USPTO Examiner VAUGHAN JASON L - Art Unit 3726

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19002291METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SECURELY SUPPORTING TUMBLERS AND BOTTLES USING ADJUSTABLE TILT MECHANISMSDecember 2024June 2025Allow601NoNo
18979606HYDROCHROMIC BUILDING ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF USEDecember 2024April 2025Allow500NoNo
18671063TOOL FOR POWERED SPRAYERMay 2024May 2025Allow1200NoNo
18656264METHOD OF REPAIRING ROTATING MACHINE PARTMay 2024April 2025Allow1210YesNo
18706034Roller for Use in a Dry Coating Process for Producing ElectrodesApril 2024July 2025Allow1411NoNo
18704917ELECTRICAL STEEL STRIP FRICTION STIR WELDING METHOD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRICAL STEEL STRIPApril 2024April 2025Allow1100NoNo
18644129METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MOTOR VEHICLE STRUCTURAL COMPONENT FROM AN EXTRUDED MULTICHAMBER HOLLOW PROFILEApril 2024January 2025Allow801NoNo
18588057FASTENING APPARATUS AND FASTENING METHODFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1311NoNo
18589234PISTON SEAL ASSEMBLY GUARDS AND INSERTS FOR SEAL GROOVEFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1411NoNo
18410941METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED TUMBLER SUPPORTJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo
18576932COMPONENT PLATFORM LOCK WITH COLLETS AND METHOD FOR HOLDING A WIND TURBINE BLADE COMPONENTJanuary 2024September 2024Allow900NoNo
18402183Rear Brake Caliper PressJanuary 2024August 2024Allow800NoNo
18402283METHOD OF MAKING A HEAT EXCHANGERJanuary 2024June 2025Abandon1720NoNo
18398570UV WATCH SCREEN PROTECTOR STICKING MACHINEDecember 2023April 2024Allow300NoNo
18392859LINE FOR PRODUCING METAL PROFILES FOR PLASTERBOARD FALSE CEILINGSDecember 2023July 2024Allow700NoNo
18570708A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND BLADE AND A WIND BLADE MANUFACTURED WITH SAID METHODDecember 2023June 2025Abandon1811NoNo
18505584SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING COMPONENTS FOR USE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MODULAR BUILDING UNITSNovember 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18487385LOW-FRICTION TAPERED ROLLER BEARING AND MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOFOctober 2023March 2025Allow1720YesNo
18485803ANCHOR PIN FOR MOTORCYCLE STEERING SPINDLE ASSEMBLYOctober 2023February 2025Allow1610NoNo
18371720Railcar Truck Roller Bearing Adapter-Pad SystemsSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1100NoNo
18469545METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HEAT SINKSeptember 2023March 2024Allow600NoNo
18456764INFUSION SET AND/OR PATCH PUMP HAVING AT LEAST ONE OF AN IN-DWELLING RIGID CATHETER WITH FLEXIBLE FEATURES AND/OR A FLEXIBLE CATHETER ATTACHMENTAugust 2023April 2025Allow2011NoNo
18456418METHOD FOR MULTIPLEX INERTIAL FILTER, COLLECTOR AND SEPARATORAugust 2023June 2025Allow2110NoNo
18277871MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR HEAT DISSIPATION FINSAugust 2023March 2024Allow600NoNo
18233591SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING HIGH-TEMPERATURE GAS TURBINE COMPONENTSAugust 2023May 2024Allow910NoNo
18339624Hand ToolJune 2023April 2025Abandon2211NoNo
18337229COMPUTERIZED DEMANUFACTURING SYSTEMJune 2023December 2024Allow1810YesNo
18265951APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF INSTALLING A WIND TURBINEJune 2023November 2024Allow1720NoNo
18201194SHARED MOLD MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING DEVICESMay 2023September 2023Allow400NoNo
18322818DEVICE FOR AUTOMATED PRODUCTION OF SCREW CONNECTIONSMay 2023September 2024Allow1610NoNo
18195334METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLING A REDUCTION GEARBOXMay 2023May 2024Allow1301NoNo
18313408PITTSBURGH LOCK SEAM OPENING TOOL AND METHODMay 2023April 2025Allow2321NoNo
18313530DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING ANEURYSMSMay 2023May 2024Allow1210NoNo
18313328HYDROCHROMIC BUILDING ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF USEMay 2023September 2024Allow1610NoNo
18308923LIGHTWEIGHT CARBON FOAM STRUCTURE FOR PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL HEAT SINKSApril 2023August 2024Allow1610NoNo
18033455METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ORIENTATION OF OPTICAL FIBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL-FIBER COMPONENTApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18305562UTILITY PROBE WITH RESILIENT FINGERSApril 2023March 2025Allow2321NoNo
