Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19184782 | Systems and Methods of Initiating Energetic Reactions for Reservoir Stimulation | April 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19174083 | BREAKTHROUGH DETECTION FOR LITHIUM BEARING RESERVOIRS | April 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19171816 | METHOD FOR SINGLE-STAGE TREATMENT OF SILICEOUS SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS | April 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19098183 | SELF-CORRECTING FLOW IN SUBSURFACE WELLS | April 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19072227 | CONTINUOUS CARBON DIOXIDE INJECTION DURING ZIPPER HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATIONS | March 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19045262 | METHODS OF TREATMENT OF SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION WITH POLYMERIC STRUCTURES FORMED IN SITU | February 2025 | February 2026 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19009602 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THERMALLY SHOCKING SUBSURFACE FORMATIONS | January 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18961260 | METHOD FOR CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE UTILIZING CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION IN AN ANHYDRITE-RICH FORMATION | November 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18959017 | DOWNHOLE METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS USED IN SUCH | November 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18957990 | NOVEL DOWNHOLE METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS USED IN SUCH | November 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18956286 | GEMINI SURFACTANT AS FOAMING AGENT FOR FOAM DRILLING | November 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18953990 | PLUG AND ABANDON WITH FUSIBLE ALLOY SEAL | November 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18856399 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INSTALLATION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL SEQUESTRATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN AN AQUIFER RESERVOIR | October 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18911332 | METHOD OF EXTRACTING AND SEPARATING WITH ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY | October 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18896211 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PERMANENT BARRIER IN A WELL | September 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18894697 | NOVEL DOWNHOLE METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS USED IN SUCH | September 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18894784 | NOVEL DOWNHOLE METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS USED IN SUCH | September 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18847150 | METHOD FOR CARBON DIOXIDE INJECTION INTO A SUBTERRANEAN RESERVOIR | September 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18813845 | EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITIONS AND DOWNHOLE USES THEREOF | August 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18801992 | ENHANCING CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN INJECTOR AND PRODUCER WELLS USING SEQUENCED STIMULATION | August 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18782974 | CORROSION INHIBITOR COMPOSITIONS FOR REDUCING CORROSION, AND RELATED METHODS OF OPERATING A WELLBORE | July 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18771404 | Treating Flowback Emulsions | July 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18726493 | LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE CEMENT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF CEMENTING WELLS WITH SAID COMPOSITIONS | July 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18723901 | SINGLE-PHASE RETARDED ACID BASED ON A CATIONIC SURFACTANT | June 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18753577 | SURFACTANT MIXTURE SOLUTIONS INCLUDING POLYACRYLAMIDE POLYMERS AND SURFACTANT MIXTURES USED FOR CHEMICAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY | June 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18751467 | ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE WELLBORE STABILITY ADDITIVE | June 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18749831 | COMBINATIONS OF DATE SEEDS AND ROCK SALT SYSTEMS IN ACID FRACTURING | June 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18722728 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING A POLYMER FLOOD HAVING A GRADED POLYMER CONCENTRATION | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18738479 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOVERING AMMONIA FROM A SUBSURFACE FORMATION | June 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18735404 | PUDDLE JOB WITH DELAYED SETTING OF RESIN VIA A POLYMERIZATION REACTION WITH AN ACTIVATOR | June 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18679647 | SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF NANOPARTICLES AND SURFACTANTS FOR GAS LIFT FLOW IMPROVEMENT | May 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18677213 | SEQUESTRATION OF CARBON IN SUBTERRANEAN VOLUMES | May 2024 | September 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18672760 | METHOD OF ACID STIMULATION OR SCALE REMEDIATION FOR DOWNHOLE TREATMENT | May 2024 | November 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18665394 | Methods for Stimulating a Hydrocarbon-bearing Formation by Perforating a Wellbore and Introducing an Acidic Composition in the Wellbore | May 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18664761 | TREATMENT FLUIDS FOR ACID STIMULATION OPERATIONS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO | May 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 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 |
| 18643819 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING HEAVY OILS | April 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18622674 | METHOD OF REMOVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE FROM A SUBTERRANEAN GEOLOGICAL FORMATION WITH A ZEOLITIC IMIDAZOLATE FRAMEWORK IN WASTE COOKING OIL-BASED DRILLING FLUIDS | March 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18615122 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRESSURE PROTECTION | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18614191 | DOWNHOLE METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS USED IN SUCH | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18614124 | NOVEL DOWNHOLE METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS USED IN SUCH | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18612548 | METHODS OF RECOVERING OIL FROM ROCK FORMATIONS | March 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
