Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18860834 | Refrigerated Merchandising Cabinet | October 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18654519 | AIR VENT | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18581102 | Steam Generation System with Submerged Superheater Coil | February 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18435142 | Steam Generation System with Subcooled Water Spray for Wellbore Steam Injection | February 2024 | April 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18455114 | Steam Generation System with Submerged Superheater Coil | August 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18365553 | Steam Generation System with Subcooled Water Spray for Wellbore Steam Injection | August 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18217491 | CERVID SKULL BOILER | June 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18211154 | FAILURE MODE DETERMINATION MEANS | June 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18207231 | TOWABLE HEATER | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18253578 | AGRICULTURAL BUILDING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM | May 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136729 | INDOOR UNIT FOR AIR CONDITIONER | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18066429 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A RECOVERY BOILER TO REDUCE FOULING | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18081001 | EXTRACTOR WITH SEGMENTED POSITIVE PRESSURE AIRFLOW SYSTEM | December 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17978008 | Tankless Water Heater Connector | October 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17970947 | MODULE REFRIGERATOR | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17963166 | BOILER APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF | October 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17912319 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING ADVANCED OPERATING MODES IN ELECTRIC RESISTANCE WATER HEATERS AND HEAT PUMP WATER HEATERS | September 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17885346 | PURGE CONTROLLING SYSTEM | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16646940 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THERMAL OR THERMO-CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF MATERIAL | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17877493 | Fuel/Air Mixture and Combustion Apparatus and Associated Methods for Use in a Fuel-Fired Heating Apparatus | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17871287 | Easy Access Air Vent | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17867784 | WATER HEATER APPLIANCES AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING FALSE FAULT DETECTION | July 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17868211 | BLOWOUT STRUCTURE OF AIR CONDITIONER | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17865652 | Leak Detection Sensor Assemblies For Water Heaters | July 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17791022 | THERMOPHYSIOLOGICALLY-BASED MICROCLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM | July 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17810759 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTRATES PROVIDED WITH AN EXTRACTOR CHAMBER | July 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17853021 | DAMPER OF AIR VENT FOR VEHICLE | June 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17809249 | FIELD CONFIGURATION OF COMMERCIAL WATER HEATERS | June 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17848997 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEATING UP WATER FOR A CONSUMER UNIT IN AN AIRCRAFT | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17843621 | Air Distribution Panel for Distributing Air and Sensing Environmental Conditions | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17807071 | MOBILE VENTILATION STACK ASSEMBLY | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17784719 | HOPPER BOTTOM FOR SUPPORTING A CYLINDRICAL SIDE WALL OF A GRAIN BIN WITH DUCTING AND OPENINGS TO INTRODUCE AIR INTO THE GRAIN BIN | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17832016 | Portable Variable Volume Paint Spray Enclosure and Air Scrubber; Method for Constructing a Paint Spray Enclosure and Air Scrubber | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17735834 | HINGED CHIMNEY CAP | May 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17729133 | Deep Cleaning Alignment Equipment | April 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17726721 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE | April 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17723408 | HEAT EXCHANGE TUBE OF WASTE HEAT BOILER | April 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17659261 | TRANSPORT ROLLER FOR HEATING FURNACES | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17658607 | VENTILATION ASSEMBLY IN AN AIRCRAFT | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17706676 | VARIABLE HEIGHT INSTALLATION MECHANISM | March 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17705670 | Fan Shroud | March 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17705729 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SANITIZING AIR CONDITIONED BY A CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM | March 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17763570 | Railroad Car | March 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17703124 | WATER HEATER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17700894 | PIPING STRUCTURE AND PROCESSING APPARATUS | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17698124 | FLOOR-STANDING AIR CONDITIONER INDOOR UNIT AND AIR CONDITIONER | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17695921 | AIR CONDITIONER | March 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17654609 | DECORATIVE AIR DIFFUSER WITH LINEAR SIDE SLOT | March 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17642098 | AUTOMATIC AIR OUTLET SYSTEM HAVING VARIOUS VENTILATION SITUATIONS | March 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17654157 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING STEAM SYSTEMS | March 2022 | October 2023 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17689847 | VENT SYSTEM FOR PROTECTION FROM MOISTURE | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17672716 | INDOOR ADAPTIVE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON MULTI-VENT VENTILATION MODULES | February 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17671847 | VEHICLE SEATING METHOD WITH VENTILATED COOLING | February 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17589378 | DAMPER WITH SPRING THRUST BEARING AND FLUSH END CAP | January 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17579509 | ROOF PLUMBING VENTS AND METHODS INCLUDING FOR TANKLESS WATER HEATERS WITH CONCENTRIC VENTING | January 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17574870 | MESH TYPE AIR VENT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | January 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17625002 | METHOD FOR COOLING A HEATING APPARATUS | January 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17564545 | INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY INTEGRATED