18299246DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING DOOR TRIMApril 2023September 2023Abandon500NoNo
18248357SYSTEM FOR DISENGAGING A DRIVE SHAFT FROM A BEARING SUPPORTApril 2023March 2024Allow1200YesNo
18030425METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TURBOMACHINE COMPRESSOR BLADE BY COMPACTINGApril 2023December 2023Allow800NoNo
18246858SORTING DESTINATION IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, SORTING DESTINATION IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAMMarch 2023February 2024Allow1000NoNo
18190720FOIL TRANSFER DEVICEMarch 2023August 2024Allow1700NoNo
17369662METHODS FOR MAKING A CONTAINER, AND RELATED SYSTEMSMarch 2023November 2024Allow4001YesNo
18188544Microscope Stage Fixture for Horizontal RotationMarch 2023May 2025Allow2610YesNo
18187725PUMP SUPPORT DEVICEMarch 2023April 2025Allow2500NoNo
18246053A FASTENING TOOL, A BOLT ASSEMBLING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR ROTORMarch 2023December 2023Allow900NoNo
18176162ROLL FEED WITH TUBE ROLL AND SIMPLIFIED MOUNTING/DISMOUNTINGFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1600YesNo
18114890BLADED ROTOR INSPECTION, ANALYSIS AND REPAIR SYSTEMS AND METHODSFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2710NoNo
18112478VERTICAL CLAMPING SUBSTRATE JIGFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2500NoNo
18110194REPLACABLE AXE HEAD SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2023August 2023Allow600NoNo
18165714METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PERFORATED NACELLE INLET ASSEMBLYFebruary 2023May 2024Allow1601NoNo
18106478TOOL AND METHOD FOR STRAGHTENING CONDENSER FINSFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1401NoNo
18105883SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING SUBSTRATE AND FACILITY FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATEFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18152962Railcar Truck Roller Bearing Adapter-Pad SystemsJanuary 2023July 2024Abandon1810NoNo
18069963Container and Method for Producing a ContainerDecember 2022March 2025Allow2711NoNo
18081187METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED TUMBLER SUPPORTDecember 2022November 2023Allow1100NoNo
18010292EMBOSSING ROLLDecember 2022August 2024Allow2020YesNo
18064944MULTIFUNCTIONAL CLIMBING OPERATION PLATFORM AND OPERATION METHODDecember 2022December 2024Allow2400NoNo
18079349FOLDABLE HAND TOOLDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710NoNo
18078229LIFT PIN ASSEMBLYDecember 2022May 2025Allow2910NoNo
18070053ADJUSTOR FOR A SECONDARY PUMP OF A BRAKENovember 2022February 2025Allow2610NoNo
17994117JIG DEVICE FOR LASER WELDING AND JIG SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAMENovember 2022December 2024Allow2500YesNo
17927275METHOD OF INSTALLING HEAT INSULATING BLOCK ON FURNACE SHELL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAT INSULATING WALL, HEAT INSULATING WALL, INDUSTRIAL FURNACE, AND SET FOR INSTALLING HEAT INSULATING BLOCKNovember 2022April 2024Allow1611NoNo
17983238METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ON-DEMAND RETAINING RING FORMING AND INSTALLATIONNovember 2022April 2024Allow1701NoNo
18052261METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AUGER-TYPE ICE MAKER AND THE MANUFACTURED AUGER-TYPE ICE MAKERNovember 2022February 2025Allow2701NoNo
17970989APPARATUS FOR MAKING A SHEET OF MATERIAL COMPRISING VEGETABLE AND/OR ALKALOID SUBSTANCESOctober 2022November 2023Allow1300NoNo
17963721METHOD OF MAKING A HEAT EXCHANGEROctober 2022June 2025Allow3200NoNo
17937546ENERGY DISSIPATIVE TUBES, ARC-TRAPPING BUSHINGS, AND KITS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS INCORPORATING THE SAMEOctober 2022January 2024Allow1611NoNo
17995144MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE WORKING OF TUBESSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1611NoNo
17913466TURNER GEAR ASSEMBLY FOR WIND TURBINES AND METHOD OF USING SAMESeptember 2022September 2023Allow1100NoNo
17934225PASTA ROLLING MACHINE WITH THICKNESS CONTROLSeptember 2022May 2024Allow1901YesNo
17945458APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GUIDING A CUTTING/DRILLING TOOL AND CAPTURING GENERATED FOREIGN MATERIALSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3311YesNo
17911966ROLLING DIE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMESeptember 2022February 2024Allow1711NoNo
17943741BALUSTER INSTALLATION DEVICE AND METHODS OF USESeptember 2022May 2025Allow3211NoNo
17909188FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2022June 2023Allow910NoNo
