Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18626827 | Hydrate Mitigation in a Pipeline with Vortex Tubes | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18625873 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VENTILATING AND DEHUMIDIFYING A SPACE | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18423332 | STEPPED SELF-CONVECTION CONDENSER | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18401001 | STRUCTURES FOR RADIATIVE COOLING | December 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18537406 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES WITH AN ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18531562 | SHAPE MORPHING FINS FOR FROST REMOVAL | December 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18553912 | HEAT EXCHANGE UNIT | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18471079 | HEAT PIPE | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18238579 | Thermochemical Renewable Energy Storage | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18225645 | MICROCHANNEL FLAT TUBE AND MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18223723 | VAPOR CHAMBER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METALLIC SHEET FOR VAPOR CHAMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF VAPOR CHAMBER | July 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18205483 | MULTI-FRACTAL HEATSINK SYSTEM AND METHOD | June 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18204710 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VENTILATING AND DEHUMIDIFYING A SPACE | June 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136594 | HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING CURVED FLUID PASSAGES FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE | April 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18154338 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES WITH AN ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN | January 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18153760 | HEAT PIPE | January 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18094606 | Aircraft Heat Exchanger Panel Attachment | January 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18088644 | COOLING CASE PROVIDING COOLING OF ELECTRONIC CARDS | December 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18070452 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING EFFICIENCY OF A FRACTAL HEAT SINK | November 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17921188 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17971161 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT USING LIQUID COOLING | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17965674 | HEAT EXCHANGER, PROCESSING METHOD OF HEAT EXCHANGER AND COMPOSITE MATERIAL | October 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17959418 | THERMAL CONDUCTION SHEET AND HEAT DISSIPATING DEVICE INCLUDING THERMAL CONDUCTION SHEET | October 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17953277 | TUBE-IN-TUBE IONIC LIQUID HEAT EXCHANGER EMPLOYING A SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE TUBE | September 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17950616 | HEAT RADIATION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT | September 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17909641 | HEAT EXCHANGER | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17902997 | TWISTED CONDUIT FOR GEOTHERMAL HEAT EXCHANGE | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17797474 | HEAT TRANSFER PLATE AND HEAT EXCHANGE ELEMENT | August 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17881169 | FRACTAL OPTIMIZED CORE SHAPE (ADDMFG) | August 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17640852 | HEAT EXCHANGING APPARATUS | July 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17863855 | HEAT EXCHANGER, REFRIGERATION OR HEATING SYSTEM WITH SUCH A HEAT EXCHANGER | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17855965 | SHAPE MORPHING FINS FOR FROST REMOVAL | July 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17856496 | STRUCTURES FOR RADIATIVE COOLING | July 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17848306 | FUSELAGE HEAT EXCHANGER FOR COOLING POWER SOURCE FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVS) | June 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17784353 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER AND ITS USE AS LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS VAPORIZER | June 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17806036 | GEOTHERMAL COOLING OF A COOLANT USED IN A HEAT EXCHANGE EQUIPMENT | June 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17783111 | HEAT EXCHANGER | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17833581 | LAMINATE FOR RADIATIONAL COOLING AND MATERIAL FOR RADIATIONAL COOLING CONTAINING THE SAME | June 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17832021 | HEAT AND MASS EXCHANGER FIN INSERTS | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17756785 | SYSTEM FOR AIR-CONDITIONING THE AIR OF A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND FOR HEAT TRANSFER BY WAY OF COMPONENTS OF A POWERTRAIN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AS WELL AS METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SYSTEM | June 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17747880 | COMPOSITE HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF | May 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17663584 | BAFFLES FOR THERMAL TRANSFER DEVICES | May 2022 | August 2023 | Abandon | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17776962 | GASKET AND ASSEMBLY FOR A PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER | May 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17742691 | INTEGRAL AIR CONDITIONER DEVICE | May 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17742789 | HEAT EXCHANGER COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE PARTICLE FILTER IN ONE OR MORE OF ITS PASSAGES | May 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17739150 | IMMERSION-TYPE LIQUID COOLING HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE | May 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17661574 | HEAT EXCHANGER MODULE OF THE TYPE HAVING PLATES COMPRISING CHANNELS INCORPORATING AT LEAST ONE FLUID SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION ZONE FORMED BY STUDS | May 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17772800 | SPINODAL STRUCTURES WITH BI-CONTINUOUS TOPOLOGIES FOR HEAT TRANSFER APPLICATIONS | April 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17769949 | HEAT EXCHANGER, HEAT EXCHANGER UNIT, AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS | April 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17717323 | LATENT ENERGY TRANSFER LAMINATE FOR PLATE PACK CORE | April 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17766735 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS | April 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17754411 | HEAT EXCHANGER | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 17763675 | Heat Exchanger | March 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17701396 | HIGH COOLING EFFICIENCY DATA CENTER INCLUDING DIFFERENT SERVER CLUSTER COOLING TYPES | March 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17699157 | MICROCHANNEL FLAT TUBE AND MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER | March 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17761209 | Heat Exchanger | March 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17696211 | HEAT SOURCE UNIT AND REFRIGERATION APPARATUS | March 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17641147 | TANK STRUCTURE OF HEAT EXCHANGER | March 2022 | March 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17669619 | HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING CIRCULATION GUIDE | February 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17650092 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COOLING DEVICE WITH FAN BLADE AND RELATED METHOD | February 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17592680 | HEAT EXCHANGER | February 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17572989 | FLEXIBLE THERMAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE | January 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17564333 | DEFROSTING CONTROL METHOD OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL MULTI-SPLIT SYSTEM WITH DOUBLE FOUR-WAY VALVES | December 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17560072 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PASSIVELY COOLING AN INTERIOR | December 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17620341 | Cooling System | December 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17554848 | VAPOR CHAMBER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METALLIC SHEET FOR VAPOR CHAMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF VAPOR CHAMBER | December 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17546044 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | December 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17616653 | HEAT EXCHANGER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HEAT EXCHANGER AND POWER PLANT COMPRISING SUCH A HEAT EXCHANGER | December 2021 | January 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17456498 | LAMINATED FLUID WARMER | November 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17534028 | HEAT SHRINK ASSEMBLY HEAT EXCHANGERS | November 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17612688 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND ASSOCIATED HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE | November 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17521317 | TOTAL HEAT EXCHANGE ELEMENT | November 2021 | January 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17602763 | HEAT EXCHANGER MODULE AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF | October 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17495780 | IMMERSION HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE | October 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17601744 | HEAT EXCHANGER ARRANGEMENT HAVING AT LEAST ONE MULTIPASS HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEAT EXCHANGER ARRANGEMENT | October 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17494279 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLOW CONTROL IN AN HVAC SYSTEM | October 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17493541 | PINS FOR HEAT EXCHANGERS | October 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 25 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17472810 | MOTORCYCLE RADIATOR PROTECTOR DEVICE | September 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17435104 | RECEIVING AND RELEASING THERMAL ENERGY | August 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17434929 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATING A GAS MIXTURE CONTAINING DIBORANE AND HYDROGEN | August 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17412750 | SOLID STATE HYDROGEN STORAGE SYSTEM | August 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17432881 | VENTILATION UNIT | August 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17431748 | HEAT PUMP DEVICE, HEAT PUMP SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONER, AND REFRIGERATION MACHINE | August 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17430608 | Open Cell Foam Metal Heat Exchanger | August 2021 | October 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17429112 | MULTI PORT EXTRUSION (MPE) CONNECTION TO A HEADER | August 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17382450 | Fixing Structure for a Heat Dissipation Device | July 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17371787 | MANIFOLDING FOR MONOLITHIC REDUNDANT LOOP COLD PLATE UTILIZING ADJACENT THERMAL FEATURES | July 2021 | January 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17371758 | MONOLITHIC REDUNDANT LOOP COLD PLATE CORE UTILIZING ADJACENT THERMAL FEATURES | July 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 37 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17363264 | HEAT EXCHANGER | June 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17363541 | System and Operation for Thermochemical Renewable Energy Storage | June 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17418845 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS | June 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17417777 | Heat Exchanger Connecting Device and Heat Exchanger | June 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17414620 | SEALING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HEAT EXCHANGER | June 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17414846 | FRAME CONFIGURED TO SUPPORT A HEAT EXCHANGER | June 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17414189 | HEAT EXCHANGE TUBE, PROCESSING METHOD FOR SAME, AND HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING SAME | June 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17303898 | DOUBLE TUBE FOR HEAT-EXCHANGE | June 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 42 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 17343277 | HEAT EXCHANGE APPARATUS AND METHOD | June 2021 | May 2025 | Abandon | 48 | 3 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| 17342503 | GAS STORAGE DEVICE AND TWO-PHASE IMMERSION COOLING SYSTEM | June 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17341018 | MULTI-FRACTAL HEATSINK SYSTEM AND METHOD | June 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17290830 | HEAT SINK WITH CARBON-NANOSTRUCTURE-BASED FIBRES | May 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LANE, DEVON.
With a 10.0% 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, 18.2% 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 LANE, DEVON works in Art Unit 3763 and has examined 442 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 73.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.
Examiner LANE, DEVON's allowance rate of 73.1% places them in the 29% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LANE, DEVON receive 2.05 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 68% 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 LANE, DEVON is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 54% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +1.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LANE, DEVON. This interview benefit is in the 17% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 20.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 14% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 27.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 31% 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, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 54.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 21% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 16.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 34.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 29% 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 41% 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 2.5% of allowed cases (in the 68% 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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