Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19297550 | STABILIZATION OF Z-PINCH WITH DIRECTED RADIO FREQUENCY EXCITATION | August 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18948199 | CONTAINMENT FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR | November 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18921964 | System For Heat Transfer Between Primary And Secondary Fluid Circuits Within A Diffusion-Bonded Pressure Vessel Wall For A Nuclear Reactor | October 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18792371 | REDUCED NEUTRON EMISSION TARGET FOR FUSION ENERGY GENERATION | August 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18769565 | Fluid Level Control System For A Molten Fuel Salt Sampling Tank In A Nuclear Reactor System | July 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18758284 | AUTOMATIC LEVELING MAINTENANCE PLATFORM FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE GAS COOLED REACTOR | June 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18744364 | HEAT EXCHANGER IN A BOREHOLE RECEIVES HEAT THROUGH A ROCK FORMATION FROM ANOTHER BOREHOLE WHICH INCLUDES A NUCLEAR REACTOR | June 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 13 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18658993 | MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT FUSION REACTOR | May 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18657769 | Fusion Reactor Superconducting Magnet System | May 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18703455 | NUCLEAR REACTOR SYSTEM INSIDE A BOREHOLE | April 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18632611 | FUEL SALT SHIPPING SYSTEM | April 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18613264 | FUSION REACTOR | March 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18600271 | FUSION REACTOR HAVING NESTED PEBBLE BED BLANKET | March 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18437013 | PASSIVELY-COOLED SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL POOL SYSTEM | February 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18401225 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A NUCLEAR REACTOR HAVING REACTOR CORE AND CONTROL ELEMENTS SUPPORTED BY REACTOR VESSEL HEAD | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18538496 | LIQUID METAL OR MOLTEN SALT(S) REACTOR INCORPORATING A DECAY HEAT REMOVAL (DHR) SYSTEM THAT REMOVES HEAT THROUGH THE PRIMARY REACTOR VESSEL, COMPRISING A MODULE OF PASSIVELY OR ACTIVELY TRIGGERED PIVOTING FINS LOCATED IN THE GUARD GAP | December 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18536193 | PASSIVE CHEMICAL INJECTION SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A NUCLEAR REACTION BY DELIVERING A NEUTRON-ABSORBING CHEMICAL INTO A CONTAINMENT VESSEL | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18260128 | Micro Nuclear Reactor Having A Heat Pipe Extending Into A Core Comprising Fuel Particles Mixed With Moderator Particles, Where The Particles Can Be Gravity Discharged From The Core Through A Bottom Outlet | November 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18507246 | Core of Fast Reactor and Method of Operating Fast Reactor | November 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18386031 | Using Additive Manufacturing In Creating A Nuclear Fuel Structure With A Shape Corresponding To A Mathematically-Based Periodic Solid Having A Triply Periodic Minimal Surface | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18383668 | FUEL ASSEMBLY | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18485439 | METHOD OF MAGNETICALLY REMOVING AN IRRADIATED CAPSULE FROM A BURNABLE ABSORBER RODLET | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18378680 | FUNCTIONALLY GRADED LATTICE CERMET FUEL STRUCTURE WITH SHAPE CORRESPONDING TO A MATHEMATICALLY-BASED PERIODIC SOLID, PARTICULARLY FOR NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION APPLICATIONS | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18378691 | FUNCTIONALLY GRADED LATTICE CERMET FUEL STRUCTURE WITH SHAPE CORRESPONDING TO A MATHEMATICALLY-BASED PERIODIC SOLID, PARTICULARLY FOR NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION APPLICATIONS | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18481740 | DETECTION APPARATUS COMPRISING A RESONANT ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT LOCATED WITHIN A NUCLEAR FUEL ROD | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18284287 | METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A NUCLEAR REACTOR | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18369260 | NEUTRON ACTIVATOR, NEUTRON ACTIVATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH NEUTRON ACTIVATOR AND METHOD FOR NEUTRON ACTIVATION IMPLEMENTING SUCH NEUTRON ACTIVATOR | September 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18452011 | GAS EQUALIZATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A MOLTEN SALT NUCLEAR REACTOR | August 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18362734 | NUCLEAR FUEL RODS AND HEAT PIPES IN A GRAPHITE MODERATOR MATRIX FOR A MICRO-REACTOR, WITH THE FUEL RODS HAVING FUEL PELLETS IN A BeO SLEEVE | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18270200 | METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING REACTOR CORE POWER DISTRIBUTION FOR REACTOR CORE PROTECTION SYSTEM BASED ON IN-CORE INSTRUMENT SIGNAL USING ORDINARY KRIGING METHOD | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18343715 | POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM | June 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18340459 | FUEL CELL LIFTING SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR REACTORS | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18210437 | THORIUM-BASED FUEL DESIGN FOR PRESSURIZED HEAVY WATER REACTORS | June 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18210133 | ACCELERATOR-DRIVEN NEUTRON ACTIVATOR FOR BRACHYTHERAPY | June 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18256232 | Nuclear Reactor Comprising A Reactor Vessel Containing A Reactor Core And An Alkali Metal Thermoelectric Converter | June 