USPTO Examiner AMAR MARC J - Art Unit 3741

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18715796HIGH-POWER HYBRID-ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2024June 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18678576CIRCUMFERENTIAL FLOW CONDENSER ARRANGEMENT FOR AN AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEMMay 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18594689ADJUSTABLE GASEOUS FUEL INJECTORMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000YesNo
18396562METHOD FOR TESTING A HYBRID DRIVE SYSTEM ON AN AIRCRAFT, ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM AND AIRCRAFTDecember 2023January 2025Allow1300NoNo
18563040ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING AN ACCESSORY GEARBOX OF AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINENovember 2023January 2025Allow1410YesNo
18386816POWERPLANT WITH MULTIPLE INTEGRATED GAS TURBINE ENGINESNovember 2023April 2025Allow1820NoNo
18243480AIRCRAFT ENGINE ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE OIL FLOW DURING FIRE CONDITIONS AND METHOD FOR USING SAMESeptember 2023September 2024Allow1300NoNo
18456586POWERPLANT FOR AN AIRCRAFTAugust 2023December 2024Allow1601NoNo
18230442ANTI-ICE MIXING UNIT UTILIZING BLEED AIR FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINEAugust 2023June 2024Allow1010YesNo
18358213VERTICAL TYPE ONCE-THROUGH HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATOR AND COMBINED POWER GENERATION SYSTEM INCLUDINGJuly 2023November 2024Allow1621NoNo
18213543ADJUSTABLE GASEOUS FUEL INJECTORJune 2023October 2023Allow400YesNo
18327965INLET SYSTEM FOR AUXILIARY POWER UNITJune 2023December 2024Allow1810YesNo
18036058GAS TURBINE STATIONARY BLADE AND GAS TURBINEMay 2023April 2025Allow2311YesNo
18035803GUIDING ARRAYMay 2023October 2024Allow1710NoNo
18142379AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT WITH STEAM SYSTEM AND BYPASSMay 2023February 2025Allow2130YesNo
18250920COMPRESSED AIR SUPPLY SYSTEMApril 2023March 2025Allow2220YesNo
18308603HYPERSONIC VEHICLE AND SCRAMJET ENGINE WITH VARIABLE FUEL INJECTION FOR OPERATION OVER A LARGE MACH NUMBER RANGEApril 2023January 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18030143ADJUSTABLE FUEL INJECTOR FOR FLAME DYNAMICS CONTROLApril 2023March 2024Allow1210NoNo
18123787COMBUSTOR NOZZLE, COMBUSTOR, AND GAS TURBINE INCLUDING THE SAMEMarch 2023July 2024Allow1621NoNo
18186518COMBUSTOR WITH A DILUTION PASSAGEMarch 2023March 2025Abandon2411YesNo
18026601CRYOGENIC ENGINE FOR SPACE APPARATUSMarch 2023March 2024Allow1210YesNo
18121503STEAM COOLING TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR WALLMarch 2023May 2024Allow1420NoNo
18117919HEAT EXCHANGER(S) FOR RECOVERING WATER AND/OR HEAT ENERGY FROM TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTION PRODUCTSMarch 2023September 2024Allow1810NoNo
18113457FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINEFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1821NoNo
18109771COMBINED POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2023September 2023Allow710NoNo
18163361MICRO-MIXER WITH MULTI-STAGE FUEL SUPPLY AND GAS TURBINE INCLUDING SAMEFebruary 2023May 2024Allow1621YesNo
18085714ACCESSORY GEARBOX FOR A TURBINE ENGINEDecember 2022August 2024Allow1930YesNo
18001441RECOVERED-CYCLE AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINEDecember 2022February 2025Allow2620YesNo
18074270SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR ATTACHING A GAS TURBINE ENGINE TO AN AIRCRAFT PYLONDecember 2022February 2024Allow1400NoNo
18060659AIRCRAFT ENGINE WITH EXHAUST HAVING REMOVABLE DEFLECTORDecember 2022March 2025Allow2721NoNo
18057468COMBUSTOR NOZZLE, COMBUSTOR, AND GAS TURBINE INCLUDING SAMENovember 2022August 2023Allow910NoNo
17988862ENGINE PYLON FOR COUPLING A JET ENGINE TO A WING OF AN AIRCRAFTNovember 2022July 2024Allow1911NoNo
17988504RESTARTING A GAS TURBINE ENGINENovember 2022December 2023Allow1310NoNo
17962994DISSIMILARLY SHAPED AIRCRAFT NOZZLES WITH TANDEM MIXING DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSOctober 2022August 2024Allow2211YesNo
17947273AIRCRAFT PROPULSION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A THRUST FORCE UPTAKE DEVICESeptember 2022September 2023Allow1200NoNo
17902316ENGINE EXHAUST NOZZLE WITH ACOUSTIC ATTENUATIONSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2340NoNo
17899673FRONT ENGINE ATTACHMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE, WHICH HAS A COMPACT STRUCTUREAugust 2022January 2024Allow1710YesNo
17896467CONTROLLING SOOTAugust 2022May 2023Allow810NoNo
17856550IN-FLIGHT ENGINE RE-STARTJuly 2022November 2024Allow2830YesNo
