Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18929282 | HIGH SPEED SUBSTRATE SORTER | October 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18911583 | Continuous Line for Automatic Diamond Color Grading Evaluation | October 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18827310 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MIXED MATERIAL MAGNESIUM SORTING | September 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18817809 | Phase-Correction Of Radiofrequency-Multiplexed Signals | August 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18840024 | APPARATUS FOR DRY GRANULAR MIXTURES SEPARATION | August 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18794831 | SYSTEMS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT SPERM SORTING | August 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18782462 | SYSTEM TO CRUSH AND FILTER MATERIAL FOR AIR CLASSIFICATION | July 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18778585 | SLOPED SCREENS FOR A SHAKER SYSTEM | July 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18770455 | ROTARY DRUM SCREENER FOR SEPARATING DIFFERENTLY SIZED PLASTIC PIECES AND FILTERING OUT STRANDS | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18747866 | METHODS FOR PREPARING PETROLEUM COKE PROPPANT PARTICLES FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING | June 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18721858 | Screening Apparatus | June 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18745130 | MULTI-CONFIGURATION MINI JIG | June 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18742674 | GRAIN SORTING PROCESS | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18678990 | BLENDER SCREEN | May 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18669874 | SEPARATION OF MATERIALS USING SORTING DEVICES | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18669901 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LAUNDRY SORTING | May 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18654997 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF GLANDULAR TRICHOMES | May 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18653471 | JIG CONCENTRATOR | May 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18649085 | SORTING APPARATUS AND SORTING METHOD | April 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18641039 | Adaptive Sorting for Particle Analyzers | April 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18689003 | RECLAMATION OF WASTE SAND | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18579339 | AN IMPROVED TINE ASSEMBLY | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18406145 | APPARATUSES FOR CHIRAL AND SPONTANEOUS SEPARATIONS OF ENANTIOMORPHOUS OBJECTS | January 2024 | April 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18402525 | AUTOMATIC AND RAPID DETECTION METHOD OF GRADATION FOR ASPHALT MIXTURE AND AUTOMATIC DETECTION DEVICE | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18399441 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SORTING PLIES | December 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 23 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18574341 | A method for sampling a solid object, and a system configured to sample a solid object | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 18393982 | MICROPARTICLE SORTING DEVICE, MICROPARTICLE SORTING SYSTEM, DROPLET SORTING DEVICE, DROPLET CONTROL DEVICE, AND DROPLET CONTROL PROGRAM | December 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18390984 | INSPECTION AND SORTING APPARATUS | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18567977 | Device and Method for Separating Elongate Magnetizable Objects by Length | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18525541 | PORTABLE PARTICULATE GRADER | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18523154 | METHOD AND DEVICE OF AUTOMATICALLY SELECTING BEANS | November 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18513004 | FRONT MOUNT MAGNETIC SWEEPER APPARATUS | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18559711 | CORRECTING MISPLACEMENTS ON A SORTER ELEMENT | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18288525 | PARTICLE DISCRIMINATION MECHANISM | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18556392 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING RAW MATERIALS OF INDUSTRIAL IMPORTANCE | October 2023 | August 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18485663 | SCREEN CYLINDER | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18484676 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENVELOPE DETECTION | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18373487 | Phase-Correction Of Radiofrequency-Multiplexed Signals | September 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18243098 | AUTOMATED PARTICLE SEPARATION EXTRACTED FROM SOIL INCLUDING REGOLITH ASSOCIATED WITH ANY GEOLOGIC ENVIRONMENT | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18549109 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A ROOT CROP CONVEYING MACHINE | September 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18452961 | AUTOMATED BATTERY SORTING SYSTEM | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18236203 | Optimized Sorting Gates | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18448658 | PICK QUALITY DETERMINATION | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18274113 | LIFTING GEAR HAVING A LIFTING FRAME MOVABLE IN A MOVEMENT DIRECTION RELATIVE TO A SUPPORTING PART OF THE LIFTING GEAR, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A LIFTING GEAR | July 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18217333 | HIGH SPEED SUBSTRATE SORTER | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18214230 | MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM WITH COMBINED ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL DETECTION FOR HIGH ACCURACY PARTICLE SORTING AND METHODS THEREOF | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18258937 | SORTING APPARATUS | June 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18329889 | REGENERATION TREATMENT METHOD OF WASTE SHELL-MOLD AND SYSTEM THEREOF | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18204078 | Processing System for Handling Pieces of Product | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18324356 | SEMI-AUTOMATED BULK SORTING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | May 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18322694 | System and Method for Transferring and/or Sorting Piece Goods Into Removal Regions | May 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18253770 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR SORTING OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDS | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18318318 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A QUALITY OF EMPTIES | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18197605 | RECYCLING OF SCRAP | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18142188 | SEPARATOR DEVICE | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18034088 | OPTICAL SORTER | April 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18130571 | Adaptive Sorting for Particle Analyzers | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18029402 | PLASTIC RECYCLING METHOD FOR PROCESSING PLASTIC WASTE | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18126309 | DETECTION OF HEAVY OBJECTS USING COMPUTER VISION | March 