Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19060394 | DRY VAPOR DEWAR TEMPERATURE MONITORING RETROFIT LID ADAPTER | February 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18986670 | THERMAL STORAGE ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION UNIT | December 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18984916 | ELECTRIC LITHIUM BROMIDE ABSORPTION AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND ENERGY STORAGE REFRIGERATION AND HEATING SYSTEM | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18980522 | HELIUM PHASE SEPARATION REFRIGERATOR | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18662564 | CRYOGENIC STORAGE UNIT | May 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18625069 | SYSTEMS FOR LIQUEFACTION OF NATURAL GAS | April 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18603139 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR LIQUEFACTION OF NATURAL GAS | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18440351 | Cryogenic Intermediate Temperature Storage System | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18436588 | FUEL GAS CONDITIONING UNITS FOR NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18535325 | CONDENSER TYPE AIR TO WATER GENERATOR | December 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18534711 | EXPANDER UNIT WITH MAGNETIC SPRING FOR A SPLIT STIRLING CRYOGENIC REFRIGERATION DEVICE | December 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18512520 | METHOD FOR EXCHANGING HEAT IN VAPOR COMPRESSION HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS AND VAPOR COMPRESSION HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS COMPRISING INTERMEDIATE HEAT EXCHANGERS WITH DUAL-ROW EVAPORATORS OR CONDENSERS | November 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18510345 | VIBRATIONALLY ISOLATED CRYOGENIC SHIELD FOR LOCAL HIGH-QUALITY VACUUM | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18377988 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING A MIXTURE OF HYDROGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18474602 | PORTABLE COOLING UNIT AND A PORTABLE STORAGE UNIT | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18473449 | CARBON DIOXIDE OCEAN LIQUID BALLOON STORAGE METHOD | September 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18280052 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIQUEFYING A CO2-RICH GAS | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18280060 | METHOD FOR LIQUEFYING A STREAM RICH IN CO2 | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18547177 | DEVICE FOR COMPRESSING A FLUID STORED IN THE FORM OF A CRYOGENIC LIQUID, AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD | August 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18235239 | CRYOPUMP | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18276856 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LIQUEFYING A FLUID SUCH AS HYDROGEN AND/OR HELIUM | August 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18227173 | CRYOGENIC FREEZER | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18354386 | LIQUID HYDROGEN FUEL TANK AND LIQUID HYDROGEN STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING SAME | July 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18260870 | Processes and Systems for Separating Liquified Natural Gas | July 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18348557 | METHODS AND CONFIGURATION FOR RETROFITTING NGL PLANT FOR HIGH ETHANE RECOVERY | July 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18219117 | Regenerator for a Cryo-Cooler With Helium as a Working Gas and as a Heat-Storing Material | July 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18341199 | COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM | June 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18269374 | INTEGRATED THERMOACOUSTIC FREEZE DESALINATION SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18204005 | Process for Separating Hydrogen from an Olefin Hydrocarbon Effluent Vapor Stream | May 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18204016 | Process for Separating Hydrogen from an Olefin Hydrocarbon Effluent Vapor Stream | May 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18253909 | CRYOGENIC PROCESS FOR RECOVERING VALUABLE COMPONENTS FROM A HYDROGEN-RICH FEED GAS | May 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18319440 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NATURAL GAS COOLING | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18037319 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FROM NATURAL GAS, AND CORRESPONDING PLANT | May 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18036125 | PLANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN AT CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURE | May 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136540 | SOLVENT INJECTION AND RECOVERY IN A LNG PLANT | April 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136821 | DRY VAPOR DEWAR TEMPERATURE MONITORING RETROFIT LID ADAPTER | April 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18300033 | DUAL COLUMN NITROGEN PRODUCING AIR SEPARATION UNIT WITH SPLIT KETTLE REBOIL AND INTEGRATED CONDENSER-REBOILER | April 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18030369 | FACILITY AND METHOD FOR REFRIGERATION AND/OR LIQUEFACTION OF A FLUID | April 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18130542 | FLEXIBLE ASU FOR VARIABLE ENERGY COST | April 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18247347 | POWER GENERATION PROCESS UTILIZING FUEL, LIQUID AIR AND/OR OXYGEN WITH ZERO CO2 EMISSIONS | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18247302 | GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR HIGH- AND LOW-PRESSURE GAS CONSUMING APPLIANCES | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18120323 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, FACILITIES AND PROCESSES FOR CO2 CAPTURE AT LIQUID NATURAL GAS FACILITIES WITH SELF GENERATED ELECTRIC POWER | March 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18044858 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CRYOGENIC SEPARATION OF AIR WITH MIXED GAS TURBINE | March 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18112729 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID HYDROGEN BY OFFSHORE OFF-GRID SUPERCONDUCTING WIND TURBINE | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18109888 | STANDALONE HIGH-PRESSURE HEAVIES REMOVAL UNIT FOR LNG PROCESSING | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18107192 | COLD RECOVERY FACILITY AND MARINE VESSEL | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18154519 | HEAT DISSIPATION HOLDER | January 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18094551 | SOLAR POWERED TEMPERATURE MODULATION ASSEMBLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT | January 2023 | June 2024 | Abandon | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18148787 | WAFER COOLING SYSTEM | December 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18084201 | METHOD FOR EXCHANGING HEAT IN VAPOR COMPRESSION HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS AND VAPOR COMPRESSION HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS COMPRISING INTERMEDIATE HEAT EXCHANGERS WITH DUAL-ROW EVAPORATORS OR CONDENSERS | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18065967 | ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING THE SAME | December 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18063853 | Dehydrogenation Separation Unit with Mixed Refrigerant Cooling | December 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18057938 | INTEGRATED MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PIPELINE SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY OF CHILLED MIXTURES OF NATURAL GAS AND CHILLED MIXTURES OF NATURAL GAS AND NGLS | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18051992 | DILUTION REFRIGERATOR WITH CONTINUOUS FLOW HELIUM LIQUEFIER | November 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17968203 | Process and Apparatus for Improved Recovery of Argon | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967513 | COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM FOR THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS IN A LIGHT HYDROCARBON LIQUID MEDIUM | October 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17965850 | Reverse Brayton LNG Production Process | October 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17965883 | Open Loop Liquefaction Process with NGL Recovery | October 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17965865 | Semi-Open Loop Liquefaction Process | October 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17961808 | PLANT FOR TREATING GAS, PARTICULARLY NATURAL GAS, SUPPLIED BY A TRANSMISSION NETWORK | October 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17961326 | METHODS, APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO PRODUCE CRYO-COMPRESSED HYDROGEN | October 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17949085 | HYDROCARBON GAS PROCESSING | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17948999 | REFRIGERANT SYSTEM FOR COOLING ELECTRONICS | September 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17878374 | PRETREATMENT OF NATURAL GAS PRIOR TO LIQUEFACTION | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875645 | AIR SEPARATION UNIT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF HIGH PURITY NITROGEN PRODUCT USING A DISTILLATION COLUMN SYSTEM WITH AN INTERMEDIATE PRESSURE KETTLE COLUMN | July 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875687 | AIR SEPARATION UNIT AND METHOD FOR CRYOGENIC SEPARATION OF AIR USING A DISTILLATION COLUMN SYSTEM INCLUDING AN INTERMEDIATE PRESSURE KETTLE COLUMN | July 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17868119 | INTEGRATED MULTICOMPONENT REFRIGERANT AND AIR SEPARATION PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LIQUID OXYGEN | July 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17866241 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND FORMULATIONS FOR CRYOGENIC FLUIDS | July 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17857778 | Compact Low-power Cryo-Cooling Systems for Superconducting Elements | July 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17857069 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND DEVICES FOR FACILITATING TRANSFERRING FLUIDS BETWEEN CONTAINERS | July 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17784552 | GAS PURIFICATION METHOD AND DEVICE | June 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17836139 | CRYOGENIC PURIFICATION OF BIOGAS WITH WITHDRAWAL AT AN INTERMEDIATE STAGE AND EXTERNAL SOLIDIFICATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE | June 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17836171 | PROCESS FOR THE SEPARATION AND LIQUEFACTION OF METHANE AND CARBON DIOXIDE WITH PRE-SEPARATION UPSTREAM OF THE DISTILLATION COLUMN | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17836161 | CRYOGENIC PURIFICATION OF BIOGAS WITH PRE-SEPARATION AND EXTERNAL SOLIDIFICATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE | June 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835732 | METHOD FOR THE SEPARATION AND LIQUEFACTION OF METHANE AND CARBON DIOXIDE WITH REMOVAL OF THE AIR IMPURITIES PRESENT IN THE METHANE | June 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835752 | PROCESS FOR THE SEPARATION AND LIQUEFACTION