USPTO Examiner DEMEREE CHRISTOPHER R - Art Unit 3734

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19056551INSULATED BOX ASSEMBLY WITH OVERLAPPING PANELSFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
18967391TAMPER-EVIDENT BOXDecember 2024April 2025Allow410NoNo
18937265PACKAGING ASSEMBLYNovember 2024February 2025Allow411YesNo
18899848DUAL USE BOXSeptember 2024February 2025Allow520NoNo
18727689Collapsible BoxJuly 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18760972STICK-SHAPED PAPER CONTAINERJuly 2024May 2025Allow1011NoNo
18757971BOX BLANKJune 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18648878CONTAINER WITH INTEGRAL CONDIMENT POCKETApril 2024May 2025Allow1311NoNo
18635428DOUBLE FORMULATION PACKAGING POUCH WITH EASY-OPENING AND EASY-LIQUID DRINKING FEATURESApril 2024July 2025Allow1500NoNo
18631910ONE- AND TWO-PACK BEVERAGE BOXApril 2024January 2025Allow1011NoNo
18612065BEVERAGE BOXMarch 2024January 2025Allow920NoNo
18596321BOX OPENING MOVEMENT WITH GUIDESMarch 2024June 2025Allow1621NoNo
18582392PIZZA BOX TOY AND GAME DELIVERY DEVICESFebruary 2024May 2025Abandon1501NoNo
18436780PACKAGING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF FORMING A PACKAGING MATERIALFebruary 2024October 2024Allow811NoNo
18412089ONE- AND TWO-PACK BEVERAGE BOXJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1321NoNo
18412227COOLER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING FROM FOLDING SINGLE SHEET OF CORRUGATED MATERIALJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18567144FOLDABLE BOX AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOFDecember 2023May 2025Allow1700NoNo
18517626BOX DEFINING WALLS WITH INSULATION CAVITIESNovember 2023February 2025Allow1521NoNo
18496439CORRUGATED HUTCHOctober 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18383929Package For ContainersOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18492983NESTING PACKAGING DESIGN FOR PLANTERSOctober 2023December 2024Allow1411NoNo
18485623Compostable or Recyclable Packaging WrapOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18283776PACKAGINGSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2111NoNo
18470977VENTED CONTAINER FOR HOUSING A SCENTED PRODUCTSeptember 2023October 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18466262PACKAGING BOX FOR FRUIT, BERRIES AND VEGETABLESSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18465397BOX BLANKSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18277836COLLAPSIBLE BOXAugust 2023March 2025Allow1900NoNo
18234425REPULPABLE CONTAINERAugust 2023March 2025Allow1920NoYes
18233745METHOD OF OPENING A BOXAugust 2023May 2024Allow910NoNo
18233743COLLAPSIBLE BOX AND METHOD THEREFORAugust 2023July 2024Allow1111NoNo
18447219CONTAINER AND BOTTOM END CONSTRUCTION THEREFORAugust 2023December 2024Allow1621YesNo
18360370METHOD OF FORMING BLANK WITH PLATFORM PANEL AND FOOT PANELJuly 2023July 2024Allow1220NoNo
18356259Gift Wrapping SystemJuly 2023July 2025Abandon2301NoNo
18222293COLLAPSIBLE TRAY AND METHODS THEREFORJuly 2023December 2024Allow1711NoNo
18215082LOCKING SYSTEM FOR FLEXIBLE BOXJune 2023April 2025Allow2210NoNo
18333938CONTAINER FOR DISPENSING FLEXIBLE SHEET PRODUCT AND ASSOCIATED BLANKJune 2023April 2025Allow2301NoNo
18208704HINGED WRAP INSULATED CONTAINERJune 2023December 2024Allow1931NoNo
18208709HINGED WRAP INSULATED CONTAINERJune 2023January 2024Allow700NoNo
18208708HINGED WRAP INSULATED CONTAINERJune 2023January 2024Allow700NoNo
18331434METHOD OF FORMING BLANK WITH PLATFORM PANEL, FIRST FOOT PANEL AND SECOND FOOT PANELJune 2023July 2024Allow1320NoNo
18207080LOCKING BOXJune 2023January 2024Allow810NoNo
18205403METHOD OF USING A TAMPER-EVIDENT BOXJune 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18205401TAMPER-EVIDENT BOXJune 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18204179LINED PAPER-BASED CONTAINERMay 2023February 2025Allow2101NoNo
18318837BOX BLANKMay 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18144295CONVENIENT SOLID PRODUCT DISPENSING PACKAGEMay 2023May 2024Abandon1210NoNo
18140695Container With LinerApril 2023April 2025Allow2301NoNo
18140641INSULATED BOX ASSEMBLY WITH OVERLAPPING PANELSApril 2023October 2024Allow1821NoNo
18140138Carton With Article Retention FeaturesApril 2023April 2025Abandon2301NoNo
18140268Self-Sealing ContainerApril 2023November 2024Abandon1820NoNo
18305473RESEAL LABEL FOR BOX IN A BOX RE-SEALABLE PACKApril 2023February 2024Allow910YesNo
18249757BOX BLANKS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSApril 2023January 2025Allow2100NoNo
18301707DUAL COMPARTMENT DISPENSING BOX WITH LATERAL SLIDE OPENINGSApril 2023May 2024Allow1310NoNo
18134918BEVERAGE BOXApril 2023December 2023Allow810NoNo
18249177METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING A BLANK, AND THE RESULTING BLANKApril 2023March 2025Allow2301NoNo
18192290DISPENSERS, BLANKS, AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAMEMarch 2023November 2024Allow2010YesNo
18179754SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING HOT FOODMarch 2023January 2025Allow2210NoNo
18118047COOLER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING FROM FOLDING SINGLE SHEET OF CORRUGATED MATERIALMarch 2023October 2023Allow710NoNo
18024157TAMPER EVIDENT PIZZA BOXMarch 2023April 2025Allow2510YesNo
18115575Self-Sealing Foldable ContainerFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1310YesNo
18114762DUAL USE BOXFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1620YesNo
18108820DISPOSABLE FOLDING PAPER CUP THAT FOLDS FLAT AND, WHEN UNFOLDED BY PRESSING OF FOLDED PORTION, HAS CYLINDRICAL UPPER ENDFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1900NoNo
