Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18801992 | ENHANCING CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN INJECTOR AND PRODUCER WELLS USING SEQUENCED STIMULATION | August 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18657296 | METHOD OF NANO-ARMORED FOAM REINFORCED GEOLOGICAL STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18691989 | SINGLE-PHASE RETARDED ACID SYSTEMS USING AMINO ACIDS | March 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18602089 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING PRODUCED OILFIELD BRINE | March 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18689334 | SINGLE-PHASE RETARDED ACID SYSTEMS USING AMINO ACIDS | March 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 14 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18422524 | METHODS OF STIMULATING GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS WITH ACIDIC FRACTURING FLUIDS | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18418544 | IONIC LIQUIDS FOR HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR STIMULATION | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18415045 | METHOD OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING UTILIZING A HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUID WITH A SINGLE PHASE LIQUID PROPPANT | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18396284 | SYNERGETIC SURFACTANT COMBINATION COMPRISING POLYGLYCEROL FATTY ACID ESTER AND SORBITAN ESTER AND/ OR ETHOXYLATED SORBITAN ESTER FOR FRACTURING FLUID | December 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18396348 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING POLYGLYCEROL-10 FATTY ACID ESTER FOR RECOVERING OIL IN TIGHT OIL RESERVOIRS | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18545133 | APPLYING METAL ALKALINE AND MICROWAVE PYROLYSIS FOR SEPARATING AND CAPTURING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM EXHAUST GAS | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18523068 | FORMULATION FOR THE RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBONS INCLUDING A SURFACTANT SYSTEM | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18508885 | SEQUESTRATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN ORGANIC-RICH GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18509209 | METHODS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE OR HYDROGEN SULFIDE SEQUESTRATION IN A SUBTERRANEAN RESERVOIR USING SORBENT PARTICLES | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18502468 | Systems and Methods of Initiating Energetic Reactions for Reservoir Stimulation | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18383188 | Method and Materials for Manipulating Hydraulic Fracture Geometry | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18493160 | METHOD FOR APPLYING THE SCALE INHIBITOR TO COMPLETION FLUIDS DURING INJECTIVITY TEST OPERATIONS | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18492576 | MEHODS OF USING PLANT EDIBLE DEMULSIFIER ADDITIVES COMPRISING CAPSAICINOID IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION TREATMENT FLUIDS, AND SYSTEMS RELATED THERETO | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18489146 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING A SOLIDIFIED FLUID BARRIER IN A WELLHEAD | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18489675 | METHODS OF HYDROLYZING NITROGEN-CONTAINING WASTE PLASTICS DOWNGOLE TO FORM A SOLID BARRIER | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18486062 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL WASTE ADDITIVES FOR SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION TREATMENT FLUIDS, AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS RELATED THERETO | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18483781 | NANOPARTICLE FLUIDS FOR AN AI-ASSISTED WATER ALTERNATING GAS PROCESS | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18483031 | METHOD OF DELIVERING FRAC FLUID AND ADDITIVES | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18552296 | METHOD FOR SINGLE-STAGE ACID TREATMENT OF SILICEOUS SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18472683 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING HYDROCARBONS WITH AN ORGANIC SOLVENT INJECTION BLEND | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18471985 | IN-RESERVOIR CLEANUP OPERATIONS THROUGH EXOTHERMIC REACTION FOLLOWING A FRACTURING OPERATION | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18471499 | DUAL-POLYMER HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUID AND METHOD FOR PUMPING THE SAME INTO SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS | September 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18464455 | METHOD FOR WELL STIMULATION USING NANOBUBBLES | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18462805 | WATERFLOODING SYSTEM AND PROCESS TO PREVENT SCALE PRECIPITATION IN OIL FIELDS | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18242651 | Drag Reducing Agent for Emulsified Acids | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18456276 | REACTION OF METAL SALT WITH CARBON DIOXIDE FOR SUBTERRANEAN CARBON DIOXIDE MINERALIZATION | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18547993 | LOW-DENSITY HOLLOW GLASS BEAD (HGB) FLUIDS FOR WELLBORE DRILLING, COMPLETION, AND WORKOVER OPERATIONS | August 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18236561 | Methods and Compositions Used in Controlling Formation Sand Production, Proppant Flowback, and Fines Migration | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18452304 | INJECTING MULTIPLE TRACER TAG FLUIDS INTO A WELLBORE | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18234242 | SELF-CORRECTING FLOW IN SUBSURFACE WELLS | August 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18276931 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PERMANENT BARRIER IN A