USPTO Examiner BARRY DAPHNE MARIE - Art Unit 3753

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19110958SIDE DOOR BOLT-FREE RAM BLOWOUT PREVENTERMarch 2025June 2025Allow300NoNo
18589849METERING VALVE FOR ABRASIVE MEDIAFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310YesNo
18581226ARTICULATING FAUCETFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18421716CONTAINER FILLING FAUCETJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18416894FLUID-DISPENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED THERETOJanuary 2024October 2024Allow800NoNo
18409850DIAPHRAGM VALVE WITH ACTUATOR BEARING ELEMENTJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1810NoNo
18403956PIVOTING SPRAY HEAD FAUCETJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18390203ACTUATORDecember 2023April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18542623FAUCET STRUCTUREDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18287250A VALVE FOR PRESSURIZED FLUIDSOctober 2023March 2025Allow1700NoNo
18378607INSTALLATION FOR PRODUCING A MEDICAL PREPARATIONOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18469222FLUID CONTROL DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMESeptember 2023June 2025Allow2111YesNo
18467475AXIALLY COMPRESSIBLE BEARINGSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1720YesNo
18463543MANUAL RESET ACTUATOR FOR DIAPHRAGM CONTROL VALVESeptember 2023February 2025Allow1720YesNo
18456553TWO-PIN CLAPPER CHECK VALVEAugust 2023May 2025Allow2010NoNo
18221028ENCAPSULATED SYSTEM FOR PRESSURIZED FLUID PROCESSESJuly 2023April 2025Allow2140NoNo
18343398ELECTRIC ANNULAR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN BLOWOUT PREVENTERJune 2023September 2024Allow1510NoNo
18319605WATER OUTLET STRUCTUREMay 2023June 2025Allow2520NoNo
18031449PILOT CONTROL UNIT FOR AT LEAST ONE VALVE DRIVE OF A HYDRAULIC VALVE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAMEApril 2023June 2025Allow2610NoNo
18131363COMBINED SEALING MEMBER FOR COILED TUBING BLOWOUT PREVENTER BOXApril 2023March 2025Allow2410NoNo
18247843PINCH VALVE ACTUATED BY NON-CONTACT FORCEApril 2023September 2024Allow1810NoNo
18192054PRESSURE VALVE PROCESSINGMarch 2023November 2024Allow1910NoNo
18028577A CLOSURE ASSEMBLYMarch 2023March 2025Allow2400YesNo
18245468VALVE FOR COMPRESSED GAS WITH ACTUATING DEVICE OPERABLE BY A ROBOTIC INTERFACEMarch 2023April 2025Abandon2520NoNo
18179677SHOWER HEAD WITH MULTIPLE VALVES AND MULTIPLE OUTLETSMarch 2023August 2024Allow1720YesNo
18020401ELASTOMER-MOUNTED SPLIT RINGFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2820NoNo
18165483FAUCET WITH CANTILEVERED SUPPORT ARMFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1410NoNo
18019351SAFETY VALVE AND DISCHARGE DIRECTION REGULATION MEMBERFebruary 2023March 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18019066FLUID CONTROL VALVEJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2430NoNo
18019060FLUID CONTROL VALVEJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2220NoNo
18099069GRADIENT MATERIAL STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAMEJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2010NoNo
18152401TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLING VALVE ASSEMBLYJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2710NoNo
18095455DIAPHRAGM AND DIAPHRAGM VALVEJanuary 2023May 2024Allow1620NoNo
18151864MULTIFUNCTIONAL SMART FAUCETJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2820NoNo
18012125Drive for a Valve and MethodDecember 2022February 2025Allow2620NoNo
18082332Annular Pressure Control Ram DiverterDecember 2022June 2023Allow610NoNo
18009971FLUID SHUT-OFF DEVICEDecember 2022June 2024Allow1810NoNo
17991456ON-LINE VERIFIABLE TRIP AND THROTTLE VALVE ACTUATORNovember 2022August 2023Allow2001NoNo
17987975MOUNTING OF VACUUM VALVE PLATENovember 2022August 2024Allow2110NoNo