18105023TAMPER EVIDENT HYBRID RESEALABLE CONTAINERFebruary 2023August 2023Allow610NoNo
18101299PROTECTIVE PRODUCTS, SUCH AS ENVELOPES, HAVING A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF INTERIOR PADDING OF EXPANDED SLIT SHEET PAPER AND EXTERIOR LINING OF EMBOSSED PAPERJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1920NoNo
18098310WEDGE SHAPED CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR MAKING A WEDGE SHAPED CONTAINERJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2211NoNo
18095310PERFORATED COLLAPSIBLE BOXJanuary 2023July 2023Allow710NoNo
18094806PERFORATED COLLAPSIBLE BOXJanuary 2023July 2023Allow610NoNo
18151388PRODUCE TRAYS WITH REINFORCED TABSJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2721NoNo
18093655Carton with Tamper-Evident Feature and Method of using SameJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2521NoNo
18014080PACKAGING CONTAINERS, BLANKS FOR MAKING PACKAGING CONTAINERS, AND METHODS FOR FORMING PACKAGING CONTAINERS FROM BLANKSDecember 2022July 2025Abandon3021NoNo
18148191VENTED CONTAINER FOR HOUSING A SCENTED PRODUCT AND RELATED METHODSDecember 2022July 2023Allow710NoNo
18002894METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN ECO-BOWLDecember 2022November 2024Allow2311NoNo
18081911TRAY FOR TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOFDecember 2022November 2024Allow2311NoNo
17928654Container and Manufacture ThereofNovember 2022January 2025Allow2611NoNo
17991433PLATE POCKET FOR PIZZA BOXNovember 2022August 2024Allow2101NoNo
17926797BLANK AND BOX OBTAINABLE THEREFROMNovember 2022May 2025Allow3031NoNo
17986359Container With LinerNovember 2022July 2024Allow2011NoNo
17998477A CARDBOARD BOX FOR HOLDING CONTENT, AND A METHOD FOR USING SUCHNovember 2022January 2025Allow2620NoNo
17983053DISPLAY READY CORRUGATED PACKAGING WITH MULTIPLE WALL CONSTRUCTIONNovember 2022June 2024Allow1911NoNo
17975063TEMPERATURE INSULATED PACKAGING SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODSOctober 2022May 2023Allow710YesNo
17920376TRIANGULAR PACKAGES HAVING AUTOBOTTOMS AND BLANIKS THEREFOROctober 2022September 2024Allow2320NoNo
17954188PIZZA BOX AND BLANKSeptember 2022September 2023Allow1200NoNo
17950253NESTING PACKAGING DESIGN FOR PLANTERSSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1011NoNo
17948498MAGNETICALLY FOLDABLE BOXSeptember 2022August 2024Abandon2301NoNo
17947556CORRUGATED HUTCHSeptember 2022July 2023Allow1020YesNo
17943071INSTANT SET-UP BULK CONTAINERSeptember 2022July 2023Abandon1011NoNo
17905944INSULATED CONTAINER AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AN INSULATED CONTAINERSeptember 2022October 2024Allow2611YesNo
17930152LEAK-RESISTANT PAPER CLAMSHELL CONTAINERSSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1911NoNo
17802463PACKAGING CONTAINERS AND ASSOCIATED CONTAINER BLANKS AND PACKAGING METHODSAugust 2022August 2024Abandon2411NoNo
17895790PACKAGING HANG TAB ASSEMBLYAugust 2022December 2024Allow2801NoNo
17892208RE-WRAP PACKAGINGAugust 2022August 2023Allow1110NoNo
17800227GABLE-TOP PACKAGING CONTAINERAugust 2022September 2024Allow2511NoNo
17887712CONTAINER WITH IMPROVED BREAKDOWN FEATURESAugust 2022June 2023Allow1011NoNo
17819005RECYCLABLE SHIPPING PACK AND METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A SHIPPING PACK FOR LOOSE-FILL PRODUCEAugust 2022March 2024Abandon2011NoNo
17885906ONE- AND TWO-PACK BEVERAGE BOXAugust 2022October 2023Allow1420NoNo
17884882Carton For Food ProductsAugust 2022October 2023Allow1510NoNo
17883094DETERGENT PRODUCT CONTAINER WITH LOCKAugust 2022August 2024Allow2421NoNo
17880403BOX AND METHOD OF FOLDINGAugust 2022June 2023Allow1010YesNo
17815069CUP WITH INTEGRATED FOLDING LIDJuly 2022March 2025Allow3260NoNo
17860245CONTAINER WITH INTEGRAL CONDIMENT POCKETJuly 2022January 2024Allow1911YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
4
(80.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(20.0%)
Reversal Percentile
32.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 20.0% 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
43.2%
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 DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R works in Art Unit 3734 and has examined 843 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R's allowance rate of 80.9% 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 DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R receive 1.74 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 51% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R 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 +7.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R. This interview benefit is in the 39% 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, 31.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 55% 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 53.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 75% 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, 109.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 80.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 57.1% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 41.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 42% 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 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 64% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 39% 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:

  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.

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.

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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.