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18256345 | Repairing A Surface Of A Divertor Or First Wall In A Tokamak Via Deposit Of Refractory Metal While Maintaining A Vacuum | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18206302 | CARBIDE-BASED FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR THERMAL PROPULSION APPLICATIONS | June 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18255887 | METHOD FOR MEASURING DROP TIME OF A CONTROL ROD CLUSTER INTEGRATED WITH A ROD POSITION MEASUREMENT DEVICE | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18204517 | CARBIDE-BASED FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR THERMAL PROPULSION APPLICATIONS | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18253536 | Breeder Blanket For Nuclear Fusion Reactor | May 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18195112 | THORIUM-BASED FUEL DESIGN FOR PRESSURIZED HEAVY WATER REACTORS | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18310042 | A Fast Nuclear Reactor Core Having A Gas Expansion Module | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18031609 | NUCLEAR FUEL ROD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18295045 | METHODS OF ENERGY GENERATION FROM A THORIUM MOLTEN SALT SYSTEM | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18120691 | CLOSED-VESSEL MOLTEN SALT FISSION REACTOR | March 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18044479 | NUCLEAR REACTOR PASSIVE REACTIVITY CONTROL SYSTEM | March 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18024246 | SYSTEM FOR CONFINING AND COOLING MELT FROM THE CORE OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18024247 | SYSTEM FOR CONFINING AND COOLING MELT FROM THE CORE OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18024248 | SYSTEM FOR CONFINING AND COOLING MELT FROM THE CORE OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18114340 | Method Of Protecting Radioactive Waste From Reaching Criticality By Using A Controller That When Contacted By Water Provides Borates That Absorb Neutrons | February 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18174453 | FUEL ASSEMBLY ARRANGEMENT FOR RETAINING FUEL ROD END PLUG TO BOTTOM NOZZLE | February 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18155193 | Micro-Reactor Core Mechanical Support | January 2023 | May 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18096008 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPLACING SLEEVES LINING NUCLEAR REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL TUBES | January 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18150822 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY CONVERSION USING AN ANEUTRONIC NUCLEAR FUEL | January 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 36 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18094127 | TARGET IRRADIATION SYSTEMS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RADIOISOTOPES | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18150255 | PLASMA CONFINEMENT SYSTEM | January 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18146954 | ORBITAL CONFINEMENT FUSION DEVICE | December 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18066405 | Liquid Metal Cooled Nuclear Reactor Comprising A Passive Decay Heat Removal System Having Thermal Insulation Attached To A Wall Of A Cold Source Reservoir That Holds A Phase Change Material, Where The Insulation Is Arranged To Automatically Fall By Gravity From The Wall In Response To The Wall Reaching A Predetermined Temperature | December 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18080595 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A NUCLEAR REACTOR HAVING REACTOR CORE AND CONTROL ELEMENTS SUPPORTED BY REACTOR VESSEL HEAD | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18008831 | COMBINED AMMONIA-BASED MODERATOR AND PROPELLANT FOR NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION STAGES | December 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17988771 | POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR POWER GENERATORS | November 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18055115 | REPLACEMENT THERMAL SLEEVE FOR A REACTOR VESSEL CLOSURE HEAD PENETRATION ADAPTER OF CONTROL ROD DRIVE MECHANISM | November 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17983021 | Multipurpose common-pool based flooding-type management system for small modular reactors | November 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17997610 | CHANNEL BOXES FOR A BOILING WATER REACTOR AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF | October 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17973895 | SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL STORAGE RACK SYSTEM | October 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17996959 | NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING FOR FAST REACTORS | October 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17970613 | IN-SPACE PROPULSION SYSTEM THAT EMPLOYS A NUCLEAR FUSION REACTOR WITH CENTRIFUGAL MIRROR CONFINEMENT | October 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17918478 | Reactor Core Having An Outer Region Upper End Located Higher Than An Inner Region Upper End | October 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17995890 | STORAGE DEVICE FOR NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17963164 | FISSION PRODUCT GETTER FORMED BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | October 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18045398 | REACTOR SYSTEMS HAVING AN EXTERNAL FUEL SALT LOOP | October 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17960279 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING RADIONUCLIDES USING MINIMAL TARGETING MATERIAL | October 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17915597 | Arrangement For Checking Disengagement Between A Nuclear Reactor Control Cluster And A Drive Rod | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17901911 | LIQUID METAL COOLED NUCLEAR REACTOR INCORPORATING A FULLY PASSIVE DECAY HEAT REMOVAL SYSTEM WITH A MODULAR COLD SOURCE | September 