17998913FAUCET HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPRAY PATTERNSNovember 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
17924020FAIL-SAFE DRIVE AND ACTUATING DRIVE WITH A FAIL-SAFE DRIVENovember 2022September 2024Allow2210YesNo
17972801VALVE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING DEVICEOctober 2022July 2024Allow2120YesNo
17969860METERING VALVE FOR ABRASIVE MEDIAOctober 2022November 2023Allow1310NoNo
17964599Safety Valve for a Fluid Extraction Well InstallationOctober 2022October 2023Allow1220YesNo
17962003FLUID-CONVEYING DEVICE WITH VALVES FOR CONTROLLING THE FLUID FLOWOctober 2022December 2024Allow2721YesNo
17960715BLOWOUT PREVENTER AND COMPONENTS THEREOFOctober 2022December 2024Allow2620NoNo
17935670VALVE AND FLUID CONTROL DEVICE WITH A MAGNETIC INDICATORSeptember 2022March 2024Allow1810NoNo
17949301PIVOTING SPRAY HEAD FAUCETSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1210NoNo
17950072LOW HYSTERESIS PIEZO-ELECTRIC PUMPSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2210NoNo
17913330VALVE AND USE OF A DAMPING DEVICESeptember 2022May 2024Abandon2010NoNo
17913040PINCH VALVESeptember 2022September 2024Allow2420NoNo
17906452INSTRUMENTED DEVICE FOR A MIXING VALVE, AS WELL AS A MIXING VALVE COMPRISING SUCH AN INSTRUMENTED DEVICESeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17945617PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE AND INFLATABLE POOLSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2310YesNo
17945111Switch Detection Assembly And Faucet Having The SameSeptember 2022June 2023Allow900NoNo
17909552PINCH VALVESeptember 2022September 2024Allow2420NoNo
17899618WATER DISCHARGE STRUCTURE AND SENSOR-OPERATED WATER DISCHARGE DEVICEAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17899795INTEGRATING FLUID PATHWAYS INTO A VALVE SUPERSTRUCTUREAugust 2022April 2024Allow2020YesNo
17823736HYDRAULIC CHECK VALVE UTILIZING AN ORTHO-PLANAR SPRINGAugust 2022March 2025Allow3111YesNo
17896598ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A WATER DELIVERY UNITAugust 2022August 2023Allow1210NoNo
17801863VALVE FOR A SPRAY SYSTEMAugust 2022January 2024Abandon1610NoNo
17882955VALVE ACTUATOR, VALVE ASSEMBLY AND METHODAugust 2022May 2025Allow3320NoNo
17797180PISTON ACTUATED VALVE APPARATUSAugust 2022March 2024Allow1920YesNo
17873659FAUCET WITH CLEAN AND DIRTY CONTROLSJuly 2022January 2024Abandon1810NoNo
17872873COMPOSITE FAUCET BODY AND INTERNAL WATERWAYJuly 2022January 2024Allow1810NoNo
17869031ENCAPSULATED SYSTEM FOR PRESSURIZED FLUID PROCESSESJuly 2022October 2022Allow310NoNo
17793488MANUALLY-OPERATED DIAPHRAGM VALVEJuly 2022April 2024Allow2110NoNo
17812467CONTAINER FILLING FAUCETJuly 2022October 2023Allow1510NoNo
17758529CHOKE VALVE ASSEMBLYJuly 2022June 2024Allow2310YesNo
17789207WELL CONTROL SEALING SYSTEMJune 2022November 2024Allow2920NoNo
17846298DIAPHRAGM VALVEJune 2022February 2024Allow2020NoNo
17841647FLUIDIC DEVICES AND RELATED METHODSJune 2022February 2025Abandon3211NoNo
17839146Valve AssemblyJune 2022September 2023Allow1510NoNo
17835166ENCAPSULATED SYSTEM FOR PRESSURIZED FLUID PROCESSESJune 2022April 2023Allow1120NoNo
17783037VALVE AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PRESSURES OF A FLOW MEDIUMJune 2022October 2023Allow1620NoNo
17832870VACUUM VALVEJune 2022June 2023Allow1200NoNo
17664055VALVE AND GAS CONTROL DEVICEMay 2022February 2023Allow900NoNo
17744689LIQUID HANDLING MICRO-DEVICE AND LIQUID HANDLING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAMEMay 2022August 2024Allow2720NoNo
17776755Scotch Yoke ActuatorMay 2022January 2024Allow2020YesNo
17774504ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLED VALVE FLOW RATEMay 2022November 2023Allow1910NoNo
17773023ADJUSTABLE COVERING TRIM FOR A CONCEALED VALVE AND ARTICULATED ADAPTORApril 2022March 2024Allow2320YesNo
17732079Method for Operating a Valve Unit and Valve UnitApril 2022April 2024Allow2310NoNo
