USPTO Examiner CHRISTENSEN DANIELLE M - Art Unit 3745

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18976343Backpack blower, backpack assembly and backpack power assemblyDecember 2024April 2025Allow400NoNo
18975501MEASUREMENT ARRANGEMENT FOR HYDRO TURBINEDecember 2024June 2025Allow2210NoNo
18838523A WINDMILL CONSTRUCTION AND A METHOD FOR ASSEMBLY OF A WINDMILL CONSTRUCTIONAugust 2024June 2025Allow1010YesNo
18772440INNER TURBINE CASE SUSPENSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF ALIGNMENTJuly 2024February 2025Allow710NoNo
18769499METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMPELLERJuly 2024December 2024Allow500NoNo
18720806TOOL AND METHOD FOR MOLDING A DUCT FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINEJune 2024June 2025Allow1200NoNo
18711542Pump Comprising a Balance Arrangement and a Related MethodMay 2024October 2024Allow500NoNo
18647636INTEGRATED TWO-STAGE IMPELLERApril 2024January 2025Allow910YesNo
18628118FLUID TURBINE WITH AERO-ELASTIC DAMPINGApril 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18603682STEAM TURBINEMarch 2024October 2024Allow720NoNo
18689195NACELLE FOR AN AIRCRAFT PROPULSION UNIT COMPRISING AN ACCESS SPACE CLOSED BY A TANGENTIALLY CLAMPED COWLMarch 2024March 2025Allow1300NoNo
18591643GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING MULTIPLE STEAM TURBINESFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1200NoNo
18587022CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER WITH SOUND ABSORPTION STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMOTIVE HVAC SYSTEMSFebruary 2024October 2024Allow810NoNo
18585792WIND TURBINE AND AEROGENERATORFebruary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18681355GUIDE VANE ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBOMACHINEFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18431050TELESCOPING GUIDE VANE FOR AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEMFebruary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18410311TORQUE CONVERTER BLADE ASSEMBLY WITH BRACED TABJanuary 2024September 2024Allow910NoNo
18408260SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TURBOMACHINE WITH LOCAL VORTEX GENERATOR ARRAYJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1220NoNo
18576677FIRE SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A TURBOMACHINE COMPRISING MEANS FOR MAINTAINING A COOLING AIR SPEED AND CORRESPONDING TURBOMACHINEJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1511NoNo
18536691BLOWER DEVICEDecember 2023June 2024Allow600NoNo
18497202SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR A ROTOR SHAFT OF A GAS TURBINEOctober 2023October 2024Allow1211NoNo
18463970COMPLIANT SHROUD DESIGNS WITH VARIABLE STIFFNESSSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1310YesNo
18455587ROTOR FOR AN ELECTRICITY GENERATORAugust 2023November 2024Abandon1510NoNo
18546169GUIDE VANES ASSEMBLY WITH POSITION-MAINTAINING DEVICEAugust 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18357822MAGNETICALLY ATTRACTED FAN SETJuly 2023June 2025Allow2320YesNo
18262710STATOR RING FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE FITTED WITH SAMEJuly 2023June 2024Allow1000NoNo
18355042CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORJuly 2023September 2024Allow1401NoNo
18217913COOLING SYSTEM FOR SEAL ASSEMBLIESJuly 2023October 2024Allow1611NoNo
18216692NOZZLE AIRFOIL PROFILE WITH ELLIPTICAL TRAILING EDGEJune 2023October 2023Allow300NoNo
18343013ENGINE AIRFOIL METAL EDGEJune 2023June 2024Allow1220NoNo
18338449RING SEGMENT AND TURBOMACHINE INCLUDING SAMEJune 2023May 2024Allow1020YesNo
18212050TWO PIECE SPLIT SCROLL FOR CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORJune 2023February 2024Allow810YesNo
18335591Circumferential Row of Vanes for a Gas Turbine Engine and Having Non-Uniform Vane SpacingJune 2023January 2025Allow1900NoNo
18334799GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING OUTLET GUIDE VANESJune 2023October 2024Allow1600NoNo
18332381FAN BOX, SERVER SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ROTATION SPEED OF FAN BOXJune 2023April 2025Allow2310NoNo
18330697AXIAL SEAL SYSTEMS FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINESJune 2023September 2023Allow400NoNo
18328851TURBINE BLADE AND GAS TURBINE INCLUDING THE SAMEJune 2023October 2023Allow520NoNo
18202503ROTOR DISKS WITH DISK POST INSERTS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAMEMay 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18322644ELECTRIC TURBOCHARGERMay 2023February 2025Allow2110NoNo
