Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18743052 | ENERGY EFFICIENT AND ADAPTIVE SPACE COOLING AND HEATING SYSTEM | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18659377 | BIOCHAR APPARATUS AND PROCESS | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18651550 | COMBUSTION OVEN | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18636104 | COMPACT WASTE COMBUSTION SYSTEM | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18513200 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE MONITORING AND CONTROL OF LANDFILL AND RECYCLING OPERATIONS | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18369094 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE MONITORING AND CONTROL OF LANDFILL AND RECYCLING OPERATIONS | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18216399 | Fabric Drying Apparatus | June 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18301076 | TREATMENT INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR TREATING WORKPIECES | April 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17914247 | Equipment and Method for Drying Electrode Substrate Comprising Screen for Flow Volume Distribution | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17758446 | VACUUM CHAMBER APPARATUS WITH SINGLE ROLLER FOR ROTATING CONTAINER | July 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17664104 | LOW NOX, HIGH EFFICIENCY, HIGH TEMPERATURE, STAGED RECIRCULATING BURNER AND RADIANT TUBE COMBUSTION SYSTEM | May 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 17742621 | ROTARY AIR PREHEATER | May 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17740345 | PORTABLE COOKING ASSEMBLIES | May 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17730926 | HYDROPHOBIC FIELD | April 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17730008 | CHIMNEY FLUE HEATER | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17719527 | ELASTIC RESET DEVICE | April 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17706121 | PARTICLE HEATING LANDSCAPE FURNACE | March 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17753433 | ROTATING GRATE WITH A CLEANING DEVICE FOR A BIOMASS HEATING SYSTEM | March 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17679812 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | February 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17637325 | DRYING DEVICE AND DRYING METHOD | February 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17676358 | DRYER APPLIANCE AND COMPARTMENT FOR NON-TUMBLING ITEMS | February 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17636814 | Process and Device for Cremation | February 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17673411 | Gel Nail UV Curing Light and Applicator Device | February 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17668028 | DRYER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | February 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17667103 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | February 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17666958 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | February 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17590336 | LAUNDRY DRYER CONTROL SYSTEM | February 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17585591 | KILN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FIRING CERAMSITE AND BY-PRODUCING WASTE HEAT BY UTILIZING RAW MATERIALS WITH HEATING VALUES | January 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17628002 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF WASTE MATERIAL | January 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17578017 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE HAVING A CONDENSER ASSEMBLY | January 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17628018 | TREATMENT OF WASTE MATERIAL | January 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17626531 | DRYER FOR COMPRESSED GAS, COMPRESSOR INSTALLATION PROVIDED WITH A DRYER AND A METHOD FOR DRYING COMPRESSED GAS | January 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17572617 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE MONITORING AND CONTROL OF LANDFILL AND RECYCLING OPERATIONS | January 2022 | July 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17624712 | DRYER | January 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17564892 | LAUNDRY MACHINE DOOR ASSEMBLY | December 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17623003 | AN APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PYROLYSING AND COMBUSTING A MATERIAL | December 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17621990 | LAUNDRY DRYING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | December 2021 | April 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17547182 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD | December 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17537550 | SUPERCRITICAL CO2 BOILER CAPABLE OF REALIZING UNIFORM COMBUSTION, CORROSION RESISTANCE AND COKING RESISTANCE, AND BOILER SYSTEM | November 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17438078 | SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING HEAT FROM FLUE GAS, CONTROL ARRANGEMENT FOR USE IN SUCH A SYSTEM AND A METHOD PERFORMED BY SUCH A CONTROL ARRANGEMENT | September 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17437473 | IMPROVED TEMPERATURE SENSOR FOR GAS BURNER AND ASSEMBLY CONSISTING OF SUCH SENSOR AND BURNER | September 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17460826 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROCESS GRAIN PROCESS GRAIN RECEIVED FROM A DRYER | August 2021 | December 2021 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17348382 | FIRE PIT ASH CLEANUP | June 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17330255 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE MONITORING AND CONTROL OF LANDFILL AND RECYCLING OPERATIONS | May 2021 | November 2021 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17239035 | MONITORING OPACITY OF SMOKE EXHAUSTED BY WOOD STOVE AND CONTROLLING WOOD STOVE BASED ON SAME | April 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17235983 | SELF CLEANING SUMP COVER | April 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17222302 | High-Efficiency Heating Apparatus | April 2021 | May 2022 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17280484 | COMBUSTION APPARATUS | March 2021 | October 2021 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17212187 | PORTABLE RANGE HOOD SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF USE | March 2021 | August 2021 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17277956 | PYROLYSIS PLANT | March 2021 | August 2021 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17198801 | High-Efficiency Heating Apparatus | March 2021 | June 2021 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17173960 | High-Efficiency Heating Apparatus | February 2021 | May 2021 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17160360 | Non-Electric Gravity Feed Pellet Stove | January 2021 | March 2021 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17159893 | COOKING APPLIANCE | January 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17151393 | HARDENED SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTOR SYSTEM | January 2021 | March 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17143069 | THREE STEP ULTRA-COMPACT PLASMA SYSTEM FOR THE HIGH TEMPERATURE TREATMENT OF WASTE ONBOARD SHIPS | January 2021 | March 2023 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17141561 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A GAS BURNER | January 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17141204 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING WASTE | January 2021 | March 2021 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17254217 | Method and Device for Calculating Combustion in Waste Incinerator Bed | December 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17108207 | GAS COOKING APPLIANCE WITH TEMPERATURE-BASED POWER SUPPLY OVERLOAD PROTECTION | December 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17067674 | Combustion grate for a pellet stove | October 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17014211 | MICROWAVE DRYING DEVICE AND PROCESSING BOX THEREOF | September 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16993712 | BURN BUCKET | August 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16993100 | WASTE DISPOSER | August 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16984659 | RETRACTING AND EXTENDING CONTROL SELECTORS | August 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16944858 | EFFICIENT BURNER FOR YARD WASTE AND DOCUMENTS | July 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16965496 | Catalytic Oxidizer | July 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16873821 | Self-stoking combustion appliance and cookers | July 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16921935 | FLARE TIP ASSEMBLY | July 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16918573 | COOKING APPLIANCE WITH CONTROL HOUSING SPILL CONTROL SUPPORT | July 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16916523 | COOKING APPLIANCE WITH REPOSITIONABLE VENT ARM | June 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16954206 | DISSIPATOR INTEGRATED INTO A COMPACT SOLAR COLLECTOR | June 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16891868 | High-Efficiency Heating Apparatus | June 2020 | December 2020 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16874090 | CRUDE AND WASTE OIL BURNER | May 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16869808 | SWIRL-STABILISED BURNER HAVING AN INERTISATION FRONT AND RELATED METHODS | May 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16762596 | SPRAY FREEZE DRYING ON A SUBSTRATE | May 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16864460 | MODULAR OUTDOOR FIREPLACE AND BRICK OVEN | May 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16862873 | ORGANIC MATTER DEGRADATION DEVICE | April 2020 | April 2022 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16834098 | PYROLYSIS GASIFICATION APPARATUS FOR SOLID REFUSE FUEL | March 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16823847 | BED MEDIUM FOR FLUIDIZED BED | March 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16819578 | PORTABLE OUTDOOR COOKING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND ACCESSORY THEREOF | March 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16818615 | COMBUSTION SYSTEM WITH WIDE TURNDOWN COAL BURNER | March 2020 | April 2022 | Abandon | 25 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16817346 | LAUNDRY SEPARATORS | March 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16814233 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INERTING A BIOMASS FEED ASSEMBLY | March 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16811598 | VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR COOKING APPLIANCE | March 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16805785 | PROCESS MONITORING AND CONTROL USING BATTERY-FREE MULTIPOINT WIRELESS PRODUCT CONDITION SENSING | March 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16642929 | REACTOR FOR A PROCESS OF ADVANCED COMBUSTION FOR BURNING BIOMASS AND WASTE | February 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16800671 | Dual-Fuel Fireplace Apparatus | February 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16799244 | ENHANCED PELLET FUELED COOKING DEVICE | February 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16798357 | APPARATUS FOR RECYCLING FLY ASH HAVING QUANTUM ENERGY GENERATOR | February 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16798235 | Solid Particle Fuel Burner | February 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16793017 | Trash Burning Receptacle | February 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16788788 | PROCESS FOR PNEUMATICALLY CONVEYING A POWDERY MATERIAL | February 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16787172 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING STATIC ELECTRICITY WITHIN A DRYER APPLIANCE | February 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16787373 | REFRACTORY INSERT MEMBERS AND REFRACTORY BLOCK ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SAME | February 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16780794 | LIGHT SOLIDIFYING DEVICE HAVING A MAGNETIC SLIDE COVER | February 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16635698 | COAL NOZZLE WITH A FLOW CONSTRICTION | January 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16777754 | Oven Debris Collection System | January 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16775919 | GRILL APPARATUS AND FIREBOX ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A GRILL | January 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16635005 | COAL NOZZLE ASSEMBLY FOR A STEAM GENERATION APPARATUS | January 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LAUX, DAVID J.
With a 33.3% 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, 33.3% 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.
✓ 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 LAUX, DAVID J works in Art Unit 3762 and has examined 439 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.
Examiner LAUX, DAVID J's allowance rate of 84.5% places them in the 55% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LAUX, DAVID J receive 1.12 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 17% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LAUX, DAVID J is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 69% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +19.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LAUX, DAVID J. This interview benefit is in the 67% 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, 27.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 38% 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 34.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 43% 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, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 62% 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 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 47% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 35.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 31% 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 2.7% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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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