17771961VALVE FOR A SANITARY FAUCET HAVING A DIAPHRAGM VALVE AND AN ADJUSTABLE CONTROL RODApril 2022September 2023Allow1710NoNo
17725986Acetal (POM) Water ValveApril 2022September 2023Abandon1710NoNo
17718150VALVE BODIES HAVING WEAR RESISTANT INNER CORESApril 2022May 2024Allow2521YesNo
17715307ELECTRONIC FAUCET WITH MOTION CONTROL DEVICEApril 2022June 2025Allow3930NoNo
17766512BORING MACHINEApril 2022July 2025Allow3910NoNo
17766048EGR VALVE DEVICEApril 2022July 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17704564VALVE DEVICEMarch 2022March 2023Allow1200NoNo
17699616AXIALLY COMPRESSIBLE BEARINGMarch 2022June 2023Allow1510NoNo
17760518ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATING DEVICE FOR A VARIABLE VALVE DRIVEMarch 2022August 2024Allow2920NoNo
17633196PISTON AND GATE ASSEMBLY FOR KINETIC PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS RAMFebruary 2022September 2023Allow1920YesNo
17590680ARTICULATING FAUCETFebruary 2022October 2023Allow2020NoNo
17585628FLUID-DISPENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED THERETOJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2120YesNo
17584657FAUCET AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FAUCETJanuary 2022January 2025Abandon3611NoNo
17630400VALVE DEVICE, FLUID CONTROL DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF VALVE DEVICEJanuary 2022September 2023Allow2010NoNo
17628199FAUCET WATER PURIFIER AND FILTERING DEVICE FOR USE IN FAUCET WATER PURIFIERJanuary 2022February 2025Allow3710NoNo
17626832IMPROVED RUBBER SEALED PLUNGER ASSEMBLYJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2600NoNo
17569234SOLENOID VALVEJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2520YesNo
17622756DIAPHRAGM VALVEDecember 2021September 2023Abandon2110NoNo
17557473BOILER PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE AND AUTOMATIC AIR VENT ISOLATION ASSEMBLYDecember 2021December 2024Allow3610NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
11
Examiner Affirmed
5
(45.5%)
Examiner Reversed
6
(54.5%)
Reversal Percentile
80.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 54.5% 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
28
Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(39.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
17
(60.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
62.1%
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, 39.3% 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 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 BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE works in Art Unit 3753 and has examined 734 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.5%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE's allowance rate of 77.5% places them in the 37% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE receive 1.85 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 BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 54% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +28.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE. 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, 32.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 60% 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 46.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 65% 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, 85.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 64% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 47% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 22.7% 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, 64.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 53% 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 1.8% of allowed cases (in the 63% 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.

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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