USPTO Examiner SALONE BAYAN - Art Unit 3726

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19049238WELD COLLETFebruary 2025June 2025Allow500NoNo
18928684Tape Measure with Variable Preformed Stressed Spiral Spring Retraction SystemOctober 2024June 2025Allow701NoNo
18895756FLUID DISTRIBUTION JUNCTIONS AND ASSEMBLY METHODSSeptember 2024April 2025Allow701NoNo
18810167TOOLLESS INSTALLATION OF VENT ASSEMBLYAugust 2024April 2025Allow810NoNo
18806624APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING A GAPAugust 2024April 2025Allow800NoNo
18835385A VEHICLE SEAT AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE VEHICLE SEATAugust 2024May 2025Allow920NoNo
18792016ELECTRONIC WATER PUMP AND HOUSING ASSEMBLY THEREOFAugust 2024March 2025Allow710NoNo
18780378SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STUD PLATE CONNECTOR MOVEMENTJuly 2024February 2025Allow710NoNo
18770555APPARATUS FOR STORING AND TRANSPORTING SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENTS, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEJuly 2024February 2025Allow810NoNo
18765643LOCK AND PIN COMBINATION FOR COLD WORKING CRACKSJuly 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18642569Ramp for Elevating a Tire for Installing ChainsJuly 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18724030METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING TRIPLE-SHELL TANKJune 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18751940PRODUCTION LINE FOR WELDING AUTOMOTIVE REAR FLOOR PANEL AND METHOD THEREOFJune 2024April 2025Allow900NoNo
18716521FLATBED APPLICATOR AND RELATED METHODJune 2024April 2025Allow1100NoNo
18732470Systems And Methods For Inserting And Removing Bushing AssembliesJune 2024April 2025Allow1000NoNo
18712611STEEL PRODUCT PROCESSING PLANT WITH SCALE SEPARATION AND RECOVERY SYSTEMMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18669368Apparatus and Method for Measuring Lie and Loft of a Golf ClubMay 2024November 2024Allow500NoNo
18661592FLUID DISTRIBUTION JUNCTIONS AND ASSEMBLY METHODSMay 2024August 2024Allow310NoNo
18652168SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLING A DOOR FOR A VEHICLEMay 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18705364PROCESS CHAMBERApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18635178Splice Clip for Cable TraysApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18619590PINTLE SUPPORT AND METHOD OF INSTALLING A LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLYMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18616050SWIVEL KNUCKLE CONNECTIONMarch 2024April 2025Allow1201NoNo
18607774MEASURING SLEEVE FOR TOOL MEASUREMENTMarch 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18604053GRAB HOOK WITH SHOULDERMarch 2024December 2024Allow911NoNo
18602536ENHANCED SUPPORT FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF AN AIRCRAFT RADOMEMarch 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18601423SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18583664MODULAR SUBSTRATE SUPPORT ASSEMBLYFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1511YesNo
18437379JOINING TOOL UNITFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1230YesNo
18433626PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE LEAFLET ASSEMBLIES AND METHODSFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1301NoNo
18434622UNIFORM EQUIPMENT MOUNTING SYSTEMFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18426371ASSEMBLING METHOD OF ANTI-ROTATION STRUCTUREJanuary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18423657System and Method for Servicing Aircraft EnginesJanuary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18406045PRECISION ASSEMBLY PROCESS AND ADVANCE TOOLING METHODS OF USEJanuary 2024October 2024Allow1011NoNo
18396250VEHICLE WHEEL HAVING ADJUSTABLE INSERT NECK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEDecember 2023February 2025Allow1411NoNo
18537286FASTENING SYSTEM, A FASTENER ASSEMBLY, AND A METHOD OF PRELOADING THE FASTENER ASSEMBLYDecember 2023November 2024Allow1120YesNo
18532306SYSTEM FOR INSTALLING AND REMOVING A DRY PENDANT SPRINKLERDecember 2023February 2024Allow310NoNo
18517790METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TUBE FITTINGNovember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18386917Gearbox Case With Wear SleeveNovember 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18558652Process for Manufacturing a Vehicle Hinge and Apparatus for Making a HingeNovember 2023May 2024Allow600NoNo