17849882AIRCRAFT PROPULSION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FRONT ENGINE MOUNT WHICH COMPRISES A TRANSVERSE BEAM WHICH IS PARTIALLY POSITIONED OPPOSITE A FRONT TRANSVERSE REINFORCEMENT OF A PRIMARY STRUCTURE OF A STRUTJune 2022January 2024Allow1920NoNo
17837100TURBO ENGINE WITH COOLER FOR COOLING INLET AIR AND TURBINE FOR EXPANDING CRYOGENIC FUELJune 2022February 2023Allow800YesNo
17804631TWIN-ENGINE SYSTEM WITH ELECTRIC DRIVEMay 2022March 2023Allow910YesNo
17752450ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT LINKS FOR AIRCRAFTMay 2022August 2023Allow1510YesNo
17733065ASSEMBLY OF A PRIMARY STRUCTURE OF AN AIRCRAFT PYLON AND A REAR ENGINE ATTACHMENT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE LATERAL FASTENING ELEMENT AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH ASSEMBLYApril 2022June 2024Abandon2620NoNo
17725641DEVICE FOR CONNECTING AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND A PRIMARY STRUCTURE OF AN AIRCRAFT PYLON COMPRISING A RUDDER AND A SYSTEM FOR LIMITING THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE RUDDER INCORPORATING A DOUBLE STOP, AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICEApril 2022February 2023Allow1000NoNo
17715450LOBED MIXER NOZZLES FOR SUPERSONIC AND SUBSONIC AIRCRAFT, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2022April 2024Abandon2420YesNo
17711445AIRCRAFT BLEED AIR SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2022April 2024Abandon2430NoNo
17709700PROPULSION SYSTEM WITH GROOVED INERT RODS FOR REACTIVE WIREMarch 2022April 2023Allow1300YesNo
17688503Hydrogen-Fueled Combustor for Gas TurbinesMarch 2022March 2023Abandon1210NoNo
17686871PASSIVE VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR A NOZZLE OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINEMarch 2022February 2023Allow1100NoNo
17753220CONVERGENT-DIVERGENT FLAP PAIR FOR A VARIABLE-GEOMETRY TURBOJET ENGINE NOZZLE COMPRISING COOLING AIR CIRCULATION DUCTS CONNECTED THROUGH CONTACT SURFACESFebruary 2022March 2023Allow1200YesNo
17597047AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE COMPRISING MEANS FOR PRIMING THE LUBRICATING PUMPDecember 2021September 2024Allow3320NoNo
17539401PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINEDecember 2021July 2024Abandon3140NoNo
17539719SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXPANDING AN OPERATING SPEED RANGE OF A HIGH SPEED FLIGHT VEHICLEDecember 2021December 2024Abandon3621YesNo
17535995FUSELAGE FOR AN AIRCRAFT WITH FUSELAGE-INTEGRATED TAILPLANENovember 2021August 2023Allow2020YesNo
17533009Automated Initiation of Starter Motor Operation for Starting an Aircraft EngineNovember 2021June 2023Abandon1820NoNo
17455099METHOD AND DEVICE TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF A POWER PLANT INTEGRATED WITH A THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMNovember 2021November 2022Allow1210NoNo
17509113BRACED-PYLON ARCHITECTURE FOR MOUNTING AN ENGINE TO AN AIRCRAFTOctober 2021August 2023Allow2220YesNo
17502054FUEL NOZZLE AND COMBUSTOR AND GAS TURBINE INCLUDING THE SAMEOctober 2021April 2023Allow1820YesNo
17492114ELECTRIC ENHANCED TRANSMISSION FOR MULTI-SPOOL LOAD-SHARING TURBOFAN ENGINEOctober 2021April 2024Allow3111YesNo
17472146TURBINE POSITIONING IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINESeptember 2021November 2022Abandon1400NoNo
17411529ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM AIR CIRCUITAugust 2021September 2022Allow1200YesNo
17389450ORIFICE PACK FOR COMPRESSOR BLEED VALVEJuly 2021August 2023Allow2410YesNo
17383559PROPULSIVE ASSEMBLY FOR AIRCRAFTJuly 2021January 2024Allow3031YesNo
17362514GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT WITH A GAS TURBINE ENGINEJune 2021August 2022Abandon1310NoNo
17339208AIR BREATHING SOLID FUEL ROTATING DETONATION ENGINEJune 2021September 2022Allow1511YesNo
17313267Aircraft Air Intake Systems Employing GillsMay 2021March 2023Allow2210YesNo
17235239VARIABLE ENGINE-INLET BYPASS CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODApril 2021November 2023Abandon3140NoNo
17235225VARIABLE ENGINE-INLET BYPASS CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEMApril 2021October 2023Abandon3040NoNo
17200915EXHAUST DIFFUSER HUB STRUCTURE FOR REDUCING FLOW SEPARATIONMarch 2021September 2022Allow1820NoNo
17188780COMPRESSOR APPARATUS WITH BLEED SLOT AND SUPPLEMENTAL FLANGEMarch 2021August 2022Allow1810YesNo
17178708INSTRUMENTED TURBINE EXHAUST DUCTFebruary 2021June 2022Allow1610YesNo
17148859TURBINE ENGINE AND METHOD OF COOLING THEREOFJanuary 2021November 2023Abandon3440NoNo
17128704REGENERATIVE FUEL HEATING SYSTEMDecember 2020June 2024Allow4131YesNo
17044412AIRCRAFT ENGINE ASSEMBLY WITH A SUPPLY PATH TO AN INTER-FLOW COMPARTMENT TANK OF TURBINE ENGINEOctober 2020November 2022Allow2510YesNo