18321783TURBOCHARGER WITH VARIABLE GEOMETRIC FLUID GUIDE MECHANISMMay 2023November 2024Allow1810YesNo
18319868AIR TURBINE STARTER WITH CONTAINMENT ASSEMBLYMay 2023May 2024Allow1211YesNo
18313377Backpack blower, backpack assembly and backpack power assemblyMay 2023September 2024Allow1610NoNo
18302139PROPELLER PROVIDED WITH INTERCHANGEABLE BLADES AND A METHOD OF MOUNTING INTERCHANGEABLE BLADES ON A PROPELLERApril 2023September 2024Allow1710NoNo
18295590SEPARATORS FOR USE WITH GAS TURBINE ENGINESApril 2023September 2024Allow1810YesNo
18128112COMPOSITE GUIDE VANE WITH INSERTMarch 2023August 2024Allow1720YesNo
18246519TURBINE ENGINE COMPRISING IMPROVED HARNESS SUPPORT MEANSMarch 2023February 2025Allow2310NoNo
18024670TURBINE FOR A TURBINE ENGINE COMPRISING HEAT-SHIELDING FOILSMarch 2023January 2024Allow1110NoNo
18022890Hydro Turbine with Reduced CavitationFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1910NoNo
18022198STATOR, FAN, AND CLEANING DEVICEFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1710NoNo
18158043NOZZLE MODULE, NOZZLE DIAPHRAGM, STEAM TURBINE, METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING NOZZLE DIAPHRAGM, METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING STEAM TURBINE, AND METHOD FOR DISASSEMBLING STEAM TURBINEJanuary 2023March 2024Allow1410NoNo
18006092WIND TURBINE SYSTEMJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1510YesNo
18006100IMPROVED AIRCRAFT ENGINE FUEL PUMPJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1210NoNo
18013293PROPELLER, FLYING OBJECT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PROPELLERDecember 2022March 2024Allow1500NoNo
18013435TURBINE WHEEL, TURBINE, AND TURBOCHARGERDecember 2022March 2024Allow1510NoNo
18085851NOZZLE SETDecember 2022September 2023Allow910NoNo
18086112OUTLET GUIDE VANE ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBOFAN ENGINEDecember 2022February 2024Allow1410YesNo
18080430MACHINABLE COATING WITH THERMAL PROTECTIONDecember 2022March 2025Allow2740YesYes
18001281METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADEDecember 2022April 2024Allow1610NoNo
18008990METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WIND TURBINE BLADE AND MANDREL TOOLDecember 2022August 2024Allow2020YesNo
17918440BLADE, PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROCESSING METHODDecember 2022January 2025Allow2721YesNo
18060942METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HEATING OF ROTOR BLADES OF A WIND TURBINEDecember 2022October 2023Allow1010YesNo
18073143TURBINE BLADEDecember 2022June 2023Allow610NoNo
18072147CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE BLADE TRACK SEGMENT WITH PIN-LOCATING SHIM KITNovember 2022August 2023Allow810NoNo
18071060MACHINABLE COATING FOR CMC AND METAL INTERFACE IN A TURBINE SECTIONNovember 2022January 2024Allow1420YesNo
18059448WIND POWER GENERATION DEVICENovember 2022October 2023Abandon1010NoNo
17928017DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BLADE INSTABILITIES OF A WIND TURBINE TO AVOID BLADE FLUTTERINGNovember 2022October 2023Allow1000NoNo
17991290COMPRESSOR STARTUPNovember 2022October 2023Allow1000NoNo
17984545COMPOSITE COMPONENT FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINENovember 2022August 2023Allow910YesNo
18054331PLENUM FAN WITH TELESCOPING BLADESNovember 2022July 2023Allow810NoNo
17984370TORQUE CONVERTER ASSEMBLYNovember 2022March 2025Abandon2820NoNo
17961090PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR A SEAGOING VESSELOctober 2022April 2025Allow3010YesNo
17907573COMPOSITE TURBOMACHINE VANE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMESeptember 2022March 2024Allow1810NoNo
17952693CMC COMPONENT FLOW DISCOURAGER FLANGESSeptember 2022June 2023Allow910YesNo
17931345ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY FOR ADJUSTABLE BLADES OR VANES OF A TURBOMACHINESeptember 2022November 2023Allow1420NoNo
17942453HPC AND HPT DISKS COATED BY ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITIONSeptember 2022March 2025Abandon3040NoNo
17903451STEAM TURBINE, AND BLADESeptember 2022September 2023Allow1210YesNo
17898692MULTI-STEP METHOD FOR MACHINING BLIND OPENING IN CERAMIC COMPONENTAugust 2022January 2025Allow2910NoNo
17904043VANE MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR A TURBINE ENGINE STATOR INCLUDING A HOLLOW CORE MADE OF NON-POROUS PLASTICAugust 2022September 2023Allow1300NoNo
