USPTO Examiner RAILEY JENNIFER A - Art Unit 3676

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18402959EXPANDABLE ELEMENT ASSEMBLY WITH EXTERNAL RIGID SUPPORT ELEMENT TO ISOLATE WELL INTERVALJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1720NoNo
18571307CONTRACTION JOINT FOR FIBER OPTICS INTELLIGENT COMPLETIONDecember 2023April 2025Allow1500NoNo
18541005SPLIT HANGER TUBING HANGERDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18513416DOWNHOLE EARTH-BORING ROTARY DRILL BITS COMPRISING CENTER CUTTING MODULES AND RELATED METHODSNovember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18281016DOWNHOLE PRESSURE EQUALIZERSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2010NoNo
18458357DELAYED ACCELERATION OF EXPANDABLE METAL REACTION WITH GALVANIC CORROSIONAugust 2023May 2025Allow2010YesNo
18229091RELEASE TOOLAugust 2023April 2025Allow2010NoNo
18228327DIRECTIONAL DRILL SECURING DEVICE AND METHODJuly 2023March 2025Allow1920NoNo
18347033BIASER, METHOD AND SYSTEMJuly 2023March 2025Allow2120YesNo
18269798WELL TOOL DEVICE FOR INJECTING A FLUID THROUGH A HOLE IN A WELL BOREJune 2023June 2025Allow2320YesNo
18326058METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CURING LOSS-OF-CIRCULATION IN OIL AND GAS WELLS WITH A EUTECTIC ALLOY EXPANDABLE PATCHMay 2023November 2024Allow1810NoNo
18197512Continuous Contact Radially Phased CentralizerMay 2023January 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18135696MICROTUNNELING METHOD AND DEVICEApril 2023October 2024Abandon1810NoNo
18186271Receiver Hitch-Mounted Ice Drill DeviceMarch 2023February 2025Allow2330NoNo
18185905REAMING A WELLBOREMarch 2023June 2025Allow2730YesNo
18043927MILLING AND CATCHING DEVICESMarch 2023August 2024Allow1811YesNo
18042218Method And System For Remotely Signalling A Downhole Assembly Comprising One Or More Downhole ToolFebruary 2023October 2024Allow2010YesNo
18168077DUAL PIPE DRILL HEAD QUICK INTERCHANGE JOINTFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2220NoNo
18167298CONTROL LINE CLAMP INSTALLATION SYSTEMFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2110NoNo
18164981VIBRATION MITIGATION TOOLFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2420YesNo
18165202CONTROLLING A CASING RUNNING TOOLFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1300NoNo
18162434EXTRA SHALLOW DEPTH PACKER TO AVOID ISOLATE THE RESERVOIR WITH CEMENTJanuary 2023February 2025Abandon2520NoNo
18087593PRODUCTION LOGGING SPINNER CLEANINGDecember 2022February 2025Allow2610YesNo
18063801HOLE OPENERDecember 2022March 2024Allow1510YesNo
18070001WELLBORE ANNULUS SEAL SYSTEMNovember 2022June 2024Allow1810NoNo
17614728CONTINUOUS SAMPLING DRILL BITNovember 2022March 2025Allow4030YesNo
18054947SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FREE DIFFERENTIALLY STUCK PIPENovember 2022June 2024Allow1910NoNo
17971319SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDEPENDENT CONTROL AND OPERATIONS OF TUBING AND ANNULUS AT THE WELLHEADOctober 2022August 2024Allow2220YesNo
17938636ROBOTIC UNTETHERED SIDEWALL CORING TOOLSOctober 2022December 2023Allow1410NoNo
17914945FLUSHING AND CONNECTION ARRANGEMENTS FOR PERCUSSION DRILL TOOLSSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1920YesNo
17942316DRILLING SYSTEM WITH ANNULAR FLUSH SEPARATION DEVICE AND METHODSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1720NoNo
17823216EXOTHERMIC DRILLING FLUID COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USEAugust 2022November 2024Allow2640NoNo
17819570METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF LARGE LOST CIRCULATION MATERIAL OBJECTSAugust 2022January 2024Allow1710NoNo
17760208SPIDERS CAPABLE OF HANDLING WELL COMPONENTS OF MULTIPLE SIZESAugust 2022September 2024Allow2530NoNo
