Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18834825 | IN-SITU PROCESS TO PRODUCE HYDROGEN-BEARING GAS FROM UNDERGROUND PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS | July 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18786371 | HIGH THERMAL COEFFICIENT SLURRY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREFOR | July 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18768483 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING CLAY SWELLING IN HYDROCARBON SHALE FORMATIONS | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18762378 | CHEMICAL HYDROSTATIC BACKPRESSURE REDUCTION METHODOLOGY TO FLOW FLUIDS THROUGH DISPOSAL WELLS | July 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18719888 | METHOD FOR DEPLOYING A WELL PUMP ON AN ELECTRICAL CABLE | June 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18677430 | METHOD OF USING A DISSOLVABLE DEPLOYMENT DEVICE FOR THE TRANSFER OF ULTRAHIGH RESOLUTION NANOPARTICLE TRACER ADDITIVES INTO A WELLBORE | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18644800 | HYDRAULIC TREATMENT OF SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS USING OXIDANT, NANOPARTICLES, AND CARBON DIOXIDE | April 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18638306 | Gravity Assisted Reservoir Drainage Systems and Methods | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18585761 | Geomass Mediated Carbon Sequestration Material Production Methods and Systems for Practicing the Same | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18435424 | PARTICLES FOR CARRIERS AND TRACERS | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18428143 | SUBTERRANEAN CAPTURE OF PRODUCED GAS LOST IN GAS ENHANCED HYDROCARBON RECOVERY | January 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18409896 | RHEOLOGICAL GRADIENT-BASED METHOD OF RECOVERING OIL FROM HYDROCARBON-BEARING SUBTERRANEAN GEOLOGIC FORMATION | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18408057 | Fracking Efficiency Evaluation System and Method(s) of Use | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18403437 | USING FLUID PILL FOR HEAT TRANSFER DOWNHOLE | January 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18575671 | ULTRA-HIGH TEMPERATURE RESISTANT CEMENT SLURRY SYSTEM FOR CEMENTING AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18392303 | Composition and Method for Improving the Production of Petroleum Hydrocarbons | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18532956 | Sensor Deployment For Distributed Acoustic Sensing With Noise Cancellation Using A Reference Coil | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18530459 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVED ESTIMATED ULTIMATE RECOVERY (EUR) ADDITIVE THROUGH PROPPANT PACKS | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18529630 | NUCLEAR REACTOR INTEGRATED OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATION | December 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18525132 | DRILLING FLUIDS INCLUDING A VISCOSIFIER, AND RELATED METHODS | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18523841 | IMPACT SIMULATION DEVICE AND SIMULATION METHOD FOR CHARACTERISTICS OF ROCK CHIP BEDS IN LARGE DISPLACEMENT WELLS | November 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18516852 | ACTIVATOR FOR PLAIN AND FOAMED EXOTHERMIC REACTION IN A WELLBORE | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18513816 | GEOTHERMAL WELL STIMULATION AND SILCA BASED DEPOSIT REMOVAL | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18388021 | QUANTIFICATION OF WELLBORE FLUID ADDITIVES BY LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18558784 | POLYOLEFIN-COKE COMPOSITE GRANULES AS A HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PROPPANT | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18385512 | SYNERGISTIC COMBINATION OF SURFACTANTS WITH FRICTION REDUCERS | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18497569 | DRILLING STABILIZERS WITH DISSOLVABLE WINDOWS FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF CHEMICALS | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18382964 | BRIDGING PARTICLE AND FLUID LOSS CONTROL AGENT | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18483825 | SUBSURFACE SEQUESTRATION OF CO2 IN SUBSURFACE FORMATIONS | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18285536 | LIGNIN-BASED FRACTURING FLUIDS AND RELATED METHODS | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18476127 | Connector For Perforating Gun System | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18470205 | Engineered Acoustics For Downhole Equipment | September 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18469079 | FOAMED SQUEEZE TREATMENT IN WELLS | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18550515 | EXTENDED RELEASE ASPHALTENE INHIBITOR COMPOSITION | September 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18466995 | MONITORING OPERATION OF A ROTATING CONTROL DEVICE | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18465368 | FILL UP AND CIRCULATION TOOL WITH RETURN VALVE FOR INNER STRING CEMENTATION | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18464968 | NUCLEAR REACTOR INTEGRATED OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATION | September 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18549981 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING DEGRADABLE POLYESTER DURING GRAVEL PACKING | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18464691 | INJECTION FLUIDS COMPRISING AN ANIONIC SURFACTANT FOR TREATING UNCONVENTIONAL FORMATIONS | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18458798 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF ELECTRIC-BASED FRACTURING TOOLS IN VERTICAL WELLS | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18452674 | PULSE BASED PERF AND WASH SYSTEM AND METHOD | August 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18233215 | ANTI-SYNERESIS AGENTS FOR FRACTURING OPERATIONS | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18447136 | SPECTRAL ANALYSIS, MACHINE LEARNING, AND FRAC SCORE ASSIGNMENT TO ACOUSTIC SIGNATURES OF FRACKING EVENTS | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18226749 | INTERVENTIONLESS STIMULATION AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, MULTI-ZONE INTERVENTIONLESS STIMULATION AND PRODUCTION ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS TO PERFORM INTERVENTIONLESS STIMULATION AND PRODUCTION OPERATIONS | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350473 | IRON CONTROL AS PART OF A WELL TREATMENT USING TIME-RELEASED AGENTS | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18016674 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPLOITING NATURAL GAS HYDRATE WITH DOWNHOLE GAS-LIQUID SYNERGIC DEPRESSURIZATION | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18347469 | SUBTERRANEAN STORAGE OF HYDROGEN FOAMS | July 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18346469 | FIELD PUMP EQUIPMENT SYSTEM | July 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18217101 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIFFERENTIATING DIFFERENT TYPES OF FLUIDS IN A FLUID STREAM | June 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18337300 | Real-time Fracture Volume Measurements and Predictions | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18329858 | FRACTURING SYSTEM AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE FRACTURING SYSTEM | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18204932 | Monitoring and Perforating System and Method Combining Plug and Perforation Operation with Distributed Acoustic Sensing | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18326907 | CONSOLIDATION OF CARBONATE-BASED FORMATION ROCKS WITH GROUND CALCIUM CARBONATE | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18197938 | Gas and Water Breakthrough Detection | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18315055 | Proppant Conveyance System For Fracturing Operations | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18137085 | DIVERTING AGENT, METHOD FOR TEMPORARILY FILLING FRACTURE IN WELL USING SAME, AND METHOD FOR FURTHER FORMING FRACTURE | April 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136796 | SIDE POCKET MANDREL WITH RETRIEVABLE REDUNDANT ELECTRIC GAS LIFT VALVE | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18136723 | SEALING SYSTEM AND METHOD | April 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18136791 | Electric Closing Side Pocket Mandrel | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18300753 | FIBER OPTIC ENABLED INTELLIGENT COMPLETION | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18134851 | Method for Borehole Completion | April 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18134771 | System and Method for Recycling Miscible NGLs for Oil Recovery | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18300882 | FIBER OPTIC ENABLED INTELLIGENT COMPLETION EMPLOYING AN END CONNECTOR | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18031709 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING CORROSION OF DRILL EQUIPMENT DUE TO DRILLING FLUID | April 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18133889 | HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND SULFUR-CARBON SEQUESTRATION | April 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18298011 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING SUBTERRANEAN BIOLOGICAL REACTORS | April 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18296281 | SIZED BRIDGING AGENTS, LOW DENSITY PILL AND FLUID COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAID AGENTS, AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING FLUID LOSS AND FORMATION DAMAGE USING SAID COMPOSITIONS | April 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18247548 | FLOW CONTROL MODULE FOR SAND CONTROL MANAGEMENT | March 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18126194 | FOAMING AGENTS, GAS MOBILITY CONTROL AGENTS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18185655 | HOLE PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COAL SEAM SLOTTING AND FRACTURING COMBINED DRAINAGE | March 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18121904 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING SUBSURFACE FORMATIONS | March 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18179805 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL REACH ENHANCEMENT | March 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18044117 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOL FOR GEOSTRESS AND GEOSTRAIN ANALYSIS | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18113367 | MAGNETOFLUID ENHANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC HEATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING SECONDARY HYDRATES AROUND WELL | February 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18100775 | OPTIMIZING SCALE MANAGEMENT AT THE SUBSURFACE FOR IMPROVED WELL