Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19068615 | DC COOKING APPLIANCE | March 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 12 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18921305 | METHOD FOR LASER MACHINING A WORK PIECE | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18839419 | Laser Cutting Method and Machine | August 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18607997 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | March 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18606607 | COOKING APPARATUSES | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18589378 | Vertical Grill With External Drip Tray Module | February 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18581630 | COCKTAIL SMOKING CHIMNEYS AND METHODS FOR INFUSING SMOKE INTO COCKTAILS, BEVERAGES AND ALCOHOLIC DRINKS | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18444469 | ENHANCED AUTOMATED FOOD MAKING APPARATUS | February 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18417804 | METHOD OF MARKING A SOLID-STATE MATERIAL, MARKINGS FORMED FROM SUCH METHODS AND SOLID-STATE MATERIALS MARKED ACCORDING TO SUCH A METHOD | January 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18408165 | NON-NICOTINE E-VAPING SECTION WITH CHANNEL AND AIR PASSAGE TRAVERSING THROUGH FIRST SURFACE | January 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18400132 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW-MANGANESE WELDING ALLOYS | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18400149 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW-MANGANESE WELDING ALLOYS | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18401200 | VERSATILE WARMER/SMOKER | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18395355 | AUTOMATED FOOD MAKING APPARATUS | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18545100 | COOKING ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM | December 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18543285 | COFFEE GRINDER | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18517595 | ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE | November 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18510173 | HIGHLY POSITIONED LASER PROCESSING NOZZLE | November 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18500703 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SWITCH A WELD POWER OUTPUT | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18496536 | DC COOKING APPLIANCE | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18236938 | HEATING COOKING APPARATUS | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18235052 | AUTOMATIC OVEN | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18360961 | HEAT DIFFUSER FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18225459 | WELDING SYSTEM WITH ARC CONTROL | July 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18343979 | VAPOR-GENERATING SYSTEMS | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18259248 | FACILITY FOR PRODUCING AN AQUEOUS FOOD PRODUCT AND ITS USE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AQUEOUS FOOD PRODUCTS | June 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18144010 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENSOR MAINTENANCE | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18142334 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CAVITY STATE DETERMINATION | May 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18307052 | METHOD OF PROCESSING TRANSPARENT MEMBER | April 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18130268 | Warming Wrap for Cold Weather Outdoor Equipment | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18124715 | ADDITIVE CONTAINER WITH INLET TUBE | March 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18022679 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDIVIDUAL HEATING ELEMENT CONTROL | February 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18110064 | HELMET-INTEGRATED WELD TRAVEL SPEED SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18109711 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW-MANGANESE WELDING ALLOYS | February 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18100557 | Temperature Regulated Preparation and Storage System | January 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18016567 | INSPECTION DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING A PART WITH ADDITION OF MATERIAL | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18014828 | LASER MACHINING APPARATUS AND LASER MACHINING METHOD | January 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18090762 | PORTABLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING THE COMPOSITION OF A BEVERAGE | December 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18086930 | CONTROL METHOD FOR AN OVEN | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18083460 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COOPERATIVE CONTROL OF RICE HULLING AND RICE POLISHING, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18081645 | Beverage Machine Using Pods that Contain Whole Brewing Elements | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18001359 | GRAPHENE HEATER FOR OIL TANK OF OIL FIELD | December 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18074795 | COFFEE GRINDER APPARATUS | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18007758 | COOKING SYSTEM HAVING A COORDINATING DEVICE FOR A TARGET COOKING-TIME END WHICH IS APPLICABLE IN COMMON | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17994212 | COOKING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF | November 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18057187 | HEATER COMPONENT | November 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17987895 | HIGH SPEED LASER PROCESSES FOR MARKING ON ARTICLES | November 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18055952 | TOKAMAK OUTER ANTENNA | November 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17988543 | ELECTRIC PRESSURE COOKER | November 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18054550 | METHOD FOR MONITORING AN ATTACHMENT AREA DURING THE LASER WELDING OF BENT BAR-TYPE CONDUCTORS CONTAINING COPPER | November 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18051173 | METHOD OF FORMING ASSEMBLY WITH DUCT ABUTTING AIR IMPINGEMENT STRUCTURE | October 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 16 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17974285 | COOKING APPLIANCE | October 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18049359 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETORESISTANCE ELEMENT USING LASER PINNING PROCESS | October 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17972770 | INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEMS HAVING CLOSE PROXIMITY COMMUNICATION DEVICES | October 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17970121 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | October 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17961998 | METHOD OF FORMING ASSEMBLY WITH CAPILLARY MEDIUM AND AIR IMPINGEMENT SURFACE | October 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17937058 | MONITORING MATERIAL PROCESSING USING IMAGING SIGNAL DENSITY DETERMINED FROM INLINE COHERENT IMAGING (ICI) | September 