Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19245267 | FULLY AUTOMATED FROZEN BEVERAGE AND SOFT SERVE SYSTEM | June 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18796790 | STAGED REGENERATED LIQUID DESICCANT DEHUMIDIFICATION SYSTEMS | August 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18672769 | REFRIGERATED DRYER POWER SAVING CONTROLS | May 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18661742 | REFRIGERANT SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF FOR EQUALIZING PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OIL SEPARATOR AND EVAPORATOR | May 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18645212 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF SUBSTANCES | April 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18622036 | REFRIGERANT VESSEL AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS | March 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18622485 | CASCADE UNIT AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS | March 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 16 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18692040 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE USING REFRIGERANTS CONTAINING HYDROCARBON AND SULFUR-BASED ODORANT | March 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18585725 | COMPRESSOR CONTROL BAND PROCESS FOR VARIABLE CASCADE REFRIGERATION SYSTEM | February 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18426545 | Air Handler Assembly | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18405905 | Heating System with First and Second Heating Devices and Bypass Line | January 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18402431 | AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR DATA COMPUTER ROOM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF HUMIDIFYING APPARATUS THEREOF | January 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18567545 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS | December 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18290390 | REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING A DETECTION SENSOR AT AN AIR DISCHARGE SIDE OF A BLOWING FAN | November 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18506491 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING MAINTENANCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18386939 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MANAGE POWER CONSUMPTION OF A BUILDING AND STORAGE BY CONTROLLING A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITHIN THE BUILDING | November 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18384478 | BLOWER AND WITH CONTROLLER CONTROLLING A MOTOR | October 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18288278 | CONTROL OF COOLING SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE COOLING LINES | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18487979 | DATA CENTER COMPUTER ROOM COOLING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | October 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18285728 | HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) SENSOR DEVICE | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18553502 | AIR CONDITIONER, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18371553 | HEAT SOURCE UNIT AND REFRIGERATION DEVICE HAVING LOW-STAGE AND HIGH-STAGE COMPRESSORS WITH FOUR-WAY SWITCHING VALVE | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18244600 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INJECTING WATER TO AN OUTDOOR HEAT EXCHANGER OF AN AIR CONDITIONER | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18238675 | CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING EVAPORATOR COIL FREEZE | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18456743 | Portable Refrigerator | August 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18365480 | REFRIGERATION PLANT AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING OVERHEATING BY TEMPERATURE-BASED CONTROL | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18228095 | TEST CHAMBER AND METHOD FOR ITS CONTROL HAVING COOLING CIRCUIT ACCOMODATING SMALL VOLUME TEST CHAMBER | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18215067 | Compressor Frequency Regulation Method, Control Apparatus, Heat Exchange Device and Electronic Device | June 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18268674 | AIR CONDITIONER FOR REMOVING FOREIGN SUBSTANCES FROM INDOOR HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18206843 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING A FREEZE EVENT USING REFRIGERANT TEMPERATURE | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18255123 | AIR CONDITIONER WITH SWITCHES FOR ALLOWING AN INRUSH CURRENT | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18202485 | SENSOR DEVICE AND CONDENSATE WATER REMOVAL DEVICE WITH A SENSOR DEVICE | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18198906 | PORTION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FOOD PRODUCTS DISPENSED FROM FROZEN BEVERAGE AND SOFT-SERVE ICE CREAM EQUIPMENT | May 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18251679 | AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING MILK BY SELECTIVELY ACTIVATING A SUBSET OF COMPRESSORS | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18307204 | EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT OF A DRONE-BASED DEHUMIDIFIER | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18306560 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING OF CHILLER EFFICIENCY AND DETERMINATION OF EFFICIENCY-BASED STAGING | April 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18305565 | CABIN AIR COMPRESSOR BYPASS FOR SURGE AVOIDANCE | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18137413 | THERMOSTAT WITH FLOW REGULATORS | April 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18137006 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AMOUNT OF REFRIGERANT IN REFRIGERATION DEVICE | April 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136778 | ADJUSTABLE WORKING FLUID RESERVOIR FOR HVAC SYSTEM | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18031779 | TANK COOLING APPARATUS | April 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18248200 | BUILDING CONTROLLER WITH ANTENNA | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18295142 | System and Method for Controlling an Operation of a Vapor Compression Cycle Based on a Hybrid Model of Dynamics of the Vapor Compression Cycle | April 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18027504 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS TO ATTAIN BOTH IMPROVEMENT IN CONTROLLABILITY FOR A FLOW RATE OF FLOWING GAS REFRIGERANT AND IMPROVEMENT IN HEAT EXCHANGE EFFICIENCY OF A HEAT EXCHANGER | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18120206 | HUMIDIFIER FOR USE WITH A FORCED-AIR HEATING SYSTEM | March 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18044105 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS | March 2023 | July 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18108139 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING REFRIGERANT LEAKAGE AND CHARGING A CLIMATE-CONTROL SYSTEM WITH REFRIGERANT | February 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18107826 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS WITH OIL RETURN CONTROL MECHANISM FOR COMPRESSORS | February 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18018489 | DEVICE FOR CHILLING OR FROSTING GLASSES | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18101471 | LEAKAGE DETECTION AND MITIGATION SYSTEM | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18017724 | SYSTEM FOR AIR CONDITIONING THE INTERIOR OF A BUILDING THAT GUIDES EXHAUST AIR INTO A FLUID RESERVOIR VIA A HEAT EXCHANGER | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18099734 | VENTILATION APPARATUS WITH TOTAL HEAT EXCHANGER | January 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18005720 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS INCLUDING COOLER TO COOL SUBSTRATE OF CONTROLLER | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18015815 | MINIATURE AIR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | January 2023 | June 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18145963 | DEFROST SYSTEM WHICH UTILIZES ELECTRIC