17898510WHEEL ALIGNMENT ADJUSTING DEVICEAugust 2022December 2024Allow2710YesNo
17893983PISTON SEAL ASSEMBLY GUARDS AND INSERTS FOR SEAL GROOVEAugust 2022December 2023Allow1611NoNo
17886880SLIDE HAMMER WEIGHTSAugust 2022April 2024Allow2011NoNo
17876113Roller Assembly, And Feed Roller Systems Comprising SameJuly 2022March 2024Allow2010NoNo
17874622BEVERAGE CONTAINER BODY, CAN END, AND MATERIAL THEREFORJuly 2022June 2024Allow2311NoNo
17866556SHEET TRANSPORT ROLLER RUBBER COMPOSITION AND SHEET TRANSPORT ROLLERJuly 2022December 2023Allow1710NoNo
17865098METHOD OF MAKING A HEAT EXCHANGERJuly 2022October 2023Allow1510NoNo
17859002PAPER FEEDING ROLLJuly 2022July 2024Allow2510YesNo
17851691METHOD FOR PRODUCING FORCE SENSORJune 2022May 2025Allow3411NoNo
17788793DEVICE FOR REMOVING MATTES FROM THE SURFACE OF A LIQUID METAL BATH INSIDE A DUCT OF A LINE FOR CONTINUOUSLY COATING A METAL STRIPJune 2022March 2025Allow3310NoNo
17788609METHOD FOR OBTAINING ROLLING MILL ROLLS WITH A COATING OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE ALLOY, AND RESULTING ROLLJune 2022March 2023Allow900NoNo
17842900METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SENSOR BEARING UNITJune 2022January 2023Allow710NoNo
17842906METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SENSOR BEARING UNITJune 2022January 2023Allow710NoNo
17842926BONDING METHOD FOR REPAIR OF SUPERALLOY ARTICLEJune 2022August 2024Allow2611NoNo
17757360ELECTROMAGNETICALLY DRIVEN FAST TOOL SERVO SYSTEM BASED ON FLEXIBLE HINGE COMBINATION MECHANISMJune 2022July 2024Allow2500NoNo
17836063HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLYJune 2022August 2023Allow1400NoNo
17830755Reduction or Guidance CopingJune 2022November 2023Allow1710NoNo
17781717CONNECTION ASSEMBLYJune 2022September 2023Allow1600NoNo
17749848METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SLEWING RING BEARING COMPONENTS HAVING AN INTEGRAL STIFFENERMay 2022March 2023Allow1000NoNo
17747882Systems And Methods For Heat Exchanger ManufacturingMay 2022September 2022Allow400NoNo
17663305ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSMay 2022October 2024Allow2900NoNo
17773102REPAIR OF COATED COMPONENTS USING DESIGN ADAPTATIONApril 2022March 2023Allow1100NoNo
17729764CONFIGURABLE COLD-PLATES OF DATACENTER COOLING SYSTEMSApril 2022September 2024Allow2821NoNo
17768755PLANT AND PROCESS FOR EFFICIENTLY PRODUCING A STRUCTURED CROSS-CHANNEL PACKING ELEMENTApril 2022September 2024Allow2900NoNo
17766621PRIMER APPARATUSApril 2022March 2025Allow3611NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner VAUGHAN, JASON L.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
5
(83.3%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(16.7%)
Reversal Percentile
27.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 16.7% 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
14
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(21.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(78.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
25.3%
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, 21.4% 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 VAUGHAN, JASON L - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner VAUGHAN, JASON L works in Art Unit 3726 and has examined 1,043 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner VAUGHAN, JASON L's allowance rate of 83.5% places them in the 52% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by VAUGHAN, JASON L receive 0.89 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 9% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by VAUGHAN, JASON L is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 59% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by VAUGHAN, JASON L. This interview benefit is in the 70% 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, 38.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 84% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 54.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 76% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 75% 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 16% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 16.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 38.5% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 61% 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 7.3% of allowed cases (in the 84% 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.

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.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.