USPTO Examiner DAVIS SHARON M - Art Unit 3646

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18945340METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PLASMA EDGE FUEL PARTICLE BACKFLOW BY POWDER FEEDBACK INJECTIONNovember 2024February 2026Allow1530NoNo
18858182Method for Extracting Technetium-99m From Low Specific Activity Molybdenum-99, Method for Producing Physiological Saline Solution Containing Technetium-99m Using Extraction Method Thereof, and System for Recovering Technetium-99m From Natural MolybdenumOctober 2024June 2025Allow811NoNo
18795873CALIBRATION OF POWER MONITORS IN MOLTEN SALT REACTORSAugust 2024June 2025Allow1011NoNo
18792690LITHIUM DETECTION TECHNIQUES USING NEUTRONS AND/OR ALPHA PARTICLESAugust 2024February 2025Allow711YesNo
18768120SEPARATION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS BY MEANS OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRYJuly 2024April 2025Allow911YesNo
18763158ION COLLIDER FOR NUCLEAR FUSIONJuly 2024February 2025Allow711YesNo
18642358SOLID TARGET SYSTEM FOR RADIONUCLIDE PREPARATIONApril 2024June 2024Allow200NoNo
18640934COORDINATED FUELING SYSTEM AND METHOD SATISFYING THOUSAND-SECOND PULSED PLASMA DISCHARGEApril 2024December 2024Allow820NoNo
17619120ECCS WITH SELF-CLEANING FILTER SYSTEMApril 2024September 2024Allow3320NoNo
18401172METHOD OF PREPARING A FUSION REACTOR DIVERTOR COMPONENTDecember 2023August 2024Allow711NoNo
18529510DEPLOYMENT METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR MOLTEN SALT REACTORSDecember 2023October 2025Allow2231YesNo
18520115Compact Solid Target for Low Energy Medical CyclotronNovember 2023March 2026Abandon2710NoNo
18562305Stochastic Mantle for Magnetic Fusion DevicesNovember 2023April 2025Allow1720YesNo
18386378REACTOR DESIGN WITH CONTROLLED THERMAL NEUTRON FLUX FOR ENHANCED NEUTRON ACTIVATION POTENTIALNovember 2023October 2024Allow1200NoNo
18484009REACTOR FOR PRODUCING A NUCLEAR FUSION REACTIONOctober 2023December 2024Allow1420NoNo
18376396NEUTRON GENERATION USING PYROELECTRIC CRYSTALSOctober 2023March 2026Allow2910NoNo
18354998METHOD FOR TREATING A METAL PART OF A PRIMARY CIRCUIT OF A WATER-COOLED NUCLEAR REACTORJuly 2023February 2026Allow3110NoNo
18269674SYSTEM FOR CONFINING AND COOLING MELT FROM THE CORE OF A NUCLEAR REACTORJune 2023January 2026Allow3010NoNo
18211319METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NUCLEAR FUSION WITH HYDROGEN-DEUTERIUM-TRITIUM ALLOY REACTORJune 2023February 2026Abandon3251YesNo
18256019INTEGRATED NUCLEAR REACTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING DOUBLE CONTAINMENT STRUCTURE USING LIQUID NITROGENJune 2023October 2025Allow2910NoNo
18039128NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEMMay 2023October 2025Allow2910YesNo
18254016INTERNALS LIFTING DEVICEMay 2023March 2026Allow3411YesNo
18254110INTEGRATED HEAD PACKAGEMay 2023November 2025Allow3010YesNo
18139519Fuel AssemblyApril 2023March 2026Allow3411NoNo
18137877PROCESSES, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR CYCLOTRON PRODUCTION OF TECHNETIUM-99MApril 2023July 2025Abandon2611NoNo
18028591NUCLEAR REACTOR UNIT AND METHOD FOR COOLING NUCLEAR REACTOR UNITMarch 2023October 2025Allow3010YesNo
18124123Method and Apparatus for Production of Actinium 225 IsotopeMarch 2023March 2024Abandon1221NoNo
18118193FUEL BUNDLE WITH TWISTED RIBBON FUEL RODLETS FOR NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION APPLICATIONS, STRUCTURES FOR MANUFACTURE, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTUREMarch 2023February 2026Allow3611NoNo
18179251MICROREACTOR WITH CONTROL NEUTRON ABSORBER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A CONTROL NEUTRON ABSORBER RODMarch 2023February 2026Allow3611NoNo
18153247DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR COOLING A NUCLEAR REACTOR WITH HYDRIDE MODERATORSJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3511NoNo
18014854METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF METAL RADIOISOTOPES AND APPARATUS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE METHODJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3421YesNo
18150755HEAT GENERATING SYSTEMJanuary 2023July 2024Abandon1820NoNo
18149644DIRECT LASER FUSION SYSTEMJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3621YesNo
18092580COOLANT CLEANUP AND HEAT-SINKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAMEJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3220NoNo
18069864EFFECTIVE COATING MORPHOLOGY TO PROTECT ZR ALLOY CLADDING FROM OXIDATION AND HYDRIDINGDecember 2022October 2025Allow3411YesNo
18082913SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING INTERCHANGEABLE ION BEAM TARGETSDecember 2022December 2024Allow2410NoNo
18066980NUCLEAR FUEL STORAGE CASKDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710NoNo
17774530NUCLEAR POWER PLANTNovember 2022March 2025Allow3410NoNo
18055764CONTINUOUS REMOVAL OF FISSION PRODUCTS FROM MOLTEN-SALT FUELED NUCLEAR REACTORSNovember 2022February 2026Allow3921NoNo
