Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19334440 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOKING PIZZA | September 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19204637 | AUTOMATIC SMOKER | May 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 4 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19190796 | SMOKING DEVICE | April 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19008821 | INDUCTOR COIL WELDING EQUIPMENT AND ITS WELDING PROCESS | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18972485 | FLUID VAPORIZERS | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18956392 | Brewing Material Container for a Beverage Brewer | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18860136 | Device for Induction Heating of at Least One Workpiece and Method for Induction Heating of at Least One Workpiece | October 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18853940 | CONTINUOUS FRYING DEVICE | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18900993 | AUTOMATIC SMOKER | September 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18779113 | GAS ASSISTANCE DEVICE FOR LASER WELDING AND LASER WELDING SYSTEM | July 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18744086 | WELDING METHOD AND WELDING APPARATUS | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18742693 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOKING PIZZA | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18741833 | METHOD FOR WELDING ZINC-COATED SHEETS | June 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18716236 | FILTERING BEAKER, KIT AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A LIQUID EMULSION | June 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18675335 | DEVICE FOR WELDING ELECTROFUSION FITTINGS WITH EXTENSION CABLE | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18702221 | WELDED MEMBER | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18701048 | AUTOMATIC DETERMINATION OF A DYNAMIC LASER BEAM SHAPE FOR A LASER CUTTING MACHINE | April 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18625968 | LASER WELDING QUALITY INSPECTION METHOD AND LASER WELDING QUALITY INSPECTION APPARATUS | April 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18599633 | LASER WELDING DEVICE AND LASER WELDING METHOD | March 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18433310 | CONVENIENT FOOD SMOKER | February 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18525812 | PIZZA OVEN ACCESSORY FOR BARBECUE GRILL | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18563656 | Method and Apparatus for Processing an Electrical Conductor | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18513126 | COATING ABLATING APPARATUS WITH COATING REMOVAL DETECTION | November 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18511156 | ELECTRICALLY HEATED AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18505630 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18383850 | DEFOGGING OF PROTECTIVE SLEEVE FOR INTRAORAL SCANNER | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18490102 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS OF SUBSTANCE PROCESSING | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18377289 | LASER DEVICE | October 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 5 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18376243 | Brewing Material Container for a Beverage Brewer | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18375801 | IMPROVED FRENCH COFFEE PRESS | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18372910 | Brewing Material Lid and Container for a Beverage Brewer | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18368638 | GROWTH CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR TREES, SHRUBS AND OTHER FOLIAGE UTILIZING LASER TECHNOLOGY | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18462283 | Configuring Signal Devices in Thermal Processing Systems | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18455172 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR BREWING A BEVERAGE | August 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18277487 | COFFEE ROASTING APPARATUS | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18213926 | PORTION CAPSULE HAVING AN IDENTIFIER | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18339563 | MATERIAL PROCESSING UTILIZING HIGH-FREQUENCY BEAM SHAPING | June 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18205688 | APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18255401 | Method for foil coating using a laser | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18203727 | Method and Apparatus for Laser Texturing a Component | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18324430 | DIE-CUTTING DEVICE | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18202810 | Brewing Material Lid and Container for a Beverage Brewer | May 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18311147 | CONFIGURABLE COOKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | May 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18307595 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOKING PIZZA | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18138955 | LASER PROCESSING DEVICE | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18248742 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND LASER CUTTING SYSTEM FOR SMART CORNER CUTTING | April 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18132025 | FIXTURE TO SECURELY BOND TRANSDUCERS TO AN OPTICAL ELEMENT | April 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18132054 | LASER METHODS OF FABRICATION OF CLOTHING | April 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18184010 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF FORMING ELECTRODE PLATE | March 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18184248 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR BREWING A BEVERAGE | March 2023 | November 2024 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18026021 | DEVICE FOR HEATING AND FROTHING MILK | March 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18181375 | ROASTING AND GLAZING APPARATUS | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 18111940 | LASER APPARATUS AND LASER MACHINING METHOD | February 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18109172 | TANK FABRICATING EQUIPMENT | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 25 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18006743 | ROASTING APPARATUS | January 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18099790 | PRESSURE-ACTIVATED BEVERAGE CAP FOR BEVERAGE FILTER PRESS | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 18096176 | METHOD FOR SETTING WELDING PARAMETERS | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18002624 | MACHINING HEAD AND METHOD FOR LASER MACHINING | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18083748 | FABRICATION OF METALLIC PARTS BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18073724 | Housing for a Laser Processing Machine and Laser Processing Machine Having a Housing | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17999518 | HIGH VELOCITY VACUUM SYSTEM FOR LASER ABLATION | November 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17991773 | METHOD OF PROCESSING GLASS PANEL | November 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17981637 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A MINIMUM WIDTH AND AN ATTACHMENT POSITION OF A MICROJOINT AND METHOD FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE | November 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17921981 | LASER APPARATUS USING OPTICAL FIBERS FOR STABLE LASER WELDING, AND LASER WELDING METHOD USING SAME | October 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17975084 | CONTACT TIP ROTARY LOCK OF A WELDING TORCH | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 26 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17963392 | PORTION CAPSULE HAVING AN IDENTIFIER | October 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17961228 | LASER PATTERNING SKEW CORRECTION | October 2022 | September 2023 | Abandon | 12 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17907423 | LASER MACHINING TOOL | September 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17914923 | TEACHING SYSTEM AND TEACHING METHOD FOR LASER MACHINING | September 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17932922 | DYNAMIC FLIP TOASTER | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17945512 | DEPOSITION HEAD OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER, SAID DEPOSITION HEAD BEING CONFIGURED TO DEPOSIT SEVERAL WIRES SIMULTANEOUSLY, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER COMPRISING SAID DEPOSITION HEAD | September 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17884801 | TORCH HANDLE INCLUDING PNEUMATICALLY OPERATED JAW | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17796131 | LASER CUTTING HEAD FOR A MACHINE TOOL | July 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17872331 | LASER ANNEALING APPARATUS AND LASER ANNEALING METHOD USING THE SAME | July 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17793604 | ELECTRIC KETTLE | July 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17863423 | LASER PIPE CUTTING DEVICE | July 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17852606 | Method for the Thermal Processing of a Workpiece with a Thermal Processing Machine | June 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17849976 | MANUFACTURING METHODS FOR MULTI-LOBED COOLING HOLES | June 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17844372 | PORTION CAPSULE HAVING AN IDENTIFIER | June 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17842824 | METHOD FOR THE CUTTING MACHINING OF A WORKPIECE, AND SOFTWARE PROGRAM PRODUCT | June 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17783521 | NUT CRACKER | June 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17783580 | Cleaning Method and Device | June 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17829718 | CONTINUOUS FLOW POPPER | June 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17829487 | LASER HANDHELD TRIMMING AND WELDING DEVICE | June 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17781146 | LASER PROCESSING DEVICE | May 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17825155 | LIGHT IRRADIATION TYPE HEAT TREATMENT METHOD AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS | May 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17780082 | METHOD FOR WELDING COATED STEEL SHEETS | May 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17752377 | Temperature Controlled Accessory for Countertop Cooking System | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 34 | 8 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17756372 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD | May 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17748499 | HEATING CONTROL FOR VAPORIZING DEVICE | May 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17747669 | MODULAR FOOD HOLDING SYSTEM | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 31 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17776567 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEATING A LIQUID | May 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17742494 | METHOD FOR THE LASER WELDING OF A WORKPIECE, WITH BEAM SHAPING BY MEANS OF AN AXICON, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS | May 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17772109 | Plasma arc-laser hybrid welding method for high-sealing aluminum alloy rectangular chamber | April 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17660119 | ADJUSTMENT METHOD OF LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS | April 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17769738 | PLANT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PUREE AND/OR JUICE AT HIGH VISCOSITY FROM A FOOD PRODUCT OF VEGETABLE ORIGIN | April 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17769060 | HOPPER FOR COFFEE GRINDER MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH A LOWER CLOSURE DEVICE TO SAVE BEANS AND COFFEE GRINDER MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH THIS HOPPER | April 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17715708 | OUTDOOR COOKING APPLIANCE CONTROL SYSTEM | April 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17765991 | AN END OF ARM TOOL FOR ROBOTIC COOKING SYSTEM | April 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17711296 | DUAL DOOR OVEN | April 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CHOU, JIMMY.
With a 62.5% 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.
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, 40.4% 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.
✓ 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 CHOU, JIMMY works in Art Unit 3761 and has examined 549 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.
Examiner CHOU, JIMMY's allowance rate of 83.2% places them in the 57% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by CHOU, JIMMY receive 2.06 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 54% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CHOU, JIMMY is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 37% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHOU, JIMMY. This interview benefit is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 22.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 28% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 46.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 71% 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, 96.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 69% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 73.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 47.7% 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, 41.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 32% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 52% 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 23.2% of allowed cases (in the 94% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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