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18182704 | Item Inventory Management System with Vacuum-Operated Sorter | March 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18182079 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LAUNDRY SORTING | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18021556 | WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | February 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18109536 | METHODS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT SPERM SORTING | February 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18041270 | SPIRAL SEPARATOR AND APPARATUS THEREFOR | February 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18041007 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING MINERAL RECOVERY PROCESS | February 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18104076 | Light Detection Systems Having A Secondary Light Scatter Detector And Methods For Using Same | January 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18156968 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONING ABRASIVE MEDIA | January 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18095908 | Phase-Correction Of Radiofrequency-Multiplexed Signals | January 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18091080 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING CLEANING OF ANIMAL STALLS | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18013397 | SAMPLE PURIFICATION APPARATUS AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM | December 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18012609 | WOOD CHIP SORTER SCREEN AND RELATED METHODS OF SORTING WOOD CHIPS | December 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18002863 | Screening Apparatus | December 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 18010552 | SCREENING PANEL | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18065759 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED ROBOTIC SORTATION | December 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18001095 | GRAIN SORTING PROCESS | December 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18000068 | A HYDROCYCLONE WITH AN IMPROVED FLUID INJECTION MEMBER | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17926698 | SCREEN TIGHTENING IN MOBILE MULTI-DECK SCREENING DEVICES | November 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17982094 | OPTIMIZING METHOD OF SUCTION CONDITION OF MICROPARTICLE AND MICROPARTICLE FRACTIONATING DEVICE | November 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17981932 | PARCEL HANDLING AND TRACKING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF SCANNING IDENTIFYING FEATURES ON PARCELS | November 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17970974 | Optimized Sorting Gates | October 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17969487 | SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR ITEM SORTING AND CONVEYING | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18045423 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING A MATERIAL VALUE SCORE TO A WASTE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD OR A PORTION THEREOF AND SYSTEM FOR SORTING WASTE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS | October 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17954743 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-PATH PACKAGE SORTATION | September 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17950548 | AUTOMATED PROCESS AND METHOD FOR MATERIAL SEPARATION AND RECYCLING | September 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17866252 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LAUNDRY SORTING | July 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17861561 | AIR CLASSIFIER | July 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17860651 | Transverse Belt Bud Sorter and Related methodologies | July 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17782222 | A DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FEED FOR LIVESTOCK | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17826628 | Roller Assembly For A Screening Device | May 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17826797 | MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM WITH COMBINED ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL DETECTION FOR HIGH ACCURACY PARTICLE SORTING AND METHODS THEREOF | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17826786 | MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM WITH COMBINED ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL DETECTION FOR HIGH ACCURACY PARTICLE SORTING AND METHODS THEREOF | May 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17826771 | MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM WITH COMBINED ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL DETECTION FOR HIGH ACCURACY PARTICLE SORTING AND METHODS THEREOF | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17778180 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYSING AND/OR SORTING SCRAP METAL | May 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17776983 | MICROCHIP, SAMPLE SORTING KIT, AND MICROPARTICLE SORTING DEVICE | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17662961 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUSPENSION SEPARATION UTILIZING A HYDRO-GRAVITATIONAL TRAP | May 2022 | October 2023 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17737757 | SCREEN CLOTHS | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17772433 | SORTING CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS, PLATFORM AND SYSTEM, AND UNMANNED SORTING DEVICE | April 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17720755 | SIFTER LID DEVICE | April 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17762725 | CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR HAVING AN IMPROVED FLOW AND SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR | March 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17679768 | COMBINATION SCREENING APPARATUS | February 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN.
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.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN works in Art Unit 3653 and has examined 92 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Examiner BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN's allowance rate of 76.1% places them in the 42% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN receive 1.67 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 34% 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 BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 77% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +24.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN. This interview benefit is in the 70% 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, 36.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 83% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 60.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 86% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 97% percentile among all examiners. 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 33.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 21% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 36% 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 2.9% of allowed cases (in the 73% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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