PERFORMANCE | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18006193 | METHOD OF MULTI-STAGE FRACTURING OF SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION AND SLURRY FOR THAT METHOD | January 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18155016 | ALL-IN-ONE SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD FOR FRACKING AND COMPLETING A WELL WHICH AUTOMATICALLY INSTALLS SAND SCREENS FOR SAND CONTROL IMMEDIATELY AFTER FRACKING | January 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18003035 | IMIDAZOLINE-DERIVED COMPOUNDS AND USE AS NATURAL GAS HYDRATE INHIBITORS | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18011576 | PLUG WITH COMPOSITE ENDS AND METHOD OF FORMING AND USING | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18076692 | METHODS OF FORMING A PERMEABLE PROPPANT PACK IN A GEOTHERMAL FORMATION | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17993524 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL IN A HYDROCARBON RECOVERY OPERATION | November 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17992877 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL IN A HYDROCARBON RECOVERY OPERATION | November 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17992360 | ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT PROPPANTS | November 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17987246 | Composition and Method for Improving the Production of Petroleum Hydrocarbons | November 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17985860 | METHOD OF GEOTHERMAL DRIVEN CO2 CATALYTIC REDUCTION FOR ENHANCING CO2 SEQUESTRATION AND OIL RECOVERY | November 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18053647 | USING SYNTHETIC ACID COMPOSITIONS AS ALTERNATIVES TO CONVENTIONAL ACIDS IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY | November 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17981260 | Phase Control For Subterranean Carbon Capture, Utilization And Storage | November 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18050390 | ADJUSTABLE BRUSH PLUG DEVICE | October 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17997106 | METHOD FOR INCREASING PRODUCTION AND INJECTION OF RESERVOIR COUPLED WITH FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION AND DENITRIFICATION | October 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17970057 | CHEMICAL HYDROSTATIC BACKPRESSURE REDUCTION METHODOLOGY TO FLOW FLUIDS THROUGH DISPOSAL WELLS | October 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17964862 | BOREHOLE SEALING WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL, METHOD, AND SYSTEM | October 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17938809 | VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANTS FOR ACID DIVERSION IN DOWNHOLE OPERATIONS | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17959408 | MEASURING DRILLING FLUID PH WITH SMART POLYMERS | October 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17914818 | METHOD OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE OF INJECTION GAS CONTAINING CO2 GAS AND ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY | September 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17934202 | Nano-thermite Well Plug | September 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17933910 | MAPPING INTER-WELL POROSITY USING TRACERS WITH DIFFERENT TRANSPORT PROPERTIES | September 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17945696 | GAS ASSISTED PLUNGER LIFT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17945889 | METHOD OF USING A DISSOLVABLE DEPLOYMENT DEVICE FOR THE TRANSFER OF ULTRAHIGH RESOLUTION NANOPARTICLE TRACER ADDITIVES INTO A WELLBORE | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17943073 | POLYMER DISPERSIONS FOR OILFIELD FRICTION REDUCTION | September 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17941747 | CEMENTING ACROSS LOSS CIRCULATION ZONES UTILIZING A SMART DRILLABLE CEMENT STINGER | September 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BATES, ZAKIYA W.
With a 100.0% 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.
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, 40.0% 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.
✓ 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 BATES, ZAKIYA W works in Art Unit 3674 and has examined 972 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.
Examiner BATES, ZAKIYA W's allowance rate of 91.2% places them in the 74% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by BATES, ZAKIYA W receive 1.27 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 24% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BATES, ZAKIYA W is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 83% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a -2.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BATES, ZAKIYA W. This interview benefit is in the 6% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 38.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 86% 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 64.4% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 17% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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, 38.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 57% 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 13.3% of allowed cases (in the 90% 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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