18499618LOCK AND PIN COMBINATION FOR COLD WORKING CRACKSNovember 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18286877METHOD FOR PROCESSING HEAT EXCHANGER AND PUSHING DEVICE FOR PROCESSING HEAT EXCHANGEROctober 2023January 2025Allow1500NoNo
18485924WORKING MACHINE WITH COUPLING DEVICE FOR FLUID-CONDUCTING LINESOctober 2023November 2024Allow1300NoNo
18482570DUAL TORQUE AND INJECTION MOLDING DEVICEOctober 2023February 2025Allow1710YesNo
18482621Multiconfigurational Support ToolOctober 2023November 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18479513ATTACHING AND/OR RELEASING PARTS USING LOBE-AND-TROUGH ENGAGEMENTOctober 2023May 2024Allow810NoNo
18374173REMOVABLE BLIND FASTENERSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1010NoNo
18477264DEVICE FOR CREATING A STIFFENED REGION ON AN OUTER STRUCTURE OF AN AIRCRAFT FOR SUBSEQUENTLY PROVIDING A SERVICE ACCESS IF REQUIRED, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND USING SUCH A SERVICE ACCESSSeptember 2023June 2024Allow910NoNo
18373474WHEELCHAIR STANDSeptember 2023April 2024Allow610YesNo
18242750Apparatus and Method for Measuring Lie and Loft of a Golf ClubSeptember 2023April 2024Allow710NoNo
18549117Manufacturing of a Metal Mold for Replicating a Component Having a Predetermined Three-Dimensional ShapeSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1700NoNo
18238823Modular Display System and MethodsAugust 2023May 2025Allow2111YesNo
18455853TOOLLESS INSTALLATION AND CLEANING OF VENT ASSEMBLYAugust 2023February 2025Allow1811NoNo
18237365CARBIDE SEAT REMANUFACTURINGAugust 2023December 2024Allow1601NoNo
18277633METHOD OF GEM COMPOSITION FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF JEWELLERY (CRYSTAL IN CRYSTAL)August 2023June 2025Allow2220YesNo
18231763APPARATUS FOR STORING AND TRANSPORTING SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENTS, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEAugust 2023May 2024Allow910NoNo
18364499MACHINE FOR REMOVING FORMWORK FROM CEILING STRUCTUREAugust 2023February 2024Allow600NoNo
18357830Device for Separating, Treating and Rejoining Multipiece ObjectsJuly 2023October 2024Allow1500NoNo
18223267METHOD FOR REMOVING OR INSTALLING A DIFFUSER SEGMENT OF A TURBINE ASSEMBLYJuly 2023September 2024Allow1411NoNo
18259432MEMBRANE FOR WATER FILTRATIONJune 2023January 2025Allow1900NoNo
18259720Hydraulic AccumulatorJune 2023March 2025Allow2120YesNo
18215043METHOD OF PRODUCING DECORATIVE ARTICLES USING SNAP FASTENERSJune 2023October 2023Allow400NoNo
18213296LIQUID METAL MEMS SWITCHJune 2023March 2024Allow900NoNo
18339080TOOL FOR REMOVING A THREADED INSERT FROM A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, AND RELATED METHOD OF USEJune 2023June 2024Allow1200NoNo
18210983MOUNTING BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR APPLIANCEJune 2023September 2024Allow1501NoNo
18207160AUTOMATIC LOCKING DEVICE AND ASSEMBLING APPARATUS THEREWITHJune 2023July 2024Allow1301NoNo
18330837TOOLLESS INSTALLATION OF VENT ASSEMBLYJune 2023August 2024Allow1420NoNo
18329869Tape Measure with Variable Preformed Stressed Spiral Spring Retraction SystemJune 2023July 2024Allow1401NoNo
18205677SWIVEL KNUCKLE CONNECTIONJune 2023November 2023Allow500NoNo
18326688SECURING DEVICEMay 2023January 2025Allow1910NoNo
18254102INFRARED RADIATOR AND COMPONENT EMITTING INFRARED RADIATIONMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18197311METHODS OF DESIGNING THREE-DIMENSIONAL LATTICE STRUCTURES FOR IMPLANTSMay 2023May 2024Allow1210NoNo
18315224Heat Sinks For Catheters, And Systems And Methods ThereofMay 2023December 2024Allow1900NoNo
18195288PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE LEAFLET ASSEMBLIES AND METHODSMay 2023July 2024Allow1401NoNo
18144498SUPPORT FOR CUTTING A LINEAR PRODUCTMay 2023February 2025Allow2120NoNo
18142782BLIND RIVET NUT-SETTING TOOLMay 2023August 2024Allow1611NoNo
18248012APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING TWISTLOCKS AND ASSOCIATED ROBOTApril 2023June 2024Allow1410NoNo
18122314LOCK AND PIN COMBINATION FOR COLD WORKING CRACKSMarch 2023March 2024Allow1202NoNo
18025901METHOD FOR REPAIRING A DAMAGED LEADING OR TRAILING EDGE REGION OF A METALLIC TURBINE BLADEMarch 2023December 2023Allow900NoNo