WITH DISPLAY AND VENTILATION OUTLETS AND INLETS, AND VEHICLE WITH INSTRUMENT PANEL | December 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17564402 | INDOOR VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND QUANTITY CONTROL SYSTEMS | December 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17547859 | Water Heater Blower Assembly Having a Low Exhaust Port | December 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17546822 | TANKLESS WATER HEATER MANIFOLD SYSTEM | December 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17545849 | BLOWER ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17541378 | VENTILATION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT | December 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17532156 | ELECTRIC CABINET AND AIR CONDITIONER | November 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17531798 | HEATER ASSEMBLY AND BONDING HEAD INCLUDING SAME | November 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17517881 | VEHICLE AIR VENT STRUCTURE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | November 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17517268 | Heat Exchanger | November 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17607617 | AIR DUCT ASSEMBLY AND INTEGRATED AIR CONDITIONER | October 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17452445 | METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FOR PERFORMING LIMESCALE DEPOSITION DETECTION BY THERMAL PULSE TECHNOLOGY | October 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17510455 | HEATED CONDENSATE DRAINAGE TUBE | October 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17448921 | IDENTIFICATION OF PREMATURE HEAT EXCHANGER FAILURE | September 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17483166 | SYSTEM FOR HYGENIC GROUP EXERCISE | September 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17476199 | Bucket Heater Assembly | September 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17438344 | KILN CONTROL | September 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17469267 | EQUIPMENT FOR LASER HEATING OF FLUIDS FOR INJECTION IN WELLS | September 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17462751 | ICE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR A COMPONENT OF AN AERODYNAMIC SYSTEM | August 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17443977 | VERTICAL VENTILATION DIFFUSER SYSTEM TO REDUCE TRANSMISSION OF AIRBORNE PARTICLES | July 2021 | October 2023 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17374355 | AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL METHOD | July 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17422370 | VERTICALLY STACKED DUAL HEAT ENGINE RACK | July 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17370066 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING TEMPERATURE SENSORS ON THE OUTER SURFACE OF A TANK OF AN ELECTRIC WATER HEATER | July 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17365127 | EXTRA-ORAL AEROSOL CAPTURE HOOD | July 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17416373 | INJECTION DEVICE FOR DISCHARGING A GAS, PROCESS GAS SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING A PROCESS GAS, AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE THERMAL OR THERMO-CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF MATERIAL | June 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17349863 | AIRCRAFT ENERGY STORAGE VENTING SYSTEM | June 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17341468 | PRESSURE COMPENSATION AND MIXING DEVICE | June 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17340758 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEATED WATER TO SABBATH OBSERVERS | June 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17340721 | Air Sterilization Assembly | June 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17299182 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN INNER WALL OF A SHAFT FURNACE | June 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17321851 | VEHICLE AIR VENT APPARATUS WITH DIRECT AND INDIRECT MULTIFUNCTION | May 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17320101 | Patient Shield | May 2021 | September 2023 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17245285 | NOISE REDUCTION PLATE IN GAS FIRED COMBUSTION SYSTEMS | April 2021 | February 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16326656 | WATER HEATER SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | April 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 58 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17224266 | VENTILATION SYSTEM | April 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17279366 | HEAT CONTROL METHOD FOR A HEAT CONTROL DEVICE, PARTICULARLY FOR A VEHICLE INTERIOR | March 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17205719 | HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH ILLUMINATION | March 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17204537 | AIR QUALITY MONITORING AND CONTROL BY A DEMAND CONTROL VENTILATION SYSTEM | March 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17275173 | HOT WATER DEVICE | March 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17267596 | AIR VENT FOR A VEHICLE | February 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17170080 | SEGMENTED CAVITATION BOILER | February 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17170292 | DIGITALLY AUGMENTED PNEUMATIC CONTROL | February 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 47 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17168850 | Mitigation State Verification Systems And Methods | February 2021 | November 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ANDERSON II, STEVEN S.
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, 45.5% 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 ANDERSON II, STEVEN S works in Art Unit 3762 and has examined 418 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 73.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner ANDERSON II, STEVEN S's allowance rate of 73.7% places them in the 30% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by ANDERSON II, STEVEN S receive 2.11 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 71% 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 ANDERSON II, STEVEN S is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 33% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +20.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ANDERSON II, STEVEN S. This interview benefit is in the 68% 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, 27.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 37% 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 41.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 56% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 75% 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 78.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 54.5% 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, 44.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 50% 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 0.0% 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 1.3% of allowed cases (in the 59% 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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