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17887008 | CABLE FEEDTHROUGH FOR RADIOACTIVE ENVIRONMENTS | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17904058 | COOLING ARRANGEMENT FOR DRY FUEL STORAGE | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17878550 | FUSION GENERATOR | August 2022 | April 2023 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17871792 | Nuclear Reactor Main Heat And Waste Heat Integrated Thermal Exchanger | July 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17870375 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING POWER GENERATED BY A NUCLEAR CORE ASSEMBLY | July 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17791612 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING REAL-TIME THERMAL POWER OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR BASED ON NUMBER OF GAMMA RAYS COUNTED | July 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17860261 | NEUTRON ACTIVATOR, NEUTRON ACTIVATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH NEUTRON ACTIVATOR AND METHOD FOR NEUTRON ACTIVATION IMPLEMENTING SUCH NEUTRON ACTIVATOR | July 2022 | November 2023 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17758443 | Method Of Forming A Unitary Nuclear Fuel Segment By Heat Bonding A Thermally Conductive Layer Deposited On A First Fuel Layer To A Thermally Conductive Layer Deposited On A Second Fuel Layer | July 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17758395 | Sensor Assemblies And Nuclear Reactor Systems Comprising Doped Solid-State Lasing Media For Use In Determining An Operating Characteristic Of A Nuclear Reactor, And Related Methods | July 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17809703 | SILICON CARBIDE REINFORCED ZIRCONIUM BASED CLADDING | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17852434 | FUNCTIONALLY GRADED LATTICE CERMET FUEL STRUCTURE WITH SHAPE CORRESPONDING TO A MATHEMATICALLY-BASED PERIODIC SOLID, PARTICULARLY FOR NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION APPLICATIONS | June 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17846398 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 225Ac | June 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17843625 | IRRADIATION TARGETS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RADIOISOTOPES | June 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17786516 | METHOD OF DETERMINATION OF A NUCLEAR CORE LOADING PATTERN | June 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17785150 | SCATTERING FAST NEUTRONS THAT HAVE PASSED THROUGH AN IRRADIATED FIRST SAMPLE TO GENERATE RADIOISOTOPES IN BOTH THE FIRST SAMPLE AND A SECOND SAMPLE | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17785313 | Nuclear Reactor Core Having Outer Portion Coolant Passages Of Larger Diameter Than Inner Portion Coolant Passages | June 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17785224 | NUCLEAR REACTOR USING NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL CIRCULATION METHODS | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17838928 | THORIUM-BASED FUEL DESIGN FOR PRESSURIZED HEAVY WATER REACTORS | June 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17784036 | USING XENON CONCENTRATION IN CONTROLLING A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17756921 | Storage Device Having Nuclear Fuel Assembly Receiving Housings That Are Formed Using A First Notched Flat Bar With Boron And A Second Notched Flat Bar Without Boron | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17833530 | CLOSED-VESSEL MOLTEN SALT FISSION REACTOR | June 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17831058 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING NONCONDENSABLE GAS BUILDUP IN COOLANT SYSTEMS | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17779175 | METHOD FOR DETECTING THICKNESSES OF COATING LAYERS OF NUCLEAR FUEL PARTICLES | May 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17750655 | IRRADIATING TARGET MATERIAL LOCATED IN A SURROGATE FUEL BUNDLE IN A CANDU REACTOR FOR ISOTOPE PRODUCTION | May 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17776107 | Tube Grid Cell For A Nuclear Fuel Bundle | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17660524 | MAGNETO-HYDRODYNAMIC DRIVE IN A CLOSED SYSTEM FOR USABLE POWER PRODUCTION FROM NUCLEOSYNTHESYS IN AN ACTIVE FLUID FLOW | April 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WASIL, DANIEL D.
With a 40.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success 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, 25.0% 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.
✓ 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner WASIL, DANIEL D works in Art Unit 3646 and has examined 649 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.
Examiner WASIL, DANIEL D's allowance rate of 79.0% places them in the 48% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by WASIL, DANIEL D receive 1.72 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 37% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WASIL, DANIEL D is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 44% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +24.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WASIL, DANIEL D. This interview benefit is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 32.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 69% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 32.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 48% 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, 22.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 28% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 55.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 31.6% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 58.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 61% 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 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 62% 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 26.9% of allowed cases (in the 95% 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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