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17956818 | Vertical Grill | September 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17914912 | INDUCTION HEATING COOKTOP | September 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17932945 | POWDER FLOW MEASUREMENT IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS | September 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17624325 | METHOD OF MARKING A SOLID-STATE MATERIAL, MARKINGS FORMED FROM SUCH METHODS AND SOLID-STATE MATERIALS MARKED ACCORDING TO SUCH A METHOD | September 2022 | February 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17944619 | AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE WITH HEAT DIFFUSER | September 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17943540 | COOKING APPLIANCE | September 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17901955 | COOKING APPLIANCE WITH A USER INTERFACE | September 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17823858 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR CLEAVING A GLASS BODY WITH A LASER | August 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17896997 | DC COOKING APPLIANCE | August 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17822179 | HEATING DEVICE FOR A HOB, AND HOB WITH SUCH A HEATING DEVICE | August 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17894442 | OVEN APPLIANCES AND METHODS OF MONITORING COOKING UTENSILS THEREIN | August 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17801189 | CONTROL FOR INTELLIGENT COOKING DEVICE | August 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17818416 | WAFER PRODUCING METHOD | August 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17797823 | A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COOKING DEVICE | August 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17881246 | INDUCTION HEATING TYPE COOKTOP HAVING IMPROVED USE CONVENIENCE | August 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17881392 | ATOMIZING DEVICE | August 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17797136 | PEF COOKING APPLIANCE AND REMOVABLE CONTAINER FOR PRODUCTS TO BE COOKED THEREFOR | August 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17878385 | METHOD OF MAKING NON-NICOTINE E-VAPING SECTION WITH CHANNEL AND AIR PASSAGE | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17868625 | SCANNING LASER APPARATUS ADDRESSING TWO WORKSTATIONS | July 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17790631 | KITCHEN APPLIANCE, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR SOUS VIDE | July 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17856341 | AUTOMATED INJERA BAKING DEVICE | July 2022 | March 2026 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17790421 | FLEXIBLE HEATER AND ELECTRONICS | June 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17789905 | Cooking Appliance | June 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17851756 | Superheated Air Cooktop Assembly | June 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17844423 | INDUCTION HEATING EXTENSION CABLES INCLUDING CONTROL CONDUCTORS | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17842218 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MARKING OBJECTS | June 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17840702 | COOKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR IMAGE CAPTURE | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17840059 | Combination Oven with Independent Cooking Modules | June 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17840073 | Combination Oven with Independent Steam Generation Element | June 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17830701 | PREHEAT PROGRESS MONITORING FOR AN APPLIANCE | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17829466 | AUTOMATED KITCHEN SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING HUMAN WORKER PREPARE FOOD | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17781618 | EVAPORATION APPARATUS, SUBLIMATION PURIFICATION APPARATUS, ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE PRODUCTION METHOD, AND SUBLIMATION PURIFICATION METHOD | June 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17826356 | BEVERAGE EXTRACTION DEVICE | May 2022 | October 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17826554 | ELECTRIC RANGE | May 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17826772 | ELECTRIC RANGE | May 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17826663 | ELECTRIC RANGE | May 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17778699 | LASER REFLOW APPARATUS AND LASER REFLOW METHOD | May 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17743651 | BUILD PLATE CLAMPING-ASSEMBLY AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ADDITIVELY PRINTING ON WORKPIECES | May 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17776014 | LASER CUTTING METHOD AND LASER CUTTING DEVICE | May 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17738081 | OVEN HAVING AN IMAGING SYSTEM FOR FOOD PREPARATION | May 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17737385 | FORCED CONVECTION OVEN WITH STEREO CIRCULATION | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17729463 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY PROCESSING MASK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY PROCESSING MASK USING THE SAME | April 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17768479 | HEATING ATOMIZATION CORE AND ASSEMBLY HAVING MULTI-CORE POROUS LIQUID-CONDUCTING MATERIAL | April 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner TRAN, THIEN S.
With a 42.9% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.
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, 27.8% 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 TRAN, THIEN S works in Art Unit 3761 and has examined 605 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.
Examiner TRAN, THIEN S's allowance rate of 79.2% places them in the 48% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by TRAN, THIEN S receive 1.87 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 44% 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 TRAN, THIEN S is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 45% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +18.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TRAN, THIEN S. This interview benefit is in the 60% 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, 28.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 50% 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 56.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 83% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 88.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 67% 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 65.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 47% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 51.9% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 38.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 27% 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 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 63% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 54% 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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