Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18992115 | Method For Removing Outer Skin Of Onion And Device For Removing Outer Skin Of Onion | June 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19091421 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EX-SITU BAKEOUT OF DIFFERENTIALLY PUMPED VACUUM CHAMBERS | March 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19066264 | CERAMIC SUSCEPTOR | February 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18878658 | NUMERICAL APERTURE CHANGING APPARATUS, LASER APPARATUS, AND LASER BEAM MACHINE | December 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18989510 | LASER PROCESSING DEVICE | December 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18958511 | LASER-PLASMA COMPOSITE CLADDING HEAD AND COMPOSITE CLADDING METHOD | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18939571 | FLEXIBLE HEAT PRESERVATION BOARD WITH HEATING WIRE ENCAPSULATED THEREIN | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18929747 | SUSCEPTOR | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18843212 | Five-Dimensional Laser Scanning Processing Device and Method | August 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18812384 | SELF-LIMITING THICK FILM POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OF RESISTIVITY (PTCR) RESISTOR COMPOSITIONS | August 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18679326 | FLEXIBLE HEATING FILM AND WARMING PLATE | May 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18666266 | DE-ICING SYSTEMS | May 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18691044 | LASER BEAM MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LASER BEAM MACHINE | March 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18598430 | HEATER AND PRODUCTION THEREOF | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18441580 | INDUCTION HEAT COOKING APPARATUS TO IMPLEMENT WPT AND PFC POWER CONVERTER | February 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18415909 | METHOD FOR JOINING AT LEAST TWO PARTS TO BE JOINED | January 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18542637 | NARROW GAP LASER-TIG ARC HYBRID WELDING APPARATUS AND METHOD | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18508756 | OPTICAL DESIGN FOR A TWO-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM SCANNING SYSTEM WITH A CURVED SAMPLE PLANE | November 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18034068 | LASER PEEN FORMING DEVICE AND METHOD WITH ADJUSTABLE ABSORBING LAYER | April 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18110104 | JOINING METHOD | February 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17889940 | HEATING COVER FOR A LIDAR SENSOR AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | August 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17827905 | Laser Beam Brilliance Enhancing Beam Splitting for Laser Welding/Brazing | May 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17779585 | INDUCTION DEVICE | May 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17736419 | HEATER DEVICE | May 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17767032 | CERAMIC HEATER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | April 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17679159 | LASER DEVICE | February 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17647200 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CERAMIC-BASED EXTERNAL HOROLOGICAL OR JEWELLERY PART WITH PATTERNED DECORATION | January 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 50 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17558579 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATION OF ARTICLES BY MOLTEN AND SEMI-MOLTEN DEPOSITION | December 2021 | October 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17620852 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL HEATING AND HEAT PRESERVATION CONTAINER, CHARGING BASE AND COMBINATION | December 2021 | February 2026 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17451848 | CERAMIC HEATER | October 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17500968 | PATTERN FORMATION APPARATUS FOR BASE MATERIAL AND PATTERN FORMATION METHOD | October 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17489275 | FEMTOSECOND LASER SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING MICRO-HOLE ARRAY | September 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17448826 | LASER PROCESSING HEAD HAVING CONTAMINATION RESISTANCE | September 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17482904 | NANOPORE FABRICATION | September 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17440874 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP CONTAINER AND FIXTURE | September 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17447173 | GAS EJECTION | September 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17411603 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NOISE IMPACT REDUCING METHOD | August 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17403998 | LASER FORMING NON-SQUARE EDGES IN TRANSPARENT WORKPIECES USING MODIFIED AIRY BEAMS | August 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17395737 | FILM CUTTING APPARATUS | August 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17383729 | MICROWAVE COOKING SYSTEMS | July 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17305832 | LASER SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTAINING A LASER BEAM AND MANUFACTURING A LASER CONTAINMENT APPARATUS | July 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17305173 | WAFER PLACEMENT TABLE | July 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17305170 | WAFER PLACEMENT TABLE | July 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17304748 | CERAMIC HEATER | June 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17351454 | Control Device | June 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17331735 | Method for Controlling Stress in a Substrate During Laser Deposition | May 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17293038 | ELECTRICALLY ASSISTED PRESSURE JOINING APPARATUS AND ELECTRICALLY ASSISTED PRESSURE JOINING METHOD | May 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17313177 | MOVEABLE GRIPPER FOR GRIPPING A CONTAINER AND HEATING CONTENTS OF THE CONTAINER THROUGH DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLED THERMAL CONTACT AND HEAT SETTINGS | May 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17288821 | LASER MACHINING HEAD AND LASER MACHINING DEVICE | April 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17302168 | FEEDTHROUGH ASSEMBLIES, INDUCTION FURNACES INCLUDING SUCH FEEDTHROUGH ASSEMBLIES, AND RELATED METHODS | April 2021 | September 2025 | Abandon | 53 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17235013 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS | April 2021 | August 2025 | Abandon | 52 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17284116 | Heat-Radiating Light Source | April 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17282866 | LASER MACHINING APPARATUS AND LASER MACHINING METHOD | April 2021 | June 2025 | Abandon | 50 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17213727 | BARBECUE GRILL | March 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17209175 | PERFORMANCE GRADE ASPHALT REPAIR COMPOSITION | March 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17190342 | HEAT SOURCE SIMULATION STRUCTURE | March 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17188798 | BONDING ARRANGEMENT AND BONDING TOOL | March 2021 | February 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17183495 | WELDING METHOD AND WELDING APPARATUS | February 