17818760TURBINE NOZZLE WITH PLANAR SURFACE ADJACENT SIDE SLASH FACEAugust 2022September 2023Allow1310YesNo
17877712PERFORMING VANE CLASSIFICATION FOR TURBINE ENGINES USING STRUCTURED LIGHT THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) SCANSJuly 2022April 2025Allow3320YesNo
17758893TURBOMACHINE STATOR ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN INNER SHROUD HAVING UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PORTIONS ASSEMBLED BY AXIAL TRANSLATIONJuly 2022July 2024Allow2420NoNo
17863470TURBINE ENGINE WITH INTERLOCKING SEALJuly 2022November 2023Allow1621YesNo
17860685SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ROTOR WHIRL DISPLACEMENTJuly 2022April 2024Allow2111NoNo
17786836BLADE REPAIR METHOD, BLADE, AND GAS TURBINEJune 2022January 2024Allow1910NoNo
17785212COMPRESSOR MODULE FOR TURBOMACHINEJune 2022April 2023Allow1000NoNo
17834326EXHAUST FREQUENCY MITIGATION APPARATUSJune 2022September 2023Allow1610NoNo
17833140WIND TURBINE AND A METHOD FOR LOCATING AN EVENT CORRESPONDING TO A FAILURE OF A HEATING ELEMENT AT A WIND TURBINE BLADEJune 2022March 2024Allow2101NoNo
17804350TURBINE HGP COMPONENT WITH STRESS RELIEVING COOLING CIRCUITMay 2022December 2022Allow610YesNo
17747312FAN BLADE REPAIR SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2022March 2023Allow1010NoNo
17732395ROAD SURFACE ELECTRICAL GENERATOR AND SENSORApril 2022January 2024Abandon2111NoNo
17732103Blade ElementApril 2022June 2023Allow1410NoNo
17721729FLUID MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAMEApril 2022September 2023Allow1700NoNo
17439273TURBINE STATOR VANE, GAS TURBINE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING TURBINE STATOR VANEMarch 2022September 2023Allow2400YesNo
17707420MACHINE SUPPORT AND WIND POWER INSTALLATION HAVING SUCH A MACHINE SUPPORTMarch 2022June 2023Allow1510NoNo
17701713DETECTION DEVICE FOR TURBINE BLADE OF AIRCRAFT ENGINEMarch 2022October 2022Allow710YesNo
17701521ENERGY CONVERSION UNIT, ENERGY CONVERSION ASSEMBLY, ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM AND NETWORKMarch 2022September 2023Allow1811YesNo
17695239Electric ToolMarch 2022May 2024Allow2640YesNo
17753547ATTACHMENT OF AN ACOUSTIC SHROUD TO A HOUSING SHELL FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINEMarch 2022November 2023Allow2010NoNo
17684733TURBINE VANE, AND TURBINE AND GAS TURBINE INCLUDING THE SAMEMarch 2022October 2022Allow700NoNo
17679106METHOD FOR PRODUCING INTEGRALLY BLADED ROTOR, PROGRAM FOR CUTTING BLADE OF INTEGRALLY BLADED ROTOR, AND INTEGRALLY BLADED ROTORFebruary 2022August 2023Allow1810YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
18
Examiner Affirmed
16
(88.9%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(11.1%)
Reversal Percentile
22.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 11.1% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
27
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(22.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
21
(77.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
26.7%
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, 22.2% 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 CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M works in Art Unit 3745 and has examined 641 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M's allowance rate of 80.8% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M receive 1.77 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 53% 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 CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 29% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M. This interview benefit is in the 41% 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, 25.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 55.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 77% 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, 25.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 27% 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 41.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 5% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 15.4% 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, 47.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 48% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 48% 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

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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