18117892VEHICLE DISASSEMBLY SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2023January 2024Allow1001NoNo
18167526RING MOUNTING JIG AND RING MOUNTING METHODFebruary 2023June 2023Allow400NoNo
18167224Splice Clip for Cable TraysFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1000NoNo
18167007METHOD OF FORMING RETAINING RING WITH SHAPED SURFACEFebruary 2023August 2023Allow610YesNo
18041004COMPONENT ASSEMBLY JIG AND COMPONENT ASSEMBLY METHODFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1910NoNo
18106994DEVICE FOR INSERTING A PACKING SECTIONFebruary 2023July 2023Allow500NoNo
18163962AXIAL LOCKING MECHANISMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING A WORKPIECEFebruary 2023September 2023Allow810NoNo
18162303RELATING TO WING CONSTRUCTIONJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1521YesNo
18006202RING ASSEMBLY METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHODJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1200NoNo
18156131CLEANROOM COMPATIBLE ROBOTIC END EFFECTOR EXCHANGE SYSTEMJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2101NoNo
18094360MAGNETIC INVISIBLE SHELF SUPPORTJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2101NoNo
18151276DEVICE ASSEMBLING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUSJanuary 2023September 2023Allow810NoNo
18093555CONDENSING UNIT COMPRESSOR MOUNTINGJanuary 2023July 2023Allow610NoNo
18085164Apparatus and Method for Measuring Lie and Loft of a Golf ClubDecember 2022July 2023Allow711NoNo
18083874FRAME FOR A WALL PANEL, WALL PANEL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTUREDecember 2022September 2024Allow2101NoNo
18067899ASSEMBLY JIG AND ASSEMBLY METHOD USING THE SAMEDecember 2022August 2024Allow1900NoNo
18061781METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AND DISMANTLING AT LEAST ONE SLAB TABLE FOR AT LEAST PARTIAL FORMWORKING OF A CONCRETE SLABDecember 2022August 2024Allow2002NoNo
17998528RIVET JOINING METHOD AND JOINING PROCESSING APPARATUSNovember 2022March 2024Allow1610YesNo
17978341Method of Fastening a FastenerNovember 2022January 2024Allow1410NoNo
17972595LIGHTWEIGHT CONTACT LENS BLISTER PACKAGES AND METHODS FOR RECYCLING SAMEOctober 2022July 2024Allow2010NoNo
17917912ASSEMBLY SYSTEMOctober 2022September 2023Allow1110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SALONE, BAYAN.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
13
Examiner Affirmed
10
(76.9%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(23.1%)
Reversal Percentile
35.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 23.1% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
30
Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(30.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
21
(70.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
43.1%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 30.0% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner SALONE, BAYAN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SALONE, BAYAN works in Art Unit 3726 and has examined 956 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SALONE, BAYAN's allowance rate of 80.4% places them in the 43% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SALONE, BAYAN receive 1.34 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 27% 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 SALONE, BAYAN is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 54% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SALONE, BAYAN. This interview benefit is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 64% 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 48.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 68% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 62% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 58.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 22.2% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 63.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 80% 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 1.7% of allowed cases (in the 75% 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 2.9% of allowed cases (in the 71% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

    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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