Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17254924 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR HAVING A MOTOR COOLING PASSAGE | December 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17106366 | MULTI-PUMP APPARATUS OF COOLING SYSTEM | November 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17105606 | Triple bullet magnet in wing gate design in electromagnetic motor assembly | November 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17100952 | FAN INCLUDING MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED BLADE ASSEMBLY | November 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17055729 | DIGITAL INFLATION AND DEFLATION ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURE FOR A PUMP | November 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17094497 | END ELEMENT FOR THE STATOR OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR OF A HERMETICALLY SEALED REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR | November 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17037694 | ELECTRIC OIL PUMP HAVING TEMPERATURE SENSORS ON CIRCUIT BOARD AND TRANSMISSION TO EXECUTE ENERGIZATION PROHIBITION CONTROL OF PUMP | September 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17039463 | MOTOR HAVING A FIRST ROTOR CORE CONTAINING MAGNETS AND A SECOND ROTOR CORE MADE OF MAGNETIC MATERIAL | September 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17007997 | ROD PUMP HAVING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER AND A VARIABLE SPEED REVERSIBLE MOTOR-GENERATOR | August 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16976663 | ELECTRIC COOLANT PUMP HAVING A COOLANT FLOW PATH AROUND A STATOR, A ROTOR AND A CONTROL CIRCUIT | August 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16935785 | ELECTRIC PUMP WITH CUSTOMIZABLE ACCESSORIES CONNECTED VIA NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT | July 2020 | April 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16849770 | RECIPROCATING FLUID PUMP INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE MAGNET ON A SPOOL OF A SHUTTLE VALVE | April 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16838806 | SEMI-TRAILER-LOADED TURBINE FRACTURING EQUIPMENT | April 2020 | December 2023 | Abandon | 45 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16838088 | AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORY HAVING AN ELECTROMAGNET PULLEY ASSIST MECHANISM EQUIPPED WITH CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED TEETH NESTED WITH A CONDUCTIVE BODY | April 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16831833 | Fan Having First Body and Second Body Slidable Relative To Each Other | March 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16831172 | Special Personal Cooling Device Called the Breezy Belt | March 2020 | June 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16824094 | BLOWER HAVING MULTIPLE CONTROL SWITCHES | March 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16822376 | PUMP SYSTEM WITH LEAK DAMAGE PROTECTION | March 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16805975 | MOTOR DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE USING FEEDBACK SPEED CONTROL AND MOTOR CURRENT CONTROL | March 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16634203 | RADIAL COMPRESSOR SHAFT HAVING AN AIR COOLING CAVITY | January 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16749272 | PUMP HAVING A PASSAGE EXTENDING BETWEEN A CAM PLATE OIL RESERVOIR AND A BEARING OIL RESERVOIR | January 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16745053 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING A FAILURE IN A COOLING SYSTEM COMPRESSOR AND COOLING SYSTEM COMPRESSOR | January 2020 | July 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16739254 | TRAILING EDGE PRESSURE AND FLOW REGULATOR | January 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16732827 | PUMPING WATER AT A FLOW RATE EQUAL TO A FLOW RATE OF A COMPRESSED AIR FLOWING INTO A RESERVOIR HAVING A STOPPER | January 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16627455 | COMPRESSOR WITH THERMAL EXPANSION REDUCING STRUCTURE | December 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16725654 | TURBINE BLADES HAVING DAMPER PIN SLOT FEATURES | December 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16624251 | CAPACITY CONTROL VALVE HAVING AN AUXILIARY COMMUNICATION PART ALLOWING COMMUNICATION WITH AN INTERMEDIATE PASSAGE | December 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16622200 | CAPACITY CONTROL VALVE HAVING A SOLENOID AND A SECOND PLUNGER BETWEEN THE SOLENOID AND A VALVE BODY | December 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16700394 | BATCH CHANGE CONTROL FOR VARIABLE SPEED DRIVEN CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS AND PUMP SYSTEMS | December 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16700407 | HYDRAULIC AXIAL PISTON UNIT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OF A HYDRAULIC AXIAL PISTON UNIT | December 2019 | November 2023 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16688331 | BEARING COMPRISING AN INNER RING EITHER IN CONTACT WITH A ROTATING SHAFT OR FORMING A GAP BETWEEN THE INNER RING AND ROTATING SHAFT DEPENDING ON AIR PRESSURE FROM AN IMPELLER | November 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16685883 | High Flow and Low NPSHr Horizontal Pump | November 2019 | October 2023 | Abandon | 47 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16613464 | CONTROL VALVE FOR A SWASH PLATE COMPRESSOR HAVING A PASSAGE CONTROLLED BY THREE ORIFICE HOLES AND VARIABLE CAPACITY COMPRESSOR | November 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16673896 | DOWNHOLE BLOWER SYSTEM WITH A PASSIVE MAGNETIC RADIAL BEARING ASSEMBLY | November 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16597407 | WIND DIRECTION CHANGING STRUCTURE OF FAN | October 2019 | April 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16558858 | PUMP SYSTEM FOR REMOVING WATER FROM POOL COVERS AND SUMPS | September 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16553655 | PNEUMATIC PUMP | August 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16540861 | PISTON-VALVE ENGAGEMENT IN FLUID SPRAYERS | August 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16540589 | METHOD OF PRIMING A PUMP OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE | August 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16534643 | BLOWER FAN HAVING IMPELLER AND MOTOR | August 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16524814 | METHOD OF STARTING A FAN USING AN OPEN LOOP STARTING STAGE WITH A DECREASING DRIVE SIGNAL VALUE | July 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16480281 | CAPACITY CONTROL VALVE HAVING A THROTTLE VALVE PORTION WITH A COMMUNICATION HOLE | July 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16505108 | RETENTION OF A ROTOR OF AN ELECTRONICALLY-CONTROLLED TURBOMACHINE | July 2019 | July 2023 | Abandon | 48 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16400469 | SINGLE-STAGE COMPRESSOR WITH THRUST LOAD SUPPRESSION SECTION | May 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16358113 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENERGY RECOVERY FROM A ROD PUMP | March 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16275906 | PUMP AND MOTOR CASING HAVING RIBS AND GUIDE PROTRUSIONS | February 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16268000 | PUMPS WITH A WATERPROOF STRUCTURE | February 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16320524 | INTEGRATED ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMPING SYSTEM WITH ELECTROMAGNETICALLY DRIVEN IMPELLER | January 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16320555 | ELECTRIC PUMP | January 2019 | August 2021 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16252878 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR METERING FLUID FLOW FROM A FLUID SOURCE BASED ON A COUNT OF PUMP STROKES | January 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16244710 | MANUAL DUAL-DIRECTIONAL INFLATING DEVICE | January 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16236720 | GAS REMOVAL APPARATUS HAVING A HEAT SINK SURROUNDING A MOTOR | December 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16310834 | FAN | December 2018 | January 2022 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16307344 | Air Compressor having temperature control of a lubricating oil supply based on inlet temperature and humidity | December 2018 | August 2022 | Abandon | 45 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16304438 | DOUBLE ACTING POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT FLUID PUMP | November 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16303761 | WASHER PUMP HAVING A PAIR OF FLOW PATHS WITH THE PUMP SIDE OF ONE OF THE FLOW PATHS BEING SMALLER THAN THE VALVE CHAMBER SIDE OF THE ONE FLOW PATH | November 2018 | December 2021 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16302209 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING IF A SUBMERSIBLE PUMP IS SUCKING PARTLY LIQUID AND PARTLY AIR | November 2018 | October 2021 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16190238 | VALVE HAVING A FIRST AND SECOND OBSTRUCTION CONFINING THE VALVE FROM LEAVING A CONFINING REGION | November 2018 | February 2022 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16096062 | FLUID ENERGY MACHINE | October 2018 | January 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16167834 | Pump Module Having Two Impellers In Series And A Multiple Plate Housing | October 2018 | November 2020 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16146641 | APPARATUS TO PREVENT SIDE LOAD IN HYDRAULIC OVERRIDE PUMPS | September 2018 | February 2022 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16133147 | RECIPROCATING PUMPS HAVING A PIVOTING ARM | September 2018 | February 2021 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16085823 | VISCOUS COUPLING FOR A COOLANT PUMP | September 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16114193 | FLUID PUMP HAVING AN INTERNAL BEARING COLLAR AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE FLUID PUMP | August 2018 | February 2022 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16113047 | PUMPING SYSTEM WITH CONTROL FEATURES FOR CONTROLLING STROKE DURATION AND INJECTION VOLUME | August 2018 | June 2022 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16056625 | HYDRAULIC DEVICE THAT CONTROLS PULSATION IN FIRST OIL BY INCREASING ROTATION NUMBER OF SECOND PUMP | August 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16010012 | BOX FAN APPARATUS WITH MULTI-ADAPTIVE SUSPENSION | June 2018 | October 2020 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16061388 | FLANGELESS COUPLING HAVING AN EMBEDDED RING SEGMENT JOINING COMPONENTS OF A SUBMERSIBLE PUMP UNIT | June 2018 | November 2020 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16060560 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE AND MASS FLOW OF A LIQUID INJECTED INTO THE BEARINGS AND COMPRESSOR SPACE OF A COMPRESSOR USING TWO SEPARATED LIQUID SUPPLIES | June 2018 | February 2023 | Allow | 56 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15992460 | AIR COMPRESSOR | May 2018 | March 2021 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15975926 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A LINEAR MOTOR TO PREVENT IMPACTS WITH HARD STOPS | May 2018 | July 2019 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15971354 | TURBO COMPRESSOR HAVING AN INNER PASSAGE FOR COOLING THE MOTOR | May 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15773259 | AIR COOLING APPARATUS HAVING AN EXPANDER DRIVEN BY A POWER TRANSMISSION USING A ROTATING MAGNETIC FIELD | May 2018 | April 2021 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15966877 | DISPOSABLE INTERCONNECTED PUMP CASSETTES HAVING FIRST AND