17037027ACCESSORY GEARBOX FOR A TURBINE ENGINESeptember 2020September 2022Allow2410YesNo
17014513THRUST MOUNTS WITH LOAD-BALANCING THRUST LINK-LEVERSeptember 2020June 2023Allow3311YesNo
17014884AIRFRAME INTEGRATED SCRAMJET WITH FIXED GEOMETRY AND SHAPE TRANSITION FOR HYPERSONIC OPERATION OVER A LARGE MACH NUMBER RANGESeptember 2020January 2023Allow2910NoNo
17014527ACTIVE DEVICE FOR ATTENUATING ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS FOR A TURBOJET ENGINE INCLUDING CONTROLLED TURBINESSeptember 2020March 2022Allow1930YesNo
16991143ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST FOR IN-FLIGHT ENGINE RE-STARTAugust 2020June 2023Allow3430YesNo
16938356All-Purpose Foreign Object Debris Detection and Retrieval DeviceJuly 2020June 2025Allow5840YesNo
16936602HYBRID GAS TURBINE ENGINE STARTING CONTROLJuly 2020September 2022Allow2530YesNo
16908566MULTI-SPOOL GEARED TURBOFAN ARRANGEMENT WITH INTEGRATED STARTER/GENERATORJune 2020October 2021Allow1610NoNo
16954053PROPELLING NOZZLE FOR A TURBOFAN ENGINE ON A SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFTJune 2020June 2022Allow2410YesNo
16875470TWIN-ENGINE SYSTEM WITH ELECTRIC DRIVEMay 2020April 2022Allow2310YesNo
16866908TURBO ENGINE WITH COOLER FOR COOLING INLET AIR AND TURBINE FOR EXPANDING CRYOGENIC FUELMay 2020April 2022Allow2410YesNo
16857570High Speed Aircraft Flight TechnologiesApril 2020November 2023Abandon4321NoNo
16753345DEVICE FOR CLEANING TURBINE BLADES OF A JET ENGINEApril 2020December 2022Abandon3310NoNo
16839341PRESSURE REGULATOR AND BLEED AIR SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINEApril 2020September 2022Allow2921YesNo
16836080RECONFIGURABLE EXHAUST NOZZLE FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINEMarch 2020April 2022Allow2411YesNo
16834180EXHAUST DUCT AND EXHAUST DUCT ASSEMBLY AND AIRCRAFT USING THE EXHAUST DUCTMarch 2020December 2021Allow2120NoNo
16811673SOLID-PROPELLANT GAS GENERATOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODSMarch 2020July 2022Allow2810YesNo
16811368PROPULSION SYSTEM ARCHITECTUREMarch 2020March 2024Allow4850YesNo
16797100CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING AN ENGINE-MOUNTING LINK SYSTEMFebruary 2020January 2024Allow4721YesNo
16796051TURBINE POSITIONING IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINEFebruary 2020June 2021Allow1620YesNo
16796256TURBOFAN ENGINE WITH CORE EXHAUST AND BYPASS FLOW MIXINGFebruary 2020January 2023Abandon3531YesNo
16780261TURBO CLUSTER GAS TURBINE SYSTEM AND ACTIVATION METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2020January 2022Allow2321YesNo
16775559GAS TURBINE EXHAUST HEAT RECOVERY PLANTJanuary 2020March 2023Allow3830YesNo
16735778GAS TURBINE ENGINEJanuary 2020April 2022Abandon2711NoNo
16734693MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINEJanuary 2020April 2022Allow2710NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner AMAR, MARC J.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
5
(83.3%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(16.7%)
Reversal Percentile
28.0%
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
17
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(35.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(64.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
55.5%
Higher 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, 35.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner AMAR, MARC J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner AMAR, MARC J works in Art Unit 3741 and has examined 417 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner AMAR, MARC J's allowance rate of 79.9% places them in the 42% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by AMAR, MARC J receive 1.86 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 58% 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 AMAR, MARC J is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 21% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +38.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by AMAR, MARC J. This interview benefit is in the 88% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 32.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 62% 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 26.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 40.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.0% 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, 31.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 59% 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 40% 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:

  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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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