USPTO Examiner WAN DEMING - Art Unit 3746

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18730438COMPRESSOR HAVING A STEPPED SUCTION PASSAGEJuly 2024November 2024Allow400YesNo
18650258ELECTRIC OIL PUMP INCLUDING PUMP HOUSING AND ECCENTRIC ASSEMBLY NON-CONCENTRICALLY ARRANGED WITH PUMP HOUSINGApril 2024September 2024Allow510NoNo
18608131MULTIPATH PASSIVE DISCHARGE VALVE FOR A COMPRESSORMarch 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18436382ELECTRIC COMPRESSORFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18681913A SCROLL COMPRESSORFebruary 2024August 2024Allow600YesNo
18397204BLADE FOR A TURBINE, ROTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBINE, AND TURBINEDecember 2023July 2024Allow710NoNo
18545789VACUUM PUMP WITH MOVABLE TRAPEZOIDAL SEALDecember 2023November 2024Allow1020NoNo
18541828COMPRESSOR AND VALVE ASSEMBLYDecember 2023August 2024Allow810YesNo
18533121HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS WITH CAPACITY MODULATIONDecember 2023August 2024Allow810NoNo
18530916Compressor With Funnel AssemblyDecember 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18287999GEAR PUMP WITH INTERMESHING GEAR WHEELS ENCLOSED BY HOUSING WITH BEARING JOURNALS ARRANGED ON SHAFT AXES AND USE THEREOFOctober 2023November 2024Allow1210NoNo
18381323SCROLL COMPRESSOROctober 2023September 2024Allow1110YesNo
18555926SCROLL COMPRESSOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SCROLL COMPRESSOROctober 2023August 2024Allow1000NoNo
18470439PROGRESSIVE CAVITY PUMPSeptember 2023June 2024Allow910NoNo
18283057ROTARY COMPRESSORSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210YesNo
18244360STATIC SCROLL APPLIED IN SCROLL COMPRESSOR AND SCROLL COMPRESSORSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1120NoNo
18280605METHOD FOR DETECTING AND MONITORING CONDENSATE IN AN OIL SYSTEM OF AN OIL-INJECTED COMPRESSOR OR VACUUM PUMPSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210YesNo
18547639OIL SEPARATOR FOR AN ELECTRIC COMPRESSORAugust 2023October 2024Allow1410NoNo
18453234FLUID TRANSFER DEVICEAugust 2023February 2024Allow610YesNo
18277473SCROLL COMPRESSORAugust 2023February 2024Allow600NoNo
18271560Ship with a Carbon Dioxide Capture SystemJuly 2023August 2024Allow1410YesNo
18218493RADIAL VANE ROTARY COMPRESSORJuly 2023March 2024Allow810YesNo
18213945SCROLL COMPRESSORJune 2023October 2024Allow1520YesNo
18330231PUMP ASSEMBLY FIXTUREJune 2023July 2024Allow1410YesNo
18204914SCROLL COMPRESSOR WITH IMPROVED SEALING PERFORMANCE OF BACK PRESSURE CHAMBERJune 2023March 2024Allow1010YesNo
18324659FREE-MOLD STATOR FOR A PROGRESSING CAVITY PUMPMay 2023June 2024Allow1330NoNo
18199984ROTOR FOR A PUMP, PRODUCED WITH A FIRST ELASTIC MATERIALMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18298361PUMP DEVICEApril 2023February 2024Allow1010YesNo
18298086ROTATION CONVERTERApril 2023October 2023Allow600YesNo
18030977MULTISTAGE TURBOCHARGING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATING A MULTISTAGE TURBOCHARGING ASSEMBLYApril 2023November 2024Abandon1910NoNo
18296163SCREW COMPRESSOR WITH MULTI-LAYERED COATING OF THE ROTOR SCREWSApril 2023March 2024Allow1110YesNo
18247638PISTONLESS COMBUSTION FLYWHEEL ENGINE DESIGN FOR LOW FUEL CONSUMPTIONMarch 2023October 2024Abandon1910NoNo
18191419DEVICE FOR COMPRESSING A GASEOUS FLUIDMarch 2023September 2024Allow1830YesYes
18121882SCROLL COMPRESSORMarch 2023February 2024Allow1110NoNo
18115355COMPRESSOR AND VALVE ASSEMBLYFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1010NoNo
18112620COMPRESSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPRESSORFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1120YesNo
18171833VAPOR INJECTION STRUCTURE FOR A COMPRESSORFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1740YesNo
18169141SYSTEM DEVICE FOR STRATIFIED INJECTING EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION FOR CLEAN COMBUSTION OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINEFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1410YesNo