| 18600746 | METHODS TO EVACUATE VARIOUS HYDROCARBON FLUIDS FROM UNDERGROUND STORAGE CONTAINMENT LOCATIONS USING CROSS-COMPRESSION TECHNIQUE | March 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18596714 | INTER-WELL PETROPHYSICAL ASSESSMENT BY NANO-PARTICLE INJECTION IN THE FORMATION | March 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18689334 | SINGLE-PHASE RETARDED ACID SYSTEMS USING AMINO ACIDS | March 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 14 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18592785 | METHOD FOR ACIDIZING A FORMATION | March 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18583037 | Methods for Stimulating a Hydrocarbon-bearing Formation by Perforating a Wellbore and Introducing an Acidic Composition in the Wellbore | February 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18581235 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR FOAM STIMULATION | February 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18581108 | WELLBORE FLUIDS INCLUDING FLUID LOSS MATERIALS COMPRISING A POLYMER AND A BRIDGING MATERIAL AND RELATED METHODS | February 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 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 |
| 18417492 | PROPPANT PARTICLES FORMED FROM FLUID COKE AND FLEXICOKE, FRACTURING FLUIDS COMPRISING SUCH PROPPANT PARTICLES, AND METHODS RELATED THERETO | January 2024 | September 2024 | Abandon | 8 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
| 18577787 | SINGLE-PHASE ALCOHOL-BASED RETARDED ACID | January 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 1 | Yes | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 18567675 | METHODS FOR PREVENTING OR MITIGATING WELLBORE SCREEN OUT CONDITIONS USING ACID BLENDS | December 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 1 | No | 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 |
| 18506190 | EMULSIONS INCLUDING POLYMERS, TREATMENT FLUIDS INCLUDING EMULSIONS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS | November 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18505445 | COMPOSITIONS FOR SINGLE-STAGE TREATMENT OF SILICEOUS SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS | November 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 4 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 18502468 | Systems and Methods of Initiating Energetic Reactions for Reservoir Stimulation | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18557356 | USE OF CARBOXYLATES FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION, IMPROVED OIL RECOVERY, AND HYDROGEN STORAGE AND REPRODUCTION | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | Yes | 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 |
| 18383188 | Method and Materials for Manipulating Hydraulic Fracture Geometry | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18492560 | SLURRY AND USE THEREOF FOR ENHANCING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM HEAT RESERVOIR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | October 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | 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 |
| 18489675 | METHODS OF HYDROLYZING NITROGEN-CONTAINING WASTE PLASTICS DOWNGOLE TO FORM A SOLID BARRIER | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18489146 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING A SOLIDIFIED FLUID BARRIER IN A WELLHEAD | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18380418 | COMPOSITE DIVERSION PARTICLE AGGLOMERATION | October 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 1 | 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 |
| 18481040 | CALCITE IMPREGNATED WITH SCALE INHIBITOR COMPOSITION, PROCESS OF OBTAINING THE SAME AND PROCESS FOR COMBATING CIRCULATION LOSS | October 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18473930 | SYNERGISTIC VISCOSIFIERS FOR CLAY-FREE, WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUIDS | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | 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 |
| 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 |
| 18471985 | IN-RESERVOIR CLEANUP OPERATIONS THROUGH EXOTHERMIC REACTION FOLLOWING A FRACTURING OPERATION | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 3 | 0 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 18456276 | REACTION OF METAL SALT WITH CARBON DIOXIDE FOR SUBTERRANEAN CARBON DIOXIDE MINERALIZATION | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18237862 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING CARBON DIOXIDE INJECTIVITY INTO A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION | August 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
| 18453024 | INJECTION AND HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FLUIDS CONTAINING ZWITTERIONIC SURFACTANTS AND RELATED METHODS | August 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 31 | 4 | 0 | No | 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 |
| 18447767 | MORTAR COMPOSITIONS | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18364604 | METHOD TO REDUCE ADSORPTION OF CATIONIC SURFACTANTS ON CARBONATE ROCKS USING METHYLENE BLUE | August 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | 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 |
| 18358356 | CARBONIZED BRICK OF RECYCLED CONCRETE POWDERS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | July 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 29 | 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 |
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, 28.8% 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 802 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.
Examiner RUNYAN, SILVANA C's allowance rate of 80.0% places them in the 50% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by RUNYAN, SILVANA C receive 2.33 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 66% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by RUNYAN, SILVANA C is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 84% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +18.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RUNYAN, SILVANA C. This interview benefit is in the 61% 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, 25.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 41% 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 36.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 54% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 71.0% 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 67.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 57.6% 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, 60.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 65% 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 54% 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 9.0% of allowed cases (in the 88% 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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