DIVIDERS WITH MULTIPLE ROWS OF OFFSET TABSJune 2022March 2023Allow920NoNo
17757204MICRO-OPTIC SECURITY DEVICE WITH PHASE ALIGNED IMAGE LAYERSJune 2022January 2024Allow1911NoNo
17831515Bottlecap Soccer Game and Method of PlayJune 2022July 2025Allow3710YesNo
17756510OPTICAL ANTI-COUNTERFEITING ELEMENT AND ANTI-COUNTERFEITING PRODUCTMay 2022November 2025Abandon4220NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
11
Examiner Affirmed
8
(72.7%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(27.3%)
Reversal Percentile
43.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 27.3% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
22
Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(31.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
15
(68.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
49.0%
Lower 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, 31.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

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 GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT works in Art Unit 3637 and has examined 281 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 61.6%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT's allowance rate of 61.6% places them in the 22% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT receive 2.25 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 63% 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 GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 90% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT. This interview benefit is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 21.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 26% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 25.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 35% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 75.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 61% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 54.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 38.5% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 56.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 58% 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 2.1% of allowed cases (in the 75% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 38% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.