17881804NULL POINT DEPTH CALIBRATIONAugust 2022May 2024Allow2110NoNo
17817533CUTTING ELEMENT ASSEMBLIES AND DOWNHOLE TOOLS COMPRISING ROTATABLE AND REMOVABLE CUTTING ELEMENTS AND RELATED METHODSAugust 2022December 2023Allow1610YesNo
17760009MULTILATERAL INTELLIGENT WELL COMPLETION METHODOLOGY AND SYSTEMAugust 2022February 2024Allow1810YesNo
17759818A METHOD FOR THE EXTRACTION OF HYDROCARBONJuly 2022March 2025Abandon3130NoNo
17837514Asymmetric Bearing RingJune 2022June 2025Allow3630NoNo
17780757IMPROVEMENT RELATING TO DRILL RODSMay 2022May 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17780826IMPROVEMENT RELATING TO DRILL RODSMay 2022June 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17779271DRILLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE WITH ROTATING DRILL PIPEMay 2022April 2024Allow2310NoNo
17746273COLLET BAFFLE, A TOOL INCORPORATING SAME, AND A SYSTEM AND METHOD INCORPORATING SAME, FOR PERFORATING AND FRACKING A WELLBORE NOT HAVING INITIAL PORTS OR SLIDING SLEEVESMay 2022April 2025Allow3520NoNo
17775483A DEVICE COMPRISING A DISSOLVABLE MATERIAL FOR USE IN A WELLBOREMay 2022July 2024Allow2620NoNo
17662388WELLBORE PROTECTOR RAMMay 2022January 2024Allow2020NoNo
17732948METHODS TO REPAIR WELL LINER HANGERSApril 2022May 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17655021SENSOR AND ACTUATOR FOR AUTONOMOUSLY DETECTING WELLBORE FLUIDS AND CLOSING FLUID PATHMarch 2022December 2024Abandon3330YesNo
17693949SIDE SADDLE RIG DESIGN WITH INTEGRATED MPDMarch 2022March 2025Abandon3650YesNo
17675385DOWNHOLE SEALING APPARATUS AND METHODFebruary 2022January 2024Allow2220NoNo
17624825DRILL BITJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2510NoNo
17645193THROUGH TUBING CEMENT EVALUATION BASED ON CASING EXTENSIONAL WAVESDecember 2021September 2024Allow3330YesNo
17596704BI-DIRECTIONAL SPRING CONE IN LINER HANGER SYSTEMDecember 2021November 2023Allow2310YesNo
17551943ROBOTIC FISHING TOOLDecember 2021September 2023Allow2110NoNo
17615620EARTH-BORING DRILL BIT MANDREL FORMED BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGDecember 2021March 2024Allow2820NoNo
17613736CUTTER ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAMENovember 2021March 2025Allow3910NoNo
17530942BOREHOLE TOOL AND SYSTEMNovember 2021November 2023Abandon2410NoNo
17601663DOWNHOLE CLEANING APPARATUSOctober 2021March 2024Abandon2910NoNo
16927056FILTRATION MEDIA INCLUDING POROUS POLYMERIC MATERIAL AND DEGRADABLE SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALJuly 2020November 2023Allow4010NoNo
16918524FILTRATION OF FLUIDS USING CONFORMABLE POROUS SHAPE MEMORY MEDIAJuly 2020October 2024Allow5240YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner RAILEY, JENNIFER A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner RAILEY, JENNIFER A works in Art Unit 3676 and has examined 58 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner RAILEY, JENNIFER A's allowance rate of 81.0% places them in the 45% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by RAILEY, JENNIFER A receive 1.66 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 46% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by RAILEY, JENNIFER A is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 83% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RAILEY, JENNIFER A. This interview benefit is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 32.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 61% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 60.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 82% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 97% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 36% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

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