HEATER FOR THERMOSIPHON | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18003178 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS | December 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18086270 | AIR CONDITIONER WITH DEFROSTING OPERATION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18083798 | HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE WITH A POWER-SAVING MODE, AND METHOD FOR INITIALIZING A HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE | December 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18078424 | HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY WITH UNITARY BODY AND MANIFOLD AND METHODS OF FORMNG SAME | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18001226 | THERMAL PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE (TPRD), GAS PRESSURE TANK AND GAS PRESSURE TANK SYSTEM COMPRISING TPRD AND METHOD FOR THERMAL EXCESS PRESSURE PROTECTION | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18075148 | AXIAL FLUX MOTOR POWERED AIR CYCLE MACHINE | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17986666 | CHILLER SUCTION FLOW LIMITING WITH INPUT POWER OR MOTOR CURRENT CONTROL | November 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18053791 | SLIM-TYPE HEAT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17978794 | SYSTEM FOR TEMPERATURE MAPPING IN TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLING STORAGE UNITS | November 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17922545 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS | October 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17997186 | THERMOSTATIC ASSEMBLY, IN PARTICULAR A THERMOSTATIC CARTRIDGE | October 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17958706 | AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AIR CONDITIONER | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17952871 | REFRIGERANT UNIT SERVICE TOOL | September 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17913161 | HUMIDITY SENSOR AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS | September 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17948365 | DOUBLE-LAYER DETACHABLE SLUSHY MAKER CUP WITH SEALING CONNECTION ASSEMBLY | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17911490 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE HEAT EXCHANGER | September 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17931551 | VALVE UNIT FOR A HEAT-PUMP SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME | September 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17911092 | AIR CONDITIONER FOR ADJUSTING A TEMPERATURE OF A SEAT AND AN INTERIOR IN A VEHICLE | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17929268 | REFRIGERANT CIRCUIT COMPRESSOR GAS BEARING FEED | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17898606 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE WITH ENHANCED ODOR CONTROL | August 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17799811 | COOLING DEVICE AND COOLING METHOD INCLUDING HIGH HUMIDITY STORAGE AREA AND ADJUSTABLE FAN | August 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17887977 | Micro Chiller-Based Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning System | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17883561 | STORAGE SYSTEM FOR STORING PHOTORESIST COATED SUBSTRATES | August 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17797651 | REFRIGERATOR HAVING GRILLE FAN ASSEMBLY | August 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 41 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17817164 | FLUID STIRRING AND LIQUEFACTION PROMOTING APPARATUS DISPOSED ON PIPELINE OF HEAT PUMP SYSTEM | August 2022 | July 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17796004 | AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH SEPARATE REFRIGERANT LEAK SENSORS | July 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17871739 | MULTI-ZONE TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE AND MULTI-ZONE TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD | July 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17858556 | METHOD FOR REPLACING REFRIGERANT IN REFRIGERATION APPARATUS, REFRIGERATING MACHINE OIL, AND CONTAINER | July 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17846653 | AUTOMATIC VISCOSITY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR FOOD PRODUCTS DISPENSED FROM FROZEN BEVERAGE AND SOFT-SERVE ICE CREAM EQUIPMENT | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17847032 | MULTI-AREA ARTIFICIAL FOG PIPE NETWORK INTELLIGENT CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON YOLOV5 ALGORITHM | June 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17833325 | EVAPORATIVE AIR COOLER HAVING AN ICE PACK | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 16 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17829171 | Indoor Air Quality Monitors for HVAC Systems | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17804317 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING STARTUP PRESSURE RATIO FOR DYNAMIC COMPRESSORS | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17756412 | CARBON DIOXIDE OVERLAPPING TYPE HEATING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17743317 | CALIBRATING COMPRESSOR BEARING SYSTEMS | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17742970 | EVAPORATIVE AIR COOLING TOWER | May 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17736857 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY OF THE AIR CONTAINED IN AN ENCLOSED REFRIGERATED SPACE | May 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17734406 | REFRIGERANT LEAK DETECTION AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17734382 | FAILSAFE GAS LEAK DETECTION AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | May 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17728158 | CHILLING UNIT FOR EVAPORATIVE AIR CONDITIONING UNITS | April 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17722615 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR DRY MIST DISPENSER AND OZONE SANITIZER WITH AUTOMATIC WATER REPLENISHMENT | April 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17764660 | Transport Method, Transport Assistance Method, Transport Assistance Device, and Program | March 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17707322 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS THAT OPERATES A UTILIZATION UNIT BASED ON DRIVABILITY OF A COMPRESSOR IN A HEAT SOURCE UNIT | March 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17656857 | DEDICATED OUTDOOR AIR SYSTEM WITH A PLURALITY OF MODES OF OPERATION | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17696500 | AN HVAC CONTROLLER AND A METHOD FOR TESTING HVAC SYSTEMS | March 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner COMINGS, DANIEL C.
With a 54.5% 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, 36.4% 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 COMINGS, DANIEL C works in Art Unit 3763 and has examined 262 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.
Examiner COMINGS, DANIEL C's allowance rate of 78.6% places them in the 47% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by COMINGS, DANIEL C receive 2.11 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 56% 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 COMINGS, DANIEL C is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 49% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +22.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by COMINGS, DANIEL C. 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, 30.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 61% 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 36.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 55% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 57% 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 57.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 13.3% 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, 23.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 12% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.7% of allowed cases (in the 78% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 5.8% of allowed cases (in the 82% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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