WELL | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18226699 | PROCESS FOR REDUCING PRESSURE IN A WELL FOR WELL KILL IN A HYDROCARBON RECOVERY OPERATION | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18225632 | PROCESS FOR WORKOVER OF A WELL FOR A HYDROCARBON RECOVERY OPERATION | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18273529 | SELF-GENERATING HEAT PROCESS FOR IN-SITU CONVERSION OF MEDIUM-LOW MATURE AND ORGANIC-RICH SHALE | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350352 | CATALYSTS THAT INCLUDE A FIBROUS SILICA SUPPORT AND METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 18340357 | WELLBORE TREATMENT FLUIDS COMPRISING AN AMPHIPHILIC HYPERBRANCHED COPOLYMER | June 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18339274 | METHOD OF ENHANCING OIL RECOVERY USING CITRIC ACID-BASED ADDITIVE | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18337358 | NANOSILICA-BASED COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS FOR PROVIDING WATER SHUT OFF TO SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18334699 | METHOD FOR EXPLOITING UNDERGROUND RESOURCES WITH NEGATIVE THIXOTROPIC FLUID | June 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18256915 | DEPLOYMENT METHODS FOR EXPANDABLE POLYMER GROUT FOR PLUG AND ABANDONMENT APPLICATIONS | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18256906 | METHODS OF USING EXPANDABLE POLYMER GROUT FOR PLUG AND ABANDONMENT APPLICATIONS | June 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18326890 | FOAMED ACID SYSTEM STABILIZED BY TWO DIMENSIONAL-GRAPHENE AND SURFACTANT COMPOSITE FOR FRACTURING APPLICATION | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18319169 | HYDROGELS FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND SEALING ZONES IN A WELLBORE | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18319188 | METHODS FOR MAINTAINING THE CONDUCTIVITY OF SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS FOLLOWING STIMULATION | May 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18319272 | CLEAR, HIGH-DENSITY HEAVY BRINE-BASED FLUIDS FOR DOWNHOLE APPLICATIONS | May 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18315262 | IN-RESERVOIR CARBON DIOXIDE RELEASE FOR ENHANCED HYDROCARBON RECOVERY | May 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18252366 | DUAL CURE SYSTEM FOR THE CHEMICAL FASTENING OF AN ANCHORING MEANS IN A BOREHOLE | May 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18313999 | Supramolecular Host Guest Product Concentrators For Production Fluids | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18300625 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THERMAL AND BRINE STABILITY OF NANOPARTICLES | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18248866 | SUBTERRANEAN SEQUESTRATION OF LOW-DENSITY ORGANIC WASTES | April 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18131124 | Liquid Suspension Composition for Wellbore Operations, and Methods of Making and Using Same | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18295059 | BRANCHED CELLULOSE-BASED HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUID CROSSLINKER | April 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18192251 | MULTICOMPONENT NANOCAPSULES FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 4 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 18027605 | CRACKING PERMEABILITY INCREASING METHOD COMBINING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING AND METHANE IN-SITU COMBUSTION EXPLOSION | March 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18180530 | THERMOCHEMICAL FLUID INJECTION TO PREVENT COOL FRONT INVASION IN CO2 GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIRS | March 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18179847 | METHOD OF RECOVERING HYDROCARBON FROM A RESERVOIR USING DATE LEAF CARBON NANOPARTICLES | March 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18116507 | Methods for Improving Heavy Oils | March 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18115591 | Well Abandonment And Severance Of Control Lines | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18110692 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR FRACTURING A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION | February 2023 | July 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18109082 | METHOD OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING UTILIZING A HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUID WITH A SINGLE PHASE LIQUID PROPPANT | February 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18040198 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING PRODUCED OILFIELD BRINE | February 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18101475 | Curing Lost Circulation Of Water-Based Drilling Muds | January 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18158398 | DILUENT WITH GLYCOL ETHER FOR SOLIDS-CONTROL FLUID IN A WELLBORE | January 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18016397 | Methods Of Manufacturing Lost Circulation Material At A Well Site | January 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18152725 | Multifunctional Composition for Enhanced Oil Recovery, Improved Oil Quality and Prevention of Corrosion | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18145590 | Method for Fracking of Simulation of Hydrocarbon Bearing Formation | December 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18086322 | OIL RECOVERY METHOD INTEGRATED WITH THE CAPTURE, UTILIZATION AND STORAGE OF CO2 THROUGH A CAVERN IN SALINE ROCK | December 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18011645 | THERMITE REACTION CHARGE, METHOD FOR FORMING A THREEPHASED ROCK-TO-ROCK WELL BARRIER, AND A WELL BARRIER FORMED THEREOF | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18069091 | Methods for Stimulating a Hydrocarbon-bearing Formation by