SECOND PUMP CHAMBERS WITH VALVED INLET AND OUTLET CONNECTIONS | April 2018 | January 2022 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15965005 | PORTABLE HYDRAULIC POWER UNIT HAVING A PUMP FIXED TO AN EXTERIOR SIDE OF A FLUID SUPPLY TANK | April 2018 | September 2021 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15767847 | MEMBRANE FLUID PUMP | April 2018 | August 2020 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15944067 | SELF-LUBRICATING PUMP THROAT SEAL | April 2018 | June 2020 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15765336 | HYDRAULIC SWITCHING VALVE OPERATED BY A ROTATIONAL SPEED OF A HYDRAULIC PUMP | April 2018 | March 2021 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15937058 | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR HAVING EQUALIZING VENT TO PREVENT GREASE FROM BEING PUSHED OUT OF A BEARING | March 2018 | August 2019 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15763463 | DOUBLE-PISTON COMPRESSOR HAVING A SLIDING BLOCK PRODUCING A STROKE CURVE THAT DEVIATES FROM A SINUSOIDAL STROKE CURVE | March 2018 | October 2021 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15761814 | MOTOR VEHICLE VACUUM PUMP | March 2018 | March 2021 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15920556 | AXIAL FAN AND FAN ASSEMBLY | March 2018 | November 2018 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15920551 | AXIAL FAN AND FAN ASSEMBLY | March 2018 | February 2019 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15916344 | ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN COMPRESSOR MOUNTED ON A VEHICLE ENGINE HAVING A WEIGHT INSIDE TO SHIFT THE RESONANCE FREQUENCY OF THE COMPRESSOR FROM THAT OF THE ENGINE | March 2018 | October 2020 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15916961 | MANUAL DUAL-DIRECTIONAL INFLATING DEVICE | March 2018 | October 2019 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15755273 | METHOD FOR REGULATING THE ROTATIONAL SPEED OF A COMPRESSOR AS A FUNCTION OF THE AVAILABLE GAS FLOW OF A SOURCE AND REGULATION THEREBY APPLIED | February 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15901479 | COMPRESSOR HAVING ELLIPTICALLY-SHAPED COMBUSTION CHAMBERS WITH FUEL INJECTION AND IGNITION OCCURRING AT THE FOCI | February 2018 | May 2021 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15750107 | PUMP HAVING A SUCTION SPACE SURROUNDED BY A DELIVERY SPACE | February 2018 | February 2021 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15749894 | DUAL DIAPHRAGM PUMP HAVING A PRESSURE PULSATION PAD | February 2018 | March 2021 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15872502 | FUEL PUMP HAVING ELECTRICALLY INSULATED BEARINGS | January 2018 | February 2019 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15865839 | CONTROL SYSTEM HUB FOR BLOWER CONTROLS | January 2018 | November 2020 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15860903 | PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR HAVING A MAIN BODY STRUCTURED AS A POLYGONAL PRISM | January 2018 | August 2022 | Allow | 56 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15741437 | COMPRESSOR | January 2018 | July 2020 | Abandon | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 15738123 | PUMP HOUSING HAVING A FASTENING STRUCTURE | December 2017 | May 2022 | Allow | 53 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 15847165 | MOTOR AND A HANDHELD PRODUCT HAVING A MOTOR | December 2017 | July 2021 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15580433 | METHOD FOR COMPRESSING A GAS, COMPUTING UNIT AND MULTI-STAGE PISTON COMPRESSOR | December 2017 | June 2020 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15825458 | LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY PUMP HAVING DIVERSION CONDUIT FOR AIR EVACUATION | November 2017 | April 2020 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15824723 | PUMP DRIVE THAT MINIMIZES A PULSE WIDTH BASED ON VOLTAGE DATA TO IMPROVE INTAKE AND DISCHARGE STROKES | November 2017 | October 2020 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15824682 | Automatic Initiation of Priming Sequence for Metering Pumps | November 2017 | October 2020 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15812426 | BLOWER ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN AN AIR HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME | November 2017 | December 2021 | Allow | 49 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SOLAK, TIMOTHY P.
With a 60.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 28.6% 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.
✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner SOLAK, TIMOTHY P works in Art Unit 3746 and has examined 632 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.
Examiner SOLAK, TIMOTHY P's allowance rate of 77.8% places them in the 47% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SOLAK, TIMOTHY P receive 1.60 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 28% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SOLAK, TIMOTHY P is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 69% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +30.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SOLAK, TIMOTHY P. This interview benefit is in the 77% 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.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 53% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 35.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 55% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 120.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 83% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 51.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 49% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 4.9% of allowed cases (in the 86% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 61% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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