18109559SCROLL COMPRESSORFebruary 2023October 2023Allow810YesNo
18108790METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EGR RATE (EGR) OF A LOW PRESSURE EGR SYSTEM, SYSTEM AND VEHICLEFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1710YesNo
18040520Combustion Engine for a Motor Vehicle, and Motor VehicleFebruary 2023June 2024Allow1710YesNo
18162215COMPRESSORJanuary 2023October 2023Allow910YesNo
18162396FOIL BEARING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING PERFORATED INNER FOIL ASSEMBLY AND COMPRESSOR INCLUDING SAMEJanuary 2023October 2023Allow810YesNo
18099004SCROLL COMPRESSORJanuary 2023August 2023Allow710NoNo
18154029PUMP DEVICE INCLUDING RETURN PASSAGE FOR RETURNING FLUID FROM DISCHARGE PASSAGE TO SUCTION PASSAGEJanuary 2023August 2023Allow810NoNo
18150002SCROLL COMPRESSORJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1010NoNo
18089992ROTARY ENGINEDecember 2022April 2023Allow400NoNo
18146169INVERTED COMPRESSOR FOR ELECTRIC TURBOCHARGERDecember 2022August 2023Allow810YesNo
18011818APPARATUS FOR REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION IN VESSEL COOPERATED WITH EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION AND VESSEL INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
18010657MIXING TUBEDecember 2022February 2024Allow1410YesNo
18065321FLUID FILTER FOR A COMPRESSORDecember 2022July 2024Allow1940YesNo
18076822SCREW SPINDLE PUMPDecember 2022January 2024Allow1320YesNo
18062216SCREW COMPRESSOR CONFIGURED TO COMPRESS A PROCESS GAS AND DAMPEN PULSATION WAVESDecember 2022December 2023Allow1330NoNo
18074960HIGH PRESSURE VARIABLE VANE PUMP WITH VANE PINSDecember 2022November 2023Abandon1110NoNo
17928138SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING NOx SENSOR BASED ON AMMONIA SLIPNovember 2022March 2024Allow1610YesNo
17994215SCROLL COMPRESSORNovember 2022June 2023Allow710NoNo
17993417SCROLL COMPRESSORNovember 2022August 2023Allow910NoNo
17993605SCROLL COMPRESSORNovember 2022January 2024Allow1420YesNo
17980625SCROLL COMPRESSORNovember 2022January 2024Abandon1520NoNo
17970568ENGINE CONTROLLER AND ENGINE CONTROLLING METHODOctober 2022March 2024Abandon1720NoNo
17970570ENGINE CONTROLLER AND ENGINE CONTROLLING METHODOctober 2022March 2024Abandon1620NoNo
17919934COMPRESSOROctober 2022May 2024Allow1820NoNo
17967141LIQUID COOLING AFTERCOOLEROctober 2022March 2024Allow1710YesNo
17961797Sealing In Helical Trochoidal Rotary MachinesOctober 2022January 2024Allow1520NoNo
17917852COMPRESSION MECHANISM AND SCROLL COMPRESSOROctober 2022July 2024Allow2110NoNo
17886929Piston Sealing Mechanism for a Circulating Piston EngineAugust 2022July 2023Allow1110NoNo
17883918DRIVE SHAFT OF COMPRESSOR HAVING OIL GROOVE PORTION AND OIL SUMPAugust 2022January 2024Allow1720YesNo
17881883VANE ROTARY COMPRESSORAugust 2022March 2023Allow710NoNo
17880801ROTARY COMPRESSORAugust 2022November 2022Allow300NoNo
17874485SCROLL COMPRESSORJuly 2022October 2023Allow1520YesNo
17861417CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE WITH INTERFACIAL COATING SYSTEMJuly 2022November 2023Allow1620NoNo
17791334TURBOCHARGING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATING A MULTI-STAGE TURBOCHARGING ASSEMBLY AS SINGLE-STAGE TURBOCHARGERJuly 2022October 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17859797CENTRIFUGAL FANJuly 2022August 2023Allow1310NoNo
17856619PISTON MOTOR SYSTEMJuly 2022January 2023Allow610NoNo
17851362VACUUM PUMP COOLER FOR COOLING A PUMPED FLUID IN A MULTISTAGE VACUUM PUMPJune 2022May 2023Allow1120NoNo
17808738SCROLL COMPRESSORJune 2022February 2024Allow1920YesNo
17848362Thrust Plate For Reducing Contact Stress In A Scroll CompressorJune 2022January 2024Allow1920YesNo
17842229COMPRESSOR HAVING SLIDING PORTION PROVIDED WITH OIL RETAINERJune 2022February 2023Allow810NoNo