17923409A cladding tube for a fuel rod for a nuclear reactor, a fuel rod, and a fuel assemblyNovember 2022November 2025Allow3620NoNo
17977748CONTROL ROD REMOTE DISCONNECT MECHANISMOctober 2022January 2025Allow2700YesNo
17977780CONTROL ROD REMOTE HOLDOUT MECHANISMOctober 2022September 2025Allow3410NoNo
17997629COMPACT PASSIVE DECAY HEAT REMOVAL SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTABLE MICRO-REACTOR APPLICATIONSOctober 2022January 2026Allow3921YesNo
17914110DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF NUCLEAR REACTORSSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3711NoNo
17913356REACTOR CONTROL DEVICESeptember 2022July 2025Allow3421NoNo
17823463ADVANCED FUEL CYCLE AND FUSION REACTORS UTILIZING THE SAMEAugust 2022March 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17893962Multipurpose passive residual heat removal system for small fluoride-salt-cooled high-temperature reactorAugust 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17889007Method of actinum-225 productionAugust 2022October 2024Abandon2631NoNo
17882323FUEL-CLADDING CHEMICAL INTERACTION RESISTANT NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEAugust 2022January 2026Abandon4221NoNo
17816965METHODS FOR PRODUCING RADIONUCLIDESAugust 2022April 2025Allow3350NoNo
17878507SYSTEM FOR PRE-STRESSING TOROIDAL FIELD COILS OF A FUSION GENERATORAugust 2022May 2023Abandon921NoNo
17868302ADJUSTING WAIT TIME BETWEEN BURN CYCLES OR MERGING BURN CYCLESJuly 2022August 2025Allow3711YesNo
17867097APPARATUSES FOR STEAM SEPARATION, AND NUCLEAR BOILING WATER REACTORS INCLUDING THE SAMEJuly 2022September 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17864642MOBILE HEAT PIPE COOLED FAST REACTOR SYSTEMJuly 2022January 2025Allow3020NoNo
17811400NUCLEAR REACTOR WITH AN AXIALLY STRATIFIED FUEL BEDJuly 2022May 2024Allow2320YesNo
17840137REFUELING WATER STORAGE TANK (RWST) WITH TAILORED PASSIVE EMERGENCY CORE COOLING (ECC) FLOWJune 2022April 2025Allow3431NoNo
17835247HEAT PIPE REACTORS WITH ARBITRARY HEAT EXCHANGERSJune 2022September 2025Allow4031NoNo
17831043PASSIVE TECHNIQUES FOR LONG-TERM REACTOR COOLINGJune 2022July 2024Allow2500NoNo
17756553THERMAL POWER REACTORMay 2022August 2025Allow3940YesNo
17736083Space-Based Radioisotope Production and Methods of UseMay 2022April 2025Abandon3611NoNo
17660621Method And Apparatus For Production Of Radiometals And Other Radioisotopes Using A Particle AcceleratorApril 2022March 2025Allow3421NoNo
17722176DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MEDICAL ISOTOPESApril 2022March 2025Allow3511NoNo
17768927MODULAR RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION CAPSULES AND RELATED METHODApril 2022July 2025Allow3921YesNo
17716964PASSIVE REACTIVITY CONTROL IN A NUCLEAR FISSION REACTORApril 2022October 2024Allow3111YesNo
17711298MATERIALS AND CONFIGURATIONS FOR PROTECTION OF OBJECTIVE MATERIALSApril 2022June 2025Allow3930NoNo
17765656METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ISOTOPESMarch 2022March 2025Allow3511NoNo
17701240SINTERING ADDITIVE FOR FORMING FILM CAPABLE OF IMPROVING OXIDATION RESISTANCE OF NUCLEAR FUEL PELLETS, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORMarch 2022February 2025Allow3511NoNo
17634812AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN CONTROLLER FOR NUCLEAR REACTOR SYSTEM WITH CONTROL DRUMSFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3811NoNo
17596613LIQUID TARGETS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NUCLEAR PARTICLESJanuary 2022February 2025Allow3821YesNo
17580295ANTI-PROLIFERATION SAFEGUARDS FOR NUCLEAR FUEL SALTSJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3001NoNo
17564911NTAC Augmented Nuclear Electric Propulsion and/or Nuclear Thermal PropulsionDecember 2021July 2024Allow3031NoNo
17619119EXTERNAL THERMAL INSULATION FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR VESSEL AND SYSTEM FOR INSTALLING EXTERNAL THERMAL INSULATION FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR VESSELDecember 2021March 2025Allow3911NoNo
17544843COMPACT ASSEMBLY FOR PRODUCTION OF MEDICAL ISOTOPES VIA PHOTONUCLEAR REACTIONSDecember 2021June 2025Allow4330YesNo
17536404INTEGRAL VESSEL ISOLATION VALVENovember 2021May 2024Allow3010NoNo
17611296RADIONUCLIDE PRODUCTION METHOD AND RADIONUCLIDE PRODUCTION SYSTEMNovember 2021July 2025Allow4431NoNo
17606001NUCLEAR FUEL PELLETS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFOctober 2021March 2026Abandon5231NoNo
17450507POOL TYPE LIQUID METAL FAST SPECTRUM REACTOR USING A PRINTED CIRCUIT HEAT EXCHANGER CONNECTION TO THE POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMOctober 2021October 2024Allow3621YesNo
17497631SHEET BASED, IN-BUNDLE REACTIVITY CONTROL DEVICE FOR STORAGE OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUELOctober 2021February 2024Allow2801NoNo
17450215RADIOACTIVE POWER GENERATOR REACTIVATION SYSTEMOctober 2021November 2024Abandon3711NoNo
