Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18818719 | EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR RECYCLING WASTE HEAT OF PRODUCTION, AND METHOD FOR LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION OF SILICA GEL | August 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18802975 | PORTABLE AND MANUAL CLOTHES WRINGING SYSTEM | August 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18666486 | HAIR DRYER | May 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18637085 | HAIR CARE APPLIANCE WITH POWERED ATTACHMENT | April 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18695272 | SPORT KIT BOX FOR HANGING AND DRYING | March 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18434164 | ROTATING HAIR STYLING AND DRYING DEVICE | February 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18416526 | HAIR CARE APPLIANCE WITH POWERED ATTACHMENT | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18370583 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCLIMATIZING FOOD | September 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18273731 | HAIRCARE APPLIANCE | July 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18136286 | SYSTEM FOR REHEATING AIR IN DRYERS | April 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18113355 | CARWASH DRYER APPARATUS AND METHOD | February 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18102618 | HAIR DRYER ATTACHMENT | January 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18081948 | SUBSTRATE DRYING DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRYING SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME | December 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18046691 | Incline Belt Conveyor with Longitudinal Belt Guards and Methods of Preventing Seed Entering Between the Belt and a Curvilinear Structure | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18046353 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POST-PROCESSING APPLIANCE MOLDS | October 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17937810 | Methods for Maintaining a Metered Flow Rate of Fluid Treated Seed | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17932826 | METHODS FOR CONTROLING POST-PROCESSING OPERATIONS | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17930887 | GRAIN DRYER WITH BYPASS AIR CONTROL | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17867813 | METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17854910 | DRYING RACK FOR A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17854763 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL STRUCTURAL PANEL HAVING AN INTEGRAL AIR CHANNEL | June 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17850213 | CONTAINER FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17845612 | DRYING AND CURING HEATING SYSTEMS | June 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17741084 | DRYING DEVICE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | May 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17709951 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL STEAM GENERATING SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING A STEAM CYCLE WITHIN A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE | March 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17708755 | DRYER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17706505 | DRYER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | March 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17699372 | PORTABLE GOLF GLOVE MOUNTING AND DRYING DEVICE | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17669434 | METHOD OF CARBON SEQUESTERING | February 2022 | May 2022 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17582054 | DOMESTIC CLOTHES DRYER AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SUCH DRYERS | January 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17574029 | DRY APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF | January 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17536973 | HAIR DRYER ATTACHMENT | November 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17595531 | Mixing and Drying Conveyor | November 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17522095 | Radiation-Based Mildew Control | November 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17452976 | SYSTEM FOR POST-PROCESSING ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE MOLDS | October 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17452967 | SYSTEM FOR POST-PROCESSING ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE MOLDS | October 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17452975 | SYSTEM FOR POST-PROCESSING ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE MOLDS | October 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17507817 | MODULAR PRODUCE DRYING TUNNEL AND METHODS OF USE | October 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17504122 | DRYER STAND | October 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17500695 | APPARATUS FOR DRYING LAUNDRY OR OTHER ITEMS USING ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION | October 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17492266 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS | October 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17486448 | PORTABLE CLOTHES DRYING DEVICE | September 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17470054 | SPINNING DRYER SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR USE | September 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17468183 | LAUNDRY DRYING MACHINE AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF LAUNDRY DRYING MACHINE | September 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17467889 | DRYING SYSTEM WITH FLUIDIZED ADSORBENT | September 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17468203 | LAUNDRY DRYING MACHINE AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF LAUNDRY DRYING MACHINE | September 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17465742 | HEAT ENERGY DISTRIBUTION IN A CONTINUOUS DRY KILN | September 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17404837 | GRAIN DRYING SYSTEM WITH AIR INJECTION AND EXTRACTION | August 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17396045 | Clothes Drying Device and Method for Drying an Item of Clothing | August 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17367845 | GRAIN DRYING | July 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17420360 | VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND RECOVERY DEVICE AND RECOVERY METHOD | July 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17365320 | FLUID INFUSING SYSTEM DRIVEN BY DRYER DRUM | July 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17357632 | SUBSTRATE DRYING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING SAME | June 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17356278 | SHOE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS | June 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17417722 | INTELLIGENT HAIR DRYER, JOB CONTROL AND INFORMATION DISPLAY METHODS THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | June 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17351353 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOADING A LYOPHILIZATION SYSTEM | June 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17311187 | DEVICE FOR DRYING SEWAGE SLUDGE | June 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17299505 | An Apparatus, A Bottom Plate Component And A Method For Drying Bulk Particulate Material | June 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17334017 | WATER REACTIVE MATERIALS FOR DRYING ARTICLES | May 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17331798 | METHOD OF OPERATING A DRYER APPLIANCE BASED ON THE REMAINING MOISTURE CONTENT OF A LOAD OF CLOTHES | May 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17309428 | CLOTHES CARE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | May 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17329655 | BLOWING NOZZLE | May 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17317160 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING HEAT IN A BATTERY POWERED BLOW DRYER | May 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17314311 | LAUNDRY APPLIANCE UTILIZING A PERMANENT SPLIT CAPACITOR MOTOR HAVING A SENSOR FOR PROVIDING TEMPERATURE CONTROL WITHIN THE APPLIANCE | May 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17308283 | APPARATUS FOR PLANTS IN A CONTAINER WITH A SEALED LID | May 2021 | August 2023 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17236251 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE HAVING AN AIR FLOW ASSEMBLY | April 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17287018 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE FAST AND EFFICIENT HEATING OF PLASTIC GRANULATES FOR PREPARING FOR THE PROCESSING IN A PLASTICIZATION | April 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17226381 | MULTI WASTE PROCESSOR | April 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17224190 | Hemp Drying Process | April 2021 | May 2025 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17223242 | SYSTEM FOR REHEATING AIR IN DRYERS | April 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17219963 | LAUNDRY APPLIANCE HAVING A MAINTENANCE FREE LINT REMOVAL SYSTEM | April 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17217030 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH BULKY ITEM DETECTION | March 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17209489 | CLOSED VARIABLE-FREQUENCY HEAT PUMP DRYING DEVICE WITH HEAT REGENERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | March 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17277826 | HYBRID KILN FOR DRYING WOOD, BIOCHAR AND AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS | March 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17205156 | Apparatuses and Methods for Drying Hay Bales | March 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17203462 | EXTRUDED ALUMINUM STICKER FOR SPACING WOOD | March 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17199842 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CURING A WET COATING APPLIED TO A SUBSTRATE | March 2021 | November 2021 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17182918 | EQUIPMENT FOR REDUCING SPECIFIC AIR POLLUTANT GENERATED FROM HEATED ASPHALT CONCRETE WITH PROPORTIONAL CONTROL | February 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17182932 | HAIR EXTENSION AND WIG DRYING DEVICE | February 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17179761 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | February 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17268745 | GRAIN DRYING MACHINE AND MULTI-STAGE PROCESS FOR DRYING GRAINS | February 2021 | December 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17175533 | WATER SEPARATOR FOR A HAIR DRYER | February 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17167425 | DRYING DEVICE | February 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17155724 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING LAUNDRY APPLIANCE AIR FLOW USING A CAMERA AND ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE | January 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17154569 | LINT FILTER CLOGGING DETECTION IN A DRYER APPLIANCE USING COMPRESSOR TEMPERATURE AND REFERIGERANT MASS FLOW | January 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17151724 | DRYING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | January 2021 | June 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17152009 | FILTER ASSEMBLY AND DRYING APPARTUS HAVING THE SAME | January 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17152237 | DRYING APPARATUS | January 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17260497 | DISCHARGE DEVICE AND HAIR CARE DEVICE | January 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17139700 | HAIR DRYER ATTACHMENT | December 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17137181 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE | December 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17256480 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRYING FOR WET MATRICES | December 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17250283 | VACUUM DRYING KILNS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS THEREFORE | December 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17125169 | CLOTHES TREATING APPARATUS | December 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17123497 | TOWEL DISINFECTION DRYER | December 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17252681 | FREEZING, DRYING AND/OR FREEZE-DRYING OF PRODUCT DOSE UNITS | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17119217 | PORTABLE TOWEL DRYER | December 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17117952 | LINT FILTER CLOGGING DETECTION IN A DRYER APPLIANCE BASED ON AIRFLOW | December 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17107297 | FREEZE VACUUM DRYING APPARATUS AND FREEZE VACUUM DRYING METHOD | November 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17101231 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY-CLEAN THERMAL DRYING | November 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MCCORMACK, JOHN PATRICK.
With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
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, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner MCCORMACK, JOHN PATRICK works in Art Unit 3762 and has examined 514 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Examiner MCCORMACK, JOHN PATRICK's allowance rate of 82.7% places them in the 49% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by MCCORMACK, JOHN PATRICK receive 1.48 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 35% 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 MCCORMACK, JOHN PATRICK is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 59% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +18.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MCCORMACK, JOHN PATRICK. This interview benefit is in the 65% 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, 34.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 71% 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 63.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 85% 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, 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 83.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% 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, 35.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 30% 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 50% 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 41% 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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