OF METHANE AND CARBON DIOXIDE WITH SOLIDIFICATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE OUTSIDE THE DISTILLATION COLUMN | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835622 | COMBINED PLANT FOR CRYOGENIC SEPARATION AND LIQUEFACTION OF METHANE AND CARBON DIOXIDE COMPRISED IN A BIOGAS STREAM | June 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835680 | PROCESS FOR SEPARATING AND LIQUEFYING METHANE AND CO2 COMPRISING THE WITHDRAWAL OF VAPOUR FROM AN INTERMEDIATE STAGE OF THE DISTILLATION COLUMN | June 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835489 | Hydrogen Liquefaction System and Method | June 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17833990 | KRYPTON RECOVERY AND PURIFICATION FROM CUSTOMER PROCESSING | June 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17783051 | SORPTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME | June 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17756747 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AIR SEPARATION PLANT, HAVING A DISTILLATION COLUMN SYSTEM, A HEAT EXCHANGER AND AN ADSORBER, AND AIR SEPARATION PLANT | June 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17725669 | METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC FILLING, CHARGING AND DISPENSING CARBON DIOXIDE SNOW BLOCK | April 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17720708 | PROPULSION SYSTEM COOLING CONTROL | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17717197 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PRODUCE LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS | April 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17717193 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PRODUCE LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS | April 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17717182 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PRODUCE LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS | April 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17717189 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PRODUCE LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS | April 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716088 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PRODUCE LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS USING TWO DISTINCT REFRIGERATION CYCLES WITH AN INTEGRAL GEAR MACHINE | April 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716103 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PRODUCE LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS USING TWO DISTINCT REFRIGERATION CYCLES WITH AN INTEGRAL GEAR MACHINE | April 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716065 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PRODUCE LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS USING A THREE PINION INTEGRAL GEAR MACHINE | April 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716033 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PRODUCE LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS USING TWO DISTINCT REFRIGERATION CYCLES WITH AN INTEGRAL GEAR MACHINE | April 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716153 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PRODUCE LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS USING TWO DISTINCT REFRIGERATION CYCLES WITH AN INTEGRAL GEAR MACHINE | April 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17715711 | Dehydrogenation Separation Unit with Mixed Refrigerant Cooling | April 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17702677 | INTRA-DEWAR STRUCTURE | March 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17655369 | PRESSURIZED SUB-COOLED CRYOGENIC SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | March 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17687007 | CONTAINER REFRIGERATION APPARATUS | March 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17639989 | REGENERATIVE CRYOGENIC MACHINE | March 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17685915 | CRYOSPHERE | March 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17639588 | NATURAL GAS LIQUEFYING APPARATUS | March 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KING, BRIAN M.
With a 52.2% 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, 54.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ 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 KING, BRIAN M works in Art Unit 3763 and has examined 465 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.
Examiner KING, BRIAN M's allowance rate of 77.2% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by KING, BRIAN M receive 2.09 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 55% 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 KING, BRIAN M 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 +19.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KING, BRIAN M. This interview benefit is in the 63% 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, 25.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 40% 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 37.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 58% 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, 76.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 61% 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 57.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.8% 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, 77.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 83% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 45% 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 1.7% of allowed cases (in the 66% 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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