17601467APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING RADIONUCLIDE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RADIONUCLIDEOctober 2021April 2025Abandon4221NoNo
17486566SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER INSPECTION AND MEASUREMENTSSeptember 2021February 2025Allow4131YesNo
17434689BEAM TARGET AND BEAM TARGET SYSTEMAugust 2021November 2024Allow3930NoNo
17404607THERMAL POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS INCLUDING HEAT PIPES AND PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLSAugust 2021April 2024Allow3211YesNo
17404782Method and System for Producing IsotopesAugust 2021February 2025Allow4231NoNo
17401725FAST BURST AND STEADY-STATE INTENSE NEUTRON SOURCEAugust 2021June 2024Abandon3420NoNo
17392803EFFICIENT BREMSSTRAHLUNG CONVERTERAugust 2021February 2025Allow4240YesNo
17443991REACTOR AND SAFETY METHOD FOR A REACTOR FOR THE EVENT OF A MELTDOWN OF THE COREJuly 2021April 2024Allow3311NoNo
17381855NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPONENT HAVING A COATING OF PARTIALLY METASTABLE CHROMIUMJuly 2021May 2025Allow4631NoNo
17422834APARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISMANTLING FOR HEAVY WATER REACTOR FACILITIESJuly 2021October 2024Allow3951NoNo
17360598NUCLEAR FUEL FOR ISOTOPE EXTRACTIONJune 2021October 2025Abandon5141NoNo
17356844CONTROL ROD DRIVE MECHANISM AND REACTOR CONTROL SYSTEMJune 2021September 2021Allow300YesNo
17353016METHODS AND DEVICES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCES OF RCCA AND CEA TO MITIGATE CLAD STRAIN IN THE HIGH FLUENCE REGIONJune 2021March 2024Allow3310NoNo
17311988METHOD AND ASSEMBLING SYSTEM FOR INSERTING AT LEAST ONE NUCLEAR FUEL ROD INTO SPACER GRIDS OF A NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLYJune 2021April 2024Allow3511YesNo
17334060NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ASSEMBLIES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTIONMay 2021February 2024Allow3321NoNo
17302412NEUTRON TARGET FOR BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPYMay 2021April 2024Allow3520YesNo
17231068RADIOACTIVE IODINE ADSORBENT, AND METHOD FOR TREATING RADIOACTIVE IODINEApril 2021February 2025Abandon4611NoNo
17275424METHOD FOR PROTECTING A NUCLEAR REACTOR AND CORRESPONDING NUCLEAR REACTORMarch 2021March 2024Allow3720NoNo
17190755Liquid Sandwich Vacuum Vessel For Magnetic FusionMarch 2021March 2024Allow3740YesYes
17273134PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GALLIUM RADIONUCLIDESMarch 2021October 2025Abandon5640NoNo
17269402GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR USING SAMEFebruary 2021May 2025Abandon5151NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DAVIS, SHARON M.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
21
Examiner Affirmed
10
(47.6%)
Examiner Reversed
11
(52.4%)
Reversal Percentile
80.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 52.4% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
52
Allowed After Appeal Filing
20
(38.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
32
(61.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
63.5%
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, 38.5% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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

Examiner DAVIS, SHARON M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner DAVIS, SHARON M works in Art Unit 3646 and has examined 482 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 64.3%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner DAVIS, SHARON M's allowance rate of 64.3% places them in the 25% 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 DAVIS, SHARON M receive 2.31 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 65% 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 DAVIS, SHARON M is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 24% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +35.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DAVIS, SHARON M. This interview benefit is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 22.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 29% 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 39.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 61% 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, 36.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 61.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 20.6% 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, 61.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 66% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 53% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 57% 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:

  • 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.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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.

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