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17179980 | Electric Heating Device | February 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17268827 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN IMPLANT, AND IMPLANT PRODUCED BY SAID METHOD | February 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17166486 | COMBINED PROCESSING HEAD CAPABLE OF EMITTING LASER AND LIQUID JET TO PRODUCE ABRASIVE FLOW AND WORKING METHOD THEREOF | February 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17160918 | SUBSTRATE FIXING DEVICE | January 2021 | July 2025 | Allow | 53 | 5 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17159684 | PHASE-MODIFIED QUASI-NON-DIFFRACTING LASER BEAMS FOR HIGH ANGLE LASER PROCESSING OF TRANSPARENT WORKPIECES | January 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17159363 | CERAMIC HEATER AND THERMOCOUPLE GUIDE | January 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17261976 | TOOL HOLDER | January 2021 | July 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17153055 | Electric Heating Device | January 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 47 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17261839 | Laser Processing Device | January 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17147907 | MODULAR CERAMIC HEATER | January 2021 | November 2025 | Abandon | 58 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 17142257 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHECKING A FOCUS POSITION OF A LASER BEAM IN RELATION TO A WORKPIECE | January 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17142819 | INDUCTION HEAT COOKING APPARATUS TO IMPLEMENT WPT AND PFC POWER CONVERTER | January 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17132416 | CERAMIC HEATER | December 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17250247 | LIGHTGUIDE DEVICE AND LASER PROCESSING DEVICE | December 2020 | November 2024 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17123305 | LASER HEAD CONFIGURATIONS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MATERIALS PROCESSING | December 2020 | November 2025 | Allow | 59 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17119377 | BAKE DEVICES FOR HANDLING AND UNIFORM BAKING OF SUBSTRATES | December 2020 | October 2024 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17115970 | CERAMIC HEATER | December 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15733967 | LAMINATED MOLDED OBJECT PRODUCTION METHOD AND PRODUCTION DEVICE | December 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17059073 | DUST MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LASER MACHINING | November 2020 | January 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17058563 | SPOT WELDED JOINT, VEHICLE FRAMEWORK COMPONENT PROVIDED WITH SPOT WELDED JOINT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPOT WELDED JOINT | November 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16952888 | Ohmic Heater With Multiple Operating States | November 2020 | May 2025 | Allow | 54 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17056131 | TEMPERATURE-CONTROL DEVICE AND TEMPERATURE-CONTROL METHOD | November 2020 | February 2025 | Allow | 51 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17056046 | SCRIBING THIN CERAMIC MATERIALS USING BEAM FOCAL LINE | November 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17093994 | PTC Heating Cell | November 2020 | May 2025 | Allow | 54 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17080911 | LASER WELDING METHOD FOR REPAIR, AND LASER WELDING REPAIR DEVICE | October 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 50 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17047323 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO LASER MARKING | October 2020 | December 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17066945 | LASER APPARATUS | October 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17024249 | Substrate Processing Apparatus and Gas Box | September 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16977844 | METHOD FOR CENTERING LASER BEAM AND LASER PROCESSING MACHINE | September 2020 | June 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16975527 | HOLDING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HOLDING DEVICE | August 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 52 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16999814 | LASER WELDING METHOD FOR ENHANCED WELD QUALITY AND ENHANCED SURFACE SMOOTHNESS | August 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16992532 | Combination Vibrational and Thermal Jumper | August 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16990646 | Nutplate Preparation Laser System | August 2020 | September 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16936841 | HYBRID COOKING APPLIANCE WITH MULTIPLE HEATING FEATURES | July 2020 | September 2024 | Abandon | 50 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16933760 | DEVICE FOR LASER STRUCTURING A SURFACE OF A THROUGH OPENING IN A COMPONENT | July 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16921661 | MATCHED TCR JOULE HEATER DESIGNS FOR ELECTROSTATIC CHUCKS | July 2020 | April 2025 | Allow | 57 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16918081 | HEATER | July 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 57 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16956302 | EXCHANGEABLE CARTRIDGE FOR BEVERAGE PORTION DISPENSER | June 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16905514 | COOKING APPARATUS | June 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16954657 | BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE WITH HANDY DROP STOP | June 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16891775 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS TO DETERMINE VOLTAGE MEASUREMENTS IN WELDING-TYPE APPLICATIONS | June 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16766595 | INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED CONTROL ALGORITHM | May 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 55 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner EVANGELISTA, THEODORE JUSTINE.
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.
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, 62.5% 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.
✓ 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 EVANGELISTA, THEODORE JUSTINE works in Art Unit 3761 and has examined 90 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 66.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 43 months.
Examiner EVANGELISTA, THEODORE JUSTINE's allowance rate of 66.7% places them in the 28% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by EVANGELISTA, THEODORE JUSTINE receive 2.31 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 65% 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 EVANGELISTA, THEODORE JUSTINE is 43 months. This places the examiner in the 17% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +18.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by EVANGELISTA, THEODORE JUSTINE. This interview benefit is in the 61% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 51% 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 31.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 77% 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 77.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 28.6% 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, 80.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 85% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 44% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 47% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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