Perforating a Wellbore and Introducing an Acidic Composition in the Wellbore | December 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18066176 | POLYMER GEL PACKS FOR WELLHEAD CORROSION MITIGATION | December 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18072231 | TREATMENT COMPOSITION INCLUDING A POLYLACTIC ACID FOR A WELL AND METHOD RELATING THERETO | November 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17999238 | ACIDIZING TREATMENT FLUID FOR DELAYED ACIDIFICATION IN THE OIL FIELD INDUSTRY | November 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17999239 | SALT OF MONOCHLOROACETIC ACID WITH ACID FOR DELAYED ACIDIFICATION IN THE OIL FIELD INDUSTRY | November 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17924187 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING OIL RECOVERY IN A SUBTERRANEAN CARBONATE FORMATION USING AN INJECTED AMPHOTERIC WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMER | November 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17968164 | Increasing Scavenging Efficiency Of H2S Scavenger By Adding Linear Polymer | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17919077 | ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY NATURAL GAS HYDRATE INHIBITOR AND APPLICATION | October 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18046259 | HIGH DURABILITY ENGINEERED CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES WITH POLYMER FIBERS | October 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18046351 | METHOD TO ACCELERATE ACID REACTIVITY DURING RESERVOIR STIMULATION | October 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17938340 | CORROSION PROTECTION METHOD FOR WELLBORE PIPING | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17938345 | METHOD FOR ANTI-CORROSION TREATING AN OIL WELL WITH AN OIL IN WATER EMULSION | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17957055 | CHANGING CALCIUM CARBONATE PARTICLE SIZE WITH STARCH FOR RESERVOIR FLUIDS | September 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17948835 | SEQUESTRATION OF CARBON IN SUBTERRANEAN VOLUMES BY MINERAL PRECIPITATION | September 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17902133 | Organic Acid Surfactant Booster For Contaminant Removal from Hydrocarbon-Containing Stream | September 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17901454 | CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING SAME FOR REMEDIATING SULFUR-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS ENCOUNTERED IN DRILLING WELLS | September 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17901501 | INJECTION OF NONIONIC SURFACTANTS INTO WELLS FOR INCREASED OIL PRODUCTION | September 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17900360 | USE OF GRANITE WASTE POWDER IN LIGHTWEIGHT OILWELL CEMENT SYSTEMS; STRENGTH ANALYSIS | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17898848 | ALIPHATIC EPOXY RESIN CROSSLINKED POLYMERS FOR PRIMARY CEMENTING IN A BOREHOLE | August 2022 | February 2024 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17802918 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY UTILIZING ALTERNATING STACKED LIQUID AND GAS SLUGS | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17822343 | METHOD FOR USING CO2 STORAGE IN STRUCTURAL LOWS TO ENHANCE RESERVOIR DRIVE MECHANISMS | August 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17891745 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRESSURE PROTECTION | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17882719 | Cement Slurry Marker for Identifying Flow Sources and Impaired Barriers | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17817189 | METHOD FOR CARBON DIOXIDE OR HYDROGEN SULFIDE SEQUESTRATION IN A SUBTERRANEAN RESERVOIR VIA PUMPING USING SORBENT PARTICLES IN A CARRIER GAS | August 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17816795 | METHOD TO ATTENUATE ACID REACTIVITY OF SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS WITH OMNIPHOBIC CHEMICALS | August 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17816760 | Method To Enhance The Self-Sealing Of Well Cement Leakage Pathways Using A Smart Gel Cement Additive | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17878302 | REJECTED GAS RECOVERY IN GAS OIL SEPARATION PLANTS | August 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RUNYAN, SILVANA C.
With a 43.8% 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, 30.9% 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 RUNYAN, SILVANA C works in Art Unit 3674 and has examined 931 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.
Examiner RUNYAN, SILVANA C's allowance rate of 81.6% places them in the 46% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by RUNYAN, SILVANA C receive 2.23 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 76% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by RUNYAN, SILVANA C 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 +15.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RUNYAN, SILVANA C. This interview benefit is in the 60% 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, 26.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 34% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 37.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 49% 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, 76.5% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 59% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 69.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 61.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 57.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 73% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 51% 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 7.6% of allowed cases (in the 85% 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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