17785627SCROLL COMPRESSOR WITH A COMPRESSION SECTION MADE OF SOLID SOLUTION STRENGTHENED FERRITIC DUCTILE IRONJune 2022April 2024Abandon2210NoNo
17834858DRIVE SHAFT CONNECTOR WITH COUNTERWEIGHT AND BLADES FOR COOLING PUMP MOTORJune 2022February 2023Allow810YesNo
17783256SLIDING COMPONENTJune 2022May 2024Allow2310YesNo
17783091BLOWERJune 2022December 2023Allow1810YesNo
17827267PORTABLE, ROTARY VANE VACUUM PUMP WITH A QUICK OIL CHANGE SYSTEMMay 2022October 2022Allow500NoNo
17747674HELICAL SPINDLE PUMP WITH A SINGLE-ENTRY DESIGNMay 2022August 2023Allow1500NoNo
17747991HORIZONTAL TYPE ROTARY COMPRESSOR AND HOME APPLIANCE INCLUDING THE SAMEMay 2022December 2023Allow1910YesNo
17744410SCROLL COMPRESSORMay 2022August 2023Allow1500NoNo
17774890OIL SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR COMPRESSORMay 2022May 2024Allow2410NoNo
17730624OIL RETURN FLOW PATH FOR A COMPRESSORApril 2022December 2022Allow800NoNo
17660679FLUID PUMP WITH A TEMPERATURE SENSORApril 2022April 2023Allow1220YesNo
17660540Apparatus And Method For Liquid Air Energy Storage With Carbon Dioxide CaptureApril 2022October 2023Allow1810YesNo
17770489SENSOR ASSEMBLYApril 2022November 2023Allow1910YesNo
17710378SCROLL COMPRESSOR INCLUDING END-PLATE SIDE STEPPED PORTIONS OF EACH OF THE SCROLLS CORRESPONDING TO WALL-PORTION SIDE STEPPED PORTIONS OF EACH OF THE SCROLLSMarch 2022July 2024Allow2720YesNo
17702322TWO-STAGE SCREW COMPRESSOR AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMMarch 2022January 2023Allow1010NoNo
17696977ROTOR FOR A PUMP, PRODUCED WITH A FIRST ELASTIC MATERIALMarch 2022February 2023Allow1110NoNo
17654467COMPRESSOR AND AIR CONDITIONERMarch 2022August 2022Allow500YesNo
17692016ROTARY COMPRESSOR HAVING RECIPROCATOR AND SUPPORTMarch 2022January 2023Allow1110NoNo
17681506SCROLL COMPRESSORFebruary 2022October 2023Allow1900NoNo
17578209SCROLL COMPRESSORJanuary 2022July 2022Allow610YesNo
17575451COMPRESSOR AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3020YesNo
17571603VACUUM PUMP HAVING A SILENCERJanuary 2022May 2023Abandon1610NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WAN, DEMING.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
99.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
5
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(60.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(40.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
88.7%
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, 60.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner WAN, DEMING - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WAN, DEMING works in Art Unit 3746 and has examined 447 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WAN, DEMING's allowance rate of 84.6% places them in the 55% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WAN, DEMING receive 1.50 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 37% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WAN, DEMING is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 64% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +29.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WAN, DEMING. This interview benefit is in the 80% 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, 36.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 79% 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 52.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 73% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 19% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 80.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 23.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 14% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 40% 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 2.1% of allowed cases (in the 66% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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.
  • 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.